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Opinion Makers 1989

MARPLAN, Offenbach
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1785 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1785
Abstract: Attitudes of elites and persons influencing opinion; questions of economic policy. Topics: most important tasks of large companies; expected development of the dollar exchange rate until the end of 1989 and of the growth rate of the gross national product in 1989; inflation expectation for 1989; expected unemployment figures; preferred measures to combat unemployment; judgement on the importance of European cooperation in selected areas; most able politicians in selected subject areas; usage of the print media; German products in international competition; effects of the EC domestic market o ... more
Topics: Business/industrial management and organisation | Political behaviour and attitudes | Economic policy, public expenditure and revenue | Economic systems and development

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 06.1989 - 09.1989
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, managers in the civil service, trade unionists, journalists, managers and bankers.
Number of Units: 928
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 repeating a series of equivalent question formulations, in addition topics of economic policy current at the time are also collected. The first study in this series is archived under ZA Study No. 1632. Of the 928 opinion makers 848 were interviewed in writing ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - MARPLAN, Offenbach
Publication year: 1989
DOI: 10.4232/1.1785
Study number: ZA1785
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

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MARPLAN, Offenbach (1989). Opinion Makers 1989. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1785 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1785.

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