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On the Social Origins of College Applicants 1984

Zentralinstitut für Hochschulbildung, Berlin
Occupation qualification and paths of education of parents of college applicants. Topics: College; subject area; sex; path of education; occupation learned and exercised; number of years of experience; military service; ZIP (postal) code; year of birth; social classification b...
published 1984, Version 1.0.0
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https://doi.org/10.4232/1.6447

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Identification

Resource Type

Dataset : Numeric

Version

1.0.0

Language of Resource

German

Title

On the Social Origins of College Applicants 1984

Origin Information

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive

Publication Date

1984

Access

Availability

Delivery
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Contributors

Zentralinstitut fuer Hochschulbildung, Berlin

Zentralinstitut fuer Hochschulbildung, Berlin

Contributor role:Data Collector

GESIS

GESIS

Contributor role:Distributor

GESIS

GESIS

Contributor role:Hosting Institution

Methods

Sample

Sampled Universe
Application and admission records of 7 colleges of the registration year 1984 (distant and direct students).

Time Dimension

  • Cross-section

Collection Mode

  • Content coding
  • File analysis

DataSets and Files

  • Unit Type: Individual
    Number of Units: 1450
    Number of Variables: 43

Subjects

Classification

ZA-Classification (GESIS Data Catalogue)
University, Research, the Sciences
CESSDA Topic Classification
Higher and further education Social and occupational mobility

Keywords

Description

  • Abstract

    Occupation qualification and paths of education of parents of college applicants. Topics: College; subject area; sex; path of education; occupation learned and exercised; number of years of experience; military service; ZIP (postal) code; year of birth; social classification by the college; qualification degree, conclusion of course of study, form of studies, management activity and social status of parents; number of siblings; high school graduation grade; final grade of skilled worker qualification; management function; motives for distance education; marital status; number of children; conclusion of course of study and grade; subject and form; discontinued studies; qualification, learned and exercised occupation of partner.

Note

The comparable study "On the Social Origins of Applicants to Technical Colleges 1984" is archived under ZA Study No. 6449.

Coverage

Temporal Coverage

  • 1984

Geographic Coverage

  • German Democratic Republic (1949-1990) (DDDE)
    GDR: Berlin, Halle, Dresden, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Wartenberg

Relations

Alternative Identifiers

  • ZA6447 (Type: ZA-No.)

Publications

  • Fritsch, R.; Rommel, E.: Die Praxis der Hochschulen bei der sozialen Zuordnung der Studienbewerber und Aspekte der sozialen Herkunft von Hochschuldirekt- und Hochschulfernstudenten. Forschung über das Hochschulwesen. ZHB 1987. GESIS-Außenstelle, Bereich Zentralarchiv: FOB-955.

Update Metadata: 2021-12-10 | Issue Number: 94 | Registration Date: 2010-07-22