issp2000 {prefmod}

Data (Likert items): ISSP 2000 Survey on Environmental Issues

Description

In 2000 the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) has addressed the topic of attitudes to environmental protection and preferred government measures for environmental protection. This dataset focusses on six items (with a 5-point rating scale (Likert type)) where respondents from Austria and Great Britain were asked about their perception of environmental dangers.

Usage

issp2000

Format

A data frame with 1595 observations on the following 11 variables. The first six variables are items to be answered on a 5-point rating scale (Likert type) with response categories: (1) extremely dangerous for the environment to (5) not dangerous at all for the environment.

CAR

air pollution caused by cars

IND

air pollution caused by industry

FARM

pesticides and chemicals used in farming

WATER

pollution of country's rivers, lakes and streams

TEMP

a rise in the world's temperature

GENE

modifying the genes of certain crops

SEX

gender: (1) male, (2) female

URB

location of residence: (1) urban area, (2) suburbs of large cities, small town, county seat (3) rural area

AGE

age: (1) < 40 years, (2) 41–59 years, (3) 60+ years

CNTRY

country: (1) Great Britain, (2) Austria

EDU

education: (1) below A-level/matrice, (2) A-level/matrice or higher

Source

ISSP Research Group (2003). International Social Survey Programme: Environment II – ISSP 2000. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA3440 Data file Version 1.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.3440
https://www.gesis.org/issp/modules/issp-modules-by-topic/environment/2000 (Usage regulations)

References

Dittrich, R., Francis, B.J., Hatzinger R., Katzenbeisser, W. (2007). A Paired Comparison Approach for the Analysis of Sets of Likert Scale Responses. Statistical Modelling, Vol. 7, No. 1, 3–28.

Examples

str(issp2000)