Summary information

Study title

Political Action II

Creator

Allerbeck, Klaus R. (Universität Frankfurt)
Barnes, Samuel H. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Deth, Jan W. van (University of Twente, Enschede)
Farah, Barbara G. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor )
Heunks, Felix J. (Katholieke Hogeschool, Tilburg)
Inglehart, Ronald (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Jennings, M. Kent (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor )
Kaase, Max (Universität Mannheim)
Klingemann, Hans-Dieter (FU Berlin)
Thomassen, Jacques J. A. (University of Twente, Enschede)
Stouthard, Philip C. (Katholieke Hogeschool, Tilburg)

Study number / PID

ZA1188, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.1188 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Structures and determinants of political participation and political ideology. Topics: assessment of current, earlier and future material standard of living; contentment with life; personal problems in daily life and greatest current problem; personal ability to solve problems; organization, government institutions or parties as perceived solution authorities; political interest; perception of over- or underprivileged groups; attitude to the fight against terrorism at the cost of individual freedom, to nuclear energy, social equality, social equal status for the sexes, extension of the government sphere of influence in economy and society, abortion and environmental protection; attitude to change of society; readiness for political activities at local and national level (Almond-Verba activity index); self-assessment on a left-right continuum; left-right understanding; postmaterialism (two index versions); evaluation of government task fulfillment in the areas of care for old people, equal rights, job market policies, instruction, medical care, housing policies, environmental protection, the fight against crime, policies on minorities, balance of social inequality, fighting inflation and provision of energy; classification of the importance of these problems; good and bad sides of the parties; sympathy scale for social groupings, organizations and parties as well as for the political system; attitude to the current government and the political system; attitude to selected political forms of protest; political participation; point in time, goals and initiator of the protest; attitude to government repression against protest measures; party identification; behavior at the polls in the last and voting intent in the coming national election; extent, point in time, goals and initiator of personal political activities; assessment of political effectiveness and feeling of political representation; attitude to youth protest; influence on the government through interests...
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Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

11/1979 - 09/1981

Country

Germany, Netherlands, United States of America

Time dimension

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Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Multi-stage random sample

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

1983

Terms of data access

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

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