Summary information

Study title

Self-Image of the Agricultural Population in Bavaria

Creator

Ziche, Joachim (Institut für Agrarpolitik und landwirtschaftliches Marktwesen der Technischen Hochschule München in Weihenstephan )

Study number / PID

ZA0479, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.0479 (DOI)

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Abstract

Economic situation, views on the economic significance of agriculture, occupational self-image and moral orientations in the agricultural population. Topics: Judgement on the economic situation and the participation of farmers in economic miracle; typical character traits of farmers; judgement on the self-image and assumed third-party image of farmers as well as its change; relative social prestige and occupational self-image of farmers; attitude to specialization in agriculture, agricultural policy and politics in general; assumed contribution of agriculture to general prosperity the country; assumed social-political significance of farmers; attitude to regular working hours, self-employed occupation and annual vacation; judgement on flight from the country and the city/country relationship; attitude to commercial management of the company, to using external consultants and training of farmers; assessment of today´s significance of a series of farm proverbs; attitude to the farming family company and the future of agriculture; risk readiness; image of an economical farmer; attitude to the market economy, cooperation with other companies, producer co-operatives, the market structure law and sales organizations; readiness to go into debt; desired conduct of the farmers association with subsidy reductions for agriculture; judgement on income development in agriculture; preferred solution of the problem of hunger through food deliveries or technical aid to developing countries; attitude to thriftiness; structure and location of the company; practical training abroad and other training; regional origins; modernity index; position in the company; religiousness. Demography: age (classified); sex; school education; vocational training; professional position; city size; refugee status. Interviewer rating: previous appointment arrangement with respondent. Also encoded were the following regional data: population development; employment structure; municipality...
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Methodology

Data collection period

11/1966 - 04/1967

Country

Time dimension

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Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Stratified two-stage random selection of agricultural working persons as well as random sample of schoolchildren from 33 agriculture schools.

Kind of data

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Data collection mode

Oral survey with standardized questionnaire

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

1967

Terms of data access

A - Data and documents are released for academic research and teaching.

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