ICPSR Metadata record for German Election Study, November 1961 ICPSR ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/). German Election Study, November 1961 Baumert, Gerhard Scheuch, Erwin K. Wildenmann, Rudolf Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research ICPSR 1992-02-16 7101 doi://10.3886/ICPSR07101.v1
This is the third in a series of three studies that surveyed independent national samples both before and after the 1961 election in the Federal Republic of Germany. There were two pre-election studies, conducted in July and September (see ICPSR 7099 and ICPSR 7100), and one post-election study carried out in November and December. The present study began by asking the respondents to assess their present and future economic situations, as well as the future economic situation of the Federal Republic. Scalometers were used to evaluate the major political figures of 1961 and the three major political parties. Further questions inquired about recent changes in party evaluations and the respondent's characterization of the CDU/CSU, SPD, and FDP. Questions investigating the respondent's voting behavior in the 1961 election and long-term voting history were also included. Another series of items inquired about the perceived source of campaign funding for each party and the respondent's opinion of various financing alternatives. Demographic data cover age, sex, marital status, religious preference, education, employment status, occupation, and income.
 UniverseScheme07101 Organization07101_1 IDRC.II ICPSR.XIV.A.2.b IDRC.III IDRC.VII campaign finance campaign funds Christian Democrats economic conditions elections expectations national economy national elections political parties politicians Social Democrats voter history voting behavior Germany, Global 1961-11 1961-11 survey data Citizens, aged 15 and older, of the Federal Republic of Germany, including West Berlin, who lived in private households and were registered in the community central registry of inhabitants ("Einwohnermeldekartei"). A stratified, multistage, random sampling procedure was utilized in this study. The sample was drawn in three stages: first, the sampling points were designated, then households were chosen within each sampling point, and finally, individuals were selected within each household. The sampling frame included two elements of the population who were generally not eligible to vote in federal elections: residents of West Berlin and citizens younger than 21 years of age. A filter variable (Variable 4) was constructed for an analysis of the eligible electorate. The definition of the population excluded persons living in group quarters, institutional populations, and people with no place of residence. personal interviews 1961-11-14 1961-12-16 ICPSR
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The 1,715 respondents were weighted to 1715.4 to correct for sex and age biases in the sample. The weight variable (Variable 3), constructed by comparing the age by sex distribution of the sample with the census distribution, produces a representative sample of the population.
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This study was conducted by DIVO-Institut, Frankfurt, Germany.