Topic-specific Information Behaviour on the COVID-19 Pandemic (November 2020)
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA7683 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13740
Abstract: For the study ´Topic-specific Information Behaviour on the COVID-19 Pandemic´, the market and opinion research institute INFO GmbH surveyed a total of 2,012 persons of the German-speaking resident population aged 16 and over from 6 to 25 November 2020 on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government. The subject of the survey were attitudes of the population to the topic of the coronavirus pandemic, their information behaviour and handling of the topic as well as the reporting on the topic of the coronavirus pandemic.
Content: 1. General questions: interest in politics; self-assessment of being politically informed; agreement with statements on disenchantment with politics (e.g. satisfied with politics in Germany all in all, parties only want the voters´ votes, they are not interested in their views, etc.); frequency of media use on political topics; statements on inform ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 06.11.2020 - 25.11.2020
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: German-speaking resident population aged 16 and over
Number of Units: 2012
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage;
The sample was collected using a combined method of both telephone interviews (landline/mobile) and online interviews (random selection from an actively recruited online access panel) with at least 1,000 respondents per method.
CATI: Representative household or person sample based on the ADM landline and ADM mobile mas ... more Temporal Research Design: Cross-section Analysis Unit: Individual Mode of Data Collection: • Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)
• Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI);
Data Collector: INFO GmbH, Berlin
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata, CSV
Number of Variables: 124
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung -
Publication year: 2021
DOI: 10.4232/1.13740
Study number: ZA7683
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2021-06-16, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13740
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: INFO GmbH Markt- und Meinungsforschung: Themenspezifisches Informationsverhalten zur Corona-Pandemie I : Ergebnisbericht für das Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung.
Berlin: INFO GmbH Markt- und Meinungsforschung, 2020
Study group: Umfragen der Bundesregierung im Auftrag des Presse- und Informationsamtes |
show all hits of the groupThe "Press and Information Office of the Federal Government" (Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung) infoms citizens and media about the work of the federal government. Above all the office informs the federal government of the news in Germany and worldwide and explores the public opinion.Corona-Befragungen zu speziellen Themen: Umfragen der Bundesregierung im Auftrag des Presse- und Informationsamtes |
show all hits of the groupIn addition to the Corona Trend Questions, the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government commissioned other surveys on specific aspects of the Corona pandemic (COVID-19).GESIS Community Data |
show all hits of the groupGESIS Community Data contains German and international research data that have been specially prepared for secondary analysis and academic teaching. These are studies that have been donated to GESIS by the scientific community and are processed by us in the spirit of open science. The collection constantly expands and contains data from six decades ... more 
