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ISSP 1999 Inequality-ROUND 3
FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE
[NOTES ON LAYOUT CONVENTIONS]]
LAYOUT CONVENTIONS:
(1) Questions with “V” numbers under 100 (eg V12, V43,
V73) are repetition items.
PLEASE USE THE SAME WORDING FOR THEM AS YOU USED IN 1992 if
you did the inequality module then.
(2) {OPTIONAL PHRASES} are shown in curly brackets {
}. These you may omit or include
according to your best judgment; you may modify these phrases slightly if you
think it best. These optional phrases involve clarification or transition
between questions, but never the substance of the question.
(3) [COUNTRY SPECIFIC MATERIAL] is shown in square brackets
and capital letters.
For example, for:
“in [COUNTRY]
taxes are too high “
you would insert the name of your country, e.g. ...
“in
Australia taxes are too high”
or
“in Norway
taxes are too high”
(4) [[Material in DOUBLE square brackets like this]] is NOT
part of the questionnaire – respondents should not see itl!
This is notes about concepts and translation, and other
materials for the translator or analyst. (If you are using the Microsoft Word
version of these notes, this material will be colored YELLOW.)
(5) Variable numbers are the same as in the Z-A codebook
for the 1992 Inequality Module, where possible.
(6) This document lists the questions, but is NOT laid out
attractively or compactly. We will later send around a sample questionnaire,
showing a typical layout for paper and pencil completion. Note that the wording
and order of questions is compulsory for all ISSP members, but the way you lay
it out is left to your best judgment for your country.
(7) TRANSLATION NOTES: We will send around more translation
notes later. As you get experience translating into your language, PLEASE LET
US KNOW WHAT NEEDS CLARIFICATION or decisions you make that others should know
about. We will circulate these notes too.
(8) We would like
to put everyone’s final questionnaires up on the internet for all to see –
especially to aid both users and replicators.
If you are agreeable, please e-mail us your questionnaire when its
ready, preferably in Microsoft Word or in Word Perfect, and we will put it on
the internet.
[[ATTRIBUTION]]
[[V4]]
1. To begin, we have some questions about opportunities for
getting ahead...
First, how important is coming from a wealthy family?
1 Essential
2 Very important
3 Fairly important
4 Not very important
5 Not important at all
- (Can't choose)
[[V10]].
Knowing the right people?
1 Essential
2 Very important
3 Fairly important
4 Not very important
5 Not important at all
- (Can't choose)
[[INEQUALITY PERCEPTIONS]]
[[V325]]:
{Do you agree or disagree...}
In [COUNTRY] people get rewarded for their effort
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
- (can't choose)
[[V326]]
In [COUNTRY] people get rewarded for their intelligence and
skills
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
- (can't choose)
[[V9804]]
To get all the way to the top in [COUNTRY] today, you
have to be corrupt.
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
- (can't choose)
[[V21]].
{Next, some questions about inequality...}
Inequality continues to exist because it
benefits the rich and powerful.
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
- (can't choose)
[[V22]].
No one would study for years to become a lawyer or doctor
unless they
expected to earn a lot more than ordinary workers.
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
- (can't choose)
[[V23]]
Large differences in income are necessary for [COUNTRY'S]
prosperity.
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
- (can't choose)
[[V25]]
Inequality
continues to exist because ordinary people don't join together to get rid of
it.
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
- (can't choose)
[[V312]]
Would you say that you earn...
>> If you are not working now, please tell about your last
job.
1 Much less than I deserve
2 Less than I deserve
3 What I
deserve
4 More than I deserve
5 Much more than I deserve
- (can't choose)
NA (never
worked)
[[ACTUAL & LEGITIMATE
EARNINGS]]
[[The following questions should be on facing pages: the
first 10 questions of perceptions ("is") on the first page and the
next 10 questions on norms ("ought") on the facing page. They should
NOT be on the same page -- respondents
should answer all 10 of the “is” questions first, and only then go on to answer
the other questions.]]
We would like to know what you think people in these jobs
actually earn.
>> Please write how much you think they usually
earn each [YEAR/ MONTH/ WEEK],
[BEFORE/ AFTER] taxes.
[[ Use whichever of
“year”, “month”, “fortnight”, or “week” is most customary in your nation. ]]
[[ Use “before” tax or “after” tax, according to the custom
in your nation.]]
[[ For example you might say:
[[ “Please
write how much you think they usually earn each year before taxes”
[[or
[[ “Please
write how much you think they usually earn each week after taxes”
{ >> Many people are not exactly sure about this,
but your best guess will be close enough. }
{ >> This is very important, but it
may be difficult. So please try.}
{ >> These questions are being asked
in many countries throughout the world. Some of them may seem unusual, but they
are very important for international comparisons.}
Please
write in how
much
they ACTUALLY
earn each [WEEK/ MONTH/ YEAR]
|
[[V26]] First,
about how much do you think a
skilled worker in a factory earns? . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V27]]. A doctor in general practice?
. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
. . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V29]] The chairman of a large national corporation? . . . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V30]] A lawyer {-- about how much do they actually earn}?.
|
______________
|
|
[[V28]]. A shop assistant? . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .
|
______________
|
|
[[V33]] The owner-manager of a large factory? . . . . . . . . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V34]] A judge in [COUNTRY'S HIGHEST COURT]? . . .. . . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V35]] An unskilled worker in a factory? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V36]]. A cabinet minister in the [national] government . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V301]]. Your occupation – about how much do they actually earn? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
>> If not working now, please tell about your last occupation.
>> If you have never worked, please write “NA”
|
______________
|
Next, what do you think people in these jobs ought to be
paid -- how much
do you think they should earn each [YEAR/ MONTH/ WEEK], [BEFORE/
AFTER] taxes, regardless of what they actually get...
Please write in how
much
they SHOULD
earn [WEEK/ MONTH/
YEAR]
|
[[V41]] First, about how much do you think a
skilled worker in a factory ought to earn? . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V42]] A doctor in general practice?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V44]] The chairman of a large national corporation? . . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V45]] A lawyer? {-- about how much ought they to earn?}.
|
______________
|
|
[[V43]] A shop assistant? . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V48]] The owner-manager of a large factory? . . . . . . . . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V49]] A judge in [COUNTRY'S HIGHEST COURT]? . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V50]] An unskilled worker in a factory? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V51]] A cabinet minister in the [NATIONAL] government . . .
|
______________
|
|
[[V302]] YOUR occupation -- about
how much ought they to earn? . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
>> If not
working now, please tell about your last occupation
>> If you have
never worked, please write “NA”.
|
______________
|
[[Policy Questions]]
[[V56]]
{Do you agree or disagree...}
Differences in income in [ COUNTRY ] are too large.
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
- (Can't choose)
[[V57]]
It is the
responsibility of the government to reduce the differences in income between
people with high incomes and those with low incomes.
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
- (Can't choose)
[[V66.]]
Do you think people
with high incomes should pay a larger share of their income in taxes than those
with low incomes, the same share, or a smaller share?
1 Much larger share
2 Larger
3 The same share
4 Smaller
5 Much smaller share
- (Can't choose)
[[International redistribution]]
[[V9807]]
{Turning to international differences , do you agree or
disagree ...}
Present economic differences between rich and poor
countries are too large.
1 Strongly
agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree
nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly
disagree
- (can't
choose)
[[V9808]]
People in wealthy countries should make an additional tax
contribution to help people in poor countries.
1 Strongly
agree
2 Agree
3 Neither agree
nor disagree
4 Disagree
5 Strongly
disagree
- (can't
choose)
[[Svalfors “buy” Qs]]
[[ v401]]
Is it just or unjust – right or wrong – that people
with higher incomes can...
Buy better health care than people with lower incomes?
1 Very just, definitely right
2 Somewhat just
3 Neither just nor unjust, mixed feelings
4 Somewhat unjust, wrong
5 Very unjust
- (can't choose)
[[V402]]
Buy better education for their children than people
with lower incomes?
1 Very just, definitely right
2 Somewhat just
3 Neither just nor unjust, mixed feelings
4 Somewhat unjust, wrong
5 Very unjust
- (can't choose)
[[Conlfict]]
[[V67]]
In all countries, there are differences or even
conflicts between different social groups.
In your opinion, in [ COUNTRY ] how much conflict is there between...
Poor people and rich people?
1 Very strong conflicts
2 Strong conflicts
3 Not very strong conflicts
4 There are no conflicts
- (Can't choose)
[[V68.]]
The working class and the middle class?
1 Very strong conflicts
2 Strong conflicts
3 Not very strong conflicts
4
There are no conflicts
- (Can't choose)
[[V70]]
Management and workers?
1 Very strong conflicts
2 Strong conflicts
3 Not very strong conflicts
4 There are no conflicts
- (Can't choose)
[[V72]]
Young people and older people?
1 Very strong conflicts
2 Strong conflicts
3 Not very strong conflicts
4 There are no conflicts
- (Can't choose)
[[V303.]]
People at the top of
society and people at the bottom?
1 Very strong conflicts
2 Strong conflicts
3 Not very strong conflicts
4 There are no conflicts
- (Can't choose)
[[Subjective social class]]
[[V73.]]
In our society there are groups which tend to be
towards the top and groups which tend to be towards the bottom. [Below is a scale that runs from top to
bottom.] Where would you put yourself on this scale?
Top. . . . . .
[_] 1
[_] 2
[_] 3
[_] 4
[_] 5
[_] 6
[_] 7
[_] 8
[_] 9
Bottom . . . [_] 10
(Can't choose) 99
[[Use either numbered boxes, or unnumbered boxes, or
numbers alone, to label the answer
categories. ]]
[[Note that the answer categories of this question MUST
be laid out vertically with 1 at the top and 10 at the bottom, as shown
above.]]
[[V304.]]
And ten years ago,
where did you fit in then?
Top .
. . . . . [_] 1
[_] 2
[_] 3
[_] 4
[_] 5
[_] 6
[_] 7
[_] 8
[_] 9
Bottom. . . . [_] 10
(Can't choose) 99
[[Use either numbered boxes, or unnumbered boxes, or
numbers alone, to label the answer
categories. ]]
[[Note that the answer categories of this question MUST be
laid out vertically with 1 at the top and 10 at the bottom, as shown above.]]
[[subjective social mobility]]
[[V74.]]
Please think of your present job (or your last one if
you don't have
one now). If
you compare this job with the job your father had when you
were [ 14/15/16 ], would you say that the level or
status of your job is (or was)...
1 Much higher than your father's
2 Higher
3 About equal
4 Lower
5 Much lower than your father's
6 (I never had a job)
7 (I don't know what my father
did)
[[Use the same age
here (“14, or “15” or “16”) that you use in your question about
“father's occupation when you were age ...”.
If you do not mention any particular age in the father's occupation
question, use age “15” here.]]
[[Legitimate bases of
reward]]
[[V77]]
In deciding how much people ought to earn, how
important should each
of these things be, in your opinion ...
First, the amount of responsibility that goes with the
job -- how important do you
think that ought to be in deciding pay?
1 Essential
2
Very important
3 Fairly important
4 Not very important
5 Not important at all
- (Can't choose)
[[V78]]
The number of years spent in education and training?
1 Essential
2 Very important
3 Fairly important
4 Not very important
5 Not important at all
- (Can't choose)
[[V79]]
Whether the job requires supervising others {-- how
important should
that be in deciding pay} ?
1 Essential
2 Very important
3 Fairly important
4 Not very important
5 Not important at all
- (Can't choose)
[[V80]]
What is needed to
support a family
1 Essential
2 Very important
3 Fairly important
4 Not very important
5 Not important at all
- (Can't choose)
[[V81]]
Whether the person has children to support {-- how important
should
that be in deciding pay} ?
1 Essential
2 Very important
3 Fairly important
4 Not very important
5 Not important at all
- (Can't choose)
[[V82]]
How well the
person does the job {-- how important should that be} ?
1 Essential
2 Very important
3 Fairly important
4 Not very important
5 Not important at all
- (Can't choose)
[[V83.]]
How hard the person works at the job?
1 Essential
2 Very important
3 Fairly important
4 Not very important
5 Not important at all
- (Can't choose)
[[V311
Is your pay just?
We are not asking about what you
do earn, nor what you would like to earn – but what you feel is just given your skills and effort. Is your pay
...
>> If not working now,
please tell about your last job.
1 Much less than is just
2 A little less than is just
3 About just for me
4 A little more than is just
5 Much more than is just
- (can't
choose)
- (never had a
job
[[Pyramid Diagrams]]
[[(This is an ASCII version; the “pretty” graphics version
won't print in ASCII. The Drafting-Group will provide camera-ready copy, in the
appropriate language, for each country, as well as Microsoft Word files.)]]
[[PLEASE SEND THE DRAFTING GROUP WORDING IN YOUR LANGUAGE,
SO WE CAN DRAW IT UP. E-MAIL TO
kelley@international-survey.org . SAY WHETHER YOU WANT IT SENT BACK IN
MICROSOFT WORD, OR AS A POSTSCRIPT FILE, OR CAMERA-READY HARD COPY, OR WHAT. ]]
These five diagrams show different types of society. Please
read the descriptions and look at the diagrams and decide which you think best
describes [COUNTRY] today ...
Type A. A small elite at the top, very few people in
the middle and the great mass of people at the bottom.
XXX
X
X
X
X
X
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Type B: A society like a pyramid with a small elite
at the top, more people in the middle, and most at the bottom
X
XXX
XXXXX
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Type C: A pyramid except that just a few people are
at the very bottom
X
XXX
XXXXX
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
Type D: A society with most people in the middle
X
XXX
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
XXX
X
Type E: Many
people near the top, and only a few near the bottom"
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
XXXXX
XXX
X
MICROSOFT WORD VERSION OF THE PYRAMID GRAPHS, WITH ENGLISH
TEXT:
[[V90. ]]
First, what type of society is [ COUNTRY ] today -- which
diagram
comes closest?
Type A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Type B
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Type C
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Type D
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Type E
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
(Can't
choose). . . . . . . . .. . . . -
[[V93.]]
What do you think
[COUNTRY ] ought to be like -- which would you prefer?
Type A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Type B
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Type C
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Type D
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Type E
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
(Can't
choose) . . . . . . . . . . . . -
[[V94.]]
Now we would like to know where you and other people fit in.
Please look at
the diagram you think best describes [COUNTRY ] today, the
one you chose
first...
Where would you say you and your family actually are --
at the top,
somewhere in the middle, or toward the bottom?
1
Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7
Bottom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
(Can't choose) . . . . . . . . . . -
[[V95.]]
Where would you say an unskilled worker in a factory
fits in?
1 Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 1
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7
Bottom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
(Can't choose). . . . . . . . . . -
[[V96.]]
The chairman of a large national corporation?
1 Top
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7
Bottom . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 7
(Can't choose). . . . . . . . . . -
Background variables required especially
for this module -- in ADDITION to the usual ISSP required background variables
[[These required background variables can be put anywhere in
the questionnaire – for example, with your other demographic and background
questions. They need not go with the rest of the ISSP module.]]
[[Question wording can vary, so long as you get the required
information. Normally you would use essentially the same wording in asking
about father and mother as you already use in corresponding questions for
respondent.]]
[[V142: REQUIRED DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLE –
father's occupation, International Standard Classification of Occupations
(ISCO) 1988]]
[[COUNTRY SPECIFIC
WORDING is allowed so long as it gets this information. Like other demographic
and background variables, this question can be put wherever you like in the
questionnaire – it need not be with the other ISSP questions.]]
[[The age reference – “when you were 14” in the example
below – should preferably be age 14 or
15 or 16. Use that same age in other questions about family background – such
as V74 or V502.
[[The “father” we are seeking is the biological father, not
a step-father or father substitute.
[[Answers must be coded to the International Labor Office's
International Standard Classification of Occupations 1988 – the full 4 digit
code]]
[[A standard and recommended wording follows. Note that
there are 2 questions. The information from both is used in assigning the ISCO
code. The questions: ]]
When you were 14 years old, what kind of work did your father
do; what was his occupation?
>> DESCRIBE
FULLY, USING TWO WORDS OR MORE (Do not use initials or abbreviations)
[[leave
space for 3 lines of writing]]
What were some of your father's main duties? Please write in
a description of his duties
[[leave
space for 2 lines of writing]]
[[V502:
REQUIRED DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLE – Father supervisor]]
[[COUNTRY SPECIFIC WORDING is allowed so long as it
gets this information. Like other demographic and background variables, this
question can be put wherever you like in the questionnaire – it need not be
with the other ISSP questions.]]
[[This is the the same information you currently
provide for respondent; presumably you would use similar wording in your
question.]]
[[Use the same age
here (“14, or “15” or “16”) that you use in your question about
“father's occupation when you were age X”. If you do not mention any particular
age in the father's occupation question, use age “15” here.]]
[[This is the information required:
In his job
[when you were 14/15/16], did your father supervise anyone
who was
directly responsible to him?
No,
did not supervise
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