The Research Databank on Romanian Minorities

Local identities. Gheorgheni, 1999


Unique identification number of the database: survey -031

Full title of the database: Local identities. Gheorgheni, 1999.

Person responsible for archiving the datasheet: Kiss Tamás

Datasheet publisher organization: Teleki László Institute

Datasheet archiving date: 2006-01-10

Datasheet’s bibliographical reference:

Transylvanian Social Researches Databank: survey-031 – Local identities. Gheorgheni, 1999.

Description of research

Research coordinator:

Papp Z. Attila.

Datasheet creator:

Teleki László Institute.

Research financer:

Local entrepreneurs as well as the European Comparative Minority studies Foundation

Database depositor:

Teleki László Institute.

database description:

subjective town-image; local problems; migration potential; language knowledge; discrimination; public action-patterns; political knowledge; party preferences; attitude towards the mayor’s office; attitude towards the local council; DAHR in government; media consumption, spending free-time; problem-perception.

Keywords:

politics, political culture

government,

media consumption,

DAHR,

migration, migration potential.

Data collection: March 1999.

Geographical range of database: Gheorgheni.

The unit of the analysis: person.

Target population: Hungarian speaking voters (18 years old or above) of Gheorgheni

Type of database: survey.

The temporal dimension of the database: cross-sectional.

Sample taking procedure: In the settlement people were chosen randomly from the voting register.

Data collection procedure: questionnaire

Database weighting: the database is archived without weigh variables.

Citing obligation: the data user must refer to database creator (Teleki László Institute) and the Transylvanian research coordinator (Papp Z. Attila), as well as to the databank.

The description of the database

Case number: 480.

Variable: 330.

The format of the database: SPSS data file

Other materials connected to database:

Questionnaire

Research paper

publication:

Papp Z. Attila: Én és a város I-III. Gyergyói Kisújság 1999/június.

Papp Z. Attila: Médiafogyasztási szokások és előítéletesség Gyergyószentmiklóson I-III. Gyergyói Kisújság 2000/március.

Papp Z. Attila: Kisvárosi identitás(ok). Kisebbségkutatás 2002/2.