In January 2022, it was estimated that about 1.85 million male illegal immigrants living in the United States were aged between 35 and 44 years old. In that same year, it was estimated that 1.52 million female illegal immigrants living in the U.S. were between 35 and 44 years old.

This study was conducted to examine whether a rising crime rate in El Paso, Texas and San Diego, California in 1986 could be attributed to, among other factors, the influx of undocumented aliens. Variables include level of involvement of undocumented aliens in serious felony arrests in San Diego and El Paso Counties, the outcome of serious felony arrest cases involving undocumented persons compared to others arrested for similar offenses, the impact of arrests of undocumented aliens on the criminal justice system in terms of workload and cost, the extent that criminal justice agencies coordinate their efforts to apprehend and process undocumented aliens who have committed serious crimes in San Diego and El Paso counties, and how differences in agency objectives impede or enhance coordination. Data are also provided on how many undocumented persons were arrested/convicted for repeat offense in these counties and which type of policies or procedures could be implemented in criminal justice agencies to address the issue of crimes committed by undocumented aliens. Data were collected in the two cities with focus on serious felony offenses. The collection includes sociodemographic characteristics, citizenship status, current arrest, case disposition, and prior criminal history with additional data from San Diego to compute the costs involving undocumented aliens.

Acknowledgement

The following table is imported from the 2019 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics under the Department of Homeland Security:

The 2019 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.

Table 33. Aliens Apprehended: Fiscal Years 1925 to 2019 (https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2019/table33)

Inspiration

The data was collected to observe trends in history reflecting the number of immigrants apprehended.

This dataset is about book subjects and is filtered where the books is Undocumented immigrants in an era of arbitrary law : the flight and the plight of people deemed 'illegal', featuring 10 columns including authors, average publication date, book publishers, book subject, and books. The preview is ordered by number of books (descending).

The research collected qualitative interview data from 55 undocumented migrants and 24 ethnic enclave employers from Bangladeshi, Chinese, Turkish (including Kurds from Turkey and Northern Cypriots) communities who were living in London. The three groups were selected for their sizeable presence among London’s minority ethnic communities but also their migration histories, reasons for migration and pathways to the UK have been different, providing the variance of experiences that we were looking for in the study. The fieldwork took place between February 2012 and April 2013. Interviews with undocumented migrants: Of the 55 interviews carried out, 20 interviews were with undocumented migrants from China, 20 with undocumented migrants from Turkey (including Kurds and Northern Cypriots) people and 15 with undocumented migrants from Bangladesh. Trained interviewers, with relevant community language skills, carried out the interviews with undocumented migrants in first languages and translated, transcribed and anonymised the transcripts. The project team carried out detailed training about the project, in-depth interviewing, translations and transcriptions, networking and sampling and research ethics. A number of starting points into networks were used to identify interviewees as a way of ensuring greater diversity than would have been the case if we had drawn from fewer networks, as networks are often quite homogeneous. Indicative quotas to obtain different social and demographic profiles that were relevant for the research questions were used to guide the fieldwork. These included quotas for sex, length of time in the UK and place of employment, either within or outside of the ethnic enclave. In the final sample of undocumented migrants, 40 were men and 15 were women reflecting the greater difficulties we had locating women who were living as undocumented migrants due, in part, to the mores hidden nature of their experiences within domestic settings. Interviews with Employers: Interviews were carried out with 24 employers. The final sample of employers comprised 7 Bangladeshi, 8 Chinese and 9 Turkish entrepreneurs of whom 6 were Kurds from Turkey, 2 were Turkish and 1 was from Northern Cyprus. Five interviewees were female and 19 were male. With the exception of one Bangladeshi heritage woman who ran a family owned business, all the other employers interviewed were migrants born outside of Britain. Length of time in Britain ranged from 9 years to over 40 years. The interviews were carried out in English by the university based research team. Employers were identified for interview using chain referral methods starting at multiple access points for greater sample heterogeneity. Initial points of access included cold calling at businesses, gatekeepers from community organisations and through the networks of the community researchers. Our success at finding employers willing to be interviewed was due in part to the timing of the fieldwork, which took place after most of the interviews with undocumented migrants had been carried out and so we were able to effectively utilise some of the networks that had been developed for that part of the research. An asynchronous internet focus group, conducted through an email group was carried out with seven employer participants. This research explores the labour market experiences of undocumented migrants from Bangladesh, China and Turkey (including Kurds) living and working in London and the motivations of minority ethnic entrepreneurs employing people from these three groups. The study examines the ways in which undocumented migrants and their employers use social networks and other resources in relation to job seeking and work and how working relationships operate within frameworks of ethnicity, class and gender. Any additional disadvantages that might exist as a consequence of imbalanced power relationships due to immigration status and the extent to which employment relationships within ethnic enclave employment replicate or differ from employment relationships in general are examined. We are concerned to understand the ways in which being undocumented intersects with employment experiences and decision making about work and recruitment from both the perspectives of migrants and their employers, while engaging critically with theories of social capital. The research is based on in-depth interviews with 60 undocumented migrants, male and female, 30 working inside ethnic enclaves and 30 outside and with 24 minority ethnic employers running enclave businesses. Two asynchronous Internet focus groups with employers of undocumented migrants will be conducted to obtain a collective employer perspective. Two populations were studied in this research: undocumented migrants and ethnic enclave employers. In-depth qualitative interviews were used for both study populations. A total of 55 interviews with undocumented migrants and 24 with ethnic enclave employers from Bangladeshi, Chinese, Turkish (including Kurds from Turkey and Northern Cypriots) populations who were living in London at the time of the fieldwork. Non-probably sampling techniques were used for both study populations. Participants were found using networking and chain referral / snowballing methods that included multiple starting points from community organisations, migrant and refugee support groups, cold calling, snowballing through other interviewees and interviewer and research contacts. Quotas were set for key variables for the interviews with undocumented migrants. An asynchronous internet focus group, conducted through an email group was carried out with seven employer participants. Anonymous email accounts were set up for those who expressed their interest ensuring complete confidentiality and anonymity. Once the email addresses were set up and the participants signed up, the research team posted questions to the group and the participants could reply to the question, and to each other’s comments through Reply All. The discussion was open for three weeks.

This dataset is about book subjects and is filtered where the books is The rhetoric of closed borders : quotas, lax enforcement and illegal migration, featuring 10 columns including authors, average publication date, book publishers, book subject, and books. The preview is ordered by number of books (descending).

Attitudes towards the topics of internal security, asylum, immigration and counter-terrorism. 1. Internal security: subjective feeling of security or concern about criminal attacks; assessment of relevant sources of fear of crime (e.g. through portrayals of violence on television, through the daily news about crime and criminality, own experiences of victimisation, etc.); concern about concrete crimes (attacks by Islamist terrorists, organised criminal gangs from abroad, young people´s propensity to violence, theft and assaults on the open street, break-ins and break-ins of cars, violence in the family, police assaults); assessment of policy efforts to ensure security; assessment of appropriate security measures (more visible presence of police and law enforcement officers, faster deportation of foreign criminals, law enforcement officers in public transport, video surveillance of public places and in public transport vehicles, tougher penalties, more intensive police checks on motorways, stronger internet surveillance, more social prevention projects for young people); assessment of stronger cooperation between different German and international security bodies (police authorities of the Federation and the federal states, police and intelligence services of the EU states, resp. police and intelligence services of Germany and the USA); attitude towards video surveillance in public places (feeling of security or rather of unease or both at the same time); attitude towards data retention. 2. Attitudes towards asylum and immigration: Dealing with refugees with rejected asylum applications (deportation or toleration under certain conditions); concern about the increase in the number of refugees; concrete concerns regarding the topic of asylum and refugees in Germany (alienation, increasing criminality, rise in right-wing radicalism, loss of German identity, increase in illegal immigrants in the country, excessive demands on social security systems); necessity of selected measures to improve and tighten asylum law (immediate deportation in the case of rejected asylum applications, work permits for asylum seekers, toleration despite rejection of the asylum application, stricter examination of the grounds for asylum); assessment of selected criteria for immigration to Germany (occupation in demand, family members in Germany, young or old, political persecution in home country, university degree, good knowledge of German, no criminal offences in home country, desire for education); opinion on the immigration of highly qualified skilled workers from abroad; assessment of the domestic significance of German immigration policy; assessment of the importance of a welcoming culture for immigrants; immigrants feel welcome vs. not welcome in Germany. 3. Counter-terrorism: assessment of the danger of terrorist attacks in Germany; assessment of the federal government´s efforts with regard to protection against a terrorist attack; opinions on punishment of financial supporters and of sympathisers of terrorist organisations. Demography: sex; age; highest level of education; employment; occupational status; marital status (household structure); religious denomination; net household income. Additionally coded were: Respondent ID; weighting factor; city size; federal state. Einstellungen zu den Themen Innere Sicherheit, Asyl, Einwanderung und Terrorbekämpfung. 1. Innere Sicherheit: Subjektives Sicherheitsgefühl bzw. Sorge vor kriminellen Übergriffen; Einschätzung von maßgeblichen Quellen für Kriminalitätsfurcht (z. B. durch Gewaltdarstellungen im Fernsehen, durch die täglichen Nachrichten über Verbrechen und Kriminalität, eigene Viktimisierungserfahrungen, etc.); Sorge vor konkreten Verbrechen (Anschläge islamistischer Terroristen, organisierte kriminelle Banden aus dem Ausland, Gewaltbereitschaft Jugendlicher, Diebstahl und Überfälle auf offener Straße, Einbrüche und Aufbrechen von Autos, Gewalt in der Familie, Polizeiübergriffe); Beurteilung der Bemühungen der Politik, Sicherheit zu gewährleisten; Beurteilung von geeigneten Sicherheitsmaßnahmen (mehr sichtbare Präsenz von Polizei und Ordnungskräften, schnellere Abschiebung von ausländischen Straftätern, Ordnungskräfte im öffentlichen Nahverkehr, Videoüberwachung öffentlicher Plätze und in Nahverkehrsmitteln, härtere Strafen, intensivere Polizeikontrollen auf Autobahnen, stärkere Internetüberwachung, mehr soziale Präventionsprojekte für Jugendliche); Beurteilung der stärkeren Zusammenarbeit von verschiedenen deutschen und internationalen Sicherheitsorganen (Polizeibehörden von Bund und Ländern, Polizei und Nachrichtendienste der EU-Staaten bzw. Polizei und Nachrichtendienste von Deutschland und den USA); Einstellung zur Videoüberwachung auf öffentlichen Plätzen (Gefühl von Sicherheit oder eher von Unbehagen oder beides gleichzeitig); Einstellung zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung. 2. Einstellungen zu Asyl und Einwanderung: Umgang mit Flüchtlingen mit abgelehntem Asylantrag (Abschiebung oder Duldung unter bestimmten Bedingungen); Sorge um Anstieg der Flüchtlingszahlen; konkrete Sorgen in Bezug das Thema Asyl und Flüchtlinge in Deutschland (Überfremdung, steigende Kriminalität, Anstieg des Rechtsradikalismus, Verlust der deutschen Identität, Zuwachs an Illegalen im Land, Überforderung der sozialen Sicherungssysteme); Notwendigkeit ausgewählter Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung und Verschärfung des Asylrechts (sofortige Abschiebung bei abgelehnten Asylanträgen, Arbeitserlaubnis für Asylbewerber, Duldung trotz Ablehnung des Asylantrags, strengere Prüfung der Asylgründe); Beurteilung ausgewählter Kriterien für die Einwanderung nach Deutschland (nachgefragter Beruf, Familienangehörige in Deutschland, jung oder alt, politische Verfolgung im Heimatland, Universitätsabschluss, gute Deutschkenntnisse, keine Straftaten im Heimatland, Ausbildungswunsch); Meinung zur Zuwanderung hochqualifizierter Fachkräfte aus dem Ausland; Beurteilung der innenpolitischen Bedeutsamkeit der deutschen Einwanderungspolitik; Beurteilung der Wichtigkeit einer Willkommenskultur für Einwanderer; Einwanderer fühlen sich in Deutschland willkommen vs. nicht willkommen. 3. Terrorbekämpfung: Einschätzung der Gefahr terroristischer Anschläge in Deutschland; Einschätzung der Bemühungen der Bundesregierung im Hinblick auf den Schutz vor einem terroristischen Anschlag; Meinungen zu Bestrafung von finanziellen Unterstützern und von Sympathiewerbern von Terrororganisationen. Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter; höchster Bildungsabschluss; Erwerbstätigkeit; berufliche Stellung; Familienstand (Haushaltsstruktur); Konfession; Haushaltsnettoeinkommen. Zusätzlich verkodet wurden: Befragten-ID; Gewichtungsfaktor; Ortsgröße; Bundesland.

The thirteenth of 20 years of International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) surveys in New Zealand by Professor Philip Gendall, Department of Marketing, Massey University.A verbose rundown on topics covered follows.Questions on national consciousness and national identity. Identification with the town, the city, the region, the nation and with the respective continent; most important characteristics for national identity; identification with one’s own nation and national pride (scale); perceived pride in the democracy of the country, the political influence of the country in the world, the economic achievement, the social security system, the scientific achievements, the achievements in sports, the achievements in arts or literature, the armed forces, the history and equal rights of all social groups in society.Preference for protective duty to support the national economy; attitude to the right of international institutions to enforce solutions to be accepted nationally; attitude to enforcing national interests regardless of evoking conflicts with other countries; rejection of acquisition of land by foreigners in one’s country; preference for national films in national television stations; damage done by large international companies to the local business; attitude to free trade; attitude to follow the decisions of international organisations even if the local government does not agree with them; international organisations take away too much power from the country.Availability of worldwide information as a benefit of the internet; importance of sharing national customs and traditions to achieve full nationality; attitude to government support of national minorities to preserve their customs and habits; preference for assimilation of minorities or retention of their identity; hostility to foreigners and prejudices against immigrants (scale); attitude to a reduction of immigration of foreigners; respondents citizenship; citizenship of parents at birth of respondent; birthplace or citizenship of parents should allow naturalization of children; same rights for citizens and legal immigrants; attitude towards stronger measures regarding illegal immigrants; languages spoken at home; perceived ethnic affiliation and strength of this feeling.Demography: Sex; age; marital status; steady life-partner; years in school, current employment status; current employment status of spouse; hours worked weekly; occupation of respondent and spouse (ISCO-88); respondent and spouse working for private, public sector or self-employed; supervisor function; union membership; household size; family income; respondents earnings; household composition; self-placement on a left-right continuum; party preference; vote last election; religious denomination; frequency of church attendance; self-placement on a top-bottom scale; region; town size, rural or urban region; ethnicity or nationality. Additionally encoded: Mode of data collection.

This is the raw data file and Stata code to replicate analyses found in Dan Qi and James C. Garand, "Perceptions of Threat, American National Identity, and Americans' Attitudes Toward Documented and Undocumented Immigrants" (Political Research Quarterly 2024)

This dataverse includes all data collected in the context of the study ‘Well-Being and Psychosocial Support for Undocumented Migrants in the Netherlands’ (December 2021 - September 2023). The first aim of the study was to understand how social and individual factors change the well-being of undocumented migrants in the Netherlands, and how psychosocial support can intervene in these pathways. The second aim of the study was to understand the dependencies of this group, and in particular, how they depend on aid workers. The psychosocial support was offered by the Netherlands Red Cross and Doctors of the World. Three interventions have been studied: Life Skills groups, individual psychological consultations, and METS workshops. The study invited undocumented migrants who took part in these interventions to participate in a (semi-)structured interview. The first sample group consists of 18 participants (2021-2022), and the second sample group of 31 participants (2022-2023).

This dataset is about book subjects and is filtered where the books is Undocumented migrants and healthcare : eight stories from Switzerland, featuring 4 columns: authors, book subject, books, and publication dates. The preview is ordered by number of books (descending).

The count of removals of illegal aliens is broken down according to three types of removals reflecting different methods of handling irregular immigration: Forced removals, characterised by the taking of an expulsion decision and its enforcement by coercion, which comprise the following categories: — Returns of third-country nationals outside the European Union; — Readmission of third-country nationals to the European Union; — Return of EU nationals to their country. Assisted removals, characterised by the implementation of a removal measure without constraint, through assistance for return. Spontaneous removals, without coercion and without assistance, after a removal measure, the accounting of which is necessarily partial. Moreover, foreigners in an irregular situation may decide to leave the territory without having been the subject of an expulsion measure, while resorting to assistance. These are aided voluntary departures. Finally, from 1 July 2014, when an irregular alien presents himself at the border, although he has not been the subject of a prior expulsion decision, his exit from the territory is taken into account as a “spontaneous departure” [1].

The data and programs replicate tables and figures from "Not just a work permit: EU citizenship and the consumption behaviour of documented and undocumented immigrants", by Adamopoulou and Kaya. Please see the ReadMe file for additional details.

This dataset includes the monthly count of individuals under age 19 receiving full scope Medi-Cal benefits as authorized by California Welfare and Institutions Code 14007.8. The count reflects the total number eligible during the month. California provides full scope Medi-Cal benefits to all children under the age of 19 regardless of immigration status. This program is referred to as SB 75 and was implemented May 16, 2016 pursuant to SB 75 (Chapter 18, Statutes of 2015), Section 14007.8 and added to the Welfare and Institutions Code and amended by SB 4 (Chapter 709, Statutes of 2015).

The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is a continuous programme of cross-national collaboration running annual surveys on topics important for the social sciences. The programme started in 1984 with four founding members - Australia, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States – and has now grown to almost 50 member countries from all over the world. As the surveys are designed for replication, they can be used for both, cross-national and cross-time comparisons. Each ISSP module focuses on a specific topic, which is repeated in regular time intervals. Please, consult the documentation for details on how the national ISSP surveys are fielded. The present study focuses on questions about national consciousness and national identity. Identification with the town, the city, the region, the nation and with the respective continent; most important characteristics for national identity; identification with one´s own nation and national pride (scale); perceived pride in the democracy of the country, the political influence of the country in the world, the economic achievement, the social security system, the scientific achievements, the achievements in sports, the achievements in arts or literature, the armed forces, the history and equal rights of all social groups in society; preference for protective duty to support the national economy; attitude to the right of international institutions to enforce solutions to be accepted nationally; attitude to enforcing national interests regardless of evoking conflicts with other countries; rejection of acquisition of land by foreigners in one´s country; preference for national films in national television stations; damage done by large international companies to the local business; attitude to free trade; attitude to follow the decisions of international organisations even if the local government does not agree with them; international organisations take away too much power from the country; availability of worldwide information as a benefit of the internet; importance of sharing national customs and traditions to achieve full nationality; attitude to government support of national minorities to preserve their customs and habits; preference for assimilation of minorities or retention of their identity; hostility to foreigners and prejudices against immigrants (scale); attitude to a reduction of immigration of foreigners; respondents citizenship; citizenship of parents at birth of respondent; birthplace or citizenship of parents should allow naturalization of children; same rights for citizens and legal immigrants; attitude towards stronger measures regarding illegal immigrants; languages spoken at home; perceived ethnic affiliation and strength of this feeling. Additional questions in EU states: Advantageousness of membership of the country in the EU; benefits from EU-membership; attitude towards a powerful EU-government. Demography: Sex; age; marital status; steady life-partner; years in school, current employment status; current employment status of spouse; hours worked weekly; occupation of respondent and spouse (ISCO-88); respondent and spouse working for private, public sector or self-employed; supervisor function; union membership; household size; family income; respondents earnings; household composition; self-placement on a left-right continuum; party preference; vote last election; religious denomination; frequency of church attendance; self-placement on a top-bottom scale; region; town size, rural or urban region; ethnicity or nationality. Additionally encoded: Mode of data-collection. Das International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) ist ein länderübergreifendes, fortlaufendes Umfrageprogramm, das jährlich Erhebungen zu Themen durchführt, die für die Sozialwissenschaften wichtig sind. Das Programm begann 1984 mit vier Gründungsmitgliedern - Australien, Deutschland, Großbritannien und den Vereinigten Staaten - und ist inzwischen auf fast 50 Mitgliedsländer aus aller Welt angewachsen. Da die Umfragen auf Replikationen ausgelegt sind, können die Daten sowohl für länder- als auch für zeitübergreifende Vergleiche genutzt werden. Jedes ISSP-Modul konzentriert sich auf ein bestimmtes Thema, das in regelmäßigen Zeitabständen wiederholt wird. Details zur Durchführung der nationalen ISSP-Umfragen entnehmen Sie bitte der Dokumentation. Die vorliegende Studie konzentriert sich auf Fragen zu nationalem Bewusstsein und nationaler Identität. Wichtigste gesellschaftliche Gruppe mit der sich der Befragte identifiziert; Verbundenheit mit dem Stadtteil, der Stadt, der Region, der Nation und mit dem jeweiligen Kontinent; wichtigste Merkmale für nationale Identität; Identifikation mit der eigenen Nation und Nationalstolz (Skala); empfundener Stolz auf die Demokratie des Landes, auf den politischen Einfluss des Landes in der Welt, auf die wirtschaftlichen Erfolge, die sozialstaatlichen Leistungen, die wissenschaftlichen Errungenschaften, die sportlichen Erfolge, die Leistungen in Kunst bzw. Literatur, die Streitkräfte, die Geschichte und die Gleichberechtigung aller gesellschaftlichen Gruppen im Lande; Präferenz für Schutzzölle zur Stützung der nationalen Wirtschaft; Einstellung zum Durchgreifen internationaler Institutionen zum Durchsetzen von Lösungen auf nationaler Ebene; Präferenz für die Durchsetzung nationaler Interessen selbst bei Konflikten mit anderen Ländern; Ablehnung des Grunderwerbs durch Ausländer im eigenen Land; Präferenz für nationale Filme von nationalen Fernsehstationen; Schaden für die heimische Wirtschaft durch große internationale Unternehmen; Einstellung zum freien Handel; Einstellung zum Erfüllen internationaler Verpflichtungen; empfundene Schwächung des eigenen Landes durch internationale Organisationen; Verfügbarkeit weltweiter Informationen als positive Folge des Internets; Wichtigkeit der Befolgung nationaler Sitten und Traditionen für eine vollständige nationale Identität; Einstellung zur Unterstützung ethnischer Minderheiten zum Erhalt ihrer Sitten und Gebräuche; Präferenz zur Assimilation von Minderheiten oder Beibehalt ihrer Identität; Ausländerfeindlichkeit und Vorurteile gegen Einwanderer (Skala); Einstellung zu einer Reduzierung der Zuwanderung von Ausländern; Staatsangehörigkeit; Staatsangehörigkeit der Eltern bei Geburt des Befragten; präferierte Voraussetzung für eine Einbürgerung; zuhause gesprochene Sprache; gleiche Rechte für Bürger und legale Zuwanderer; Einstellung zu verschärften Maßnahmen gegenüber illegalen Zuwanderern; Wichtigkeit des Erhalts einer Nation oder Separierung in mehrere Staaten; empfundene ethnische Zugehörigkeit und Stärke dieses Verbundenheitsgefühls. In EU-Staaten wurde zusätzlich gefragt: Vorteilhaftigkeit der Mitgliedschaft des Landes in der EU; Einstellung zu einer starken EU-Regierung. Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter; Familienstand; Zusammenleben mit einem Partner; absolvierte Schuljahre; derzeitige Berufstätigkeit des Befragten und seiner Partnerin; Wochenarbeitszeit; Beruf des Befragten und seiner Partnerin (ISCO-88); Vorgesetztenfunktion; Gewerkschaftsmitgliedschaft; Haushaltsgröße; Familieneinkommen; Einkommen des Befragten; Haushaltszusammensetzung; Selbsteinschätzung auf einem Links-rechts-Kontinuum; Parteipräferenz; Wahlverhalten bei der letzten Wahl; Konfession; Kirchgangshäufigkeit; Selbsteinschätzung der Schichtzugehörigkeit; Region; Ortsgröße; Urbanisierungsgrad; ethnische Zugehörigkeit oder Nationalität. Zusätzlich verkodet wurde: Datenerhebungsmethode.

Attitudes towards the European Union. Topics: associations with the term ‘Europe’; feeling of national and / or European identity; most important elements of the European identity (split A); attitude towards the following statements on European integration: EU membership of France is a good thing, guarantees peace on the continent, contributes to France’s prosperity, protects from negative effects of globalisation, threatens national identity, makes France stronger against the rest of the world, costly for France, 2004 EU enlargement was a good thing, shared values between member states set EU apart from the rest of the world, need for further integration even if that means a loss of national sovereignty, develop competitiveness of the European economy in order to maintain social protection, harmonization of social policies (split A), reconcilement of existing national social policies (split B), interdiction of subsidies for enterprises, contributes to a better quality of life in France; assessment of the impact of European integration on France with regard to the following aspects (split A): citizens, economic growth, employment, cost of living, social protection, consumer protection, quality of public services, agriculture, airspace security, quality of the environment, education, small and medium enterprises; importance of the EU as economic market and political project (split B); expected benefit of the cooperation on EU level with regard to the following issues (split B): foreign policy and defence, international trade, competitiveness of enterprises, consumer protection, fight against insecurity, fight against terrorism, fight against unemployment, environmental protection, quality of public services, support of poor countries, energy, fight against illegal immigration, integration of non-European immigrants, research and development, quality of education; attitude towards the European constitution (split A); attitude towards selected countries joining the EU: Turkey (split C), Croatia (split D), Bulgaria (split E), Romania (split F); attitude towards an agreement on the final borders of the EU before any further enlargement (split B); attitude towards selected statements on the involvement of citizens in the European debate: too little consultation of people, too remote from citizens’ concerns, little impact of European integration on daily life, little weight of political action compared to economic realities, solipsism of politicians, respondent feels well informed about French politics, respondent understands how the EU works, more involvement of citizens in the decision making process, citizens need more information on the EU given by French politicians, citizens need more information on the EU given by the media; preferred level of discussion about European integration; preferred actors to promote discussion about European integration; preferred form of discussion; interest in discussions about European integration (split A); interest to follow discussions about European integration (split B). Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; region; type of community; left-right self-placement; voting behaviour in referendum on the European constitution. Additionally coded was: country; respondent ID; language of the interview; duration of the interview; questionnaire split; weighting factor. Europäische Identität. Subsidiarität. Gewünschte Form der EU. Bewertung der Konsequenzen der EU-Politik. Öffentliche Debatten über die EU. Themen: Assoziation zu Europa; Identität national oder europäisch; Fokuspunkte europäischer Identität; Einstellung zu europäischer Integration: Mitgliedschaft des eigenen Landes ist eine gute Sache, sichert den Frieden in Europa, sichert den Wohlstand im eigenen Land, unterstützt die Bekämpfung negativer Effekte der Globalisierung, gefährdet die Nationalidentität, ist teuer für das eigene Land, die Osterweiterung 2004 ist eine gute Sache, die EU hat eigene, gemeinsame Werte, die sie vom Rest der Welt unterscheiden, mehr Integration ist erstrebenswert auch wenn dies zu Souveränitätsverlust der Mitgliedsstaaten führt, oberste Priorität ist die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der europäischen Wirtschaft um soziale Sicherheit zu gewährleisten, im Bereich der sozialen Sicherheit bedarf es einer gewissen Harmonisierung unter den Mitgliedsstaaten (Split A), im Bereich der sozialen Sicherheit bedarf es einer stärkeren Annäherung der Mitgliedsstaaten (Split B), Verbot staatlicher Subventionen an Unternehmen, europäische Integration trägt zur Besserung der Lebensqualität im eigenen Land bei (Skala); Split A: Positive Effekte europäischer Integration auf: Menschen wie den Befragten, wirtschaftliche Stärke, Arbeitsplätze, Lebenshaltungskosten, soziale Sicherheit, Verbraucherschutz, Qualität des öffentlichen Dienstes, Landwirtschaft, Flugsicherheit, Umwelt, Ausbildung, klein- und mittelständische Unternehmen (Skala); wahrnehmen der EU als großen Binnenmarkt oder politisches Projekt; Split B: Potential der EU für bessere Problemlösung in folgenden Feldern: Außen- und Verteidigungspolitik, internationaler Handel, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Unternehmen, Verbraucherschutz, Sicherheit, Bekämpfung des Terrorismus, Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit, Umweltschutz, Qualität des öffentlichen Dienstes, Entwicklungshilfe, Energie, Bekämpfung illegaler Immigration, Integration nicht-europäischer Immigranten, Forschung und Entwicklung, Ausbildung (Skala); Split A: präferrierte Vorgehensweise nach dem negativen Referendum; Einstellung zum Beitritt der Türkei, Kroatiens, Bulgariens, Rumäniens; Split B: Einstellung zur Begrenzung der EU auf Länder mit gleichen Werten; an alle Befragten: Übereinstimmung mit folgenden Aussagen: europäische Integration erfolgt ohne ausreichende Konsultation des Volkes, die EU ist zu weit von den Bedürfnissen der Bürger entfernt, die EU hat wenig Einfluss auf das tägliche Leben, Politik hat wenig Einfluss auf ökonomische Realitäten, Politiker priorisieren Eigeninteresse gegenüber allgemeinem Interesse, Informiertheit über die Politik des eigenen Landes und über die EU, Wunsch nach mehr Entscheidungsmöglichkeiten in der EU, Politiker des eigenen Landes sollen die EU stärker thematisieren, die Medien sollen die EU stärker thematisieren (Skala); gewünschte Form und Debattenführer der Diskussion über europäische Integration; Split A: Interesse an europäischer Integration; Split B: Verfolgen der Debatten über europäische Integration (Skala). Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter; Alter bei Beendigung der Ausbildung; beruflicher Status; Region; Urbanisierungsgrad; Links-Rechts-Selbsteinstufung; Wahlverhalten beim Referendum über die europäische Verfassung. Zusätzlich verkodet wurde: Land; Befragten-ID; Interviewsprache; Interviewdauer (Interviewbeginn und Interviewende); Fragebogen-Split; Gewichtungsfaktor.

The first International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) survey by COMPASS Research Centre at the University of Auckland, with funding support from its Business School. Three years after Professor Philip Gendall retired from contributing to the international programme, COMPASS worked to carry on this fine tradition, branding it locally as the Social Attitudes Survey New Zealand.Questions on national consciousness and national identity. Identification with town/city and nation; most important characteristics for national identity; perceived pride in the democracy of the country, the political influence of the country in the world, the economic achievement, the social security system, the scientific achievements, the achievements in sports, the achievements in arts or literature, the armed forces, the history and equal rights of all social groups in society.Attitude to the right of international institutions to enforce solutions to be accepted nationally; attitude to enforcing national interests regardless of evoking conflicts with other countries; rejection of acquisition of land by foreigners in the country; preference for national films in national television stations; damage done by large international companies to the local business; attitude to free trade; attitude to follow the decisions of international organisations even if the local government does not agree with them; international organisations take away too much power from the country. Availability of worldwide information as a benefit of the internet; importance of sharing national customs and traditions to achieve full nationality; attitude to government support of national minorities to preserve their customs and habits; preference for assimilation of minorities or retention of their identity; hostility to foreigners and prejudices against immigrants (scale); attitude to a reduction of immigration of foreigners; respondent’s citizenship; citizenship of parents at birth of respondent; same rights for citizens and legal immigrants; attitude towards stronger measures regarding illegal immigrants. Attitudes towards ethnic diversity in the workplace. Demography: Sex; age; marital status; steady life-partner; years in school, current employment status; current employment status of spouse; hours worked weekly; occupation of respondent and spouse; respondent and spouse working for private, public sector or self-employed; supervisor function; union membership; household size; family income; respondent’s earnings; vote last election; religious denomination; frequency of church attendance; region; town size, rural or urban region; ethnicity. Additionally encoded: mode of data collection.

This dataset covers ballots 529-33, 752, 761, 765-67, 776, 806-12, spanning January-December 1988. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 529-1 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social and political issues. The questions ask opinions on what Canada's biggest problem is, the prospect of peace in the Middle-east and which party is best equipped to deal with Canada's biggest problem. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as subsidized day-care, whether or not an election should be called and how hard people work . The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canada's biggest problem; evaluation of party to best deal with Canada's problems; subsidized day-care; the conflict in the Middle-east; Canada's economic situation in the next six months; the security of computer credit information; whether or not an election should be called; how hard people work; and predictions for Canada's next parliament. Basic demographic variables are also included. 530-1 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social and political issues. The questions ask opinions on what Canada's biggest problem is, the prospect of peace in the Middle-east and which party is best equipped to deal with Canada's biggest problem. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as subsidized day-care, whether or not an election should be called and how hard people work . The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canada's biggest problem; evaluation of party to best deal with Canada's problems; subsidized day-care; the conflict in the Middle-east; Canada's economic situation in the next six months; the security of computer credit information; whether or not an election should be called; how hard people work; and predictions for Canada's next parliament. Basic demographic variables are also included. 531-1 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about different political figures and parties, current events and the severity of substance abuse in Canada. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the ability of the United States to treat the world's problems, the existence of U.F.O's and life on other planets and unemployment insurance. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: drug and alcohol use in Canada; bias in new reporting; cabinet minister identification; opinions on Canadian political leaders; cruise missile testing in Canada's north; nuclear energy in Canada; immigration quotas; unemployment insurance; disposable income; and U.F.O's. Basic demographics are also included. 532-1 - April This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions on the prevelance and acceptance of homosexuality, and approval of the Meech Lake accord. There are also questions on other topics of interest such acid rain versus free trade negotiations with the Unite States, patriotism in Canada and Sunday shopping. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: acid rain versus free trade as most important issue to negotiate with U.S.; approval of granting Quebec distinct society status in the Meech Lake accord; approval of granting more power to the provinces in the Meech Lake accord; degree of patriotism in Canada; effect of a candidate's sexual orientation on getting votes; general familiarity with and approval of the Meech Lake accord; professions homosexuals should or should not be allowed to pursue; rights for homosexuals; Svend Robinson's declaring himself as a homosexual; the minimum amount of money a family of four needs per week to get by; abortion as woman and doctor's decision; and Sunday shopping. Basic demographic variables are also included. 533-1 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the frequency of political preference, influential factors in political choices and general economic issues. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as religious habits, anti-smoking bylaws and the impact of computers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: the rate and regulation of bank fees; importance of organized religion; the economic future of Canada; the ideal number of children to have; the impact and availability of computers; anti-smoking bylaws; approval of 1984 Progressive Conservative government; approval of 1988 party leaders; abortion; influential factors on voter choice; and free trade. Basic demographics are also included. 752-p - August (Alberta Regional Review) This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Albertans on predominantly political issues. Topics of interest include: whether Canadian farmers require special government assistance, remuneration for the Principal Group failure, voting behavior in the provincial election, opinion on the Progressive Conservative government in Edmonton, Don Getty, Ray Martin, Don Getty stepping down as leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party, the Provincial Liberal Part, voting behavior in the federal election, and the trading of Wayne Gretzky's effect on the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings. Basic demographics are also included. 761-t - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and upcoming political voting trends. There are also questions dealing with Party leaders and the situations they would excel in. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: voting behaviour; the Election; party leaders; Brian Mulroney; Ed Broadbent; John Turner/ Basic demographic variables are also included. 765-t - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians from the Toronto area, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about current municipal level problems like traffic congestion and housing prices as well as opinions on federal issues like abortion and free trade. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as voting choice, political leaders at the federal level and who would make the best Prime Minister. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: degree of interest in upcoming federal election; likelihood that respondent will choose to vote; vote inclination or preferences; federal election's main issue; social issues facing Toronto; and evaluations of Brian Mulroney, John Turner and Edbroadbent. Basic demographics are also included. 766-t - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political leaders during the televised debate. The questions ask opinions about the winner fo the debate, the impact of the debate on the respondents upcoming vote and the free trade issue. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: wether the respondents watched the debate in full or only part; the winner according to the respondents; the impact on the respondents upcoming vote; the preferences of the respondents before viewing the debate; and the necessity of a separate debate concerning the free trade issue. Basic demographics are also included. 767-t - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political questions. The questions ask opinions about candidates and parties in the upcoming federal election, the respondents' degree of interest in the current electoral campaign. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as voting choice, and the proposed Canada - U.S. Free Trade Agreement. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: degree of interest in upcoming election; likelihood that respondent will choose to vote; previous voting; voter preferences; factors influencing voter's choice; support for, and potential impact of free trade; and assessments of party leaders and other prominent political leaders. Basic demographics are also included. 776-t - November (missing) 806-1 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders, business conditions, free trade and social issues such as abortion. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as amnesty for illegal immigrants and child birth incentives to counteract the falling birth rate. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: allowing amnesty to illegal immigrants; business conditions; Canadian political party leaders; Free Trade and its effect on employment, income and Canada U.S. relations; incentives to counter falling birth rates; legalization of abortion; political figures: Brian Mulrooney, John Turner, Ed Broadbent and the 1988 Canadian Cabinet; problems facing Canada today; and American investment in Canada.

The fifth of 20 years of International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) surveys within New Zealand by Professor Philip Gendall, Department of Marketing, Massey University.A verbose rundown on topics covered follows.Questions on national consciousness and national identity. Solidarity with the part of town, the city, the region, the nation and with the respective continent as well as readiness to leave these regions to improve work or housing situation.Importance of national unity; most important characteristics for national identity; identification with one’s own nation (scale); national pride; perceived pride in the democracy of the country, the political influence of the country in the world, the economic successes, the welfare-state services, the scientific achievements, the athletic successes, the achievements in art or literature, the military forces, the history and equal rights of all social groups in the country; preference for protective duty to support the national economy.Attitude to the right of international institutions to enforce solutions to be accepted nationally; attitude to improved foreign language instruction in schools; attitude to enforcing national interests regarding other countries; rejection of acquisition of land by foreigners in one’s country; preference for national films and national television stations; attitude to government support of national minorities to preserve their customs and habits; preference for assimilation of minorities or retention of their identity.Hostility to foreigners and prejudices against immigrants (scale); attitude to a reduction of immigration of foreigners; attitude to the right to asylum for politically persecuted refugees; origins from a rural or urban region; length of residence at current place of residence; length of stays abroad; native language; knowledge of foreign languages; citizenship; citizenship of parents at birth of respondent; citizenship of ancestors; perceived national affiliation and strength of this feeling of solidarity; attitude to stricter measures regarding illegal immigrants; city size; superior function; union membership; self-assessment of social class; religiousness; party preference.