ALLBUS/GGSS 1988 (Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften/German General Social Survey 1988)
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1670 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1670
Abstract: ALLBUS (GGSS - the German General Social Survey) is a biennial trend survey based on random samples of the German population. Established in 1980, its mission is to monitor attitudes, behavior, and social change in Germany. Each ALLBUS cross-sectional survey consists of one or two main question modules covering changing topics, a range of supplementary questions and a core module providing detailed demographic information. Additionally, data on the interview and the interviewers are provided as well. Key topics generally follow a 10-year replication cycle, many individual indicators and item b ... more Content: 1.) Attitudes towards marriage, family, and partnership:
family as a prerequisite for happiness; marriage in case of steady
partnership; importance of the family; arrangement of duties in the
household.
2.) Attitudes towards and contacts with foreign guest-workers
(Gastarbeiter): scale of attitudes towards foreigners; contacts with guest-workers w ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 04.1988 - 07.1988
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE), FRG incl. West Berlin
Universe: Private households addressing all individuals with German citizenship
who were at least 18 years of age by the day of the interview.
Number of Units: 3052
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage;
Household Sample: Multi-stage random sample (ADM-Mastersample) Temporal Research Design: Cross-section Analysis Unit: Individual Mode of Data Collection: • Face-to-face interview: Paper-and-pencil (PAPI)
• Self-administered questionnaire: Paper;
Personal interview with standardized questionnaire (PAPI - Paper and
Pencil Interviewing), additional self-completion questionnaire (drop
off) for ISSP Data Collector: GFM-GETAS, Hamburg
Analysis System(s): SPSS
Number of Variables: 603
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Mayer, Karl U. - Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Berlin | Müller, Walter - Universität Mannheim | Pappi, Franz U. - Universität Kiel | Scheuch, Erwin K. - Universität Köln | Ziegler, Rolf - Universität München
Publication year: 2002
DOI: 10.4232/1.1670
Study number: ZA1670
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1670
Version history: ... more Errata in current version: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Braun, Michael; Mohler, Peter Ph.:
Die Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften (ALLBUS). Rückblick und Ausblick in die neunziger Jahre.
In: ZUMA-Nachrichten 29, 1991, S. 7-28.
| Terwey, Michael:
ALLBUS: Das Programm und Erweiterungen des bestehenden Angebots.
In: ZA-Information 42, 1998, S. 33-43.
| Terwey, Michael:
ALLBUS: ... more Study group: 
ALLBUS |
show all hits of the groupThe German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) collects up-to-date data on attitudes, behavior, and social structure in Germany. Every two years since 1980 a representative cross section of the population is surveyed using both constant and variable questions. The ALLBUS data become available to interested parties for research and teaching as soon as th ... more 
