The present dataset is the result of a cross-sectional online survey, which had been conducted to examine selected predictors of Germans' problem awareness in the form of perceived information barriers that refugees face, placing an emphasis on the role of positive intercultural contact experiences. The survey content is based on an extended version of the Empathy-Attitude-Action model and was carried out with a sample of Germans. The dataset is in xlsx-format and the variable-descriptions can be found in the headings of the spreadsheet.