https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14451

The dataset contains socio-demographic variables from the ALLBUS 2021, which were harmonized to the standards developed as part of the KonsortSWD sub-project “Harmonized Variables”. While there are already established recommendations for the formulation of sociodemographic questionnaire items (e.g. the “Demographic Standards” by Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik et al., 2016), there were no such standards at the variable level. The KonsortSWD project closes this gap and establishes 32 standard variables for 19 socio-demographic characteristics contained in this dataset.

Finally, the dataset contains the respondents' identification number so that the variables can be merged with data from the 2021 ALLBUS/GGSS survey (ZA5280 and ZA5281).