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German General Social Survey - ALLBUS 2008

Andreß, Hans-Jürgen; Diekmann, Andreas; Feger, Hubert
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4602 Data file Version 1.0.1, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12831
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: ALLBUS/GGSS 2008 is an English translation of the original German survey ALLBUS 2008. For a comprehensive study description please compare Study No. 4600 (ALLBUS 2008).
Topics: Employment | Leisure, tourism and sport | Community, urban and rural life | Cultural and national identity | Religion and values | Social conditions and indicators | Social behaviour and attitudes | Specific diseases, disorders and medical conditions | Media | Political behaviour and attitudes | Government, political systems and organisations | SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS | Family life and marriage | Gender and gender roles | Social and occupational mobility

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;
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);
Data Collector: TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, München
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 801

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Andreß, Hans-Jürgen - Universität Köln | Diekmann, Andreas - ETH Zürich | Feger, Hubert - Freie Universität Berlin | Liebig, Stefan - Universität Bielefeld | Meulemann, Heiner - Universität Köln | Schmitt-Beck, Rüdiger - Universität Mannheim | Trappe, Heike - Universität Mannheim
Publication year: 2017
DOI: 10.4232/1.12831 | 10.4232/1.11690
Study number: ZA4602
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Research data center: FDZ ALLBUS bei GESIS

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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 (2017). German General Social Survey - ALLBUS 2008. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4602 Data file Version 1.0.1, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12831.

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