Summary information

Study title

Life Styles (Men)

Creator

MARPLAN, Offenbach

Study number / PID

ZA1334, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.1334 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Life orientation and consumer habits of men. Topics: 1. Life orientation and life style: The topics of the first part of the survey were all obtained by means of scales which in part were structured very extensively. Importance of areas of life; satisfaction with selected areas of life; importance of selected behaviors for a successful and happy marriage; importance of selected marriage motives for men; attitude to money and health; attitude to selected behaviors in leisure time; most important personal leisure activities; frequency of conducting these leisure activities; indicators for a successful person; vacation motives and preferred behaviors on vacation; psychological self-characterization as a man; political attitudes; satisfaction with studies or work; most important demands of occupation; attitudes to sex; attitude to marriage and the relation of partners through life; attitude to body care and use of cosmetic products. 2. Purchase of articles of clothing: purchase month and purchase price of the articles of clothing purchased in the last 12 months; purchase at regular price or in end-of-season sale; description of articles of clothing purchased or received as gift; the material out of which the article of clothing was made; type and name of business; occasion on which the article of clothing is worn; satisfaction with current clothing offering; most important criteria for the selection of things to wear (scale); frequency of use of selected articles of clothing; description of personal clothing style by means of a scale; brand reputation of men´s clothing stores and manufacturers of menswear; demands on optimum clothing (scale). 3. Miscellaneous consumer habits: number, type and engine displacement of cars in household; use of brand service stations as well as full-service or self-service service stations; preferred brand of fuel; personally conducting maintenance of the motor vehicle and place of purchase of motor oil; type of shaver preferred;...
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Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

05/1982 - 06/1982

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 (Random-Route)

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

1984

Terms of data access

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

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