Data holder:	Robert Koch Institute
Aims:	to provide reliable information about the population’s health status, health-related behaviour and health care in Germany, with the possibility of a European comparison
Method:	questionnaires completed on paper or online
Population:	people aged 18 years and above with permanent residency in Germany
Sampling:	registry office sample; randomly selected individuals from 301 communities in Germany were invited to participate
Participants:	24,016 people (10,872 men; 13,144 women)
Response rate:	26.9%
Study period:	November 2014 – July 2015
Data protection:	all participants were informed about the study’s aims and content and about data protection, and provided their informed consent