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ALLBUS (GGSS - the German General Social Survey) is a biennial trend survey based on random samples of the German population. Established in 1980, its mission is to monitor attitudes, behavior, and social change in Germany. Each ALLBUS cross-sectional survey consists of one or two main question modules covering changing topics, a range of supplementary questions and a core module providing detailed demographic information. Additionally, data on the interview and the interviewers are provided as well. Key topics generally follow a 10-year replication cycle, many individual indicators and item batteries are replicated at shorter intervals. Since the mid-1980ies ALLBUS also regularly hosts one or two modules of the ISSP (International Social Survey Programme). The main question module of ALLBUS/GGSS 2014 is “Social Inequality and the Welfare State” (with questions on social mobility and the perceived conditions of success, objective and subjective indicators of social position, and attitudes towards social differences, social justice, and the welfare state). Other prominent topics are health, lifestyles and cultural capital, as well as political attitudes. Additionally included are the ISSP modules "National Identity III" and "Citizenship II".1). Free time activities and media use: reading books; listening to music; using the internet; online chats and social networks; playing computer games; relaxing, being lazy; walking or hiking; yoga, meditation; going to restaurants etc.; visiting friends; visiting relatives; playing games; making music; doing other artistic activities; do it yourself; active sport; attending sports events; going to the cinema, to pop concerts, jazz or dance events; classic culture (opera, classical concerts, theater); visiting museums or exhibitions; attending public festivals or fairs; private music lessons; private lessons in other artistic skills; membership status of respondent in various clubs and organizations (cultural or arts...