International Social Survey Programme: ISSP 2015 - Work Orientations IV; Questionnaire Development

Abstract

This report describes the questionnaire development of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2015 - Work Orientations IV module. The report starts with a short introduction of the ISSP in general, and continues with the description of the questionnaire development process of the 2015 Work Orientations module, including an overview table presenting all items used in 2015 compared to the previous modules in 1989, 1997, and 2005. In the following chapters, all obligatory items of the 2015 source questionnaire are listed in detail - including the replication history of the respective item, question numbers, variable names, question text, as well as response categories and their labels. The chapters are subdivided into groups of respondents: Questions for all respondents (chapter 3), questions for those currently working for pay (chapter 4), and for those not currently working (for pay) (chapter 5). All new items are presented with a short reasoning why they were included by the drafting group. After an overview of the number of replicate and new items, the report closes with the description of optional items in ISSP 2015, which are not mandatory for the Work Orientations IV module.