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International Social Survey Programme, 1985-1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002: CollectionThe International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is a continuing annual programme of cross-national collaboration on surveys covering topics important for social science research. It brings together pre-existing national social science projects and co-ordinates research goals, thereby adding a cross-national, cross-cultural perspective to the individual, national studies. Formed in 1983, the group develops topical modules dealing with important areas of social science as supplements to regular national surveys. Every survey includes questions about general attitudes toward various social issues such as the legal system, sex, and the economy. Special topics have included the environment, the role of government, social inequality, social support, family and gender issues, work orientation, the impact of religious background, behaviour, and beliefs on social and political preferences, and national identity. Participating countries vary for each topical module. The merging of the data into a cross-national dataset is performed by the Zentralarchiv fuer Empirische Sozialforschung, University of Cologne. A compact disc (CD-ROM) (archived under SN 3479) containing data and documentation for ISSP surveys carried out 1985-1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 is available from the UKDA. Main Topics:The CD-ROM contains the complete collection of data and documentation of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) between 1985 and 1996, 1998, 2000. In these years, the ISSP conducted twelve different Social Science Surveys in up to 30 countries. The collection comprises the following titles: 1985 - Role of Government I (6 countries) (ZA 1490,UKDA 2448) 1986 - Social Networks and Support Systems (7 countries) (ZA 1620, UKDA 2560) 1987 - Social Inequality I (10 countries) (ZA 1680,UKDA 2702) 1988 - Family and Changing Sex Roles I (8 countries) (ZA 1700, UKDA 2744) 1989 - Work Orientations I (10 countries) (ZA 1840, UKDA 2864) 1990 - Role of Government II (9 countries) (ZA 1950, UKDA 2956) 1991 - Religion (16 countries) (ZA 2150, UKDA 3062) 1992 - Social Inequality II (17 countries) (ZA 2310, UKDA 3498) 1993 - Environment (20 countries) (ZA 2450, UKDA 3473) 1994 - Family and Changing Gender Roles II (22 countries) (ZA 2620, UKDA 3584) 1995 - National Identity (22 countries) (ZA 2880, UKDA 3809) 1996 - Role of Government III (23 countries) (ZA 2900, UKDA 4480) 1998 - Religion 11 (30 countries) (ZA 3190, UKDA 4482) 2000 - Environment 2000 (34 countries) (ZA 3440, UKDA 4827) 2002 - Family and Changing Gender Roles III (34 countries) (ZA 3880, UKDA 5018) Additionally, the 1985 and 1990 surveys, Role of the Government I and II, have been cumulated for those countries and those variables which have been included in both surveys: 1985/1990 - Role of the Government I/II (5 countries) (ZA 2240, UKDA 3499). All of the above are also available as separate datasets. The data for 1997, 1999 and 2001 are available separately on dedicated CD ROMs.
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World Values Survey, 1981-1984 and 1990-1993This series began as a set of surveys conducted in ten West European societies by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG). The World Values Survey (WVS) grew out of those surveys and was initiated in 1981 to study the values and attitudes of mass publics across nations of different economic, educational, and cultural backgrounds. To date four waves have been conducted: 1981, 1990, 1995, and 1999-2001. The title of the series was changed to World Values Surveys and European Values Surveys with the addition of the 1995-1997 data. The WVS project explores the hypothesis that mass belief systems are changing in ways that have important economic, political, and social consequences. The surveys are based on stratified, multistage random samples of adult citizens aged 18 and older. The samples are selected in two stages. First, a random selection of sampling locations is made to ensure all types of locations are represented. Next, a random selection of individuals is drawn. Each study contains information from interviews conducted with 300 to 4,000 respondents per country. The samples for the 1995-1997 surveys are representative of societies with per capita incomes as low as $300 per year to $30,000 per year plus. The major substantive areas covered in all studies may be generally grouped as follows: The importance of work, family, friends, leisure time, politics, and religion; Attitudes toward government and religion, including how often respondents participated in group activities within religious and government organizations; Perceptions of economic, ethnic, religious, and political groups and feelings of trust and closeness toward these groups; Assessment of the relative importance of major problems facing the world and willingness to participate in solutions; Self-reported assessments of happiness and class identity. Demographic information includes family income, number of people residing in the home, size of locality, home ownership, region of residence, occupation of the head of household, and the respondent's age, sex, occupation, education, religion, religiosity, political party and union membership, and left-right political self-placement. Further information on the WVS, including background to the series, news and publications can be found at: http://wvs.isr.umich.edu/index.shtml and http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org A combined dataset containing the 1981-1982, 1990-1991 and 1995-97 waves of the values surveys can be analyzed at the following website: http://nds.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/s/sda/hsda?harcWEVS+wevs World Values Survey, 1981-1984 and 1990-1993 This data collection is designed to enable crossnational comparison of values and norms in a wide variety of areas and to monitor changes in values and attitudes of mass publics in 45 societies around the world. Broad topics covered are work, the meaning and purpose of life, family life, and contemporary social issues. Respondents were asked to rate the importance of work, family, friends, leisure time, politics, and religion in their lives. They were also asked how satisfied they were with their present lives, whether they tended to persuade others close to them, whether they discussed political matters, and how they viewed society. Questions relating to work included what aspects were important to them in a job, the pride they took in their work, their satisfaction with the present job, and their views on owner/state/employee management of business. Respondents were asked about the groups and associations they belonged to and which ones they worked for voluntarily, the level of trust they had in most people, the groups they would not want as neighbors, their general state of health, and whether they felt they had free choice and control over their lives. A wide range of items was included on the meaning and purpose of life, such as respondents' views on the value of scientific advances, the demarcation of good and evil, and religious behavior and beliefs. Respondents were queried about whether they shared the same attitudes toward religion, morality, politics, and sexual mores with their partner and parents, their views on marriage and divorce, qualities important for a child to learn, whether a child needs both parents to grow up happy, views on mothers working outside the home, views on abortion, and whether marriage is an outdated institution. Questions regarding political issues probed for respondents' opinions of various forms of political action and the likelihood of their taking an action, the most important aims for their countries, confidence in various civil and governmental institutions, and whether they felt divorce, abortion, suicide, cheating on taxes, lying, and other such actions were ever justified. Additional information was gathered on family income, number of people residing in the home, size of locality, home ownership, region of residence, occupation of the head of household, and the respondent's age, sex, occupation, education, religion, religiosity, political party and union membership, and left-right political self-placement.
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World Values Survey, 1981-1984 and 1990-1993This series began as a set of surveys conducted in ten West European societies by the European Value Systems Study Group (EVSSG). The World Values Survey (WVS) grew out of those surveys and was initiated in 1981 to study the values and attitudes of mass publics across nations of different economic, educational, and cultural backgrounds. To date four waves have been conducted: 1981, 1990, 1995, and 1999-2001. The title of the series was changed to World Values Surveys and European Values Surveys with the addition of the 1995-1997 data. The WVS project explores the hypothesis that mass belief systems are changing in ways that have important economic, political, and social consequences. The surveys are based on stratified, multistage random samples of adult citizens aged 18 and older. The samples are selected in two stages. First, a random selection of sampling locations is made to ensure all types of locations are represented. Next, a random selection of individuals is drawn. Each study contains information from interviews conducted with 300 to 4,000 respondents per country. The samples for the 1995-1997 surveys are representative of societies with per capita incomes as low as $300 per year to $30,000 per year plus. The major substantive areas covered in all studies may be generally grouped as follows: The importance of work, family, friends, leisure time, politics, and religion; Attitudes toward government and religion, including how often respondents participated in group activities within religious and government organizations; Perceptions of economic, ethnic, religious, and political groups and feelings of trust and closeness toward these groups; Assessment of the relative importance of major problems facing the world and willingness to participate in solutions; Self-reported assessments of happiness and class identity. Demographic information includes family income, number of people residing in the home, size of locality, home ownership, region of residence, occupation of the head of household, and the respondent's age, sex, occupation, education, religion, religiosity, political party and union membership, and left-right political self-placement. Further information on the WVS, including background to the series, news and publications can be found at: http://wvs.isr.umich.edu/index.shtml and http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org A combined dataset containing the 1981-1982, 1990-1991 and 1995-97 waves of the values surveys can be analyzed at the following website: http://nds.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/s/sda/hsda?harcWEVS+wevs World Values Survey, 1981-1984 and 1990-1993 This data collection is designed to enable crossnational comparison of values and norms in a wide variety of areas and to monitor changes in values and attitudes of mass publics in 45 societies around the world. Broad topics covered are work, the meaning and purpose of life, family life, and contemporary social issues. Respondents were asked to rate the importance of work, family, friends, leisure time, politics, and religion in their lives. They were also asked how satisfied they were with their present lives, whether they tended to persuade others close to them, whether they discussed political matters, and how they viewed society. Questions relating to work included what aspects were important to them in a job, the pride they took in their work, their satisfaction with the present job, and their views on owner/state/employee management of business. Respondents were asked about the groups and associations they belonged to and which ones they worked for voluntarily, the level of trust they had in most people, the groups they would not want as neighbors, their general state of health, and whether they felt they had free choice and control over their lives. A wide range of items was included on the meaning and purpose of life, such as respondents' views on the value of scientific advances, the demarcation of good and evil, and religious behavior and beliefs. Respondents were queried about whether they shared the same attitudes toward religion, morality, politics, and sexual mores with their partner and parents, their views on marriage and divorce, qualities important for a child to learn, whether a child needs both parents to grow up happy, views on mothers working outside the home, views on abortion, and whether marriage is an outdated institution. Questions regarding political issues probed for respondents' opinions of various forms of political action and the likelihood of their taking an action, the most important aims for their countries, confidence in various civil and governmental institutions, and whether they felt divorce, abortion, suicide, cheating on taxes, lying, and other such actions were ever justified. Additional information was gathered on family income, number of people residing in the home, size of locality, home ownership, region of residence, occupation of the head of household, and the respondent's age, sex, occupation, education, religion, religiosity, political party and union membership, and left-right political self-placement.