Research data

Federal Parliament Election 1984 (Panel 1980-1984)

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1949 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1949
Abstract: Political attitudes and satisfaction. Behavior at the polls and party inclination. Political self-classification. Topics: first wave: judgement on the current and future situation in the country; development of one´s own financial situation; interest in politics; memory of political events in the last year; behavior at the polls in the Federal Parliament election 1976; attitude to politicians, state and democracy; party preference (ballot procedure, first and second votes); certainty of one´s voting decision; orientation of voting decision on politicians or a party; issue relevance and issue ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 08.1980 - 03.1984
Date(s) of Data Collection: 08.1980 - 03.1984, 1st wave August 1980 to October 1980 2nd wave February 1982 to April 1982 3rd wave January 1984 to March 1984
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE), FRG without West Berlin
Universe: Respondents 14 years old and older
Number of Units: 6206
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage • Probability: Stratified; Multi-stage stratified random sample
Temporal Research Design: Longitudinal: Panel
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Face-to-face interview; Oral survey with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector: Contest-Census, Frankfurt a.M.
Analysis System(s): -
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: -
Notes: The data set contains the data of a three-wave panel. The first wave was conducted with 6206 respondents; the second wave with 3960 respondents. 2469 respondents took part in the third wave. To the series of studies from of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung belong, among others, the Federal Parliament election studies 1972 (ZA Study Nos. 839 to 842), 19 ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Sozialwissenschaftliches Forschungsinstitut der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, St. Augustin
Publication year: 1991
DOI: 10.4232/1.1949
Study number: ZA1949
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Research data center: FDZ Wahlen bei GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1949
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Reference publications

Publications: Veen, Hans-Joachim; Noelle-Neumann, Elisabeth (Hrsg.): Wählerverhalten im Wandel; Bestimmungsgründe und politisch-kulturelle Trends am Beispiel der Bundestagswahl 1987. Zürich: Ferdinand Schöningh, 1991. (Studien zur Politik, Band 16)
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Studien der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung | show all hits of the group
Research focuses on social change, political attitudes, extremism and participation research, the explanation of electoral behaviour and party research. The data stock includes both specific election studies (e.g. by-election studies) and studies with focus topics as well as multi-topic surveys.

Deutsche Bundestagswahlstudien | show all hits of the group
The data base consists of one-off surveys, panel surveys, and cumulated surveys. It comprises representative polls for all German federal elections since 1949.
Further studies are listed under GLES (German Longitudinal Election Study).


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Sozialwissenschaftliches Forschungsinstitut der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, St. Augustin (1991). Federal Parliament Election 1984 (Panel 1980-1984). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1949 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1949.

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