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Environmental Consciousness in Germany 2018

Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit (BMU), Berlin; Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Dessau-Roßlau
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA7493 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13634
Abstract: The Study on Environmental Consciousness in Germany has been conducting research on the development of environmental consciousness and environmental behaviour of the population in Germany every two years since 1996. The aim is to understand the patterns of thought and action that exist in society and to incorporate them into citizen-oriented policies. The survey of the first wave consisted of time comparison questions on environmental quality, health, noise, the role of environmental policy and voluntary commitment; mobility and traffic change; agriculture and rural regions; meat alternatives ... more
Topics: Diet and nutrition | Specific diseases, disorders and medical conditions | Political behaviour and attitudes | TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL | Energy and natural resources | Environment and conservation | Agriculture and rural industry | Consumption and consumer behaviour | Housing

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 23.08.2018 - 21.12.2018
Date(s) of Data Collection: 23.08.2018 - 05.09.2018, wave 1 | 05.09.2018 - 20.09.2018, wave 2 | 14.12.2018 - 21.12.2018, post-collection
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: German-speaking persons aged 14 and over in private households
Number of Units: 2021 (Welle 1) & 2017 (Welle 2) & 2004 (Nacherhebung)
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage; Recruitment sample: probability selection: Multi-stage random selection, survey sample: probability selection from the Forsa-Omninet Panel. The Forsa-Omninet panel includes both internet users and people without internet access.
Temporal Research Design: Cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI); Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) For respondents without internet access, the interview was conducted using a tablet or a set-top box via the television.
Data Collector: forsa Politik- und Sozialforschung GmbH, Berlin
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 407 (Welle 1) & 306 (Welle 2) & 36 (Nacherhebung)

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit (BMU), Berlin | - Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Dessau-Roßlau
Publication year: 2020
DOI: 10.4232/1.13634
Study number: ZA7493
Contributor, Institution, Role: Rubik, Frieder - Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung - ProjectLeader
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2020-11-25, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13634
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Reference publications

Publications: Rubik, Frieder; Müller, Ria; Harnisch, Richard; Holzhauer, Brigitte; Schipperges, Michael und Geiger, Sonja: Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2018 : Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Bevölkerungsumfrage. Berlin, Dessau Roßlau: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU); Umweltbundesamt (UBA), 2019 (https://www.umweltbundes ... more
Study group:
Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland | show all hits of the group
Since the middle of the 1990s Federal Environment Agency finances the analysis of environmental consciousness in Germany. The survey series was developed from scientific cross-sections to a regular survey program.

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Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit (BMU), Berlin, & Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Dessau-Roßlau (2020). Environmental Consciousness in Germany 2018. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA7493 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13634.

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