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ALLBUS/GGSS 1980-2012 (Kumulierte Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften/ Cumulated German General Social Survey 1980-2012)

Allerbeck, Klaus; Allmendinger, Jutta; Andreß, Hans-Jürgen
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4578 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11898
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 | Social conditions and indicators | Specific diseases, disorders and medical conditions | Leisure, tourism and sport | Media | Religion and values | NATURAL ENVIRONMENT | Crime and law enforcement

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.1980 - 09.2012
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 | 04.2012 - ... more
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE), (until 1990 only former West Germany, including West Berlin)
Universe: Persons living in private households in the Federal Republic of Germany who were over 18 years of age at the time of the survey. Starting in 1991, foreign target persons were also included in the ALLBUS samples. If there was no sufficiently good knowledge of German, these target persons are counted among the systematic dropouts.
Number of Units: 57723
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Stratified: Disproportional • Probability: Multistage; 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 Sample Design). Person Samples: In 1994, 1996, and from 2000 a two-stage, disproportionate random sa ... 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, 2012)
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 1744
Notes: Generell ist die bekannte Literatur mit Verwendung von ALLBUS-Daten in der ALLBUS-Bibliographie dokumentiert. Diese ALLBUS-Bibliographie ist im GESIS-Webangebot online recherchierbar. Der zusammengefasste Datensatz von ALLBUS-Erhebungen aus 19 Surveys umfasst alle im ALLBUS-Fragenprogramm enthaltenen Zeitreihen (wenigstens zwei Erhebungszeitpunkte ... 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: 2014
DOI: 10.4232/1.11898
Study number: ZA4578
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Research data center: FDZ ALLBUS bei GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2014-04-09, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11898
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Reference publications

Publications: Bens, Arno: Zur Auswertung haushaltsbezogener Merkmale mit dem ALLBUS 2004. In: ZA-Information 59: 2006, 143 - 156 | Koch, Achim; Wasmer, Martina: Der ALLBUS als Instrument zur Untersuchung sozialen Wandels: Eine Zwischenbilanz nach 20 Jahren. In: Schmitt-Beck, Rüdiger; Wasmer, Martina; Koch, Achim (Hrsg.): Sozialer und politischer Wandel in De ... 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 (2014). ALLBUS/GGSS 1980-2012 (Kumulierte Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften/ Cumulated German General Social Survey 1980-2012). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4578 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11898.

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