German Survey on Volunteering 2014
GESIS, Cologne. ZA5713 Data file Version 1.3.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14131
Abstract: The German Survey on Volunteering (FWS) is a representative survey on volunteering in Germany, aimed at people aged 14 and older. Voluntary activities and willingness to get involved are surveyed in telephone interviews (CATI). The Survey on Volunteering is the main basis of social reporting on volunteering in the Federal Republic of Germany and is funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ).
The data of the Survey on Volunteering were collected in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019. In each wave, an independent sample was drawn, resulting in fiv ... more Content: 1. Personal data: sex; country of birth of respondent/ Germany; year of moving to Germany; household size; persons under 18 in household; household composition; if children in household: Own children; respondent is caregiver of child(ren); marital status; stable partnership; living with a partner; employment status; employment full-time, part-time, ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 28.04.2014 - 12.11.2014
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: Resident population aged 14 and over
Number of Units: 28690
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage;
The sampling is based on a dual-frame approach: Around 70 percent of the interviews were conducted via fixed network and just under 30 percent via mobile phone.
The sampling frame was randomly generated in each case using the Häder/Gabler method in accordance with the ADM standard-
Boosting sample fixed network only, ta ... more Temporal Research Design: Cross-section Analysis Unit: Individual Mode of Data Collection: • Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI);
Data Collector: infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft, Bonn
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 404
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, Berlin
Publication year: 2023
DOI: 10.4232/1.14131
Study number: ZA5713
Contributor, Institution, Role: Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen (DZA) - DataCurator
Publisher: GESIS
Versions
Current Version: 1.3.0, 2023-06-01, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14131
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Schiel, Stefan; Quandt, Sylvia; Häring, Armando; Weißpflug, Anna; Gilberg, Reiner; Kleudgen, Martin: Methodenbericht : Deutscher Freiwilligensurvey 2014.
Bonn: infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft, 2015
| Kausmann, C., Hameister, N., Müller, D. (2019). Deutscher Freiwilligensurvey 2014.
Codebuch und Grundauszählung SUF FWS 2014, Versi ... more Study group: Freiwilligensurveys |
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