The Australian National Social Science Survey is a major multi-purpose survey measuring a wide range of variables of interest in sociology, political science and labour economics. It is similar to national social surveys conducted regularly in the U.S.A., Britain and West Germany. Much of the data in the Australian survey are directly comparable with these other surveys. The data are representative of the non-institutionalised population aged 18 years and over, capable of being interviewed in English, in all States and Territories of Australia. The questionnaire covers attitudes toward how much money is spent on foreign aid, defence, unemployment, medical and social services, education, roads, science, aborigines, and drug abuse; other issues such as taxation, inflation, crime and punishment, business affairs, uranium, poverty, women and careers, and migrants; feelings toward major Australian political figures, Mr Reagan, Mrs Thatcher, certain social and national groups, and certain countries; confidence in institutions such as banks, police, government, political parties, the military, universities and schools, the press, companies, trade unions and small business; and perceived economic and social priorities for Australia over the next ten years. Other questions relate to the respondent's personal feelings about life, such as loneliness, happiness, satisfaction, level of control, and identity; health, the need for medical services, and availability of trustworthy friends; religious beliefs and priorities; moral reactions to sex, abortion, pornography; facets of human nature; relationships with parents and children; and a sentence completion test. Political data includes party preference and voting history; spouse's party preference; willingness to act to change things; and perceptions of personal feelings of power. Economic data includes detailed information on income from various sources for both respondent and spouse; hours and weeks worked; occupations (coded into the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations: Working Draft); and spouse's education and occupation. Background variables include family history; employment history; education; birthplace; ethnic origin; places of residence; parental occupation and education; religion; age; sex; current state and size of town; place of upbringing; number of years in current area; home ownership; marital status; number, sex and age of children; and union membership.

Coordonnée par le service de statistique du Ministère de la justice des Pays-Bas, cette recherche vise à obtenir dans divers pays des données comparables sur la criminalité. Comme la statistique officielle fournit des informations fortement dépendantes de l'organisation de la police et de la justice dans chaque pays, la voie choisie consiste à étudier l'incidence de la criminalité dans la population - le degré de victimisation de celle-ci - au moyen d'une enquête internationale auprès de la population. 14 pays ont participé à l'enquête de 1989: USA, Canada, Australie, France, Angleterre, Ecosse, Irlande du Nord, Espagne, République fédérale d'Allemagne, Suisse, Pays-Bas, Belgique, Norvège, Finlande, ainsi que deux villes, Varsovie (Pologne) et Surabaja (Indonésie). La Japon a pris part sur la base d'un questionnaire et d'un échantillonnage quelque peu modifiés. L'enquête a été reprise en 1992 dans les pays suivants: Angleterre, Pays-Bas, Belgique, Finlande, USA, Canada, Australie, auxquels sont venus s'ajouter la Suède, l'Italie, la Nouvelle Zélande, la Pologne, la République Tchèque, la Slovaquie, la Géorgie, l'Estonie, l'Indonésie et le Costa Rica. Par contre, l'Ecosse, l'Irlande du Nord, l'Allemagne, la Suisse, la France, la Norvège, l'Espagne et le Japon ont renoncé. Des villes sélectionnées dans les pays suivants ont également pris part: Argentine, Albanie, Inde, Afrique du Sud, Russie, Slovénie, Ouganda, Brésil, Philippines, Egypte, Tanzanie, Tunisie, Chine. Les crimes et délits suivants ont été pris en compte par l'enquête: le vol de voiture, motos, motocyclettes, vélomoteurs et bicyclettes, le vol par effraction, le brigandage, le vol simple et à la tire, les violences sexuelles, les coups et blessures, les menaces. Aux répondants victimes de tels crimes ont été posées quelques courtes questions sur le lieu du délit, les conséquences matérielles, la dénonciation à la police, la satisfaction quant à l'action de la police, l'assistance reçue. L’ensemble des interviewés avaient en outre à s'exprimer sur la peur du crime, la satisfaction vis-à-vis de la police locale, leur attitude préventive face au crime, la peine à laquelle ils condamneraient un cambrioleur récidiviste de 21 ans. A noter que le questionnaire a évolué entre les enquêtes successives. Après 1992, l'enquête a été reprise deux fois au niveau international et une fois au niveau suisse. En tout, les vagues de relevé de données suivantes ont été réalisées: 1989 relevé international (avec participation suisse) 1992 relevé international (sans participation suisse) 1996 relevé international (avec participation suisse) 1998 relevé suisse 2000 relevé international (avec participation suisse) Co-ordinated by the Statistical Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands, this study aims at obtaining comparable data on crime in various countries. Since official statistics provide information that is heavily dependent on the organization of the police and the justice system in each country, the study's approach is to study the incidence of crime in the population - the degree of victimization in the population - by means of an international survey of the population. 14 countries participated in the 1989 survey: USA, Canada, Australia, France, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Federal Republic of Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway and Finland, as well as two cities, Warsaw (Poland) and Surabaja (Indonesia). Japan participated on the basis of a somewhat modified questionnaire and sampling. The survey was resumed in 1992 in the following countries: England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, USA, Canada, Australia, and additionally Sweden, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Georgia, Estonia, Indonesia and Costa Rica. On the other hand, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, France, Norway, Spain and Japan didn't take part. Selected cities in the following countries also took part: Argentina, Albania, India, South Africa, Russia, Slovenia, Uganda, Brazil, Philippines, Egypt, Tanzania, Tunisia, China. The following crimes were investigated by the investigation: car theft, motorcycle theft, moped theft and bicycles theft, burglary, robbery, simple theft and pickpocketing, sexual assault, assault and battery, threats. Respondents who were victims of such crimes were asked a few brief questions about the place of the offense, the material consequences, the report to the police, the satisfaction with the police action, and the received assistance. All the interviewees were also asked to express themselves about their fear of crime, their satisfaction with the local police, their preventive attitude towards crime, how severely they would sentence a 21-year-old repeat burglar. Note that the questionnaire has evolved between successive surveys. After 1992, the survey was resumed twice at the international level and once at the Swiss level. In total, the following survey waves were completed: 1989 international survey (with Swiss participation) 1992 international survey (without Swiss participation) 1996 international survey (with Swiss participation) 1998 Swiss survey 2000 international survey (with Swiss participation)