Study title

The German General Social Survey ALLBUS 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. ALLBUScompact is offered as an alternative to the structurally more complex full version of ALLBUS. It addresses the needs of newcomers to data analysis by providing a simplified demography module containing an easily manageable group of the most important demographic indicators. All topical question modules not containing sensitive data are retained as in the ALLBUS full version (scientific use file). ALLBUScompact 1980-2021 compiles all of the time series in the ALLBUScompact series (i.e. it contains data for all questions that have been surveyed in at least two of the so far 22 cross-sectional surveys).The original surveys have been designed to monitor trends in attitudes, behavior, and societal change in the Federal Republic of Germany. The main topics of this cumulative study are: 1.) Economy 2.) Politics 3.) Social inequality 4.) Ethnocentrism and minorities 5.) Family 6.) Lifestyle and personality 7.) Health 8.) Religion and world view 9.) Personal and collective values 10.) Social networks and social capital 11.) Deviant behavior and sanctions 12.) ALLBUScompact-Demography 13.) Technical data and paradata 14.) Geographic data 15.) Added value Topics: 1.) Economy: assessment of the present and future economic situation in Germany and in one´s own federal state, assessment of present and future personal economic situation. 2.) Politics: satisfaction with the federal and state government, with German democracy and with the performance of the German political system (political support); basic political attitudes: self-placement on left-right continuum, placement of political parties on a left-right-continuum, political interest, party inclination; voting intention (Sonntagsfrage), participation in last federal elections, recall of vote...