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1.1 Support for Refugees by Civil Society Civic engagement on behalf of refugees has been and continues to be widespread in Germany. Keywords: civic engagement; social integration; refugees; volunteering; nonprofit density EN civic engagement social integration refugees volunteering nonprofit density 161 174 14 04/29/22 20220401 NES 220401 1 Civic Engagement in the Context of Refugee Migration to Germany Refugee migration to Germany soared in recent years: between 2013 and 2016, the total number of individuals seeking asylum in Germany rose from around 600,000 to 1.6 million - thus increasing the resident population by over one percent ([5]). Example: A refugee living in a region with a more engaged civil society (measured as one additional association per 1000 inhabitants) is on average 2 percentage points more likely to spend time with Germans at least once a week compared to other refugees with identical individual and other regional characteristics. While refugees in regions with higher civic engagement seem more likely to find jobs through the help of locals and less likely to find jobs through the help of fellow refugees or public authorities, these relationships are not statistically significant. [Extracted from the article]