This project is the Danish part of an international comparative questionnaire survey, The European Values Survey, which has been carried out in a large number of countries in and outside Europe since 1980. The questionnaires are identical in all the participating countries. # The purpose of the project is to make multidimensional measurements of the values of the population in a large number of countries all over the world. This is the fourth wave of interview The first wave was carried out in 26 countries (including Denmark) in the beginning of the 1980s (DDA-0829), the second wave in approx. 40 countries in 1990 (DDA-1523), and the third wave in approx. 45 countries in 1995 (Denmark did not participate in this wave). This fourth wave was carried out in 1999. # This means that the result of the project is a unique and extraordinarily large data material as immediately comparable data will be available from a large number of countries at different points in time. #The 1999-survey in Denmark uses the same questionnaire as in all the other participating countries. There are, however, two changes compared with the international project: a particular possibility of including panel data, and the inclusion of qualitative data which may supplement the analysis of the survey questions. # #Panel data: In all the countries the survey was carried out as a cross-sectional survey. In connection with the 1990-survey, the Danish National Institute of Social Research based the sampling and the interviewing on personal code numbers. Upon permission granted by the Danish Data Surveillance Authority it was possible to re-interview the persons in 1999. This panel design has only been possible in Denmark. Whereas the other countries can only map out changes of values in cohorts, it is possible in Denmark to examine individual changes of values. The panel design means that it is far more reliable to make causality analyses. The unique Danish design will therefore give Danish researchers much better analysis possibilities than researchers in any of the other participating countries. The panel design means more certain knowledge and will thereby strengthen the analyses of the values surveys. The panel design does, however, result in certain difficulties as regards comparisons with other countries as this design means that the measurements in 1990 and in 1999 are not independent. This causes difficulties compared with the other countries which all use the cross-sectional design. These difficulties appear for instance in the form of it being necessary to use different statistical tests in panel surveys and in cross-sectional surveys, respectively. This means that it is necessary to have both a panel part and a cross-sectional part. The panel part because it will give better possiblities for analyses, the cross-sectional part for the sake of international comparisons. This means that the total number of interviews has to be increased as compared to a cross-sectional survey. In other words, the problems arising may be solved by using the two different designs. (See DDA-9990: World Values Survey (Denmark): Cross-Sectional Study 1981-1999, and DDA-9991: World Values Survey (Denmark): Panel Study 1990-1999). # #The values surveys comprise a wide range of values, in particular values in relation to religion, work, politics, family, and moral values in general. It is therefore possible to put forward hypotheses within the separate areas as well as for the total pattern of values. # #The question of values may be divided into two main questions: #1. The nature and development of the values in the separate # sectors, corresponding to social institutions. In this # connection the studies of changes of values should be attached # to the development of the relevant social institutions. #2. Differences regarding values and the development of values in # various parts of the population. In both cases the questions # may be examined within Denmark or through comparisons with # other countries

Keywords

Abortion, Working conditions, Work instruction, Bribe, Occupation (settlement), Boycott, Prayer, Children, The bringing up of children, Daily press, Demonstration, Animal protection group, Labour union, Member of an association, Parental role, God, Health, Homosexuality, Church attendance, Ecclesiastical organisations, Women's role, Equality, Substance of life, View of life, Quality of life, Local affiliation, Happiness, Lie, Male role, Member of the national church, Trust in your fellow citizens, Human Rights movement, Environmental movement, National identity, Party membership, Party preferences, Politics, Political position, Post material value, Religion, Religious movement, Religious ceremony, Societal goals, Suicide, Tax evasion, Divorce, Educational system, Social equality, Social work, Benefit fraud, Drug abuse, Strike action, Trust in public institutions, Existence, Faithfulness, Petition, Juvenile work, Infidelity, Well-being, Friends, Marriage, Ecological movement

Classification

Society and culture: Social behaviour and attitudes, Society and culture: Social conditions and indicators, Society and culture: Religion and values, Social stratification and groupings: Family life and marriage (including household composition and generations), Politics: Mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion, Labour and employment: Employment, Politics: International politics and organisations

Universe

Age limits,

Geographic Coverage

National, DK

Data set

Order data

Variables: 185
Analysis unit: Individuals, 1990 and 1999: Persons aged 18 or more. The universe in 1981 is unknown.

Respondents

In data set: 3235
Original sample: NA

Method

Kind of data: Survey data

Time dimension: Panel study, The survey is a cross section survey which contains data from DDA-0829: International Value Project. 1981, DDA-1523: International Value Project, 1990 (Denmark) and DDA-5837: World Values Survey 1999 (Denmark).

Sampling procedure: Other

Action to minimize loos: NA

Data collection

Mode of collection: Mail survey

Test type: Structured questionnaire

Number of questions: 183

Data Collector: NA

Temporal coverage

Start: 1981-01-01
End: 1999-12-31

Citation

Lise Togeby, Inger Koch-Nielsen, Peter Gundelach, Svend Kreiner, Peter B. Andersen, Jens Tonboe, Bjarne Hjorth Andersen, Ole Riis, World Values Survey (Denmark): Cross-Sectional Study 1981-1999, Dansk Data Arkiv Danish Data Archive, 2004. 1 data file: DDA-9990, version: 1.0.0, http://dx.doi.org/10.5279/DK-SA-DDA-9990

Persistent identifier:

DOI: 10.5279/DK-SA-DDA-9990

Archive information

Received: 2002-07-01
Published: 2004-09-01

Access

Study state: The Danish Data Archive has fully documented and preserved the data in a long-term preservation format.
Access conditions: Free access

Metadata

DDI-L-3.1 XML Study metadata

Latest version: 1.0.0

Other metadata formats

DDA XML Study description

Publications

Primary publications

Gundelach, Peter og Riis, Ole, Værdiforandringer i Danmark 1981-1990, Aarhus, Institut for Statskundskab og Institut for Religionsstudier, Aarhus Universitet, 32 pp., 1990
Gundelach, Peter og Riis, Ole, Genopstår familien?, Dansk Sociologi 2 (1), pp.72-77, 1990
Riis, Ole, Folkekirke og folkereligiøsitet, religionssociologisk belyst, Kritisk Forum for Praktisk Teologi, nr. 39, pp. 56-75, 1990
Gundelach, Peter, Recent Value Changes in Western Europe. Panorama des Changements de Valeurs Recents en Europe Occidentale, Basic Dossier No. 2. Europerspectives Conference, 10-12 April. Namur, 12, 1991
Gundelach, Peter, Recent Value Changes in Europe, FUTURES. May 2, pp. 301-319, 1991
Gundelach, Peter, Danskernes intolerance, Dansk Sociologi 2 (3), pp. 4-23, 1991
Gundelach, Peter, The Women's Movement and Attitudes to Abortion, I Gundelach, Peter og Siune, Karen (red.): From Voters to Participants, pp. 176-193, Århus: Politica, 1991
Gundelach, Peter, Politiske og religiøse holdninger, I Friis, Henning (red.): Hverdag i EF, pp. 121-138, København: Spektrum, 1991
Gundelach, Peter og Riis, Ole, Danskernes værdier, København, Forlaget Sociologi, 283 pp., 1992
Gundelach, Peter, Værdiændringer i 1980'erne, Samfundsøkonomen, december 2:8,, pp. 5-11, 1992
Riis, Ole, Religion, I: Andersen, H. (red.): Religion - en grundbog til et fag, pp. 290-305, København: Reitzel, 1992
Gundelach, Peter, Man skal kunne styre sig, Vital nr. 9, april 3,, pp. 6-8, 1993
Gundelach, Peter, Danskernes særpræg, Dansk Sociologi, vol. 4, nr. 2,, pp. 10-13, 1993
Gundelach, Peter, Danskernes særpræg, Dansk Sociologi, vol. 4, nr. 2,, pp. 10-13, 1993
Riis, Ole, La religione nella societ modernizzata, La religione degli Europei, 2, Torino,, pp. 3-16, 1993
Gundelach, Peter, National value differences: Modernization or Institutionalization, International Journal of Comparative Sociology XXXV (1-2),, pp. 37-58, 1994
Gundelach, Peter og Riis, Ole, El retorno al familismo?, I: Nicolas, Juan D¡ez og Inglehart (eds.): Tendencias mundiales de cambio en los valores sociales y pol¡ticos, Madrid: Funesco, pp. 619-638, 1994
Gundelach, Peter, Communities, grass-roots movements and substance abuse problems: new strategies, Nordic Alcohols Studies, Vol. 11,, pp. 5-12, 1994
Gundelach, Peter, Er protesterne og bevægelserne forsvundet?, GRUS nr. 44,, pp. 5-21, 1994
Gundelach, Peter, The decline in protest activity among the young, Young, vol. 3, no. 4,, pp. 36-53, 1994
Riis, Ole, Pattersn of Secularization, I: Pettersson, T. og Riis, Ole (eds.): Scandinavian Values, Uppsala, pp. 99-129, 1994
Gundelach, Peter I: van Deth, Jan W. og Scarbrough, Elinor (eds.): The Impact of Values,, Grass-Roots Activity, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 412-440, 1994
Riis, Ole, La secolarizzatione in Scandinavia, I: I valori degli Europei e degli Italiani negli anni novanta,, pp. 405-444, 1994
Gundelach, Peter og Torpe, Lars, Voluntary associations. New Types of Involvement and Democracy, Paper prepared for the ECPR Workshop on "Social Involvement, voluntary associations and democratic politics", Oslo 29 March - 3 April, 3, 1996
Gundelach, Peter, Danskernes særpræg, Dansk Sociologi, vol. 4, nr. 2,, pp. 10-13, 1993
Gundelach, PeterI: Bexell, G”ran og Stenius, Henrik (red.): Värdetraditioner i nordiskt perspektiv,, Folkelige bevægelser og vor tids værdier, Lund: Lund University Press, pp. 105-124, 1996
Riis, Ole, Metoder og teorier i religionssociologien, Århus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag, 60, 1996
Riis, Ole, Religionen og det europæiske fællesskab, Norsk Statsvitenskapeligt tidsskrift nr. 2,, pp. 95-112, 1996
Riis, Ole, Religion et identité nationale au Danemarque, Paris: La Décorte, 20, 1996
Gundelach, Peter og Kreiner, SvendI: Halman, Loek og Nevitte, Neil (eds.): Political Value Change in Western Democracies,, Individualization or Neo-Conservatism, Tilburg: Tilburg University Press, pp. 81-102, 1997
Gundelach, Peter og Torpe, Lars, Social reflexivity, democracy and new types of citizen involvement in Denmark, I: van Deth, Jan W. (ed.): Private Groups and Public Lives, pp. 47-61, London: Routledge, 1997
Riis, Ole, Idealtyperne i Max Webers 'Die protestantische Ethik', I: Meldgaard, I.H. og Aagaard, J. (eds.): New Religious Movements in Europe, Århus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag, 1997
Gundelach, Peter, National identitet i en globaliseringstid, Dansk Sociologi, nr. 1, 4, 2001
Warburg, Margit; Lüchau, Peter and Andersen, Peter B., Gender, Profession, and Non-Conformal Religiosity, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 277-290, 1999

Secondary publications

Warburg, Margit; Lüchau, Peter and Andersen, Peter B., Gender, Profession, and Non-Conformal Religiosity, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1999, pp. 277-290, 1999
Drejø, Kristine; Mathiasen, Kenneth Skovdall; Mogensen, Jens Hougaard; Møberg, Rasmus Juul, Økologi, en ny værdi?, Aalborg Universitet, 1999, 110 pp. + appendix, 1999