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Choice of Major Subject under Admission Restriction Conditions

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1448 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1448
Abstract: Selection of major subject and attitude of students to the numerus clausus. Topics: citizenship; social origins; ZIP (postal) code and city size as well as state of high school graduation; point in time of high school graduation; type of high school graduation earned; point in time and university of first registration; time of registration at university in Bochum or Heidelberg; student status; number of semesters; change of subject; degree sought; desired subject before start of course of studies; influence factors in selection of first subject; influence of numerus clausus on selection of s ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.1972
Geographic coverage: North Rhine-Westphalia (DE-NW), Bochum | Baden-Württemberg (DE-BW), Heidelberg
Universe: Students registered at university in the winter semester 1971/72 at the universities of Bochum and Heidelberg
Number of Units: 1813
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Simple random; Simple random selection
Temporal Research Design: Cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Self-administered questionnaire: Paper; Mail survey
Data Collector: Planungsstelle des Rektorats der Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 82
Notes: Survey unit: college students###

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Reintges, G. - Planungsstelle des Rektorats der Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Schweitzer, Hartmut - Planungsstelle des Rektorats der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Publication year: 1985
DOI: 10.4232/1.1448
Study number: ZA1448
Contributor, Institution, Role: GESIS - Distributor | GESIS - HostingInstitution
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1448
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Reference publications

Publications: Schweitzer, Hartmut: Fachwahl unter Numerus-clausus-Bedingungen. Köln: Böhlau Verlag 1981.
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Reintges, G., & Schweitzer, Hartmut (1985). Choice of Major Subject under Admission Restriction Conditions. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1448 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1448.

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