International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I - ISSP 1985
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1490 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1490
Abstract: The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is a continuous programme of cross-national collaboration running annual surveys on topics important for the social sciences. The programme started in 1984 with four founding members - Australia, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States – and has now grown to almost 50 member countries from all over the world. As the surveys are designed for replication, they can be used for both, cross-national and cross-time comparisons. Each ISSP module focuses on a specific topic, which is repeated in regular time intervals. Please, consult the document ... more Content: Civil rights: attitude to freedom of the press; attitude to
obeying the law; attitude to selected forms of protest against the
government; attitude to freedom of speech for revolutionaries and
racists; attitude to police intervention in the private sphere to
prevent criminal offences; attitude to the principle of rule by law: in
doubt for the accus ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 02.1985 - 06.1986
Date(s) of Data Collection: 02.1985 - 06.1986, Germany, West (FRG): May to August 1985
Great Britain: April to June 1985
USA: February to April 1985
Italy: September to October 1985
Austria: May to June 1986
Australia: 1986
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE), West (FRG) | Great Britain (GB-GBN) | United States of America (US) | Italy (IT) | Austria (AT) | Australia (AU)
Universe: In Germany, West (FRG), Great Britain, USA: persons 18 years old and older
In Italy: persons between 18 and 74 years old
In Austria: persons 16 years old and older
In Australia: not specified
Number of Units: 7350
Sampling Procedure: • Probability;
In Germany, West (FRG), Great Britain, USA: multi-stage stratified random sample
In Italy: multi-stage stratified random sample
In Austria: multi-stage stratified random sample
In Australia: random sample (area probability sample) in city areas
and random sample from the voter registry in rural areas Temporal Research Design: Cross-section Analysis Unit: Individual Mode of Data Collection: • Interview
• Self-administered questionnaire;
Mail, written and oral interview with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector: Department of Sociology, Research School of Social Sciences,
Australian National University, Canberra;
ZUMA, Mannheim;
Eurisko, Ricerca Sociale e di Marketing, Milan;
Social and Community Planning Research, London;
National Opinion Research Center (NORC), University of Chicago, Ill.;
Ifes, Institut fuer empirische Sozialforschung, Wien;
Dr. ... more Analysis System(s): OSIRIS, SPSS
Number of Variables: 141
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Department of Sociology, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra | - Eurisko, Ricerca Sociale e di Marketing, Milan | - Institut für Soziologie, Universität Graz | - National Opinion Research Center (NORC), University of Chicago | - Social and Community Planning Research, London | - ZUMA, Mannheim
Publication year: 1986
DOI: 10.4232/1.1490
Study number: ZA1490
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1490
Version history: ... more Errata in current version: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Becker, J.W.; Davis, James A.; Ester, Peter; Mohler, Peter P. (eds.):
Attitudes to Inequality and the Role of Government.
Rijswijk: Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau, 1990.
(International Social Survey Programme) | Rohrbach-Schmidt, Daniela:
Leistung und Zuschreibung in der Wissensgesellschaft.
In: Beckers, Tilo; Birkelbach, Klaus; Hagenah, Jörg; ... more Study group: 
International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) |
show all hits of the groupThe International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is a continuing annual program of cross-national survey collaboration, covering a wide range of topics important for social science research. Since 1985 the ISSP provides international data sets, enabling cross-cultural and cross-temporal research.ISSP - Module Topic: Role of Government |
show all hits of the groupISSP Role of Government modules mainly deal with issues, such as attitudes towards government responsibilities and government spending, state intervention in the economy, civil liberties, political interest, trust and efficacy. 
