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Media Exposure and Opinion Formation in an Age of Information Overload (MEOF) – Webtracking on-site

Munzert, Simon; Barberá, Pablo; Guess, Andrew M.
GESIS, Cologne. ZA7896 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13981
Abstract: The Media Exposure and Opinion Formation (MEOF) study is a multi-country, multi-wave panel survey conducted between July 2017 and October 2019 in Germany and April 2018 and October 2019 in the United States. The survey allows for the study of political attitudes and behaviors, knowledge, online media consumption, and attitudes on a variety of topics. In addition to survey data, passive measurement technology (tracking software) was deployed on respondents´ desktop and mobile devices to collect real-time data on web visits and mobile app usage with respondent consent.
Content: The web tracking data consist of three samples, two German and one U.S. American, accompanying the fielded survey waves. Collected variables: country, url, used_at, duration, personid, domain, provider
Topics: Information society | Media | Elections | Government, political systems and organisations | Political behaviour and attitudes | LAW, CRIME AND LEGAL SYSTEMS

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.07.2017 - 15.10.2019
Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.07.2017 - 31.12.2018, Germany | 01.10.2018 - 27.02.2019, Germany | 23.04.2018 - 15.10.2019, U.S.A.
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE) | United States of America (US)
Universe: German/American citizens aged 18 and over with Internet access
Sampling Procedure: • Non-probability: Quota;
Temporal Research Design: Longitudinal: Panel
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Computer-based observation;
Data Collector: YouGov USA
Analysis System(s): R, CSV
Kind of Data: Numeric | Text
Notes: The survey data are archived under the ZA study numbers 7894: Media Exposure and Opinion Formation in an Age of Information Overload (MEOF) – Survey Germany and 7895: Media Exposure and Opinion Formation in an Age of Information Overload (MEOF) – Survey U.S.A.

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Munzert, Simon - Hertie School Berlin | Barberá, Pablo - University of Southern California | Guess, Andrew M. - University of Princeton | Yang, JungHwan - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Publication year: 2022
DOI: 10.4232/1.13981
Study number: ZA7896
Publisher: GESIS
External links: project homepage

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Current Version: 1.0.0, 2022-08-31, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13981
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Munzert, Simon, Barberá, Pablo, Guess, Andrew M., & Yang, JungHwan (2022). Media Exposure and Opinion Formation in an Age of Information Overload (MEOF) – Webtracking on-site. GESIS, Cologne. ZA7896 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13981.

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