German Election Study, 1990 (ICPSR 6189)

Version Date: Sep 18, 2013

Principal Investigator(s):
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Mannheim)

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06189.v1

Version V1

This version of the data collection is no longer distributed by ICPSR. These data are currently available at German Election Study, 1990.

Additional information may be available in Collection Notes.

This study was conducted in the former Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and does not include data from the former East Germany. The codebook is in German.

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Summary

This data collection consists of a cumulative file of the Politbarometer surveys of 1990, which queried citizens of West Germany. Though questions concerning parties and politicians are identical for each Politbarometer, some questions targeting political opinions vary with each survey administration. Data cover party preference, recent voting behavior, self-placement on a left-right political continuum, opinions about politicians, attitudes toward German unification and the potential consequences of East Germans moving to the Federal Republic (Uebersiedler), opinions about the necessity for a new constitution, preferred election date for the new government, fear of losing one's job, influence of survey results on an individual's voting record and on political attitudes, military intervention in the Persian Gulf region, and religiosity.

Citation

Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Mannheim). German Election Study, 1990. Ann Arbor, MI: [distributor], 2013-09-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06189.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

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Time Period(s)

1990

Date of Collection

1990-01 -- 1990-12

Data Collection Notes

  1. This study was conducted in the former Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and does not include data from the former East Germany. The codebook is in German.

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Sample

Stratified multistage random sample.

Universe

Citizens of West Germany, including West Berlin, over age 18, residing in private households with telephones and eligible to vote.

Data Source

personal interviews

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1994-03-10

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Mannheim). GERMAN ELECTION STUDY, 1990. Koeln, W. Germany: Zentralarchiv fuer empirische Sozialforschung [producer], 1993. Koeln, W. Germany: Zentralarchiv fuer empirische Sozialforschung and Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributors], 1994. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06189.v1
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