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International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4950 Data file Version 2.3.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13161
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: Assessment of personal happiness; attitudes towards pre-marital sexual intercourse; attitudes towards committed adultery; attitudes towards homosexual relationships between adults; attitudes towards abortion in case of serious disability or illness of the baby or low income of the family; attitudes towards gender roles in marriage; people can be tr ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 30.11.2007 - 09.07.2010
Date(s) of Data Collection: 02.12.2009 - 28.02.2010, Australia | 22.10.2008 - 08.12.2008, Austria | 10.03.2008 - 10.07.2008, Belgium - Flanders | 07.06.2008 - 26.06.2008, Chile | 01.06.2009 - 15.09.2009, Croatia | 15.09.2008 - 29.09.2008, Czech Republic | 22.01.2009 - 12.07.2009, Denmark | 12.12.2008 - 30.12.2008, Dominican Republic | 19.09.2008 - 08.01.2009, Finland | 09.200 ... more
Geographic coverage: Australia (AU) | Austria (AT) | Belgium (BE), Flanders | Chile (CL) | Croatia (HR) | Cyprus (CY) | Czech Republic (CZ) | Denmark (DK) | Dominican Republic (DO) | Finland (FI) | France (FR) | Germany (DE) | Great Britain (GB-GBN) | Ireland (IE) | Israel (IL) | Italy (IT) | Japan (JP) | Latvia (LV) | Mexico (MX) | Netherlands (NL) | New Zealand (NZ) ... more
Universe: Persons aged 18 years and older Exceptions: Finland (15 to 74 years), Japan (16 years and over), Latvia (18 to 74 years), Norway (18 to 79 years), Russia (16 years and over), South Africa (16 years and over) and Sweden (17 to 79 years)
Number of Units: 59982
Sampling Procedure: • Probability; Sampling procedures differ for the individual countries: Probability Sample: Simple Random Sample Probability Sample: Multistage Sample
Temporal Research Design: Cross-section
Analysis Unit: Individual
Mode of Data Collection: • Interview • Self-administered questionnaire; Different modes of data collection depending on the country: Face-to-face interview: PAPI (Paper and Pencil Interview) Face-to-face interview: CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Telephone interview
Data Collector: Fieldwork institutes: Austria: IFES-Institut, Vienna; Australia: Academic Surveys Australia, Black Rock, Melbourne; Belgium - Flanders: Significant GfK, Heverlee; Chile: ICCOM, Santiago; Croatia: Institute for Social Research, Zagreb; Cyprus: Center of Applied Research, Cyprus College, Nicosia; Czech Republic: Factum Invenio, s.r.o., Praha; Denm ... more
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Kind of Data: Numeric
Number of Variables: 364

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Höllinger, Franz - Institut für Soziologie, Universität Graz, Austria | Haller, Max - Institut für Soziologie, Universität Graz, Austria | Evans, Ann - The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia | Carton, Ann - Vlaamse Overheid, Studiedienst van de Vlaamse Regering (Research Centre of the Flemish Government) (SVR), Belgium (Flanders) | ... more
Publication year: 2018
DOI: 10.4232/1.13161 | 10.4232/1.11334 | 10.4232/1.10773 | 10.4232/1.10206 | 10.4232/1.10005
Study number: ZA4950
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 2.3.0, 2018-10-26, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13161
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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: Religion | show all hits of the group
ISSP Religion modules mainly deal with issues, such as religious attitudes and beliefs, religious socialization, past and current religious practices, religion and governmental connections and aspects of secularization.

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