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Vor- und Nachwahl-Querschnitt (Kumulation) (GLES 2017)
Politisches Verhalten und politische Einstellungen
Regierung, politische Systeme, Parteien und Organisationen
Government, political systems and organisations
Politische Fragen (Issues). Politische Einstellungen und Verhaltensweisen. Meinungsbildung im Wahlkampf. Themen: Wahlberechtigung zur BTW; Politisches Interesse; Interesse am Wahlkampf sowie am Ausgang der Wahl; Demokratiezufriedenheit; Politisches Wissen (Erst-/Zweitstimme, 5%-Hürde, Zuordnung Politiker/Parteien, Haushaltsdefizit, Arbeitslosenquote); Hypothetische Wahlbeteiligung und Stimmabgabe (Erststimme und Zweitstimme) der Personen unter 18 Jahren; Wahlbeteiligungsabsicht und Wahlteilnahme zur BTW; Beabsichtigte sowie tatsächliche Stimmabgabe zur BTW (Erststimme und Zweitstimme); Stimmabgabe Briefwahl; Sicherheit der Wahlabsicht; aktuelle, retrospektive und zukünftige Beurteilung der persönlichen wirtschaftlichen Lage sowie der wirtschaftlichen Lage Deutschlands; Verantwortlichkeit der Politik der Bundesregierung für die persönliche wirtschaftliche Lage sowie die wirtschaftliche Lage Deutschlands; Einzugswahrscheinlichkeiten der kleinen Parteien (FDP, Die Linke, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, AfD); Sympathie-Skalometer (Parteien, Spitzenpolitiker, Koalitionen); Wichtigstes und zweitwichtigstes Problem Deutschlands; Problemlösungskompetenz der Parteien; aktuelle Beurteilung der regionalen wirtschaftlichen Lage sowie der wirtschaftlichen Lage Europas; Issuebatterie (Anpassung an dt. Kultur, Frauenquote, Staat und Wirtschaft, Verringerung von Einkommensunterschieden, finanzielle Unterstützung von EU-Mitgliedsstaaten, Volksentscheide auf Bundesebene, Atomkraft, europäische Einigung, Obergrenze für Flüchtlinge, gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe, Wahlbeteiligung als Bürgerpflicht, Sozialismus, einseitige Diskussion von polit. Themen in den Medien); Kanzlerpräferenz; Bewertung der Eigenschaften (durchsetzungsfähig, vertrauenswürdig, sympathisch, vertritt vernünftige wirtschaftl. Vorstellungen, repräsentiert Werte der Partei) der Kanzlerkandidaten (Merkel, Schulz); Wahlberechtigung, Wahlteilnahme und Wahlentscheidung zur BTW 2013; Parteikontakte zur BTW (Wahlveranstaltungen, E-Mails u. SMS, Informationsmaterial, Wahlanzeigen, Plakate, Wahlkampfstände, Werbesendungen Fernsehen, persönlicher Kontakt, soziale Netzwerke); Einstufung auf dem Links-Rechts Kontinuum (Parteien, Ego, Kanzlerkandidaten); Angst vor Flüchtlingskrise, globaler Klimaerwärmung, internationalem Terrorismus, Globalisierung, politischen Entwicklungen in der Türkei, Nutzung der Kernenergie; Positionsissues (Parteien, Ego, Salienz): sozioökonomische Dimension (weniger Steuern und weniger sozialstaatliche Leistungen vs. mehr Steuern und mehr sozialstaatliche Leistungen), libertär-autoritäre Dimension (Zuzugsmöglichkeiten für Ausländer), Klimawandel (Vorrang für Bekämpfung des Klimawandels, auch wenn es Wirtschaftswachstum schadet vs. Vorrang für Wirtschaftswachstum, auch wenn es Bekämpfung des Klimawandels erschwert); Einstellungen zu Politik im Allgemeinen; Issuebatterie Populismus und Efficacy; Zufriedenheit mit den Leistungen der Bundesregierung; Zufriedenheit mit den Leistungen der einzelnen Regierungs- (CDU, CSU, SPD) und Oppositionsparteien (Die Linke, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen); Politische Partizipation (offline und online); Bewertung Regierungsbeteiligung der AfD; Koalitionserwartungen; vermutete Wahlkreisgewinner; Kenntnis der Wahlkreiskandidaten der einzelnen Parteien; Wahlkampfführung und Bewertung der Wahlkreiskandidaten; Repräsentationsnorm für Abgeordnete; wichtigste Informationsquelle zur BTW; Nutzung und Rezeptionshäufigkeit von Nachrichtensendungen (öffentlich-rechtlich, privat); Nutzung und Rezeptionshäufigkeit von Tageszeitungen (Bild-Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Welt, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Rundschau, die tageszeitung, andere); Internetnutzung allgemein und zur politischen Information; Nutzung sozialer Netzwerke allgemein und zur politischen Information; Parteiidentifikation (Ego, Eltern); Stärke, Dauer und Art der Parteiidentifikation; allgemeines Vertrauen; Big Five (psychologische Selbstcharakterisierung); Wahlteilnahme und Stimmabgabe zur Europawahl; Häufigkeit politischer Gespräche; Netzwerkgröße; Beziehung zu Gesprächspartnern; politische Kompetenz und Wahlentscheidung der Gesprächspartner; Häufigkeit politischer Meinungsverschiedenheiten mit Gesprächspartnern; Wahlbeteiligung in Nachbarschaft; Beurteilung sozialer Gerechtigkeit (allgemein, eigene Position, Entwicklung, Wichtigkeit, Beitrag der Parteien); Angst vor Stellen- sowie Betriebsverlust; subjektive Schichtzugehör...
GLES (2019). Pre- and Post-election Cross Section (Cumulation) (GLES 2017) (ZA6802; Version 3.0.1) [Data set]. GESIS, Cologne. https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13236
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ostwest2 - East/West (exact assignment of Berlin residents to East or West)
vn_w_ipfost - Weight of social/reg. structure, east cumulated
v5 - Interest in the outcome of the election
n8 - Hypothetical vote intention (under 18) post
v9aa - Hypothetical vote intention (under 18), first vote (version A)
v9bb - Hypothetical vote intention (under 18), second vote (version B)
vn22_c2 - Most important problem 2nd mentioned (recoded)
vn22_c3 - Most important problem 3rd mentioned (recoded)
vn23_c5 - Second most important problem 5th mentioned (recoded)
vn26 - General economic situation, current
v30 - Regional economic situation, current
v32h - Issue battery: European unification should be pushed further
v32i - Issue battery: Germany needs an annual upper limit ('Obergrenze') for refugees
n32h - Issue battery: it is the duty of citizens to vote
vn56b - Party positions, socio-economic dimension: CSU
vn56f - Party positions, socio-economic dimension: FDP
vn57d - Party positions, libertarian-authoritarian dimension: DIE LINKE
vn58e - Party positions, climate change: GRUENE
v65b - Attitudes to politics in general: political parties only interested in votes
v65d - Attitudes to politics in general: it is the duty of citizens to vote
vn66c - Populism: The politicians need to follow the will of the people
n86 - Election campaign, direct candidate: FDP
vn87 - Valuation of the known local constituency candidate: FDP
vn89 - Valuation of the known local constituency candidate: AfD
vn90e - Representation norm: everyone living in Germany
vn92 - Use of TV news programmes: public service broadcaster
vn93 - Use of TV news programmes: private broadcaster
v94a - Use of daily newspapers: BILD-Zeitung
vn127b - Political knowledge: assignment politicians/parties, Goering-Eckart
vn129 - Political knowledge: unemployment rate
vn130a - Party identification, father (version A)
vn130b - Party identification, father (version B)
v137g - Vocational and professional training: technical or vocational college certificat
v137k - Vocational and professional training: other vocational training certificate
v137y - Vocational and professional training: don't know
vn187 - Language spoken in household, other
v190d - Membership of organisation: farmers or agriculture association
v190i - Membership of organisation: political party
n190a - Membership of organisation: trade union
n213b - Party identification, political party (version B)
n217a - Representation of interests, which political party (version A)
n223a - Propensity to Vote, variant2 (ever): CDU
n223b - Propensity to Vote, variant2 (ever): CSU
n223c - Propensity to Vote, variant2 (ever): SPD
n223g - Propensity to Vote, variant2 (ever): AfD
n224 - Internet usage, political parties
v12ab - Voting decision, absentee ballot, first vote (version B)
vn16 - Personal economic situation, retrospective
v17 - Responsibility for personal economic situation
n17 - Responsibility for personal economic situation
v19b - Probability of smaller parties entering parliament: DIE LINKE
vn20a - Scalometer political parties: CDU
vn20b - Scalometer political parties: CSU
vn20c - Scalometer political parties: SPD
n32k - Issue battery: Germany needs an annual upper limit ('Obergrenze') for refugees
n32l - Issue battery: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry
vn34b - Attributes of chancellor candidates, Merkel: trustworthy
vn35e - Attributes of chancellor candidates, Schulz: representation of SPD
n37 - Recall last federal election, turnout
vn38aa - Recall last federal election, first vote (version A)
vn39e - Party contacts during election campaign: posters
vn40c - Party contacts: rallies - parties: DIE LINKE
vn40g - Party contacts: rallies - parties: PIRATEN
vn41c - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: DIE LINKE
vn41g - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: PIRATEN
vn41i - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: other party(-ies)
vn42c - Party contacts: e-mails - candidates: DIE LINKE
vn42f - Party contacts: e-mails - candidates: AfD
vn42h - Party contacts: e-mails - candidates: NPD
vn43b - Party contacts: information material - parties: SPD
vn43h - Party contacts: information material - parties: NPD
vn44e - Party contacts: information material - candidates: FDP
vn45f - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: AfD
vn45y - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: don't know
vn46e - Party contacts: posters - parties: GRUENE
vn46f - Party contacts: posters - parties: PIRATEN
vn47e - Party contacts: posters - candidates: FDP
vn48a - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: CDU/CSU
vn48d - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: GRUENE
vn48e - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: FDP
vn48h - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: NPD
vn48y - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: don't know
vn48z - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: no answer
vn49a - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: CDU/CSU
vn49b - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: SPD
vn50i - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: other party(-ies)
vn51d - Party contacts: social networks - parties: GRUENE
vn51e - Party contacts: social networks - parties: FDP
vn51f - Party contacts: social networks - parties: AfD
vn52e - Left-right classification of political parties: GRUENE
vn52f - Left-right classification of political parties: FDP
v55f - Emotions: fear, intensity - use of nuclear power
v73a - Scalometer coalitions: Black-Yellow coalition (CDU/CSU and FDP)
v77a - Familiarity with constituency candidates: CDU/CSU
v77c - Familiarity with constituency candidates: DIE LINKE
n77c - Familiarity with constituency candidates: DIE LINKE
v78 - Election campaign, local constituency candidate: CDU/CSU
n82 - Election campaign, direct candidate: DIE LINKE
v86 - Election campaign, local constituency candidate: FDP
vn104d - Big Five: relaxed, handle stress well
v105 - European Parliament, vote intention
v110 - First discussion partner: relationship (B)
v114b - First discussion partner: voting decision (version B)
v116 - Second discussion partner: relationship (B)
v117 - Second discussion partner: frequency
vn126b - Justice political parties (version B)
vn150y - Former occupation ego: don't know
vn150z - Former occupation ego: no answer
vn158_i08 - Partner's occupation, ISCO08
vn158z - Partner's occupation: no answer
vn66e - Populism: I would rather be represented by a citizen than by a specialized polit
v72e - Unconventional forms of participation online: letter to the editor
v72f - Unconventional forms of participation online: blog
n72a - Unconventional forms of participation online: posts, Twitter
n72f - Unconventional forms of participation online: blog
n72i - Unconventional forms of participation online: contact politician
n94c - Use of daily newspapers: Die Welt
n94g - Use of daily newspapers: a local or regional newspaper
vn97b - Social media, general use: WhatsApp
vn97g - Social media, general use: I don't use any social media
vn98g - Social media, political use: no political use of social media
vn98y - Social media, political use: don't know
vn99b - Party identification, political party (version B)
vn101 - Persistence party identification
n137n - Vocational and professional training: other vocational training certificate
n201c - Out-group attitudes: Immigrants are generally good for Germany's economy
n201e - Out-group attitudes: Immigrants increase crime rates in Germany
n202b - National identity: to have German ancestry
n202c - National identity: to be able to speak German
n205c - Public expenditure: unemployment aid
n205g - Public expenditure: fighting crime
n205h - Public expenditure: social benefits
vn196 - Assessment of the interviewer: difficulty of interview participation
vnwum2 - Residential environment: condition of building
v11ba - Vote intention, second vote (version A)
n11ab - Voting decision, first vote (version B)
n11ba - Voting decision, second vote (version A)
v12bb - Voting decision, absentee ballot, second vote (version B)
vn20f - Scalometer political parties: FDP
vn21f - Scalometer political leaders: Frauke Petry
vn38bb - Recall last federal election, second vote (version B)
vn39d - Party contacts during election campaign: campaign adverts
vn40a - Party contacts: rallies - parties: CDU/CSU
vn40h - Party contacts: rallies - parties: NPD
vn40z - Party contacts: rallies - parties: no answer
vn41d - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: GRUENE
vn41e - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: FDP
vn41h - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: NPD
vn43e - Party contacts: information material - parties: FDP
vn43g - Party contacts: information material - parties: PIRATEN
vn43z - Party contacts: information material - parties: no answer
vn44a - Party contacts: information material - candidates: CDU/CSU
vn45b - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: SPD
vn45c - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: DIE LINKE
vn45d - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: GRUENE
vn50a - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: CDU/CSU
vn50b - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: SPD
vn50e - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: FDP
vn50g - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: PIRATEN
vn52b - Left-right classification of political parties: CSU
v55b - Emotions: fear, intensity - global warming
vn58b - Party positions, climate change: CSU
vn62 - Salience socio-economic dimension
v65e - Attitudes to politics in general: socialism good idea, just poorly implem. in th
vn66d - Populism: Differences between the elite and the people are larger than the diffe
n66l - Populism and Efficacy: Political issues are difficult to understand
n66m - Populism and Efficacy: Confidence to take active part in a discussion about poli
n66o - Populism and Efficacy: problems complex, politicians cannot solve them
v75e - Perception of coalition signals: FDP
v75f - Perception of coalition signals: AfD
v77d - Familiarity with constituency candidates: GRUENE
v77f - Familiarity with constituency candidates: AfD
n77e - Familiarity with constituency candidates: FDP
v80 - Election campaign, local constituency candidate: SPD
vn81 - Valuation of the known local constituency candidate: SPD
v82 - Election campaign, local constituency candidate: DIE LINKE
vn104c - Big Five: perform tasks very thoroughly
v118 - Second discussion partner: knowledge of politics
v120b - Second discussion partner: voting decision (version B)
vn126a - Justice political parties (version A)
vn127c - Political knowledge: assignment politicians/parties, Lindner
v137h - Vocational and professional training: master: technic./equivalent college certif
n137m - Vocational and professional training: doctorate
n137p - Vocational and professional training: no completed training certificate
n137z - Vocational and professional training: no answer
vn146a - Unemployment over the last 10 years, years
vn183 - Ascertainment migration in 3rd generation
v190a - Membership of organisation: trade union
v190h - Membership of organisation: anti-globalisation organisation
n202d - National identity: to follow Germany's customs and traditions.
n205f - Public expenditure: promotion of economy and industry
n213a - Party identification, political party (version A)
n215 - Information on parties/candidates, online registration
n216 - Representation of interests, political party
n221b - Representation of interests: industry/employers' confederation or association
n221c - Representation of interests: farmers' and agricultural association
n225b - Internet usage, political parties: SPD
n225d - Internet usage, political parties: GRUENE
n225e - Internet usage, political parties: FDP
ostwest - East/West (Berlin residents assigned to East)
v8 - Hypothetical vote intention (under 18)
n9bb - Hypothetical vote intention (under 18) post, second vote (version B)
v11aa - Vote intention, first vote (version A)
n21k - Scalometer political leaders: Wolfgang Kubicki
n21l - Scalometer political leaders: Alexander Gauland
v27 - General economic situation, retrospective
v32a - Issue battery: immigrants should be obliged to assimilate into the German cultur
v32b - Issue battery: there should be a statutory quota of women for supervisory boards
n32d - Issue battery: gov. should take measures to reduce differences in income levels
vn34c - Attributes of chancellor candidates, Merkel: likeable person
vn34d - Attributes of chancellor candidates, Merkel: promote economy
vn35c - Attributes of chancellor candidates, Schulz: likeable person
v37 - Recall last federal election, turnout
vn38ba - Recall last federal election, second vote (version A)
vn46a - Party contacts: posters - parties: CDU/CSU
vn46i - Party contacts: posters - parties: other party(-ies)
vn46y - Party contacts: posters - parties: don't know
vn47g - Party contacts: posters - candidates: PIRATEN
vn48g - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: PIRATEN
vn48i - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: other party(-ies)
vn49g - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: PIRATEN
vn49z - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: no answer
v55d - Emotions: fear, intensity - globalisation
n55d - Emotions: fear, intensity - globalisation
n55f - Emotions: fear, intensity - use of nuclear power
vn56c - Party positions, socio-economic dimension: SPD
vn56d - Party positions, socio-economic dimension: DIE LINKE
vn57a - Party positions, libertarian-authoritarian dimension: CDU
vn57e - Party positions, libertarian-authoritarian dimension: GRUENE
vn58a - Party positions, climate change: CDU
vn70g - Unconventional forms of participation offline: public discussions during meeting
vn70h - Unconventional forms of participation offline: support election campaign
v72a - Unconventional forms of participation online: posts, Twitter
n72e - Unconventional forms of participation online: letter to the editor
n72g - Unconventional forms of participation online: online petition
v73b - Scalometer coalitions: Red-Green coalition (SPD and GRUENE)
v75c - Perception of coalition signals: DIE LINKE
vn83 - Valuation of the known local constituency candidate: DIE LINKE
v88 - Election campaign, local constituency candidate: AfD
n91 - Most important source of information
v94c - Use of daily newspapers: Die Welt
v94e - Use of daily newspapers: Frankfurter Rundschau (FR)
v94g - Use of daily newspapers: a local or regional newspaper
n94a - Use of daily newspapers: BILD-Zeitung
n94b - Use of daily newspapers: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)
n94d - Use of daily newspapers: Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ)
n94h - Use of daily newspapers: a second, additional local or regional newspaper
n94i - Use of daily newspapers: one or more other daily newspapers
vn97c - Social media, general use: YouTube
vn97f - Social media, general use: Other
vn127arf - Political knowledge: assignment politicians/parties, Schulz (Right/Wrong)
vn128rf - Political knowledge: budget deficit (Right/Wrong)
vn131b - Party identification, mother (version B)
vn133a - Age of household members: 2. person
vn133d - Age of household members: 5. person
vn133e - Age of household members: 6. person
vn146c - Unemployment over the last 10 years, weeks
vn148 - Fear of losing professional career
vn150_i88 - Former occupation ego, ISCO88
vn40i - Party contacts: rallies - parties: other party(-ies)
vn41a - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: CDU/CSU
vn41f - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: AfD
vn42d - Party contacts: e-mails - candidates: GRUENE
vn43d - Party contacts: information material - parties: GRUENE
vn43f - Party contacts: information material - parties: AfD
vn45a - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: CDU/CSU
n55a - Emotions: fear, intensity - refugee crisis
vn56g - Party positions, socio-economic dimension: AfD
vn57b - Party positions, libertarian-authoritarian dimension: CSU
vn57f - Party positions, libertarian-authoritarian dimension: FDP
vn57g - Party positions, libertarian-authoritarian dimension: AfD
vn58d - Party positions, climate change: DIE LINKE
vn58f - Party positions, climate change: FDP
n205d - Public expenditure: Federal Armed Forces
n220 - Differences election campaign, parties
n221e - Representation of interests: Protestant Church(es)
n221f - Representation of interests: environmental groups
n222a - Salience socio-economic dimension: CDU
n222c - Salience socio-economic dimension: SPD
nlfdn - Serial number (Post-election Cross Section)
vn50c - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: DIE LINKE
vn50d - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: GRUENE
vn50f - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: AfD
vn50y - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: don't know
vn51b - Party contacts: social networks - parties: SPD
vn51i - Party contacts: social networks - parties: other party(-ies)
vn53a - Left-right classification of leading candidates: Merkel
v55a - Emotions: fear, intensity - refugee crisis
v106a - European Parliament, vote intention, ballot paper (version A)
v109 - First discussion partner: relationship (A)
v111 - First discussion partner: frequency
v119 - Second discussion partner: differences of opinion
vn128 - Political knowledge: budget deficit
vn45z - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: no answer
vn46d - Party contacts: posters - parties: DIE LINKE
vn47b - Party contacts: posters - candidates: SPD
vn47c - Party contacts: posters - candidates: DIE LINKE
vn49d - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: GRUENE
vn49e - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: FDP
vn49y - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: don't know
v74 - Scalometer coalitions: Coalition with AfD
v75d - Perception of coalition signals: GRUENE
v75g - Perception of coalition signals: other party
v75gc1 - Perception of coalition signals: other party, open answer (coded)
n77a - Familiarity with constituency candidates: CDU/CSU
n77b - Familiarity with constituency candidates: SPD
vn79 - Valuation of the known local constituency candidate: CDU/CSU
v9ab - Hypothetical vote intention (under 18), first vote (version B)
n9ab - Hypothetical vote intention (under 18) post, first vote (version B)
n9ba - Hypothetical vote intention (under 18) post, second vote (version A)
n11aa - Voting decision, first vote (version A)
n11bb - Voting decision, second vote (version B)
v12aa - Voting decision, absentee ballot, first vote (version A)
v19d - Probability of smaller parties entering parliament: AfD
vn129rf - Political knowledge: unemployment rate (Right/Wrong)
vn133b - Age of household members: 3. person
v137c - Vocational and professional training: completed trades/crafts or agricult.traine
v137m - Vocational and professional training: no completed vocational training
n137a - Vocational and professional training: on the job vocational training with certif
n225c - Internet usage, political parties: DIE LINKE
n225g - Internet usage, political parties: PIRATEN
n225i - Internet usage, political parties: other party(-ies)
n225z - Internet usage, political parties: no answer
vnwum5 - Residential environment: primer social classes in neighbourhood
vn85 - Valuation of the known local constituency candidate: GRUENE
vn90a - Representation norm: represent constituency voters
vn90c - Representation norm: represent all those who voted for his or her own party
v91 - Most important source of information
v94b - Use of daily newspapers: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)
n94f - Use of daily newspapers: Die tageszeitung (taz)
vn21c - Scalometer political leaders: Sahra Wagenknecht
n21h - Scalometer political leaders: Sigmar Gabriel
vn24a - Ability to solve the most important problem (version A)
intdauer_ges - Duration of interview in minutes
w_ipfges - Weight of social/regional structure, total (with e/w weight)(MZ2017)
vn2d - Right to vote, federal election 2017
vn7rf - Political knowledge: first/second vote (Right/Wrong)
vn96 - Internet usage, political information
vn97a - Social media, general use: Facebook
vn97e - Social media, general use: Google+
vn98a - Social media, political use: Facebook
vn98e - Social media, political use: Google+
vn104j - Big Five: have few artistic interests
vn177 - Age at immigration, West Germany
vn188 - Identification of displaced people ('Aussiedler')
vn189 - Identification of asylum seekers
n190b - Membership of organisation: professional association
n190i - Membership of organisation: political party
n201b - Out-group attitudes: The will of the majority should always prevail
vn23_c1 - Second most important problem (recoded)
v28 - Responsibility for general economic situation
vn29 - General economic situation, future
v32d - Issue battery: gov. should take measures to reduce differences in income levels
v32e - Issue battery: support for EU member states experiencing financial and economica
n32a - Issue battery: immigrants should be obliged to assimilate into the German cultur
n32j - Issue battery: European unification should be pushed further
vn70b - Unconventional forms of participation offline: demonstration
vn70c - Unconventional forms of participation offline: collection of signatures
vn71b - Forms of participation - political party (version B)
v72c - Unconventional forms of participation online: click 'Like'
v72i - Unconventional forms of participation online: contact politician
n72b - Unconventional forms of participation online: share a post
n72c - Unconventional forms of participation online: click 'Like'
n72h - Unconventional forms of participation online: citizen participation platform
vn154 - Partner's school leaving certificate
vn163_i08 - Partner's former occupation, ISCO08
vn164 - Partner's former supervisory function
vn23_c4 - Second most important problem 4th mentioned (recoded)
n36 - Right to vote, federal election 2013
vn39b - Party contacts during election campaign: e-mails or text messages
vn39c - Party contacts during election campaign: information material
vn39f - Party contacts during election campaign: election campaign booths
vn39i - Party contacts during election campaign: social networks
vn40d - Party contacts: rallies - parties: GRUENE
vn40e - Party contacts: rallies - parties: FDP
vn40f - Party contacts: rallies - parties: AfD
vn63 - Salience libertarian-authoritarian dimension
v65c - Attitudes to politics in general: problems complex, politicians cannot solve the
n66i - Populism and Efficacy: Politicians are the main problem in Germany
v67 - Performance of the federal government
vn68a - Performance of the governing parties, CDU
vn68b - Performance of the governing parties, CSU
vn69b - Performance of the opposition parties, GRUENE
n137k - Vocational and professional training: university degree: bachelor degree
n137o - Vocational and professional training: still training/studying
v9ba - Hypothetical vote intention (under 18), second vote (version A)
n9aa - Hypothetical vote intention (under 18) post, first vote (version A)
v11ab - Vote intention, first vote (version B)
v11bb - Vote intention, second vote (version B)
v65a - Attitudes to politics in general: political issues are difficult to understand
vn66b - Populism: The people, not politicians, should make most important policy decisio
vn66f - Populism: Politicians talk too much and take too little action.
n66j - Populism and Efficacy: Strong leader even if he bends the rules
n66k - Populism and Efficacy: Politicians care only about the interests of the rich and
n66n - Populism and Efficacy: Politicians care about what ordinary people think
v137f - Vocational and professional training: specialized vocational college certificate
v137i - Vocational and professional training: polytechnic degree
n137b - Vocational and professional training: compact vocational training course
n137c - Vocational and professional training: completed trades/crafts or agricult.traine
n137d - Vocational and professional training: completed commercial traineeship
n137e - Vocational and professional training: work placement
n137h - Vocational and professional training: technic. college certificate
n137j - Vocational and professional training: polytechnic degree
n225h - Internet usage, political parties: NPD
n225y - Internet usage, political parties: don't know
vnwum1 - Residential environment: type of building
vnwum4 - Residential environment: living environment of household
vn38ab - Recall last federal election, first vote (version B)
vn39g - Party contacts during election campaign: party political broadcasts
vn39h - Party contacts during election campaign: direct contact
vn40b - Party contacts: rallies - parties: SPD
vn40y - Party contacts: rallies - parties: don't know
vn43y - Party contacts: information material - parties: don't know
vn44b - Party contacts: information material - candidates: SPD
n84 - Election campaign, direct candidate: GRUENE
v94i - Use of daily newspapers: one or more other daily newspapers
n94e - Use of daily newspapers: Frankfurter Rundschau (FR)
vn97d - Social media, general use: Twitter
vn97z - Social media, general use: no answer
vn98b - Social media, political use: WhatsApp
n137l - Vocational and professional training: university degree: master's degree, diplom
vn146b - Unemployment over the last 10 years, months
vn150_i08 - Former occupation ego, ISCO08
vn22_c5 - Most important problem 5th mentioned (recoded)
vn23_c2 - Second most important problem 2nd mentioned (recoded)
n27 - General economic situation, retrospective
n28 - Responsibility for general economic situation
vn31 - European economic situation, current
v32c - Issue battery: the state should stay out of the economy
v32j - Issue battery: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry
vn14 - Political knowledge: 5% threshold
v19a - Probability of smaller parties entering parliament: FDP
vn20e - Scalometer political parties: GRUENE
vn21b - Scalometer political leaders: Martin Schulz
vn21d - Scalometer political leaders: Cem Oezdemir
n21i - Scalometer political leaders: Dietmar Bartsch
vn52c - Left-right classification of political parties: SPD
vn52g - Left-right classification of political parties: AfD
v55c - Emotions: fear, intensity - international terrorism
n55e - Emotions: fear, intensity - political developments in Turkey
vn56a - Party positions, socio-economic dimension: CDU
vn57c - Party positions, libertarian-authoritarian dimension: SPD
vn59 - Own position, socio-economic dimension
vn60 - Own position, libertarian-authoritarian dimension
v113 - First discussion partner: differences of opinion
v115 - Second discussion partner: relationship (A)
vn127a - Political knowledge: assignment politicians/parties, Schulz
vn127brf - Political knowledge: assignment politicians/parties, Goering-Eckart (Right/Wrong
vn131a - Party identification, mother (version A)
vn133c - Age of household members: 4. person
v137b - Vocational and professional training: compact vocational training course
v32k - Issue battery: In Germany, media coverage of important political issues is one-s
n32b - Issue battery: there should be a statutory quota of women for supervisory boards
n32f - Issue battery: citizens should be able to induce referendum at federal level
n32g - Issue battery: power supply should be secured even by the use of nuclear power
vn34e - Attributes of chancellor candidates, Merkel: representation of CDU/CSU
vn35b - Attributes of chancellor candidates, Schulz: trustworthy
vn35d - Attributes of chancellor candidates, Schulz: promote economy
v73g - Scalometer coalitions: Red-Red-Green coalition (SPD, GRUENE and DIE LINKE)
v75a - Perception of coalition signals: CDU/CSU
v75b - Perception of coalition signals: SPD
v75z - Perception of coalition signals: no answer
v77e - Familiarity with constituency candidates: FDP
n78 - Election campaign, direct candidate: CDU/CSU
v84 - Election campaign, local constituency candidate: GRUENE
vn158_i88 - Partner's occupation, ISCO88
vn163y - Partner's former occupation: don't know
vn166 - Partner's former sector of the economy
vn176 - Age at immigration, East Germany
vlfdn - Serial number (Pre-election Cross Section)
w_ipfost - Weight of social/regional structure, east (MZ2017)
vn_w_ipfwes - Weight of social/reg. structure, west cumulated
vn44d - Party contacts: information material - candidates: GRUENE
vn44f - Party contacts: information material - candidates: AfD
vn44h - Party contacts: information material - candidates: NPD
vn45e - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: FDP
vn45g - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: PIRATEN
vn46b - Party contacts: posters - parties: SPD
vn46z - Party contacts: posters - parties: no answer
vn47d - Party contacts: posters - candidates: GRUENE
vn70d - Unconventional forms of participation offline: donations
vn70e - Unconventional forms of participation offline: consumer boycott
vn70f - Unconventional forms of participation offline: letter to the editor
v72d - Unconventional forms of participation online: comments
v72h - Unconventional forms of participation online: citizen participation platform
n72d - Unconventional forms of participation online: comments
v73c - Scalometer coalitions: Grand coalition (CDU/CSU and SPD)
v73e - Scalometer coalitions: Traffic light coalition (SPD, FDP and GRUENE)
v73f - Scalometer coalitions: Jamaica coalition (CDU/CSU, FDP and GRUENE)
v190f - Membership of organisation: sports or hobby club
v190ic1 - Membership of organisation: political party, open answer (coded)
n190ic1 - Membership of organisation: political party, open answer (coded)
vn191 - Trade union membership in household
n201a - Out-group attitudes: Minorities should adapt
n202a - National identity: to have been born in Germany
vn49c - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: DIE LINKE
vn50h - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: NPD
vn50z - Party contacts: direct contact - parties: no answer
vn51a - Party contacts: social networks - parties: CDU/CSU
vn51c - Party contacts: social networks - parties: DIE LINKE
vn51h - Party contacts: social networks - parties: NPD
vn51y - Party contacts: social networks - parties: don't know
vn52a - Left-right classification of political parties: CDU
vn98c - Social media, political use: YouTube
vn98f - Social media, political use: Other
vn98z - Social media, political use: no answer
vn104b - Big Five: easily trust other people
n217b - Representation of interests, which political party (version B)
n218 - Representation of interests, candidate
n221g - Representation of interests: groups critical of globalisation
n222f - Salience socio-economic dimension: FDP
n223d - Propensity to Vote, variant2 (ever): DIE LINKE
vn7 - Political knowledge: first/second vote
v12ba - Voting decision, absentee ballot, second vote (version A)
vn14rf - Political knowledge: 5% threshold (Right/Wrong)
vn15 - Personal economic situation, current
vn22_c4 - Most important problem 4th mentioned (recoded)
vn23_c3 - Second most important problem 3rd mentioned (recoded)
vn24b - Ability to solve the most important problem (version B)
vn25a - Ability to solve the second most important problem (version A)
vn25b - Ability to solve the second most important problem (version B)
vn48b - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: SPD
vn48c - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: DIE LINKE
vn48f - Party contacts: election campaign booths - parties: AfD
vn49f - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: AfD
vn49h - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: NPD
vn49i - Party contacts: political broadcasts - parties: other party(-ies)
vn18 - Personal economic situation, future
v19c - Probability of smaller parties entering parliament: GRUENE
vn20d - Scalometer political parties: DIE LINKE
vn20g - Scalometer political parties: AfD
vn21a - Scalometer political leaders: Angela Merkel
vn21e - Scalometer political leaders: Christian Lindner
vn21g - Scalometer political leaders: Horst Seehofer
n21j - Scalometer political leaders: Katrin Goering-Eckardt
vn22_c1 - Most important problem (recoded)
vn35a - Attributes of chancellor candidates, Schulz: assertive
v36 - Right to vote, federal election 2013
vn39a - Party contacts during election campaign: rallies
vn41b - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: SPD
vn41y - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: don't know
vn41z - Party contacts: e-mails - parties: no answer
vn44g - Party contacts: information material - candidates: PIRATEN
vn45h - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: NPD
vn45i - Party contacts: campaign adverts - parties: other party(-ies)
vn46c - Party contacts: posters - parties: FDP
vn46g - Party contacts: posters - parties: NPD
vn46h - Party contacts: posters - parties: AfD
vn47a - Party contacts: posters - candidates: CDU/CSU
vn47f - Party contacts: posters - candidates: AfD
vn47h - Party contacts: posters - candidates: NPD
w_ipfwes - Weight of social/regional structure, west (MZ2017))
vn_w_ipfges - Weight of social/reg. structure, total (with e/w weight) cumulated
v32f - Issue battery: citizens should be able to induce referendum at federal level
v32g - Issue battery: power supply should be secured even by the use of nuclear power
n32c - Issue battery: the state should stay out of the economy
n32e - Issue battery: support for EU member states experiencing financial and economica
n32i - Issue battery: socialism good idea, just poorly implem. in the past
vn34a - Attributes of chancellor candidates, Merkel: assertive
vn42a - Party contacts: e-mails - candidates: CDU/CSU
vn42b - Party contacts: e-mails - candidates: SPD
vn42e - Party contacts: e-mails - candidates: FDP
vn42g - Party contacts: e-mails - candidates: PIRATEN
vn43a - Party contacts: information material - parties: CDU/CSU
vn43c - Party contacts: information material - parties: DIE LINKE
vn43i - Party contacts: information material - parties: other party(-ies)
vn44c - Party contacts: information material - candidates: DIE LINKE
vn51z - Party contacts: social networks - parties: no answer
vn52d - Left-right classification of political parties: DIE LINKE
vn53b - Left-right classification of leading candidates: Schulz
v55e - Emotions: fear, intensity - political developments in Turkey
n55b - Emotions: fear, intensity - global warming
n55c - Emotions: fear, intensity - international terrorism
vn56e - Party positions, socio-economic dimension: GRUENE
n67 - Performance of the federal government
vn68c - Performance of the governing parties, SPD
vn69a - Performance of the opposition parties, DIE LINKE
vn70a - Unconventional forms of participation offline: community action group
vn71a - Forms of participation - political party (version A)
v72b - Unconventional forms of participation online: share a post
v72g - Unconventional forms of participation online: online petition
v73d - Scalometer coalitions: Black-Green coalition (CDU/CSU and GRUENE)
n74 - Scalometer coalitions: Coalition with AfD
n88 - Election campaign, direct candidate: AfD
vn90b - Representation norm: represent everyone living in the constituency
vn90d - Representation norm: a particular section of society
v94d - Use of daily newspapers: Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ)
v94f - Use of daily newspapers: Die tageszeitung (taz)
v94h - Use of daily newspapers: a second, additional local or regional newspaper
vn98d - Social media, political use: Twitter
v112 - First discussion partner: knowledge of politics
v114a - First discussion partner: voting decision (version A)
v120a - Second discussion partner: voting decision (version A)
vn127crf - Political knowledge: assignment politicians/parties, Lindner (Right/Wrong)
vn133f - Age of household members: 7. person
n137g - Vocational and professional training: technical or vocational college certificat
n137i - Vocational and professional training: master, technic./equival. college certific
n137y - Vocational and professional training: don't know
vn182 - Country of birth, partner, other
v190b - Membership of organisation: entrepreneurs / employer association
v190c - Membership of organisation: professional association
v190e - Membership of organisation: religious group / churchly group
v190g - Membership of organisation: ecological group
v190iz - Membership of organisation: no answer
n190c - Membership of organisation: religious group / churchly group
n221a - Representation of interests: trade unions
n221d - Representation of interests: the Roman Catholic Church
n222b - Salience socio-economic dimension: CSU
n222d - Salience socio-economic dimension: DIE LINKE
n222e - Salience socio-economic dimension: GRUENE
n222g - Salience socio-economic dimension: AfD
n223e - Propensity to Vote, variant2 (ever): GRUENE
n223f - Propensity to Vote, variant2 (ever): FDP
n225a - Internet usage, political parties: CDU/CSU
vn51g - Party contacts: social networks - parties: PIRATEN
vn58c - Party positions, climate change: SPD
vn58g - Party positions, climate change: AfD
v65f - Attitudes to politics in general: the world is so complicated
vn66a - Populism: 'Compromise' in politics is selling out on one's principles
n66g - Populism and Efficacy: Most politicians are not interested in the opinion of the
n66h - Populism and Efficacy: Most politicians are trustworthy.
v75y - Perception of coalition signals: don't know
v77b - Familiarity with constituency candidates: SPD
n77d - Familiarity with constituency candidates: GRUENE
n77f - Familiarity with constituency candidates: AfD
n80 - Election campaign, direct candidate: SPD
vn99a - Party identification, political party (version A)
vn100 - Strength of party identification
vn104f - Big Five: outgoing and sociable
vn104g - Big Five: tend find fault with others
v106b - European Parliament, vote intention, ballot paper (version B)
vn133g - Age of household members: 8. person
v137a - Vocational and professional training: on the job vocational training with certif
v137d - Vocational and professional training: completed commercial traineeship
v137e - Vocational and professional training: work placement
v137j - Vocational and professional training: university degree
v137l - Vocational and professional training: still training/studying
v137z - Vocational and professional training: no answer
n137f - Vocational and professional training: specialized vocational college certificate
vn158y - Partner's occupation: don't know
vn163_i88 - Partner's former occupation, ISCO88
vn163z - Partner's former occupation: no answer
vn165 - Partner's former employment sector
n190d - Membership of organisation: sports or hobby club
vn192 - Net household income with categories
n201d - Out-group attitudes: Germany's culture is generally harmed by immigrants
n219 - Representation of interests, which candidate
n225f - Internet usage, political parties: AfD
vnwum3 - Residential environment: existence of intercom
vn2c_flag - Flag variable for q2c post (year of birth: no answer)
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