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International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality III - ISSP 1999

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA3430 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.3430
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: Social background and good relations as most important prerequisites for success in the society; most important criteria for social mobility (scale: personal effort, intelligence or corruption); reasons for and acceptance of social inequality; Self-assessment of payment suitable for performance; estimation of actual and adequate monthly income for ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 10.1998 - 09.2001
Date(s) of Data Collection: 10.1998 - 09.2001, Australia: November 1999 - March 2000 Austria: October 2000 - November 2000 Bulgaria: July 1999 - September 1999 Canada: 01. December 1999 - 01. March 2000 Chile: 18. March 2000 - 04. April 2000 Cyprus: 01. July 1999 - 15. September 1999 Czech Republic: 18. January 1999 - 24. February 1999 France: October 1999 Germany: 18. Januar ... more
Geographic coverage: Australia (AU) | Bulgaria (BG) | Chile (CL) | Germany (DE) | France (FR) | Great Britain (GB-GBN) | Israel (IL) | Japan (JP) | Canada (CA) | Latvia (LV) | New Zealand (NZ) | Northern Ireland (GB-NIR) | Norway (NO) | Austria (AT) | Philippines (PH) | Poland (PL) | Portugal (PT) | Russian Federation (RU) | Sweden (SE) | Slovakia (SK) | Spain (ES) | C ... more
Universe: Age: 18 years old and older
Number of Units: 32178
Sampling Procedure: • Probability; Sampling procedures differ for the individual countries: Partly simple, partly multi-stage stratified random samples
Temporal Research Design: Cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Interview • Self-administered questionnaire; Oral and paper and pencil interviews with standardised questionnaire
Data Collector: Australia: Research School of Social Sciences, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University; Datacol, Canberra; Austria: Institute for Empirical Social Research (IFES), Vienna; Cyprus: Car, Cyprus college; Germany: Infratest, Munich; Hungary: TÁRKI RT; Norway: Opinion AS; Philippines_ Social Weather Stations; Poland: Public Opinion ... more
Analysis System(s): -
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 141
Notes: Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands and Switzerland: the datasets were not integrated into the international file. For detailed information see under the ZA-study-Nos. 3558 (Brazil), 3562 (Denmark), 3613 (Ireland), 3293 (Netherlands) and 3297 (Switzerland).

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Kelley, Jonathan - Melbourne Institute for Applied Economic and Social Research University of Melbourne, Australia | Evans, Mariah - Melbourne Institute for Applied Economic and Social Research University of Melbourne, Australia | Zagórski, Krzysztof - Melbourne Institute for Applied Economic and Social Research | Haller, Max - Institut für Soziolo ... more
Publication year: 2002
DOI: 10.4232/1.3430
Study number: ZA3430
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.3430
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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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ISSP Research Group (2002). International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality III - ISSP 1999. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA3430 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.3430.

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