Politbarometer 1977-2023 (Partial Cumulation)
GESIS, Cologne. ZA2391 Data file Version 16.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14494
Abstract: The Politbarometer has been conducted since 1977 on an almost monthly basis by the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen on behalf of the Second German Television (ZDF). Since 1990, this database has also been available for the new German states. The survey focuses on the opinions and attitudes of the voting-age population in the Federal Republic on current political issues, parties, politicians, and voting behavior. From 1990 to 1995 and from 1999 onward, the Politbarometer surveys were conducted separately both in the newly formed eastern and in the western German states (Politbarometer East and Politbaro ... more Content: Cumulated data set comprising 74 selected time series from the Politbarometer surveys 1977 to 2023.
1. Topics: Voting intent and party preference (Sunday question); behavior at the polls in the last Federal Parliament election; sympathy scale for the parties; satisfaction with the achievement of the Federal Government and the achievements of the o ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 03.1977 - 12.2023
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE), FRG without West Berlin (1977-1989)
FRG incl. West Berlin from 1990
Universe: 1977-June 1988: Persons eligible to vote in a Federal Parliament election.
Since August 1988: Persons eligible to vote and living in private households with telephone.
Number of Units: 1.073.942
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage
• Probability: Systematic random;
From 1977 to June 1988, a multi-stage stratified random sample was conducted using the ADM master sample.
Since August 1988, a two-stage random sample has been used using the RLD (Randomize Last Digit) method: First, private households are selected, then one person from each household ... more Temporal Research Design: Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section Analysis Unit: Individual Mode of Data Collection: • Face-to-face interview: Paper-and-pencil (PAPI)
• Telephone interview
• Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI);
1977 to June 1988: Personal interview with a standardized questionnaire
August 1988 to March 1990: Telephone interview with a standardized questionnaire.
April 1990 to December 1993: Telephone interview with a standardize ... more Data Collector: Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Mannheim
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric | Text Number of Variables: 84
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Mannheim
Publication year: 2025
DOI: 10.4232/1.14494 | 10.4232/1.14479 | 10.4232/1.14465 | 10.4232/1.14206 | 10.4232/1.14029 | 10.4232/1.13837 | 10.4232/1.13631 | 10.4232/1.13431 | 10.4232/1.13243 | 10.4232/1.13164 | 10.4232/1.12855 | 10.4232/1.12733 | 10.4232/1.12512 | 10.4232/1.12176 | 10.4232/1.12071 | 10.4232/1.11872 | 10.4232/1.11608 | 10.4232/1.11369 | 10.4232/1.2391
Study number: ZA2391
Contributor, Institution, Role: Baumann, Horst - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften - DataCurator | Langhans, Monika - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften - DataCurator | Kratz, Sophia - GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften - DataCurator
Publisher: GESIS
Versions
Current Version: 16.0.0, 2025-03-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14494
Version history: ... more Version changes: ... more Errata in current version: ... more Study group: 
Politbarometer |
show all hits of the groupThe "Politbarometer" surveys are performed since 1977 at about monthly intervals by the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Institute for election research) for the ZDF (Second German TV network). Since 1990 it is also available for the newly formed German states.
They are intended to poll the opinions and attitudes of eligible Germans with regard to current ... more 
