German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) - Cumulation 1980-2014
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4584 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12574
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: assessment 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 (p ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.1980 - 09.2014
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: Universe sampled: Resident population of the Federal Republic of Germany (until 1990: West Germany including West Berlin).
As of 1991 the ALLBUS sample also includes foreigners living in Germany. Targeted individuals who did not have adequate knowledge of German to conduct the interview were treated as systematic unit non-responses.
Number of Units: 61194
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Stratified: Disproportional
• Probability: Multistage;
Household samples:
From 1980 to 1992 and in 1998, a multi-stage random sample of private house-holds 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 ... 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, 2014)
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 1936
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Klaus Allerbeck - University of Frankfurt | Jutta Allmendinger - University of Munich; | Hans-Jürgen Andreß - University of Cologne | Wilhelm Bürklin - University of Potsdam | Andreas Diekmann - ETH Zurich | Hubert Feger - Free University of Berlin | Detlef Fetchenhauer - University of Cologne | Johannes Huinink - University of Bremen | Marie Luise ... more Publication year: 2016
DOI: 10.4232/1.12574
Study number: ZA4584
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2016-09-27, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12574
Version history: ... more Errata in current version: ... more Study group: 
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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 
