World Values Survey, 1996 - Norwegian part

The survey is part of an international project of studies of values and opinions (World Values Survey). This is the third data collection in this project, earlier value surveys were conducted in Norway in 1982 and 1990. The data collection in 1996 was directed by professor Ola Listhaug, Department of Sociology and Political Science, NTNU. The objective was to gather data that makes it possible to describe and analyze attitudes and systems of values in the Norwegian society, compare the dispersion of attitudes and values in the Norwegian society with the values in other countries in Western Europe, USA, Japan and the rest of the world, and examine the changes in values and attitudes over time through the consideration of earlier surveys.

Thematically, the survey touches upon attitudes and values linked to religion, morals, family, politics and current social questions.