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Opinion Makers 1985

MARPLAN, Offenbach
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1633 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1633
Abstract: Attitudes of elites and persons influencing opinions on questions of economic policy. Topics: most important tasks of large concerns; assumed growth rate of the gross national product in 1986; inflation expectation for 1986; expected unemployment figures in January 1986; preferred measures to combat unemployment; judgement on the importance of European cooperation in selected areas; attitude to participation of the Federal Republic in the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) of the US as well as in Eureka; reasons for and against participation in these projects; most able politicians in selecte ... more
Topics: TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS | Political behaviour and attitudes | Economic systems and development

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 07.1985 - 09.1985
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE), FRG incl. West Berlin
Universe: Persons influencing opinion in areas relevant to economic policy. The following were defined as target groups for the survey: politicians, management civil servants, trade unionists, journalists, managers and bankers.
Number of Units: 1024
Sampling Procedure: Stratified random sample
Mode of Data Collection: Written and oral survey with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector: MARPLAN, Offenbach
Analysis System(s): -
Number of Variables: -
Notes: The investigation is part of a trend survey conducted every two years since 1973. Besides the repetition of a series of identical question formulations current topics of economic policy at the time are additionally surveyed. The subsequent study of this series is archived under ZA Study No. 1634, the first under 1632. Of the 1024 opinion makers 886 ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - MARPLAN, Offenbach
Publication year: 1988
DOI: 10.4232/1.1633
Study number: ZA1633
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

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MARPLAN, Offenbach (1988). Opinion Makers 1985. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1633 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1633.

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