International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Tanzania)

Wanyama, Evangeline

doi:10.4232/1.11437

GESIS Data Catalogue - Study ZA5621

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ZA5621: International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Tanzania)

10.4232/1.11437

Wanyama, Evangeline - The Steadman Group, Dar es Salaam

Religion and Weltanschauung

5.5 Religion and values

Citation	Wanyama, Evangeline (2012): International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Tanzania). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5621 Data file Version 1.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.11437
Study No.	ZA5621
Title	International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Tanzania)
Current Version	1.0.0, 2012-9-3, doi:10.4232/1.11437
Date of Collection	28.08.2008 - 08.09.2008
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution	Wanyama, Evangeline - The Steadman Group, Dar es Salaam
Categories	Religion and Weltanschauung
Topics	5.5 Religion and values

Abstract

Content: attitudes towards religious practices. Topics: 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; trust in institutions (parliament, business and industry, churches and religious organizations, courts and the legal system, schools and the educational system); mobility; attitudes towards the influence of religious leaders on voters and government; attitudes towards the benefits of science and religion (scale: modern science does more harm than good, too much trust in science and not enough in religious faith, religions bring more conflicts than peace, intolerance of people with very strong religious beliefs); judgement on the power of churches and religious organizations; attitudes towards equal rights for all religious groups in the country and respect for all religions; acceptance of persons from a different religion or with different religious views in case of marrying a relative or being a candidate of the preferred political party (social distance); attitudes towards the allowance for religious extremists to hold public meetings and to publish books expressing their views (freedom of expression); doubt or firm belief in God (deism, scale); belief in: a life after death, heaven, hell, religious miracles, reincarnation, Nirvana, supernatural powers of deceased ancestors; attitudes towards a higher truth and towards meaning of life (scale: God is concerned with every human being personally, little that people can do to change the course of their lives (fatalism), life is meaningful only because God exists, life does not serve any purpose, life is only meaningful if someone provides the meaning himself, connection with God without churches or religious services); religious preference (affiliation) of mother, father and spouse/partner; religion respondent was raised in; frequency of church attendance (of attendance in religious services) of father and mother; personal frequency of church attendance when young; frequency of prayers and participation in religious activities; shrine, altar or a religious object in respondent’s home; frequency of visiting a holy place (shrine, temple, church or mosque) for religious reasons except regular religious services; self-classification of personal religiousness and spirituality; truth in one or in all religions; attitudes towards the profits of practicing a religion (scale: finding inner peace and happiness, making friends, gaining comfort in times of trouble and sorrow, meeting the right kind of people). Optional items: conversion of faith after crucial experience; personal sacrifice as an expression of faith such as fasting or following a special diet during holy season such as Lent or Ramadan. Demography: sex; age; marital status; steady life partner; years of schooling; highest education level; country specific education and degree; current employment status (respondent and partner); hours worked weekly; occupation (ISCO 1988) (respondent and partner); supervising function at work; working for private or public sector or self-employed (respondent and partner); if self-employed: number of employees; trade union membership; earnings of respondent (country specific); family income (country specific); size of household; household composition; country specific party affiliation; participation in last election; religious denomination; religious main groups; attendance of religious services; self-placement on a top-bottom scale; region (country specific); size of community (country specific); type of community: urban-rural area; country of origin or ethnic group affiliation. Additionally coded: administrative mode of data-collection; weighting factor; case substitution.

Abstract

Methodology

Geographic Coverage

Universe

respondents 18 years old and older

Selection Method

Systematic PPS Sampling with implicit stratification, with Wards as the sampled units

Mode of Data Collection

face-to-face interviews with standardized questionnaire

Data Collector

The Steadman Group, Dar es Salaam

Date of Collection

28.08.2008 - 08.09.2008

Geographic Coverage	Tanzania, United Republic of (TZ)
Universe	respondents 18 years old and older
Selection Method	Systematic PPS Sampling with implicit stratification, with Wards as the sampled units
Mode of Data Collection	face-to-face interviews with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector	The Steadman Group, Dar es Salaam
Date of Collection	28.08.2008 - 08.09.2008

Dataset

Number of Units: 1519

Number of Variables: 413

Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata

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Notes

The ISSP Religion III module was aslo surveyed in the non-ISSP-member countries Indonesia , Kenya, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. The data sets of these countries are not included in the integrated file of the ISSP 2008 on Religion III, but can be downloaded here under the following ZA-study-numbers (Indonesia: 5618, Kenya: 5619, Sri Lanka: 5620 and Tanzania: 5621). For the integrated data file of the ISSP 2008 on Religion III, see ZA-study-no. 4950.

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Groups

International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)
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.
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- ZA1303 International Social Survey Programme 1986 (Ireland)
- ZA1306 International Social Survey Programme 1987 (Ireland)
- ZA1490 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I - ISSP 1985
- ZA1620 International Social Survey Programme: Social Networks and Support Systems - ISSP 1986
- ZA1680 International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality I - ISSP 1987
- ZA1700 International Social Survey Programme: Family and Changing Gender Roles I - ISSP 1988
- ZA1784 International Social Survey Programme 1986 (Slovenia)
- ZA1840 International Social Survey Programme: Work Orientations I - ISSP 1989
- ZA1950 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government II - ISSP 1990
- ZA1977 International Social Survey Programme 1988 (Australia)
- ZA2150 International Social Survey Programme: Religion I - ISSP 1991
- ZA2240 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I/II - ISSP 1985 - 1990
- ZA2310 International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality II - ISSP 1992
- ZA2450 International Social Survey Programme: Environment I - ISSP 1993
- ZA2496 International Social Survey Programme 1992 (Spain)
- ZA2620 International Social Survey Programme: Family and Changing Gender Roles II - ISSP 1994
- ZA2793 International Social Survey Programme 1993 (Austria)
- ZA2880 International Social Survey Programme: National Identity I - ISSP 1995
- ZA2900 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government III - ISSP 1996
- ZA3024 International Social Survey Programme 1993 (Switzerland)
- ZA3090 International Social Survey Programme: Work Orientations II - ISSP 1997
- ZA3190 International Social Survey Programme: Religion II - ISSP 1998
- ZA3293 International Social Survey Programme 1999 (Netherlands)
- ZA3297 International Social Survey Programme 1999 (Switzerland)
- ZA3351 International Social Survey Programme 1997 (Austria)
- ZA3375 International Social Survey Programme 2000 (Bangladesh)
- ZA3430 International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality III - ISSP 1999
- ZA3440 International Social Survey Programme: Environment II - ISSP 2000
- ZA3558 International Social Survey Programme 1999 (Brazil)
- ZA3562 International Social Survey Programme 1999 (Denmark)
- ZA3612 International Social Survey Programme 1997 (Ireland)
- ZA3613 International Social Survey Programme 1999 (Ireland)
- ZA3680 International Social Survey Programme: Social Relations and Support Systems - ISSP 2001
- ZA3880 International Social Survey Programme: Family and Changing Gender Roles III - ISSP 2002
- ZA3910 International Social Survey Programme: National Identity II - ISSP 2003
- ZA3916 International Social Survey Programme 2001 (Netherlands)
- ZA3950 International Social Survey Programme: Citizenship - ISSP 2004
- ZA4350 International Social Survey Programme: Work Orientation III - ISSP 2005
- ZA4656 International Social Survey Programme 2004 (Dominican Republic)
- ZA4674 International Social Survey Programme 1998 (Brazil)
- ZA4685 International Social Survey Programme 2006 (Argentina)
- ZA4700 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government IV - ISSP 2006
- ZA4704 International Social Survey Programme 2006 (Northern Ireland)
- ZA4710 International Social Survey Programme 2006 (Slovakia)
- ZA4747 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I-IV - ISSP 1985-1990-1996-2006
- ZA4748 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I-IV ADD ON - ISSP 1985-1990-1996-2006
- ZA4831 International Social Survey Programme 2007 (Denmark)
- ZA4850 International Social Survey Programme: Leisure Time and Sports - ISSP 2007
- ZA4861 International Social Survey Programme 2007 (Netherlands)
- ZA4950 International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008
- ZA4966 International Social Survey Programme 2008 (Canada)
- ZA5070 International Social Survey Programme: Religion I-III - ISSP 1991-1998-2008
- ZA5071 International Social Survey Programme: Religion I-III ADD ON - ISSP 1991-1998-2008
- ZA5389 International Social Survey Programme 2009 (Canada)
- ZA5400 International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality IV - ISSP 2009
- ZA5500 International Social Survey Programme: Environment III - ISSP 2010
- ZA5517 International Social Survey Programme: National Identity III - ISSP 2013 (Netherlands)
- ZA5518 International Social Survey Programme 2014: Citizenship II - ISSP 2014 (Estonia)
- ZA5519 International Social Survey Programme 2014: Citizenship II - ISSP 2014 (New Zealand)
- ZA5520 International Social Survey Programme 2015: Work Orientations IV - ISSP 2015 (Turkey)
- ZA5618 International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Indonesia)
- ZA5619 International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Kenya)
- ZA5620 International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Sri Lanka)
- ZA5621 International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Tanzania)
- ZA5690 Religion Around the World Study of the 2008 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)
- ZA5800 International Social Survey Programme: Health and Health Care - ISSP 2011
- ZA5890 International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality I-IV - ISSP 1987-1992-1999-2009
- ZA5891 International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality I-IV ADD ON - ISSP 1987-1992-1999-2009
- ZA5900 International Social Survey Programme: Family and Changing Gender Roles IV - ISSP 2012
- ZA5950 International Social Survey Programme: National Identity III - ISSP 2013
- ZA5995 International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality IV - ISSP 2009 (Netherlands)
- ZA6670 International Social Survey Programme: Citizenship II - ISSP 2014
- ZA6770 International Social Survey Programme: Work Orientations IV - ISSP 2015
- ZA6900 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government V - ISSP 2016
- ZA6980 International Social Survey Programme: Social Networks and Social Resources - ISSP 2017
ISSP - Module Topic: Religion
‘Religion’ is one of the eleven ISSP topic modules. Central themes are 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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- ZA2150 International Social Survey Programme: Religion I - ISSP 1991
- ZA3190 International Social Survey Programme: Religion II - ISSP 1998
- ZA4674 International Social Survey Programme 1998 (Brazil)
- ZA4950 International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008
- ZA4966 International Social Survey Programme 2008 (Canada)
- ZA5070 International Social Survey Programme: Religion I-III - ISSP 1991-1998-2008
- ZA5071 International Social Survey Programme: Religion I-III ADD ON - ISSP 1991-1998-2008
- ZA5618 International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Indonesia)
- ZA5619 International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Kenya)
- ZA5620 International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Sri Lanka)
- ZA5621 International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Tanzania)
- ZA5690 Religion Around the World Study of the 2008 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)

ZA5621: International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Tanzania)