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ALLBUS/GGSS 1980-2010 (Kumulierte Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften/ Cumulated German General Social Survey 1980-2010)

Allerbeck, Klaus; Allmendinger, Jutta; Andreß, Hans-Jürgen
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4574 Data file Version 1.0.1, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11486
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.) Economy: assessments of the present and future economic situation in Germany and in one´s own federal state; assessment of present and future personal economic situation. 2.) Political attitudes and participation: satisfaction with federal government, state government, German democracy, and with the performance of the German political system ( ... more
Topics: Economic conditions and indicators | Government, political systems and organisations | Political behaviour and attitudes | Equality, inequality and social exclusion | Cultural and national identity | Minorities | Family life and marriage | Reproductive health | Specific diseases, disorders and medical conditions | Leisure, tourism and sport | Media | Religion and values | NATURAL ENVIRONMENT | LAW, CRIME AND LEGAL SYSTEMS

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.1980 - 11.2010
Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.1980 - 02.1980 | 02.1982 - 05.1982 | 03.1984 - 06.1984 | 03.1986 - 05.1986 | 04.1988 - 07.1988 | 03.1990 - 05.1990 | 05.1991 - 07.1991 | 05.1992 - 06.1992 | 02.1994 - 05.1994 | 03.1996 - 06.1996 | 03.1998 - 07.1998 | 01.2000 - 07.2000 | 02.2002 - 08.2002 | 03.2004 - 07.2004 | 03.2006 - 08.2006 | 03.2008 - 08.2008 | 05.2010 - 11.2010
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE), (until 1990: West Germany including West Berlin)
Universe: Private households with persons who were at least 18 years of age
Number of Units: 54243
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Stratified: Disproportional • Probability: Multistage; Universe sampled: Federal Republic of Germany (until 1990: West Germany including West Berlin). Household samples: From 1980 to 1992 and in 1998, a multi-stage random sample of private households was conducted addressing all persons who were at least 18 years of age (ADM Samp ... more
Temporal Research Design: Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI) • Face-to-face interview: Paper-and-pencil (PAPI) • Self-administered questionnaire: Computer-assisted (CASI) • Self-administered questionnaire: Paper; Personal interview with standardized questionnaire (PAPI – Paper and Pencil Interviewing; since 2000: CAPI – Computer Assisted Persona ... more
Data Collector: GETAS, Bremen (1980-84) GFM-GETAS (IPSOS), Hamburg (1988, 1998) INFAS, Bonn (1990, 2002) Infratest, Munich (1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000) TNS Infratest, Munich (2004, 2006, 2008. 2010)
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 1569
Notes: This cumulative data set of 18 ALLBUS surveys contains all ALLBUS time series (i.e. all questions that have been surveyed at least two times). Notes on the special relation between the CAPI- and PAPI-surveys in 2000 can be found in the respective codebooks and in the methodological reports for ALLBUS 2000. A second version of this data set (811 va ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Allerbeck, Klaus - Universität Frankfurt | Allmendinger, Jutta - Universität München | Andreß, Hans-Jürgen - Universität Köln | Bürklin, Wilhelm - Universität Potsdam | Diekmann, Andreas - ETH Zürich | Feger, Hubert - Freie Universität Berlin | Fetchenhauer, Detlef - Universität Köln | Huinink, Johannes - Universität Bremen | Kiefer, Marie Luise - ... more
Publication year: 2012
DOI: 10.4232/1.11486 | 10.4232/1.11379
Study number: ZA4574
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Research data center: FDZ ALLBUS bei GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.1, 2012-11-27, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11486
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Reference publications

Publications: Bens, Arno 2006: Zur Auswertung haushaltsbezogener Merkmale mit dem ALLBUS 2004. In: ZA-Information 59: 143 - 156. | Koch, Achim; Wasmer, Martina 2004: Der ALLBUS als Instrument zur Untersuchung sozialen Wandels: Eine Zwischenbilanz nach 20 Jahren, In: Schmitt-Beck, Rüdiger; Wasmer, Martina; Koch, Achim (Hg.), Sozialer und politischer Wandel in D ... more
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The 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

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften (2012). ALLBUS/GGSS 1980-2010 (Kumulierte Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften/ Cumulated German General Social Survey 1980-2010). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4574 Data file Version 1.0.1, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11486.

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