ALLBUS/GGSS 1996 (Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften/German General Social Survey 1996)
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA2800 Data file Version 2.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11888
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.) Attitudes towards ethnic groups in Germany and to
migration: perceived consequences of presence of foreigners in Germany;
attitude towards the influx of eastern European ethnic Germans, asylum
seekers, labor from EC or non-EC countries; ranking in terms of
importance of different citizenship requirements; perception and
evaluation of discrimina ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 03.1996 - 06.1996
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: All persons (German and non-German) who resided in private households and were born before 1 January 1978
Number of Units: 3518
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Stratified: Disproportional
• Probability: Multistage;
Sample of individuals: Two stage disproportionate random sample in
western Germany (incl. West Berlin) and eastern Germany (incl. East
Berlin).
In the first sampling stage, 104 municipalities (Gemeinde) were selected in West Germany and 47 in East Germany with a probability ... 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 Burke, München
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 437
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Allerbeck, Klaus R. - Universität Frankfurt | Allmendinger, Jutta - Universität München | Bürklin, Wilhelm - Universität Potsdam | Kiefer, Marie-Luise - Universität Wien | Müller, Walter - Universität Mannheim | Opp, Karl-Dieter - Universität Leipzig | Scheuch, Erwin K. - Universität Köln
Publication year: 2014
DOI: 10.4232/1.11888 | 10.4232/1.2800
Study number: ZA2800
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 2.0.0, 2014-04-14, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11888
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 
