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State Election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2021

GESIS, Cologne. ZA7861 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13914
Abstract: The study on the 2021 state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was conducted by the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen. During the survey period 20.09.2021 to 24.09.2021, 1286 eligible voters in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania were interviewed by telephone (CATI) on the following topics: Political opinion: Parties. Top candidates. Problems and competences. Electoral decision in the context of candidate preference and party competence. The respondents were selected by a multi-stage random sample.
Content: Most important political issues in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; intention to vote in the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; preference for polling station or absentee ballot; party preference (first vote, second vote); certainty of own voting decision; importance of federal politics for one´s own voting decision in the state electio ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 20.09.2021 - 24.09.2021
Geographic coverage: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (DE-MV)
Universe: Resident population eligible to vote
Number of Units: 1286
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage;
Temporal Research Design: Cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI);
Data Collector: Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Mannheim
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 96
Notes: Some questions were asked in a split, i.e. only to about half of the respondents at a time.

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Mannheim
Publication year: 2022
DOI: 10.4232/1.13914
Study number: ZA7861
Publisher: GESIS
Research data center: FDZ Wahlen bei GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2022-09-30, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13914
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Reference publications

Publications: Forschungsgruppe Wahlen e.V.: Wahl in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern : eine Analyse der Landtagswahl vom 26. September 2021. Mannheim: Berichte der Forschungsgruppe Wahlen e.V., Nr. 184, 2021
Study group:
Landtagswahlstudien | show all hits of the group
The available studies on the German ferderal state elections go back as far as 1962. These studies were conducted for the most part as representative surveys in the run-up to elections of the Landtage, the Bremer Bürgerschaft or the Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus. German Federal State Election studies which were surveyed within the framework of the Germ ... more

Landtagswahlen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | show all hits of the group
Assessment of parties and politicians. Attitude towards political issues.

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Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Mannheim (2022). State Election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2021. GESIS, Cologne. ZA7861 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13914.

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