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German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) - Cumulation 1980-2018

Allerbeck, Klaus; Allmendinger, Jutta; Andreß, Hans-Jürgen
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5276 Data file Version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13774
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.) Politics: satisfaction with the federal and state government, with German democracy and with the performance of the German political system (political support); basic po ... 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, Munich (1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000) TNS Infratest, Munich (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) Kantar Public, Munich (2018)
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 1564

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Allerbeck, Klaus - University of Frankfurt | Allmendinger, Jutta - University of Munich | Andreß, Hans-Jürgen - University of Cologne | Bauernschuster, Stefan - University of Passau | Bürklin, Wilhelm - University of Potsdam | Diekmann, Andreas - ETH Zurich | Feger, Hubert - Free University of Berlin | Fetchenhauer, Detlef - University of Cologne | ... more
Publication year: 2021
DOI: 10.4232/1.13774 | 10.4232/1.13483
Study number: ZA5276
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Research data center: FDZ ALLBUS bei GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.1.0, 2021-08-11, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13774
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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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