Information about data access

The data from the recruitment wave W1R are available. They are processed by GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences and are available to researchers. Here you will find the most important information about accessing the data.

What is offered?

• Scientific Use Files of the recruitment wave W1R of FReDA
• This involves anonymized data from over 37,000 interviews

Who has access?

• Researchers with appropriate proof
• Students can also work with the FReDA data – for example, as part of their final theses
• The data are available exclusively for scientific, non-commercial purposes

How do I get access to the data?

• Send an e-mail to the dataservices@gesis.org
• Verify your scientific work
• Complete a data use contract

How can I clarify content-related questions?

• If you have questions about the content of the data, please contact our support.freda@gesis.org

What does data access cost?

• Access is free of charge

How can I get a first impression of the FReDA data?

• There is the possibility to first search the data via the GESIS search
• This search is also possible without a user contract