National Social Science Survey, 1987-1988

This survey is the third wave of the National Social Science Survey (NSSS). The first wave was conducted in 1984 (SSDA No. 423) and the second wave was conducted in 1986-87 (SSDA No. 620). Variables which are common to all three waves are contained in the set NSSS Integrated Data 1984-1988 (SSDA No. 594.) The survey includes items which form part of the International Social Survey Programme (a comparative file containing data from all countries in the Programme is also available from the SSDA). There are two files currently lodged with the SSDA - a public release and a file of variables still embargoed by the principal investigators. Variables covered include attitudes to work, values held for children, childhood experiences, social mobility, political participation, feelings towards politicians, political ideology, religious beliefs, life satisfaction, and attitudes to the environment, taxes and benefits, trade unions, migration, several moral issues, and social inequality. Background variables include sex, date of birth, geographical location, ethnicity, level of education, type of school attended, employment status, occupation, personal income, spouse's income, marital status, characteristics of spouse, birthplace of parents, occupation of father, father's level of education, details of siblings, characteristics of grandparents, composition of household, and number, sex and age of children.