International Social Science Program: Social Networks and Support Systems, 1986

Principal Investigator(s): International Social Survey Program (ISSP)

Summary: The International Social Survey Program (ISSP) is an ongoing program of crossnational collaboration. Formed in 1983, the group develops topical modules dealing with important areas of social science as supplements to regular national surveys. This data collection, the second module in the series, contains data from West Germany, Great Britain, United States, Italy, Austria, Australia, and Hungary. The data provide detailed accounts of respondents' contacts with various relativ... (more info)

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International Social Survey Program (ISSP). International Social Science Program: Social Networks and Support Systems, 1986. ICPSR09205-v1. Cologne, W. Germany: Zentralarchiv fuer Empirische Sozialforschung/Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributors], 1989. doi:10.3886/ICPSR09205.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09205.v1

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This survey was funded by:

Australian National University. Research School of Social Sciences
Australian International Development Assistance Bureau
Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts (Great Britain). Monument Trust
National Science Foundation
Science Research Foundation (Austria)

Summary: The International Social Survey Program (ISSP) is an ongoing program of crossnational collaboration. Formed in 1983, the group develops topical modules dealing with important areas of social science as supplements to regular national surveys. This data collection, the second module in the series, contains data from West Germany, Great Britain, United States, Italy, Austria, Australia, and Hungary. The data provide detailed accounts of respondents' contacts with various relatives and friends along with information about where they would turn for help when faced with situations such as financial need, minor illness, career advice, and emotional distress. Demographic data on respondents also are provided.

Subject Terms: attitudes, emotional problems, emotional support, family relations, friendships, illness, interpersonal relations, personal finances, public opinion, relatives, social networks, social support

Geographic Coverage: Australia, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, United States, Global

Time Period:

1986--1987

Date of Collection:

1986--1987

Universe: Persons aged 18 years and older from seven nations: Germany, Hungary, Italy, Great Britain (excluding the Scottish highlands and islands), the United States (noninstitutionalized English-speaking only), Austria (including youths aged 16 to 18), and Australia.

Data Types: survey data

Data Collection Notes:

Data were made available through the Zentralarchiv fur Empirische Sozialforschung, Universitat zu Koln, from whom a printed codebook (ZA-No. 1620) may be obtained. Records for Great Britain, West Germany, Italy, Austria, and Hungary have a weight variable that must be used in all analyses. No weighting was done for the United States. Weighting for Australia is unknown.

Sample: Multistage probability samples.

Data Source:

self-enumerated forms, and personal interviews

Original ICPSR Release: 1989-08-02

View citations for the entire series

1990

Blanchflower, David G., Freeman, Richard B. Going Different Ways: Unionism in the U.S. and Other Advanced OECD Countries, Discussion Paper. 5, London: London School of Economics, Centre for Economic Performance.

1990

Blanchflower, David G., Freeman, Richard B. Going Different Ways: Unionism in the U.S. and Other Advanced OECD Countries, Working Paper. 3342, Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

1992

Blanchflower, David G., Freeman, Richard B. Unionism in the United States and other advanced OECD countries. Industrial Relations. 31, (1), 56-79.

1993

Bruckner, Elke, Knaup, Karin . Women's and men's friendships in comparative perspective. European Sociological Review. 9, (3), 249-266.

1995

Farkas, Janice I., Hogan, Dennis P., Uhlenberg, Peter, Treas, Judith, Bengtson, Vern L., Schaie, K. Warner, Burton, Linda . Demography of changing intergenerational relationships. Adult Intergenerational Relations: Effects of Societal Change. New York, NY: Springer.

1990

Hollinger, Franz, Haller, Max . Kinship and social networks in modern societies: A cross-cultural comparison among seven nations. European Sociological Review. 6, (2), 103-124.

1999

Marchena, Elaine . Urbanization and Kinship Ties: A Comparison of Nations. American Sociological Association.

1998

Morrison, Shannon Elizabeth . Women's and Men's Social Support Systems: A Comparative Analysis. Dissertation, University of New Mexico.

2001

Murphy, Michael, Wang, Duolao . Family-level continuities in childbearing in low-fertility societies. European Journal of Population. 17, (1), 75-96.

1998

Pickel, Gert . Empirical Structures in Subjective Religiosity, Integration in Church and Religious Behaviour in Eastern and Western Europe in Comparison. International Sociological Association.

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