Summary information

Study title

Welfare Survey 1998

Creator

Zapf, Wolfgang (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin)
Habich, Roland (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin )
Noll, Heinz-Herbert (ZUMA, Mannheim)

Study number / PID

ZA3398, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.3398 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Quality of life and satisfaction in selected areas of life. Evaluation of financial, occupational and health situation. Topics: 1. housing situation: housing situation in primary residence; number of rooms; floor space in square meters; furnishing characteristics of the residence; residential status; satisfaction with one's residence and residential area; satisfaction with housing; satisfaction with public safety and the fight against crime in the country as well as sense of security in residential area (victimization probability); satisfaction with environmental protection in the country (scale); stress scale for noise, air pollution, lack of free nature, destruction of countrside and quality of drinking water; readiness for sacrifices in standard of living for the sake of environmental protection; openness to innovation; attitude to aid to those wanting to die (scale). 2. society: postmaterialism (Inglehart- scale); perceived conflicts between selected social groups; comparison of current personal living conditions with those at the time of unification in 1990 and the course of living conditions since 1990; characterization of personal situation in life: optimism/pessimism, work orientation, loneliness, fatalism; satisfaction with training (scale); self-classification of social class; memberships; current feeling of happiness; available leisure time; satisfaction with leisure time (scale); state of birth; length of living in Eastern Germany or in Western Germany. 3. household: detailed information on size of household and persons living in it (number of persons living in household; persons under 18 years in household; head of household); satisfaction with family life (scale); living together with a partner; employment of partner; reasons for partner's not being employed; occupational position of partner; marital satisfaction or satisfaction with partnership (scale). 4. social contacts: contact opportunities; possession and number of close friendships; frequency...
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Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

10/1998 - 12/1998

Country

Germany

Time dimension

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Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Multi-stage stratified random sample (ADM mastersample)

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

2001

Terms of data access

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

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