The younger and older generations prioritise their wishes for role models differently. This applies to both the order and the percentage of approval or rejection. For example, the over 55s favour people from the political sector and „ordinary citizens“ as courageous role models much more than the under 35s. Older people also place more trust in people from the worlds of business and science and recognise their high potential for courageous decisions and actions.

Die Frage nach Vorbildern und ihrer Bedeutung für die Gesellschaft ist keine neue. Doch gerade in Zeiten großer Veränderungen, Verunsicherung und Herausforderungen kommt ihr eine besondere Bedeutung zu. Vorbilder können dabei helfen, eine klare Orientierung zu geben und den Weg in eine positive Zukunft zu weisen Jedoch herrscht eine große Diskrepanz zwischen dem Wunsch nach mutigen Vorbildern und der erlebten Realität.

Streaming television is becoming increasingly popular - the traditional offerings of private and public broadcasters, on the other hand, are being used less and less. More than one in two Germans now regularly (i.e. at least once a week) watch films or series on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Sky or another platform. This means that the proportion of streaming users has more than doubled in just three years.

Immer mehr Bürger geben an, regelmäßig spontane Freizeitaktivitäten zu unternehmen, bei denen sie einfach das tun, wonach ihnen gerade der Sinn steht. Gab vor zehn Jahren „nur“ gut jeder Dritte an, wenigsten einmal pro Woche ungeplant seine freie Zeit zu verbringen, ist es aktuell fast jeder Zweite.

Almost three quarters of all German citizens currently want more moments of pleasure in their lives - in 2017, this only applied to half of all citizens. The German population is almost unanimous on this point - both now and then: there are no significant differences between the sexes or between the different income brackets and places of residence.

Eight per cent of Germans write a diary regularly - i.e. at least once a week. As many as three per cent even put their thoughts on paper every day. Since 2020, the attractiveness of this leisure activity has increased by three percentage points (2020: 5%). Diary writing is particularly popular among the under-30s and is therefore practised twice as often.

Social Media hat sich zu einem festen Bestandteil des Lebens vieler Bundesbürger entwickelt. Aktuell nutzen mehr als zwei Drittel der Bundesbürger Instagram, Facebook, Twitter und Co. wenigstens einmal pro Woche in ihrer Freizeit. Im 10-Jahresvergleich hat sich der Anteil dabei verdoppelt (2013: 34%). Erwartungsgemäß sind jüngere Nutzer (unter 30 Jahre: 81%) dabei fast zweimal so häufig auf Social Media Plattformen vertreten, als wie ältere Bürger (über 65 Jahre: 43%).

At present, almost one in five German citizens relaxes at least once a month in a sauna, spa, massage or other wellness treatment. This means that interest in this leisure activity has doubled within a decade. City dwellers and young adults in particular enjoy treating themselves to a break in their free time in this way.

On average, one in seven German citizens currently goes to the cinema at least once a month - more than before the pandemic. In large cities, more than one in five people are once again being drawn to the cinema, whereas this leisure activity is much less common in rural areas.