Topic-specific Information Behaviour on the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 2021)
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA7699 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13815
Abstract: The survey ´Topic-specific Information Behaviour on the Corona Pandemic´ conducted by the market and opinion research institute INFO GmbH on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government examines the attitudes of the population towards the COVID-19 pandemic, their information behaviour and their handling of the topic as well as the assessment of the reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic. The current survey wave in April 2021 thus builds on a first survey on the topic in November 2020.
Content: Political interest; political informativeness; general attitude towards politics in Germany (satisfaction with politics, influence on politics, attitude towards parties and politicians, understanding of politics); frequency of use of certain media for political information (e.g. public television, private television programmes, printed newspapers, ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 07.04.2021 - 21.04.2021
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: German-speaking resident population aged 16 and over
Number of Units: 1500
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 personal sample based on the ADM fixed-line and ADM mobile ... more Temporal Research Design: Cross-section Analysis Unit: Individual Mode of Data Collection: • Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)
• Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI);
Mixed-Mode-Design (CATI/CAWI) Data Collector: Info GmbH, Berlin
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata, CSV
Number of Variables: 133
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung, Berlin
Publication year: 2021
DOI: 10.4232/1.13815
Study number: ZA7699
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2021-11-18, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13815
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Info GmbH: Themenspezifisches Informationsverhalten zur Corona-Pandemie (Welle 2) :
Ergebnisbericht für das Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung.
Berlin: Info GmbH 2021
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 
