Summary information

Study title

Change of Subjective Attitudes of the People in Eastern Germany from 1990 to 1996 - Cumulation of the Study "Life in the GDR / Eastern Germany " 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996

Creator

1990: Institut für Soziologie und Sozialpolitik an der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Berlin
1991: Empirisch-methodische Arbeitsgruppe am Institut für Soziologie und Sozialpolitik, Berlin
1992: EMMAG bei KAI, Berlin und Sozialpädagogisches Institut Berlin
1993: EMMAG am Sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschungszentrum Berlin-Brandenburg
Häder, Michael (1996: ZUMA, Mannheim)
Mohler, Peter Ph. (1996: ZUMA, Mannheim)
Opp, Karl-Dieter (Universität Leipzig)
Rehberg, Karl-Siegbert (Technische Universität Dresden)
Sahner, Heinz (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg)

Study number / PID

ZA6666, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.6666 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Change of subjective attitudes of the people in Eastern Germany from 1990 to 1996. Topics: Development of personal situation in life in the next few weeks; importance of areas of life; extent to which informed about areas of life; time consciousness; opinions about foreigners; general contentment with life; assessment of environmental consciousness of East German citizens and satisfaction with the environmental situation; environmentally conscious conduct; changes of work surroundings in the last few months, such as change of company, change of job, taking up work in the west, participation in retraining, short time work, holding pattern, unemployment, ABM position {jobs program}; evaluation of changes at work; evaluation of one's own work; agreement with statements about the legal system; satisfaction with areas of life; comparison of retrospective satisfaction with current; expectations of family and friends of the conduct of respondent; opinion on income equalization of Eastern and Western Germany; judgement on one's own economic situation; preferred leisure activities; activities to structure one's own situation in life; expected social changes in the next few years; self-assessment of condition of health; activities to promote health; desire for children and ideal number of children; satisfaction with various sides of partnership and family life; relationship to various parties; membership in trade union, club, association, citizen initiative; willingness to participate in social services, representation of political interests, leisure interests and special group interests; Inglehart Items; existence of building loan contract, life insurance, other capital insurance policies, loan; long-term relationship; current qualification; future occupation concepts; status as not employed; management function exercised and its level; working hours in hours per week; sources of income; residency at place of residence;...
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Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

1990 - 1996

Country

Germany

Time dimension

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Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

The cumulated data set consists of data from five surveys from the ´Life in Eastern Germany´ investigation series with a total of 7500 respondents. 1990: in the GDR districts Potsdam, Schwerin and Leipzig through cluster sample. 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996: in Eastern Germany through multi-stage random sample persons with German citizenship, living in private households and 18 years old or older were selected.

Kind of data

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Data collection mode

1990, 1991: Written survey. 1992, 1993, 1996: Oral survey

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

1996

Terms of data access

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

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