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International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality I - ISSP 1987

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1680 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1680
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: Most important reasons for social advancement (scale); judgement on equal opportunities in the Federal Republic; attitude to the necessity for significant wage differences; attitude to social differences (scale); estimated gross income of selected occupational groups and personal ideas about a fair gross income for these occupational groups; attitu ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 02.1987 - 01.1988
Date(s) of Data Collection: 02.1987 - 01.1988, FRG: 26. September - 26. October 1987 Great Britain: March - July 1987 USA: February - April 1987 Italy: March - April 1987 Austria: June - July 1988 Australia: November 1987 Hungary: April - May 1987 Netherlands: 15. September - 31. December 1987 Switzerland: 1. October - 15. December 1987 Poland: November 1987 - January 1988
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE) | Great Britain (GB-GBN) | United States of America (US) | Italy (IT) | Austria (AT) | Australia (AU) | Hungary (HU) | Netherlands (NL) | Switzerland (CH) | Poland (PL)
Universe: In the FRG: persons 18 years old and older In Great Britain: persons 18 years old and older In the USA: persons 18 years old and older, with a supplementary sample of the black population (black oversample) In Italy: persons 18 years old and older In Austria: persons from 16 to 69 years old In Australia: persons 18 years old and older In Hungary: p ... more
Number of Units: 17009
Sampling Procedure: • Probability; In the FRG: multi-stage stratified random sample In Great Britain: multi-stage random sample In the USA: multi-stage stratified random sample In Italy: random sample In Austria: multi-stage random sample In Australia: random sample In Hungary: random sample In the Netherlands: multi-stage stratified random sample In Switzerland: mu ... more
Temporal Research Design: Cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Interview • Self-administered questionnaire; Mail, written and oral interviews with a standardized questionnaire
Data Collector: Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra; GFM-GETAS, Hamburg; Eurisko, Milano; Social and Community Planning Research, London; National Opinion Research Center (NORC), University of Chicago, Ill.; IFES, Institut fuer empirische Sozialforschung, Wien; Dr. Fessel & GfK, Institut fuer Marktforschung, Wien ... more
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 108
Notes: The survey procedure as well as number of units are organized as follows: FRG: written interview, 1397 respondents. Great Britain: written interview, 1212 respondents. USA: written and oral interview, 1285 respondents in the representative sample and 279 respondents in the ´black oversample´. Italy: oral interview, 1027 respondents. The surv ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Kelley, Jonathan - Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra | Bean, Clive - Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra | Evans, Mariah D. R. - Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra | Haller, Max - Institut für Soziologie, Universität Graz | ... more
Publication year: 1989
DOI: 10.4232/1.1680
Study number: ZA1680
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.1680
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Reference publications

Publications: Rohrbach-Schmidt, Daniela: Leistung und Zuschreibung in der Wissensgesellschaft. In: Beckers, Tilo; Birkelbach, Klaus; Hagenah, Jörg; Rosar, Ulrich (Hrsg.): Komparative empirische Sozialforschung. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2010, S. 285-305
Study group:
International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) | show all hits of the group
The 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: Social Inequality | show all hits of the group
ISSP Social Inequality modules mainly deal with issues, such as attitudes towards income inequality, views on earnings and incomes, legitimation of inequality, career advancement by means of family background and networks, social cleavages and conflict among groups, and the current and past social position.

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