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Reiseanalyse (Travel Survey Germany) 1979

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1147 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1147
Abstract: Vacation and travel habits of the West German population in 1979 as well as vacation plans for the next season. Topics: frequency of travel and regularity of vacation trips; destinations at home and abroad; same destination each year; family members as travel companion; motives for travel and vacation expectations; form of trip; travel information; place of booking; time of travel decision; travel preparation; travel organization; travel counseling and use of travel agency; travel expenditures; point in time of travel and trip duration; means of transport used for the vacation trip; criteria ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 12.1979 - 02.1980
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE), FRG incl. West Berlin
Universe: Age: 15 and older
Number of Units: 4503
Sampling Procedure: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Mode of Data Collection: Oral survey with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector: MARPLAN, Offenbach
Analysis System(s): OSIRIS, SPSS
Number of Variables: 567
Notes: The travel analysis is an investigation conducted at the same time every year. The questionnaire content is divided in three parts: 1. a basic program that repeats the same questions every year, 2. an annually changing main focus program and 3. questions that are only included every two or three years. All persons who had taken a vacation trip ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Studienkreis für Tourismus, Starnberg
Publication year: 1981
DOI: 10.4232/1.1147
Study number: ZA1147
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1147
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Reference publications

Publications: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Reiseanalyse (Hrsg.): Urlaubsreisen 1979. Starnberg: Studienkreis für Tourismus 1980. (Unveröffentlichter Forschungsbericht)
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The Reiseanalyse (RA) is a national survey which records and describes the holiday travel behaviour of the German-speaking population resident in Germany. Within the scope of the Reiseanalyse, more than 12,000 population-representative interviews are conducted in Germany. Of these, 7,500 are face-to-face interviews lasting around one hour and 5,000 ... more

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Studienkreis für Tourismus, Starnberg (1981). Reiseanalyse (Travel Survey Germany) 1979. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1147 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1147.

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