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German General Social Survey ALLBUScompact - Cumulation 1980-2021

Allerbeck, Klaus; Allmendinger, Jutta; Andreß, Hans-Jürgen
GESIS, Cologne. ZA5285 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14299
Abstract: The German General Social Survey ALLBUS 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. ALLBUScompact is offered as an alternative to the structurally more complex full version of ALLBUS. It addresses the needs of newcomers to data analysis by providing a simplified demography module containing an easily manageable group of the most important demographic indicators. All topical question modules not containing sensitive data are retained as in the ALLBUS full version ( ... more
Content: 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.) P ... 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 | Media | Information society | Gender and gender roles

Methodology

Geographic coverage: Germany (DE), (until 1990: West Germany including West Berlin)
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: 73503
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Stratified: Disproportional • Probability: Multistage; Household samples: 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). Person Samples: In 1994, 1996, and from 2000 a two-stage, disproportionate random ... more
Temporal Research Design: Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Face-to-face interview: Paper-and-pencil (PAPI) • Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI) • Self-administered questionnaire: Paper • Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) • Self-administered questionnaire: Computer-assisted (CASI); 1980-2000: Personal interview with standardized questionnaire (PAPI – Paper and ... 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, 2021)
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 1124
Notes: This cumulative data set of 22 ALLBUS surveys contains all ALLBUScompact time series (i.e. all questions that have been surveyed at least two times). Notes on the special relation between the CAPI- and PAPI-surveys in 2000 can be found in the respective codebooks and in the methodological reports for ALLBUS 2000. The unabridged version of this da ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Allerbeck, Klaus - Universität Frankfurt | Allmendinger, Jutta - Universität München | Andreß, Hans-Jürgen - Universität Köln | Auspurg, Katrin - LMU München | Bauernschuster, Stefan - Universität Passau | Bühler, Christoph - Universität Hannover | Bürklin, Wilhelm - Universität Potsdam | Diekmann, Andreas - ETH Zürich | Feger, Hubert - Freie Unive ... more
Publication year: 2024
DOI: 10.4232/1.14299
Study number: ZA5285
Publisher: GESIS
Research data center: FDZ ALLBUS bei GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2024-06-07, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14299
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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 (2024). German General Social Survey ALLBUScompact - Cumulation 1980-2021. GESIS, Cologne. ZA5285 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14299.

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