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German Survey Data

A rich database of German surveys

Are you researching social change and looking for long time series? Would you like to analyze individual changes in values and political attitudes?

Access the data from our survey programs such as ALLBUS and GLES, or use the valuable wealth of data that the GESIS Panel or the family demographic panel FReDA have to offer.

You can also find data from important external survey programs that entrust their data to GESIS and share it with the research community via our archive. These include, for example, data from the Federal Press Office or pairfam, the longitudinal study to research partnership and family living arrangements in Germany.

ALLBUS - the German General Social Survey

In the ALLBUS study series, random samples of the German population have been surveyed on attitudes and behavior every two years since 1980 using a partly constant, partly variable survey program. The ALLBUS data can be used to analyze developments and changes in German society over four decades.

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GESIS Panel

The GESIS Panel data reflects the research interests of the community. As an offer to collect data for researchers, the secondary analytical use of this data is also available to all researchers - without embargo. The GESIS Panel contains both high-quality, population-representative survey data (GESIS Panel.pop) and innovative digital behavioral data (GESIS Panel.dbd).

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German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES)

The German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) is the central survey program in Germany for the continuous collection and provision of high-quality data for national and international election research.

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FReDA - The family demographic panel

FReDA is a scientific study that deals with the topic of relationships and family life in Germany. Several thousand randomly selected people aged 18 to 49 and their partners are surveyed nationwide. The data enables up-to-date analyses of the family and population in Germany.

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More data from Germany

In our archive you will find further data from surveys and other sources that were collected in Germany.

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