Social Inequality, 1999, 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 topic of the surveys varies, 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 1999, the objective was to collect data on social equality, social mobility, welfare and cohesion, resons for inequality, attitudes towards inequality and differences in pay. NSD and ISSP conducted a similar survey in 1992. The Norwegian additional part was in 1999 developed in collaboration with Knut Halvorsen at Oslo University College, Håkon Leidulfsrud, Peter Sohlberg, Heidi Jensberg and Thor Atle Thøring at Department of Sociology and Political Science, NTNU. The questions in the Norwegian part deals with the governmental responsibility for social cohesion, experiences with and expectations to the welfare state, trust and insight in politics, social services, attitudes towards beneficiaries of welfare and assessment of own youth period in comparison to today's youth.