issp2000 {prefmod}R Documentation

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 Likert type response scale) where respondents from Austria and Great Britain were asked about their perception of environmental dangers.

Usage

data(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 Likert type scale 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

Dataset: International Social Survey Programme 2000: Environment II (ISSP 2000)
Identification Number: 3440
Central Archive for Empirical Social Research
http://www.gesis.org/en/data_service/issp/index.htm
Usage regulations:
http://www.gesis.org/en/data_service/order/usage_regulations.htm

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 (in press).

Examples

data(issp2000)
str(issp2000)

[Package prefmod version 0.8-13 Index]