German General Social Survey - ALLBUS 2016
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5252 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12837
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.) Family and gender roles: family as a prerequisite for happiness; marriage in case of steady partnership; desire to have children; attitudes towards working fathers and mothers [split]; division of labor regarding house and family work.
2.) Acceptance of immigration and attitudes towards ethnic and religious minorities in Germany: attitude towa ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 06.04.2016 - 18.09.2016
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: Residents in private households in the Federal Republic of Germany born before 1 January 1998.
Number of Units: 3490
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Stratified: Disproportional
• Probability: Multistage;
Person sample
Universe Sampled: All persons (German and non-German) who resided in private households and were born before 1 January 1998.
Selection Method: Two stage disproportionate random sample in western Germany (incl. West Berlin) and eastern Germany (incl. East Berl ... 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, oral interview with standardized questionnaire (CAPI – Computer Assisted Personal Inter-viewing) and two additional self-completion questionnaires (CASI – Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing) for ISSP (split questionnai ... more Data Collector: TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, Munich
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 793
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Stefan Bauernschuster - Universität Passau | Andreas Diekmann - ETH Zürich | Andreas Hadjar - Université du Luxembourg | Karin Kurz - Universität Göttingen | Ulrich Rosar - Universität Düsseldorf | Ulrich Wagner - Universität Marburg | Bettina Westle - Universität Marburg
Publication year: 2018
DOI: 10.4232/1.12837
Study number: ZA5252
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2018-09-14, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12837
Version history: ... 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 
