ALLBUS/GGSS 2008 (Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften/German General Social Survey 2008)
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4600 Data file Version 2.1.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12345
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; assessment of present and future personal economic
situation; assessment of government responsibility for economic
situation.
2. Use of media: frequency and overall time of watching television;
frequency of watching news programs on public and private channels
respecti ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 03.2008 - 08.2008
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: All persons (German and non-German) who resided in private households on the day of the interview and were born before 1 January 1990
Number of Units: 3469
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 sample stage municipalities (Gemeinden) in western
Germany and municipalities in eastern Germany were selected with a
p ... more Temporal Research Design: Cross-section Analysis Unit: Individual Mode of Data Collection: • Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)
• Self-administered questionnaire: Computer-assisted (CASI);
Personal interview with standardized questionnaire (CAPI - Computer
Assisted Personal Interviewing), one question battery on political
knowledge as CASI (Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing)
Two additional questionnaires (CASI) ... more Data Collector: TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, Munich
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 801
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Andreß, Hans-Jürgen - Universität Köln, Vorsitz | Diekmann, Andreas - ETH Zürich | Feger, Hubert - Freie Universität Berlin | Liebig, Stefan - Universität Duisburg, Bielefeld | Meulemann, Heiner - Universität Köln | Schmitt-Beck, Rüdiger - Universität Duisburg, Mannheim | Trappe, Heike - Universität Rostock
Publication year: 2015
DOI: 10.4232/1.12345 | 10.4232/1.10834 | 10.4232/1.4600
Study number: ZA4600
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 2.1.0, 2015-10-12, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12345
Version history: ... more Version changes: ... more Errata in current version: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Wasmer, Martina; Scholz, Evi; Blohm, Michael:
Konzeption und Durchführung der "Allgemeinen Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften" (ALLBUS) 2008.
GESIS Technical Report 2010/04, 2010 | Proner, Hanna:
Ist keine Antwort auch eine Antwort?
Die Teilnahme an politischen Umfragen.
Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2011
Zugl.: Mainz, Un ... 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 
