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Appendix B - Appendix to Chapter 5 (Germany)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2021

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Data sources

German National Election Studies 1965-2005

Politbarometer 2002, ZA3849 & ZA3850 [merged into one dataset]

Politbarometer 2003, ZA4003 & ZA4004 [merged into one dataset]

Politbarometer 2005, ZA4258 & ZA4259 [merged into one dataset]

German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES), Pre-Release 1.3. [accessed at http://www.dgfw.info/daten.php]

Description of variables used in analysis

Items and their wording for measurement of attitudes towards reform proposals in Table 5.5:

V192: Der Bundeskanzler hat eine Reihe von Vorschlagen zur Reform der sozialen Sicherungssysteme gemacht. Gehen Ihnen diese Vorschlage alles in allem gesehen…

(Th e Federal Chancellor has made a lot of proposals concerning the reform of the social security system. Altogether, do you think these proposals …)

  • 1. zu weit (go too far)

  • 2. sind sie gerade richtig (are appropriate)

  • 3. gehen Ihnen diese Vorschlage nicht weit genug ? (are not sufficient?)

V200: Es gibt auch den Vorschlag, das Arbeitslosengeld zu kurzen, um zusätzliche Anreize zu schaff en, auch schlechter bezahlte Jobs anzunehmen.

(There is also a proposal to cut unemployment benefits to increase incentives to accept lower paid jobs.)

  • 1. Finden Sie diesen Vorschlag gut, oder (Do you think that this is a good proposal, or)

  • 2. finden Sie ihn nicht gut? (a bad proposal)

V236: Seit 2003 sind eine Reihe von Reformen in den Bereichen Gesundheit, Rente, Arbeitsmarkt und Steuern beschlossen worden. Ganz allgemein gefragt: Waren diese Maßnahmen…

(Since 2003 a lot of reforms concerning health, pensions, labour market and taxes have been implemented. Generally speaking: do you think these measures were…)

  • 1. eher richtig (generally right)

  • 2. eher falsch (generally wrong)

V239: Seit Anfang des Jahres werden die bisherigen Arbeitslosenhilfe und die Sozialhilfe zum Arbeitslosengeld II („zwei“) zusammengefasst. Damit für Arbeitslose, die länger als ein Jahr arbeitslos, der Anreiz höher wird, wieder Arbeit anzunehmen, werden die Leistungen im Vergleich zur bisherigen Arbeitslosenhilfe in der Regel gekürzt. Finden Sie…

(Since the beginning of this year, benefits for the long-term unemployed and social assistance have been merged into a single scheme [Arbeitslosengeld II]. To increase incentives to accept a new job for persons who have been unemployed for more than a year, benefits have in most instances been cut compared to previous unemployment assistance.

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The Electoral Consequences of Third Way Welfare State Reforms
Social Democracy's Transformation and Its Political Costs
, pp. 220 - 225
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Print publication year: 2013

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