Summary information

Study title

DJI Youth Survey 1992 (Youth and Politics)

Creator

Deutsches Jugendinstitut (DJI), München

Study number / PID

ZA2527, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.2527 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Living conditions, moral orientations, political orientations and readiness for political conduct of young people. Topics: General contentment with life (scale); self-classification of extent to which grown-up; most important characteristics and characteristics of adults as well as specification of those characteristics already attained oneself; frequency of different concepts and views in comparison to one´s family, circle of friends, colleagues as well as in comparison to the entire population; trust in selected institutions such as trade unions, church, judiciary, parties, Federal German Armed Forces, the press, company, Federal Government, the police, the media, the Federal Parliament and Greenpeace; local ties, ties to state as well as with Germany; ignorance of politicians and feeling of political effectiveness; political understanding and complexity of politics; national pride; reasons for national pride; adequate consideration of the interests of the GDR in the unification of Germany; possibilities of learning about the people in the other part of Germany; understanding of democracy (scale); personal advantages or disadvantages from German unification; aspects of personal life affected by unification and current satisfaction in these areas; importance of selected character traits (scale); importance of areas of life; postmaterialism scale; attitude to democracy in general and to democracy in the Federal Republic; attitude to the idea of socialism and to socialism in the GDR; detailed information on current and earlier memberships as well as intensity of participation in the activities of associations, clubs or initiatives; acceptance of functions in these clubs; attitude to and personal activities in peace initiatives, environmental protection groups, self-help groups, nationalist groupings, left groupings, human rights groups etc.; understanding of the role of women (scale); women and professional career; attitude to National Socialism and attitude to a...
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Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

09/1992 - 10/1992

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). Random route in the sample of target households and sample of target persons in household through random number.

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

1995

Terms of data access

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

Related publications

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