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The ISSP is excited to announce that the detailed program for the third ISSP User Conference, “Celebrating 40 Years of the International Social Survey Programme,” taking place on November 25th, is now available! Discover all the event highlights by clicking here. We are looking forward to celebrate with you this important milestone!

We are very happy to announce the release of a new cumulated trend dataset built from the ISSP Work Orientations I-IV modules. In anticipation of the data being collected on this topic in 2025, this new cumulated dataset covers the four existing ISSP modules of 1989, 1997, 2005, and 2015. It includes 32 countries from across the world and allows combined cross-national trend analyses over almost three decades.

For more information and data access, see the ISSP Work Orientations cumulation web page:

https://www.gesis.org/en/issp/data-and-documentation/work-orientations/cumulation

We are glad to announce the publication of the final release of the international ISSP 2021 Health and Health Care II data file (ZA8000_v2.0.0), including data from the following 30 ISSP member countries:

Australia, Austria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States of America.

Links to data in SPSS or Stata format and information material, including Variable Report, are available on the GESIS “module webpage” at:

https://www.gesis.org/en/issp/data-and-documentation/health-and-health-care/2021

The new cumulated trend dataset, built from the ISSP Environment I-IV modules, includes data from 1993, 2000, 2010, and 2020, covering 35 countries worldwide.

The data offer great opportunities for monitoring social change and deepening the understanding of contemporary societies by looking at respondents’ attitudes on issues such as environmental pollution, climate change, or the importance of environmental protection.

More information and data downloads are available on the ISSP Environment cumulation web page: https://www.gesis.org/en/issp/data-and-documentation/environment/cumulation

The ISSP and the International Journal of Sociology are excited to announce the upcoming anniversary edition of the ISSP User Conference, which will be held online on November 25, 2024.

The Call for Abstracts (Papers) is now open. All essential information can be found here or on the dedicated ISSP User Conference page.

The 2024 ISSP General Meeting is happening this week in Australia! The ISSP member countries are gathering in Sydney from April 27 to May 1 to celebrate 40 years of ISSP and discuss the forthcoming ISSP 2025 Work Orientations & ISSP 2026 Role of Government modules. Follow us on 𝕏 to get the latest news! @ISSP_survey

We are very happy to announce the first, partial release of the international ISSP 2021 Health and Health Care II data file (ZA8000_v1.0.0), including data from 19 ISSP member countries.

The data and associated documentation for this release can be found at the following link:
https://search.gesis.org/research_data/ZA8000

We are pleased to announce the release of the refreshed cumulated trend dataset compiled from the ISSP Religion I-IV modules. This updated dataset incorporates data from 1991, 1998, 2008, and the latest ISSP 2018 wave. Encompassing 38 countries worldwide, the dataset enables combined cross-national and trend analyses spanning three decades.

For more information see the ISSP Religion cumulation web page:

https://www.gesis.org/en/issp/data-and-documentation/religion/cumulation

We are very happy to announce the release of an updated cumulated trend dataset built from the ISSP Social Inequality I-V modules. It now includes data from 1987, 1992, 1999, 2009, and the most recent wave of ISSP 2019. It covers 35 countries from across the world and allows combined cross-national and trend analyses over three decades.

For more information see the ISSP Social Inequality cumulation web page:

https://www.gesis.org/en/issp/data-and-documentation/social-inequality/cumulation

The ISSP is excited to share news about its upcoming second User Conference on Environment, set to take place in an online format on December 4, 2023. The detailed conference program is now available. Explore more about the event and register by clicking here.