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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). ALLBUS/GGSS 2010 focuses on the replication of questions from previous ALLBUS surveys and includes a broad range of sociologically relevant topics. The survey also features an updated and extended module on ego-centered networks that comprises new characteristics of the alteri and an alternative network generator (Burt) surveyed in a split questionnaire. Additionally included are the ISSP modules "Social Inequality IV" and "Environment III".
ALLBUS/GGSS 2010 is an English translation of the original German survey ALLBUS 2010. For a comprehensive study description please compare Study No. 4610 (ALLBUS 2010) .