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ZA7654: Trend Questions Corona (Week 15/2020)

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  • ZA7654_v1-0-0.csv (Dataset) 2 MBytes
  • ZA7654_v1-0-0.dta (Dataset Stata) 263 KBytes
  • ZA7654_v1-0-0.sav (Dataset SPSS) 221 KBytes

Questionnaires

  • ZA7654_fb.pdf (Questionnaire) 59 KBytes

Other Documents

  • ZA7654_Tabellenband.pdf (Report) 231 KBytes
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Bibliographic Citation

Citation Citation Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung (2020): Trend Questions Corona (Week 15/2020). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA7654 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13583
Study No.ZA7654
TitleTrend Questions Corona (Week 15/2020)
Current Version1.0.0, 2020-10-15, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13583
Date of Collection06.04.2020 - 08.04.2020
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution
  • Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung

Content

AbstractOn behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, the opinion research institute forsa has regularly carried out representative population surveys on the subject of the ´Corona crisis´ (COVID-19) starting in calendar week 12/2020. The individual question areas were adjusted according to the survey period. Topics: worries about an infection with the corona virus; worries about family members or friends being infected with the coronavirus; worries about infecting other people oneself; other worries in context with the corona virus (open question); self-assessment of the level of information on the following aspects of the current corona crisis: Protection from infection (oneself and others), behaviour in case of infection, measures taken by the Federal Government to stem the spread of the corona virus, everyday life with current restrictions, behaviour in case of symptoms of illness, measures taken by the Federal State to stem the spread of the corona virus; evaluation of current political measures to stem the spread of the corona virus; reasons why the German government´s information on the Corona crisis is assessed as less credible or not credible at all (open question). Demography: sex; age (grouped); employment; education; net household income (grouped); party preference in the next federal election; voting behaviour in the last federal election. Additionally coded: region; weight.
Categories Categories
  • Medicine
  • Communication, Public Opinion, Media
Topics Topics
  • 7.5 Health policy
  • 7.8 Specific diseases and medical conditions
  • 9 Information and communication

Methodology

Geographic Coverage
  • Germany (DE)
UniverseGerman-speaking resident population aged 14 and over
Analysis Unit Analysis Unit
  • Individual
Sampling Procedure Sampling Procedure
  • Probability: Multistage
Mode of Collection Mode of Collection
  • Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)
Time Method Time Method
  • Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Kind of Data Kind of Data
  • Numeric
Data Collectorforsa, Berlin
Date of Collection
  • 06.04.2020 - 08.04.2020

Errata & Versions

VersionDate, Name, DOI
1.0.0 (current version)2020-10-15 first archive edition https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13583
Errata in current version
none
Version changes

Further Remarks

Links
NotesThe study was commissioned by the Federal Press Office.
Number of Units: 1505
Number of Variables: 69
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata, CSV

Publications

Publications
  • Coronavirus – KW 15/2020 : Auswertungen zu Studie ZA7653 – Trendfragen Corona (Woche 15/2020). Herausgeber: forsa
Relevant full texts
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Groups

Research Data Centre
Groups
  • Surveys commissioned by the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government
    The ´Press and Information Office of the Federal Government´ (Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung) infoms citizens and media about the work of the federal government. Above all the office informs the federal government of the news in Germany and worldwide and explores the public opinion.
  • Trend Questions Corona: Surveys commissioned by the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government
    On behalf of the Press and Information Office of the German Federal Government, the opinion research institute Forsa has regularly (initially weekly, later biweekly, then monthly) conducted representative population surveys on the topic of the ´Corona crisis´ (COVID-19) starting in calendar week 12/2020. The individual question areas were adapted according to the survey period, but often included
    - concerns about infection and other concerns
    - Evaluation of the measures taken so far
    - Credibility of the information provided by the Federal Government

    Several times they were also asked about:
    - Interest in the topic
    - Evaluation of the scope of reporting
    - Self-assessment Informedness
    - Information behaviour
    - current place of work (home office)
    - Settings for the Corona Warning App