Summary information

Study title

Choice ´95 Parliamentary Election in Latvia 1995

Creator

Klingemann, Hans-Dieter (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung)
Foundation for the Advancement of Sociological Studies, Lettland

Study number / PID

ZA2819, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.2819 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Moral orientations, questions on the political system and behavior at the polls. Topics: Importance of selected areas of life such as friends, family, work, leisure time, politics and faith; frequency of political discussions with friends; general trust in other people; earlier and current membership in organizations; agreement of the activities of political parties with personal views; stand on the party system; preference for individual interests or for the development of society, the nation as well as of collectives; preference for development of society or for development of the nation; agreement of one´s own views with those of contemporaries, friends, family, colleagues, society; preference for freedom or equality; self-classification on a left-right continuum; geographic identity of respondent; judgement on financial situation in comparison to neighbors; belonging to religious communities; ethnic affiliation; dialect at home, at work as well as in public life; foreign language abilities; language knowledge regarding the minority or majority of the country; interest in politics; participation in social life; reading newspapers and interest in political articles; frequency of watching news broadcasts; trust in selected political and social institutions; government as representation of interests of the people; trust in the government, the constitution; postmaterialism; assumed trust of the population in a better future; preferred business leadership; satisfaction with opposition and government; judgement on the speed of changes in the country; satisfaction with democracy; clarity of political events; intents to emigrate; preferred emigration country; election participation 1990; possession and efforts to obtain Latvian citizenship; election participation 1993; discussion about possible result of parliament elections 1993 with friends and relatives; reasons for voting decision; election memory 1993; agreement of personal choice and election winner; fulfillment...
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Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

16/09/1995 - 29/09/1995

Country

Latvia

Time dimension

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Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Multi-stage quota 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

1996

Terms of data access

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

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