Download statistics GESIS Data Archive

General information:
The data sets contain information on how often materials of studies available through GESIS: Data Archive for the Social Sciences were downloaded and/or ordered through one of the archive´s plattforms/services between 2004 and 2018.

Sources and plattforms:
Study materials are accessible through various GESIS plattforms and services: Data Catalogue (DBK), histat, datorium, data service (and others).

Years available:
- Data Catalogue: 2012-2018
- data service: 2006-2018
- datorium: 2014-2018
- histat: 2004-2018

Data sets:
Data set ZA6899_Datasets_only_all_sources contains information on how often data files such as those with dta- (Stata) or sav- (SPSS) extension have been downloaded. Identification of data files is handled semi-automatically (depending on the plattform/serice). Multiple downloads of one file by the same user (identified through IP-address or username for registered users) on the same days are only counted as one download.

Data set ZA6899_Doc_and_Data_all_sources contains information on how often study materials have been downloaded. Multiple downloads of any file of the same study by the same user (identified through IP-address or username for registered users) on the same days are only counted as one download.

Both data sets are available in three formats: csv (quoted, semicolon-separated), dta (Stata v13, labeled) and sav (SPSS, labeled). All formats contain identical information.

Variables:
Variables/columns in both data sets are identical.
za_nr ´Archive study number´
version ´GESIS Archiv Version´
doi ´Digital Object Identifier´
StudyNo ´Study number of respective study´
Title ´English study title´
Title_DE ´German study title´
Access ´Access category (0, A, B, C, D, E)´
PubYear ´Publication year of last version of the study´
inZACAT ´Study is currently also available via ZACAT´
inHISTAT ´Study is currently also available via HISTAT´
inDownloads ´There are currently data files available for download for this study in DBK or datorium´
Total ´All downloads combined´
downloads_2004 ´downloads/orders from all sources combined in 2004´
[up to ...]
downloads_2018 ´downloads/orders from all sources combined in 2018´
d_2004_dbk ´downloads from source dbk in 2004´
[up to ...]
d_2018_dbk ´downloads from source dbk in 2018´
d_2004_histat ´downloads from source histat in 2004´
[up to ...]
d_2018_histat ´downloads from source histat in 2018´
d_2004_dataservice ´downloads/orders from source dataservice in 2004´
[up to ...]
d_2018_dataservice ´downloads/orders from source dataservice in 2018´

More information is available within the codebook.