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Monitoring Rural Areas - Survey on Quality of Life (General Survey)

GESIS, Cologne. ZA8774 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14335
Abstract: The representative population survey in rural areas in Germany was conducted by INFO GmbH Markt- und Meinungsforschung on behalf of the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forests and Fisheries. During the survey period from 14.09.2016 to 03.11.2016, the German-speaking resident population in defined municipalities in Germany with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants aged 18 and over in private households with at least one telephone connection (landline or mobile) was surveyed in telephone interviews (CATI) on the following topics: quality of life, work-l ... more
Content: Household: household size, use of another dwelling and reasons for use; residential status at main residence; assessment of dwelling size; importance of various life goals. Residential biography: always lived in the municipality or moved to the municipality; year of moving to the municipality; previously lived in this municipality and period (from ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 14.09.2016 - 03.11.2016
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: German-speaking resident population in defined municipalities in Germany with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants aged 18 and over in private households with at least one telephone connection (landline or mobile)
Number of Units: 1717
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage;
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI);
Data Collector: INFO GmbH Markt- und Meinungsforschung, Berlin
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 528

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Kreis, Joachim - Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Braunschweig
Publication year: 2024
DOI: 10.4232/1.14335
Study number: ZA8774
Publisher: GESIS

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2024-12-19, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14335
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Reference publications

Publications: INFO GmbH Markt- und Meinungsforschung: Repräsentative Bevölkerungsbefragung in ländlichen Räumen in Deutschland 2016 – Methodenbericht. Berlin: INFO GmbH Markt- und Meinungsforschung, November 2016
Study group:
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The Thünen Institute conducts interdisciplinary research aimed at the sustainable development of rural areas, agriculture, forestry, timber and fisheries. It incorporates socio-economic, ecological and technological aspects. The Institute develops scientific foundations as a decision-making aid for federal government policy.

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Kreis, Joachim (2024). Monitoring Rural Areas - Survey on Quality of Life (General Survey). GESIS, Cologne. ZA8774 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14335.

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