Unique identification number of the database: survey-016

Complete title of the database: Reading habits and media-consumption in Cluj.

Person responsible for archiving the datasheet: Kiss Dénes.

Datasheet publisher organization: Max Weber Sociological Centre

Datasheet archiving date: 2005-02-02.

Datasheet’s bibliographical reference: Max Weber Sociological Centre, survey-016: Reading habits and media-consumption in Cluj.

Description of research

Research coordinator:

Kiss Dénes, Miklós Tünde.

Datasheet creator:

Kriterion Publishing house.

Research financer:

Kriterion Publishing house.

Database spreader:

Max Weber Sociological Centre.

Database depositor:

Kiss Dénes.

Database description:

Literate printed matters, frequency of reading (daily-, weekly- papers and journals); volume of home library, proportion of Hungarian books, frequency and language of book reading, favorite books and authors, popular genres, book purchasing habits; scale of values (Rokeach-test); televiewing (channel admissions, programme type admissions and language); radio reception (station listening, programme type admissions and language); internet usage (frequency, aim, location); voting intentions and party preference.

Keywords:

Cultural consumption

Media consumption

Scale of values

Data collection: 2000 November.

Geographical range of database: Cluj.

Target population: Hungarian citizens of Cluj.

The unit of the analysis: person.

Type of database: survey.

The temporal dimension of the database: cross-sectional.

Sample taking procedure: 550 elements, layered by districts, quota sampling after age- school qualification and gender, with selection of the interview subject from pre-selected streets. (Also see: Note)

Data collection procedure: questionnaire.

Database weighting: the database contains weight variables regarding school qualification and age.

Citing obligation: the data user must refer to database creators (Balázs Ferenc Institute) and the Transylvanian leaders of the research (Sorbán Angella, Dobos Ferenc).

Related databases:

Related publications:

Kiss Dénes – Miklós Tünde: Olvasási szokások és média-használat Kolozsváron – 2000. manuscript.

Kiss Dénes – Miklós Tünde: Könyvek és olvasás Kolozsváron, Mûvelõdés (Könyvesház) 2000/2

The description of the database

Case number: 553

Variable: 337

The format of the database: SPSS data file

Other materials connected to database:

Questionnaire

Note