Study on Facebook users

The study on Facebook users was conducted by infratest dimap on behalf of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. During the survey period from November 26 to December 4, 2018, 2,041 Facebook users were surveyed in online interviews (CAWI) on the following topics: internet use, Facebook groups, Facebook use, political content on Facebook, reaction to content, image experiment and Sunday question. Respondents were selected by quota sampling from an online access panel.<br>Use of various internet services (Tinder, Facebook, Twitter, snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, online newspapers, none of the above); use of open or closed Facebook groups; Facebook content on political topics, on job-related topics, on hobbies, on entertainment or on other topics; type of Facebook use (read/ like/ share content, write comments, disseminate own content); political Facebook use (read/ like/ share political content, write comments on political topics, disseminate own content on political topics); reaction to Facebook content or comments (do I feel informed, entertained, annoyed, provoked, etc.). comments (feel informed, entertained, annoyed, provoked); agreement with various statements on Facebook (on Facebook others upset me, I show others their limits, I can speak my mind anonymously, I find many different opinions, I find opinions that are otherwise suppressed, I dare to say/ share things I would not otherwise say); party preference (Sunday question); comment (open) on a provocative image (split A: refugees, split B: Pegida).

Demography: sex; age (year of birth); education; employment; occupational status; net household income (grouped); federal state.

Additionally coded: serial number; weighting factor.