ISSP - The International Social Survey Programme

Quick News

• for ISSP members: ISCO-88 coding recommendations in preparation of ISSP 2009 (2008-08-04)
• for ISSP members: Release of Standard Setup files for ISSP 2008 Religion III (2008-02-02)
• Release of ISSP 2005 Work Orientations III (v1.0) (2007-09-24)
• for ISSP members: ISSP 2007 "Leisure and Sports" setup files updated - new mandatory background variable SUBSCASE! (2007-06-22)

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What Is The 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 1983 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.

The secretariat of the ISSP co-ordinates the official activities of the group. GESIS-ZA as the official archive carries out the data service of the ISSP since 1986. GESIS-ZUMA, the national ISSP member, is responsible for the German modules and convenor of the ISSP methodology research groups. Detailed information can be found in the 'Introduction to the ISSP'.

Information For First Time Visitors:

• Free online analysis and data download are available via the ZACAT platform.
• A Service Guide introduces the details of the main offers of the ISSP data service.
• If you are interested in ISSP development etc., information on the archiving procedures and the current version of the ISSP Background Variables is available here.
• For an overview of ISSP data archived so far, start here.
• If you are looking for specific topics and questions etc., try the Codebook and Questionnaire Search.
• The News page lists recent changes and additions.