The German Survey on Volunteering Trend 1999–2014
GESIS, Cologne. ZA5715 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14133
Abstract: This study is the trend data set of the German Survey on Volunteering (FWS) 1999-2014. The Scientific Use File (SUF) FWS Trend 1999-2014 includes information from the four survey waves from 1999 to 2014 of the FWS and can be used for cross-wave analyses of the FWS.
The FWS is a representative survey on volunteering in Germany that has been conducted every five years since 1999 and is aimed at people aged 14 and older. Telephone interviews are used to collect comprehensive information on the content, scope, motives and context of volunteering, as well as asking about donation activity and will ... more Content: Household constellation: household size; persons in household under 6 years and from 6 to under 14 years, dummy;
Employment and occupational status: employment status; hours worked per week; current/former occupational status; occupational status of those employed at the time of interview;
Migration background: German citizenship; German citize ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 05.1999 - 12.11.2014
Date(s) of Data Collection: 05.1999 - 07.1999, W1 | 22.04.2004 - 15.07.2004, W2 | 28.04.2009 - 30.07.2009, W3 | 28.04.2014 - 12.11.2014, W4
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: Resident population aged 14 and over
Number of Units: 78617
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage;
Temporal Research Design: Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section Analysis Unit: Individual Mode of Data Collection: • Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI);
Data Collector: Infratest Burke Sozialforschung, München
TNS Infratest, München
infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft, Bonn
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 221
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, Berlin
Publication year: 2023
DOI: 10.4232/1.14133
Study number: ZA5715
Contributor, Institution, Role: Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen (DZA) - DataCurator
Publisher: GESIS
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2023-06-01, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14133
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: BMFSFJ (Hrsg.). (2005). Freiwilliges Engagement in Deutschland 1999–2004. Ergebnisse der repräsentativen Trenderhebung zu Ehrenamt, Freiwilligenarbeit und bürgerschaftlichen Engagement.
Berlin: Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend. Zugriffsdatum 17. Dezember 2018. Download unter: http://www.dza.de/fileadmin/dza/pdf/fws/BMFSFJ ... more Study group: Freiwilligensurveys |
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