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Politbarometer West 1992 (Cumulated Data Set)

Berger, Manfred; Jung, Matthias; Roth, Dieter
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA2275 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.2275
Abstract: The Politbarometer has been conducted since 1977 on an almost monthly basis by the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen on behalf of the Second German Television (ZDF). Since 1990, this database has also been available for the new German states. The survey focuses on the opinions and attitudes of the voting-age population in the Federal Republic on current political issues, parties, politicians, and voting behavior. From 1990 to 1995 and from 1999 onward, the Politbarometer surveys were conducted separately both in the newly formed eastern and in the western German states (Politbarometer East and Politbaro ... more
Content: General judgement on the correctness of unification of the two German nations; national pride; judgement on the stability of the German Mark and ability of the government or opposition in this question; attitude to tax increases and assessment of the necessity of tax increases to finance German unity; expected tax increase in the current year; atti ... more
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Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.1992 - 12.1992
Geographic coverage: Berlin (DE-BE), with West Berlin | Baden-Württemberg (DE-BW) | Bavaria (DE-BY) | Bremen (DE-HB) | Hesse (DE-HE) | Hamburg (DE-HH) | Lower Saxony (DE-NI) | North Rhine-Westphalia (DE-NW) | Rhineland-Palatinate (DE-RP) | Saarland (DE-SL) | Schleswig-Holstein (DE-SH)
Universe: Eligible voters living in private households with a telephone
Number of Units: 11143
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Systematic random; Random selection. Sample according to the RLD procedure (randomize last digit)
Temporal Research Design: Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Telephone interview; Telephone interview (CATI) with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector: Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Mannheim
Analysis System(s): OSIRIS, SPSS
Kind of Data: Numeric | Text
Number of Variables: 351
Notes: The Politbarometers present a monthly trend investigation commissioned by the Second German Television (ZDF). The Politbarometers for 1992 are archived under ZA Study Nos. 2091 to 2101 and in cumulation under ZA Study No. 2275. Further Politbarometers are archived under ZA Study Nos. 1053, 1275, 1276, 1536, 1762, 1779, 1899, 1901, 1920, 1987, 2101, ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Berger, Manfred - Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Mannheim | Jung, Matthias - Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Mannheim | Roth, Dieter - Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Mannheim
Publication year: 1993
DOI: 10.4232/1.2275
Study number: ZA2275
Contributor, Institution, Role: Langhans, Monika - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften - DataCurator
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Research data center: FDZ Wahlen bei GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.2275
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The "Politbarometer" surveys are performed since 1977 at about monthly intervals by the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Institute for election research) for the ZDF (Second German TV network). Since 1990 it is also available for the newly formed German states. They are intended to poll the opinions and attitudes of eligible Germans with regard to current ... more

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Berger, Manfred, Jung, Matthias, & Roth, Dieter (1993). Politbarometer West 1992 (Cumulated Data Set). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA2275 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.2275.

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