International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I - ISSP 1985

ISSP Research Group

doi:10.4232/1.1490

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ZA1490: International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I - ISSP 1985

10.4232/1.1490

Department of Sociology, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra

Eurisko, Ricerca Sociale e di Marketing, Milan

Institut für Soziologie, Universität Graz

National Opinion Research Center (NORC), University of Chicago

Social and Community Planning Research, London

ZUMA, Mannheim

Society, Culture

6 Law, crime and legal systems

11.5 Mass political behaviour, attitudes / opinion

13.4 Gender and gender roles

17.5 Economic policy

Citation	ISSP Research Group (1986): International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I - ISSP 1985. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA1490 Data file Version 1.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.1490
Study No.	ZA1490
Title	International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I - ISSP 1985
Current Version	1.0.0, 2010-4-13, doi:10.4232/1.1490 (Publication Year 1986)
Date of Collection	02.1985 - 06.1986
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution	Department of Sociology, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra Eurisko, Ricerca Sociale e di Marketing, Milan Institut für Soziologie, Universität Graz National Opinion Research Center (NORC), University of Chicago Social and Community Planning Research, London ZUMA, Mannheim
Categories	Society, Culture
Topics	6 Law, crime and legal systems 11.5 Mass political behaviour, attitudes / opinion 13.4 Gender and gender roles 17.5 Economic policy

Abstract

The functions and duties of the state. Topics: 1. Civil rights: attitude to freedom of the press; attitude to obeying the law; attitude to selected forms of protest against the government; attitude to freedom of speech for revolutionaries and racists; attitude to police intervention in the private sphere to prevent criminal offences; attitude to the principle of rule by law: in doubt for the accused; peceived threat to one´s private sphere through centralized computer systems. 2. The state and social inequality; tax fairness; attitude to government redistribution of income; equal opportunities; attitude to government promotion of women; significance of various educational goals and moral orientation for school education; judgement on the chances of admittance to university; attitude to government financial support of education; attitude to government intervention in parental responsibilities for the protection of children; perceived degree of influence a citizen can have on politics, on politicians and on government decisions; interest in local elections. 3. Miscellaneous: time worked each week; position as a superior; trade union membership; type of residence; party preference; religiousness; self-assessment of social class; occupation of spouse; social origins; voting behavior in the last election; size of city. 4. Government economic influence: attitude to state intervention in the economy; attitude to changes in government expenditures for selected political duties; judgement on tax burden for private households and industry; desired government priority regarding inflation or jobs; judgement on the power of unions, the economy and the government; desired degree of intervention by the government in selected economic areas; assessment of government responsibility regarding various political duties.

Abstract

Methodology

Geographic Coverage

Universe

In Germany, West (FRG), Great Britain, USA: persons 18 years old and older In Italy: persons between 18 and 74 years old In Austria: persons 16 years old and older In Australia: not specified

Selection Method

In Germany, West (FRG), Great Britain, USA: multi-stage stratified random sample In Italy: multi-stage stratified random sample In Austria: multi-stage stratified random sample In Australia: random sample (area probability sample) in city areas and random sample from the voter registry in rural areas

Mode of Data Collection

Mail, written and oral interview with standardized questionnaire

Data Collector

Department of Sociology, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra; ZUMA, Mannheim; Eurisko, Ricerca Sociale e di Marketing, Milan; 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

Date of Collection

02.1985 - 06.1986

Geographic Coverage	Austria (AT); Australia (AU); Germany (DE), West (FRG); Great Britain (GB-GBN); Italy (IT); United States (US)
Universe	In Germany, West (FRG), Great Britain, USA: persons 18 years old and older In Italy: persons between 18 and 74 years old In Austria: persons 16 years old and older In Australia: not specified
Selection Method	In Germany, West (FRG), Great Britain, USA: multi-stage stratified random sample In Italy: multi-stage stratified random sample In Austria: multi-stage stratified random sample In Australia: random sample (area probability sample) in city areas and random sample from the voter registry in rural areas
Mode of Data Collection	Mail, written and oral interview with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector	Department of Sociology, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra; ZUMA, Mannheim; Eurisko, Ricerca Sociale e di Marketing, Milan; 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
Date of Collection	02.1985 - 06.1986 (Germany, West (FRG): May to August 1985 Great Britain: April to June 1985 USA: February to April 1985 Italy: September to October 1985 Austria: May to June 1986 Australia: 1986)

Dataset

Number of Units: 7350

Number of Variables: 141

Data Type: -

Analysis System(s): OSIRIS, SPSS

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ZA1490.dta (Dataset STATA) 1 MByte
ZA1490.por (Dataset SPSS Portable) 2 MBytes
ZA1490.sav (Dataset SPSS) 1 MByte

ZA1490_bq.pdf Basic (source) Questionnaire (Questionnaire) 480 KBytes
ZA1490_q_at.pdf Austria (Questionnaire) 1 MByte
ZA1490_q_au.pdf Australia (Questionnaire) 337 KBytes
ZA1490_q_de.pdf Germany (Questionnaire) 682 KBytes
ZA1490_q_gb.pdf Great Britain (Questionnaire) 479 KBytes
ZA1490_q_it.pdf Italy (Questionnaire) 452 KBytes
ZA1490_q_us.pdf United States of America (Questionnaire) 453 KBytes

ZA1490_cdb.pdf (Codebook) 423 KBytes

ZA1490_all_Overview_Duplicated_Records.xlsx (Table) 204 KBytes

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Errata in current version

1996-3-4	V2 (Respondent ID Number) - Australia: Identical ID Numbers	Erroneously, all Australian cases have equal numbers. For the time being, ID numbers can be generated by running the following SPSS syntax command: Do if V3=01. Compute V2=100000+$CASENUM. End if. Exe.
2013-3-20	Variable V141 (WEIGHT): Incorrect format	Variable V141 (WEIGHT) has got an incorrect format. Please select F10.7 as format setting and divide V141 by 100.000.
2018-2-1	Information on identified duplicated records in ISSP datasets:	Please, check in document ‘ZA1490_All_Overview_Duplicated Records.xlsx’ in tab ‘Data & Documents’, subtab ’Other Documents’, whether the dataset at hand contains any identified duplicated records. The document also offers recommendations for treatment.

Version 1.0.0
(current version)

2010-4-13 Version number created automatically (implementation of a uniform versioning policy) doi:10.4232/1.1490 (Publication Year 1986)

Notes

The survey procedure as well as the number of units are organized as follows: Germany, West (FRG): interview by mail, 1048 respondents. Great Britain: written interview, 1530 respondents. USA: written interview, 677 respondents. Italy: oral interview, 1580 respondents. Austria: oral interview, 987 respondents. The survey took place at the same time as the ISSP-survey 1986. Australia: oral interview of the city population and interview of the rural population primarily by mail, 1528 respondents. The written surveys took place within the context of an oral survey. Further ISSP Surveys are archived under ZA Study Nos. 1620 and 1680.

Publications

Becker, J.W.; Davis, James A.; Ester, Peter; Mohler, Peter P. (eds.): Attitudes to Inequality and the Role of Government. Rijswijk: Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau, 1990. (International Social Survey Programme)
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
Bechert, Insa; Quandt, Markus: ISSP Data Report: Attitudes towards the Role of Government. Bonn: Gesis 2010. (GESIS-Schriftenreihe Band 6)

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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: Role of Government
‘Role of Government’ is one of the eleven ISSP topic modules. Central themes are issues, such as attitudes towards government responsibilities and government spending, state intervention in the economy, civil liberties, political interest, trust and efficacy.
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- ZA1490 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I - ISSP 1985
- ZA1950 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government II - ISSP 1990
- ZA2240 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I/II - ISSP 1985 - 1990
- ZA2900 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government III - ISSP 1996
- 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
- ZA6900 International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government V - ISSP 2016

ZA1490: International Social Survey Programme: Role of Government I - ISSP 1985