Religion, 1991, Norwegian part of ISSP

This survey is carried out on the basis of the research collaboration in "The International Social Survey Programme" (ISSP). ISSP is an international organisation that prepares and coordinates annual surveys in its member countries, mainly within the fields of political science and sociology. The topics of the surveys vary, but are repeated at intervals of a few years. In this way, changes in behavioral patterns and attitudes over time as well as differences between countries and cultures, are possible to be detected and measured.

The Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) became a member of ISSP in 1989 and have since been responsible for carrying out the surveys in Norway. In connection to the survey, Norwegian researchers are invited to add supplementary questions to the Norwegian respondents.

In 1991, the objective of the survey was to collect data concerning attitudes towards religion, religious fostering, religious identificaton, values and faith, conceptions of faith, social attitudes and behaviour. NSD and ISSP conducted a similar in 1998.

The Norwegian addition to the survey was prepared in 1991 in collaboration with Inger Furseth, Department of Sociology, University of Oslo, Knut Lundby, The Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo,Pål Repstad, Agder University College and Olav Aagedal, Diakonhjemmet University College. Questions in the Norwegian part deal with issues such as new elements of faith and religious practice, religious carreer, "societal religion" and religion and media.