Study on Work, Attitudes Concerning Soscial Benefits, Pensions and Unemployment, 1984

Many of the projects in the social science research field that have been funded by the Research Council collect data from sample investigations. In order to coordinate and utilize technical and financial resources in a better way, NAVF's coordination committee for interviews was created in January of 1983. The committee would we responsible for conducting surveys in which researchers and scientists could apply to take part in a shared program. In 1984 the committee decided to perform a pilot project with Statistics Norway. Five projects from difference research groups participated with questions in a supplementary survey for Statistics Norway's Labour Force Survey (AKU) 3rd quarter 1984. The purpose of this was to test the possibility of creating a Norwegian General Social Survey, an omnibus survey for research purposes. The intention was to provide data concerning various aspects of the population's employment, occupational mobility and the family provider's profession. Another goal was to illustrate how different groups view different occupations in situations such as recommending them to young persons, the occupation's reputation and social influence. The project also included a section regarding opinions on using social benefits, national insurance and the fear of unemployment.