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GESIS Data Catalogue - Study ZA5621
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ZA5621: International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Tanzania)
Bibliographic Citation
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
Study No.
5621
Title
International Social Survey Programme: Religion III - ISSP 2008 (Tanzania)
Other Titles
Current Version
1.0.0, 03.09.2012,
10.4232/1.11437
Date of Collection
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution
Wanyama, Evangeline - The Steadman Group, Dar es Salaam
Abstract
Categories
Religion and Weltanschauung
Topics
5.5 Religion and values
Content
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
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.
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
Availability
A - Data and documents are released for academic research and teaching.
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Errata in current version
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Version 1.0.0
(current version)
2012-9-3 Pre-Release 1-0-0
doi:10.4232/1.11437
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 programme of cross-national collaboration on surveys covering topics important for social science research. Since 1984 it brings together pre-existing social science projects and co-ordinates research goals, thereby adding a cross-national, cross-cultural perspective to the individual national studies.
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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 / Social Networks II - 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
ZA5512
International Social Survey Programme: Environment III - ISSP 2010 (Australia)
ZA5513
International Social Survey Programme: Environment III - ISSP 2010 (Netherlands)
ZA5515
International Social Survey Programme: Environment III - ISSP 2010 (Iceland)
ZA5516
International Social Survey Programme: Environment III - ISSP 2010 (Portugal)
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
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)