Social Support from the Perspective of three Generations (Survey of Families)
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA2516 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.2516
Abstract: The family situation in the multi-generation family. Attitude to mutual
assistance and support needs. Topics: 1. Concepts and need for
assistance: importance of communication within the family; necessity of
consultations about family help in situations of need; having to rely
on financial aid of family members; the significance of Christmas as a
family celebration; attitude to visiting family members even without a
particular cause; attitude to retention of inheritances and gifts
within the family; attitude to family celebrations; having to rely on
the help of others with repairs, renovation j ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 03.1990 - 08.1990
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: Age at the main survey in autumn 1988 between 18 and 32 years, at this point in time living together with partner/spouse, and at least one person present from
both the generation of the parents (parents or partner´s parents) and the grandparents (one´s own or partner´s grandparents)
Number of Units: 1285
Sampling Procedure: As the ´starting person´ for the so-called network survey all persons
were selected from the sample of the survey of families (n = 10043)
who fulfilled the following criteria: age at the main survey in
autumn 1988 between 18 and 32 years, at this point in time living
together with partner/spouse, and at least one person present from
both the g ... more Mode of Data Collection: Oral survey with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector: Infratest, Munich
Analysis System(s): -
Number of Variables: 129
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Deutsches Jugendinstitut (DJI), München
Publication year: 1994
DOI: 10.4232/1.2516
Study number: ZA2516
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.2516
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Bien, Walter (Hrsg.):
Eigeninteresse oder Solidarität: Beziehungen in modernen Mehrgenerationenfamilien.
Opladen: Leske+Budrich, 1994.
(Deutsches Jugendinstitut Familien-Survey Band 3) | Bender, Donald; Neyer, Franz Josef:
Soziale Unterstützung aus der Sicht von drei Generationen (Generationennetze): Codebuch zur Ergänzung des Projekts "Wandel ... more Study group: Familiensurvey 1988 - 2000 |
show all hits of the groupThe family survey of DJI mainly focuses on the "variety and change of family patterns, the network structure of families and relatives as well as on the dynamics of partner relationships, of births and growing-up of children and of occupational careers with their influences on familiy life". GESIS Community Data |
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