ALLBUS/GGSS Baseline Survey 1991 (Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften Basisumfrage/German General Social Survey - Baseline Survey 1991)
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1990 Data file Version 2.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11922
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.) Political and economical attitudes: satisfaction with
democracy in the Federal Republic; opinion on the performance of the
German political system (political support); satisfaction with the
performance of the Federal Government and the state government;
eligibility to vote and electoral participation; recall of past vote;
voting intention (Sonn ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 05.1991 - 07.1991
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: Private households in the new and old states addressing all individuals (German and non-German) who were at least 18 years of age by the day of the interview
Number of Units: 3058
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Stratified: Disproportional
• Probability: Multistage;
Household sample: Multi-stage random sample (ADM-Mastersample). The basis for selection in western Germany was the ADM design as modified by Infratest and in eastern Germany the Infratest Mastersample East, each with subsequent random route. The disproportionate sampling appr ... more 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: Infratest, München
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 523
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Mohler, Peter Ph. - ZUMA, Mannheim | Braun, Michael - ZUMA, Mannheim | Häder, Michael - ZUMA, Mannheim | Scheuch, Erwin K. - Universität zu Köln
Publication year: 2014
DOI: 10.4232/1.11922 | 10.4232/1.1990
Study number: ZA1990
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 2.0.0, 2014-05-21, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11922
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 
