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ALLBUScompact/GGSScompact 1980-2018 (Kumulierte Allgemeine Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften/Cumulated German General Social Survey 1980-2018)

Allerbeck, Klaus; Allmendinger, Jutta; Andreß, Hans-Jürgen
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5275 Data file Version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13749
Abstract: The original surveys have been designed to monitor trends in attitudes, behavior, and societal change in the Federal Republic of Germany. The main topics of this cumulative study are: 1.) Economy 2.) Politics 3.) Social inequality 4.) Ethnocentrism and minorities 5.) Family 6.) Lifestyle and personality 7.) Health 8.) Religion and world view 9.) Personal and collective values 10.) Social networks and social capital 11.) Deviant behavior and sanctions 12.) ALLBUScompact-Demography 13.) Geographic data 14.) Added value Topics: 1.) Economy: assessment of the present and future economic situa ... more
Topics: Economic conditions and indicators | Government, political systems and organisations | Political behaviour and attitudes | Cultural and national identity | Equality, inequality and social exclusion | Crime and law enforcement | Social behaviour and attitudes | General health and well-being | Migration | Minorities | Family life and marriage | Social conditions and indicators | Religion and values

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 1980 - 2018
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: Persons living in private households in the Federal Republic of Germany who were 18 years or older at the time of the survey (1980-1992 and 1998) or who were at least 18 years old on 1 January of the year of the suryvey (1994, 1996, from 2000). As of 1991 the ALLBUS sample also includes foreigners living in Germany. Targeted individuals who did not ... more
Number of Units: 68161
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Stratified: Disproportional • Probability: Multistage; 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). In 1994, 1996, and from 2000 a two-stage, disproportionate random sample was conducted in West Germany ... 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, München (1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000) TNS Infratest, München (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) Kantar Public, München (2018)
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 1090

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Allerbeck, Klaus - Universität Frankfurt | Allmendinger, Jutta - Universität München | Andreß, Hans-Jürgen - Universität Köln | Bauernschuster, Stefan - Universität Passau | Bürklin, Wilhelm - Universität Potsdam | Diekmann, Andreas - ETH Zürich | Feger, Hubert - Freie Universität Berlin | Fetchenhauer, Detlef - Universität Köln | Hadjar, Andreas - ... more
Publication year: 2021
DOI: 10.4232/1.13749 | 10.4232/1.13482
Study number: ZA5275
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Research data center: FDZ ALLBUS bei GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.1.0, 2021-07-10, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13749
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Reference publications

Publications: https://www.gesis.org/allbus | Alba, Richard, Peter Schmidt und Martina Wasmer (Hg.) 2000: Blickpunkt Gesellschaft 5. Deutsche und Ausländer: Freunde, Fremde oder Feinde?, Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag. | Alba, Richard, Peter Schmidt und Martina Wasmer (Hg.) 2003: Germans or Foreigners? Attitudes Towards Ethnic Minorities in Post-Reunification Ge ... 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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