AUTNES Candidate Survey 2008

Müller, Wolfgang C.; Eder, Nikolaus; Jenny, Marcelo

doi:10.4232/1.12030

GESIS Data Catalogue - Study ZA5247

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ZA5247: AUTNES Candidate Survey 2008

10.4232/1.12030

Müller, Wolfgang C. - Universität Wien

Eder, Nikolaus - Universität Wien

Jenny, Marcelo - Universität Wien

Political Parties, Organizations

Political Attitudes and Behavior

11.5 Mass political behaviour, attitudes / opinion

11.6 Government, political systems and organisation

11.7 Elections

Citation	Müller, Wolfgang C.; Eder, Nikolaus; Jenny, Marcelo (2014): AUTNES Candidate Survey 2008. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5247 Data file Version 1.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.12030
Study No.	ZA5247
Title	AUTNES Candidate Survey 2008
Current Version	1.0.0, 2014-8-20, doi:10.4232/1.12030
Date of Collection	12.2008 - 05.2009
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution	Müller, Wolfgang C. - Universität Wien Eder, Nikolaus - Universität Wien Jenny, Marcelo - Universität Wien
Categories	Political Parties, Organizations Political Attitudes and Behavior
Topics	11.5 Mass political behaviour, attitudes / opinion 11.6 Government, political systems and organisation 11.7 Elections

Abstract

The AUTNES Candidate Survey 2008 was conducted after the Austrian national parliamentary election of 28 September 2008. The dataset is based on a written census survey of the 4.081 candidates for the National Council election. Candidates were asked questions on four topics: Political background and activities, campaigning, issues and policies as well as democracy and representation. The first subject area contains variables like the candidates’ party affiliation, its duration and possible changes as well as several indicators for political activity like association membership or the average weekly time spent with party activities. Next, candidates were asked about several details of their campaign: Its aim and strategy, time spent, occurring problems, communication means, personal campaign funds and relationship with the party. The third section on issues and policies also includes (besides questions about the candidates’ positions on several topics) coalition preferences, left–right self-placement and opinions on EU topics. The final part of the dataset holds information on candidates’ general attitudes about democracy, their preferred electoral system as well as their understanding of how a Member of Parliament should act.

Abstract

Methodology

Geographic Coverage

Universe

Candidates of all parties to the National elections in 2008

Selection Method

No sample (complete count)

Mode of Data Collection

Fixed form self-administered questionnaire: Paper (SAQ)

Data Collector

Principal investigator

Date of Collection

12.2008 - 05.2009

Geographic Coverage	Austria (AT)
Universe	Candidates of all parties to the National elections in 2008
Selection Method	No sample (complete count)
Mode of Data Collection	Fixed form self-administered questionnaire: Paper (SAQ)
Data Collector	Principal investigator
Date of Collection	12.2008 - 05.2009

Dataset

Number of Units: 966

Number of Variables: 271

Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata

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Version 1.0.0
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2014-8-20 first archive edition doi:10.4232/1.12030

Links	Austrian National Election Study (AUTNES)
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Groups

AUTNES - Austrian National Election Study
The Austrian National Election Study (AUTNES) is a National Research Network, which engages in comprehensive social science analyses of the Austrian national elections. The AUTNES network is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) from 2009 to 2015 (Grant Reference: S10903-G11). One main aspect of the project is the institutionalization of an integrative study that considers the ´demand side’ (voters) and the ´supply side’ (political parties and candidates) as well as media coverage of the electoral campaign (´media side´). Relying on this approach the AUTNES makes an important contribution towards a better understanding of the functioning of democracy in Austria.
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ZA5247: AUTNES Candidate Survey 2008