Summary information

Study title

Every-Day Technology and Technology Mentalities in Life Styles

Creator

Lüdtke, Hartmut (Philipps-Universität Marburg, Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften und Philosophie )

Study number / PID

ZA2810, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.2810 (DOI)

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Abstract

Dealing with technology. Use of technical equipment and assessment of personal technical competence. Life style and technology in daily life. Topics: household structure; technology equipment according to quality, quantity and structure in household and leisure area; technology evaluation; interest in technology; environmental consciousness in dealing with technology; technology competence in the form of demands of one´s own work; technical knowledge, technical abilities and skills; most important physical and psychological burdens at work; most important changes at work in the last few years; ability to repair and operate; technology practice; technology use according to devices and areas; allocation problems; individual function of technology and perceived technology function; technical work experiences; acquisition of technologies; life style dimensions in the form of behavior patterns in the areas residence, clothing, nutrition, leisure time, cultural practice and media (in part obtained through sample pictures); self-characterization of residential furnishings and recording by interviewers; newspapers and magazines regularly read; self-characterization of personal clothing style by means of sample pictures; frequency of leisure activities; characterization of nutrition habits; use of various means of transport; most important decision criteria in purchase of technical equipment such as car, television set and iron; technical knowledge test; preferred shopping source for selected technical objects; available leisure time; adequate leisure time; characterization of technical equipment of household in different areas; memberships; frequency of guests in one´s home; neighborhood relationship; loaning and borrowing devices in household; number of rooms; size of residence; characterization of housing situation; tenant status or owner; residential area; goal categories of personal structuring of life; importance of areas of life and satisfaction in these areas of...
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/1992 - 08/1992

Country

Time dimension

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Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Random selection of respondents according to the telephone book

Kind of data

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Data collection mode

Oral and written survey with standardized questionnaire as well astheme interview

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

1994

Terms of data access

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

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