GESIS Online Panel Pilot: multitopic introductory wave (survey 1)

Political and economic issues. Work and leisure. Value orientation.

This study number comprises the data collected during the so called
main studies. The main studies represent three surveys which have
partially been used for methodic experiments. The questions are
identical in every survey except for the described differences.

Topics: most important issues in Germany; evaluation of the economic
situation in Germany and personal economic situation at present;
expected economic situation in Germany and personal economic situation
in one year from now; most important criteria in job search; current
occupation; job satisfaction (scalometer); preferred leisure
activities; frequency of selected leisure activities; satisfaction with
work-life balance (scalometer); trust in other people (scale); locus of
control; political interest; satisfaction with the government´s
performance (scalometer); evaluation of Germany´s health care system;
self assessment of own psychic and physic health (scale); value
orientation (scale with split: alternative questioning); frequency of
participation in surveys in the last year; internet use and activities
on the internet; evaltuation of the effect of new communication
technologies.

Demography: age; gender; federal state; evaluation of the survey
(interesting, rich in variety, important for sciences, long, difficult,
too personal); interruption of the survey; personal remarks about the
survey.

Additionally encoded: amount of the respondent´s incentive.