German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) 2021 (English Version) - Cognitive Pretest

Abstract:

The German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) is the central infrastructure project in Germany for the continuous collection and provision of high-quality data for national and international election research.
The subject of this pretest are questions on social media, politics and society that were revised or newly developed for the GLES surveys in the context of the 2021 federal election.
The questions were tested by means of telephone cognitive interviews.

*Note: The items were tested in German. The items documented here are English translations of the original German wordings.*

Citation:

Nießen, D., Lenzner, T., Hadler, P., Quint, F., Steins, P., & Neuert, C. (2020): German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) 2021 (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

DOI:

10.17173/pretest130

Question No.	Pretesting Results	Type	Construct	Question documented in ZIS
1	How often do you use the Internet for private purposes, whether by means of a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone?	Single Question	Frequency of internet use for private purposes	No
2	Version a. For how long approximately do you use the Internet for private purposes on a usual day? Please provide the time in hours and minutes.	Single Question	Duration of Internet use for private purposes (open vs. closed)	No
3	Which social media do you use occasionally or regularly?	Single Question	General use of social media (open vs. closed)	No
4	And please indicate which social media you occasionally or regularly use for political information.	Single Question	Political use of social media	No
5	Version a. When you use social media, how often do you encounter information about political topics?	Single Question	Proportion of political content when using social media (closed vs. open)	No
6	On how many days in the past week did you see or read posts about political issues on social networks, such as Facebook or Twitter?	Single Question	Frequency of political content when using social media	No
7	Do you follow politicians or political parties on social media or have you subscribed to such channels? If yes, from which parties?	Single Question	Political subscriptions on social media	No
8	The following questions are about the federal election campaign in 2017 and the activities of the parties as well as the candidates. Please ignore all other elections that took place in the mentioned year.	Multi-Item Scale	Party contacts during the federal election campaign 2017	No
9	What is your opinion on the topic of immigration opportunities for foreigners?	Single Question	Immigration opportunities for foreigners	No
10	Now various statements follow that some people agree with, but others disagree with. What about you? For each statement, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with it.	Multi-Item Scale	Authoritarianism, populism, detachement
11	When you think about the condition of society in Germany - how fair or unfair is it, all in all?	Single Question	Macrojustice	No
12	Version a. How strongly do you care about the campaign for the upcoming federal election?	Single Question	Interest in the campaign & importance of the outcome of the election	No
13	How likely do you think it is that the FDP will get enough votes to enter the Bundestag in the upcoming federal election?	Single Question	Probability of the FDP entering the Bundestag	No
14	Many people see climate change as proven. Others, however, doubt that the climate is changing. What do you believe?	Single Question	Belief in climate change	No
15	Now follow various statements that some people agree with, but others disagree with. What about you? For each statement, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree.	Multi-Item Scale	Opinions on climate change	No
16	In Germany, different groups live side by side. What do you think about the following statement? Based on my personal values, I believe it is wrong to be prejudiced against blacks.	Single Question	Racism	No

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