Summary information

Study title

Religion, Church and Society

Creator

Neu, Viola (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Berlin)
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Berlin

Study number / PID

ZA6969, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.13179 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Opinion on religion and politics or religion and church as well as society. 1. Party proximity: intention to vote in the next Bundestag election and party preference (Sunday question); alternatively electable parties; vote decision in the last Bundestag election; sympathy scale for the parties CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, Linke, Grüne, NPD, Republicans and DVU. 2. Religion and politics: opinion on more religious people in public office; opinion on the influence of church leaders on government decisions; opinion on the weight of churches in the CDU; significance of Christianity in the CDU or CSU in a possible vote decision for these parties. 3. Religion and church: attitudes to religion and church (more peaceful world without religion, religion yes, church no, with church and religion nothing in mind); only one true religion, important truths in many religions or in no religion; opinion on Islamic education for Muslim children in state schools in Germany; denomination; frequency of churchgoing; church affiliation; former denomination or religious community or possible membership of a religious community (only those without denomination); self-assessment of religiousness; religiousness of the parental home; future significance of religion; attitude to a church burial. 4. Beliefs: faith in God or in a spiritual power; drawing comfort and strength from faith; faith in a life after death; faith in the devil; faith in a rebirth; optimism about the future. 5. Social acceptance: attitude to homosexuality, single parent education, abortion and euthanasia on demand. 6. Societal development: concerns regarding: loss of traditional values, more and more people on the losing side, destruction of livelihoods through pollution; opinion on control of life through secret agreements and plans; natural calling of women to create a climate of security for the family; loss of social ideals. Demography: sex; age; marital status; cohabitation with a partner; children; number of children;...
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Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

07/12/2009 - 17/12/2009

Country

Germany

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Probability: Multistage
Probability: Stratified
Probability Sample: Multistage Sample

Kind of data

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Data collection mode

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)
Telephone interview: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview)

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

2018

Terms of data access

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

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