Abstract

The World Values Survey is a worldwide investigation of sociocultural and political change. It is conducted by a network of social scientist at leading universities all around world.

Interviews have been carried out with nationally representative samples of the publics of more than 80 societies on all six inhabited continents. The first wave of the values survey was collected in 198. This was mainly a European endeavor (se EVS). From the second wave the global representation rose dramatically making it possible to carry out reliable global cross-cultural analyses and analysis of changes over time. The World Values Survey has produced evidence of gradual but pervasive changes in what people want out of life. Moreover, the survey shows that the basic direction of these changes is, to some extent, predictable.

Geographic coverage

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain,Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, China, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Analysis unit

individuals

Universe

WVS surveys are required to cover all residents (not only citizens) between the ages of 18 and 85, inclusive. PI's can lower the minimum age limit as long as the minimum required sample size for the 18+ population is achieved.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Detailed sample guidlines for each Round as well as each country can be obtained from here:

http://www.wvsevsdb.com/wvs/WVSTechnical.jsp?Idioma=I

General Guidlines:

The preferred method of sampling for WVS surveys is the full probability sample. However, recognizing that the very high cost -in terms of finances, manpower and time- of full probability samples may prove to be prohibitive in some cases, WVS allows quota sampling provided that the following principles are strictly adhered to:

1. Selection of PSUs must be probabilistic (and preferably PPS).

2. Selection of first stage clusters within PSUs must be probabilistic (and preferably PPS).

3. Quota sampling should be used only within reasonably small sized clusters that have been selected probabilistically.

Whether the sampling method is full probability or a combination of probability and quota, the minimum number of PSUs is 30. A design with less than 30 PSUs is not permissible.

B. SAMPLE SIZE The minimum sample size (i.e. the number of completed interviews) is 1,000. However, given the fact that in most designs the "effective sample size" (sample size net of design effects) is lower than the actual sample size, larger sample sizes are strongly recommended if at all possible.

C. NON-RESPONSE Non-response is an issue of increasing concern in sample surveys. Investigators are expected to make every reasonable effort to minimize non-response.

More specifically, 1. In countries using a full probability design, no replacements are allowed. PIs should plan on as many call-backs as the funding will allow. 2. In countries using some form of quota sampling, every effort should be made to interview the first contact. In any case, and as indicated below, a full report on non-responses is required.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Abstract

The World Values Survey (www.worldvaluessurvey.org) is a global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life, led by an international team of scholars, with the WVS association and secretariat headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The survey, which started in 1981, seeks to use the most rigorous, high-quality research designs in each country. The WVS consists of nationally representative surveys conducted in almost 100 countries which contain almost 90 percent of the world’s population, using a common questionnaire. The WVS is the largest non-commercial, cross-national, time series investigation of human beliefs and values ever executed, currently including interviews with almost 400,000 respondents. Moreover the WVS is the only academic study covering the full range of global variations, from very poor to very rich countries, in all of the world’s major cultural zones. The WVS seeks to help scientists and policy makers understand changes in the beliefs, values and motivations of people throughout the world. Thousands of political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists and economists have used these data to analyze such topics as economic development, democratization, religion, gender equality, social capital, and subjective well-being. These data have also been widely used by government officials, journalists and students, and groups at the World Bank have analyzed the linkages between cultural factors and economic development.

Geographic coverage

The survey covers Egypt.

Analysis unit

• Household
• Individual

Universe

The WVS for Egypt covers national population aged 18 years and over, for both sexes.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

1- The sampling frame is the extended roaster of households for the post enumeration survey of the 2006 Census.

2- This frame covered all governorates (except the five frontiers Governorates hosting about 1.8% of the total population), within about 480 segments (average 100 HH).

3- To reduce sampling error, it was only to select 25 HH from each segment to increase the number of segments selected from each Governorate and that Number of segments was proportional to its size according to the 2006 population census.

1. Within Governorates, rural/urban parts were represented by selecting separately the number of segments proportional to its population share according to the 2006 census. Overall, a total of 122 segments were selected (out of which 56 from Urban areas and the balance from Rural areas of each Governorate), thus drawing a self-weighted sample for each Governorate based on its share of the 2006 population census.

2. The sample size was set to be 3000 individuals, to reduce sampling error and to ensure having estimates of adequate precision. The sampling unit would be the individuals 18 years old and over.

3. Both segments were selected separately from the frame of Urban/Rural area for each Governorate using systematic random sampling.

4. Households were also selected within segments (25 households from each segment) using systematic random sampling.

5. Due to rounding, the total number of segments rose to 122 segment, (and the sample size rose to 3050 individuals).

Remarks about sampling:

• The sample tended to be biased to females, as they were represented by 62% of the total sample. So weights was computed to modify the distribution of males and females, according to their distribution in the population. Basically, interviews would be conducted with the head of the household, if he/she exists and is able to answer the questionnaire. If not, another member of the household (who is 18 years or older) would answer the questionnaire. In every segment there was an alternative sample, that was also randomly selected, if an appropriate person within the household, was not available to answer the questionnaire, an alternative sampling unit would be selected. The alternative sample represented only 3.3% of the total sample.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

For each wave, suggestions for questions are solicited by social scientists from all over the world and a final master questionnaire is developed in English. Since the start in 1981 each successive wave has covered a broader range of societies than the previous one. Analysis of the data from each wave has indicated that certain questions tapped interesting and important concepts while others were of little value. This has led to the more useful questions or themes being replicated in future waves while the less useful ones have been dropped making room for new questions. The questionnaire is translated into the various national languages and in many cases independently translated back to English to check the accuracy of the translation. In most countries, the translated questionnaire is pre-tested to help identify questions for which the translation is problematic. In some cases certain problematic questions are omitted from the national questionnaire. WVS requires implementation of the common questionnaire fully and faithfully, in all countries included into one wave. Any alteration to the original questionnaire has to be approved by the EC. Omission of no more than a maximum of 12 questions in any given country can be allowed.

Response rate

3050 Total number of starting names/addresses 3050 - full productive interview

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The European Values Study (EVS) and World Values Survey (WVS) series is designed to enable a cross-national, cross-cultural comparison of values and norms on a wide variety of topics and to monitor changes in values and attitudes across the globe. The WVS is one of the world's most extensive and most widely used social surveys. Since 1981, it has captured the views of almost 400,000 respondents in over 110 countries, covering topics including cultural identity, migration, trust, empathy, tolerance, media consumption, political interest, the environment and more.These surveys show pervasive changes in what people want out of life and what they believe. To monitor these changes, the EVS/WVS has executed seven waves of surveys to date at various times between 1981 and 2022. Representative national samples of each society's public are interviewed using a standardised questionnaire covering various social, economic, cultural and religious topics. The countries included in these surveys cover the full range from very poor countries to very rich ones, from authoritarian systems to liberal democracies, covering all major cultural zones. Further information about each survey series can be found on the EVS and WVS websites. The European Values Study: Wave 4, Great Britain, 2009-2010 forms the Great Britain part of Wave 4 of the wider European Values Survey, the fieldwork for which began in some participating countries during 2008. Many of the questions posed replicate previous surveys, thus enabling analysis of change over time on the key dimensions of the EVS. With the addition of the fourth wave, the EVS is a unique source of trend data for the past three decades. The range of potential research questions is very wide, using either this dataset on its own or in conjunction with previous waves, or looking either at Britain alone or in comparison with other European countries. Further information is available from the British participation in the European Values Study ESRC Award web page. These data are also included in European Values Study: Wave 4, 2008, which is available for online analysis and download via ZACAT. Please see SN 6539 at the UK Data Archive for details. Main Topics: The study particularly focuses on questions around family, work, religious, political and societal values. Other topics include national identity, tolerance, social solidarity and life satisfaction. The questionnaire also contains items on issues of personal and civic ethics (from smoking indoors to suicide). Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interview 2009 2010 ABORTION AGE ATTITUDES BEREAVEMENT CARE OF DEPENDANTS CHILDREN CHURCH AND STATE CITIZENSHIP CIVIL AND POLITICAL... COHABITATION COMMUNITY ACTION DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATIONS PROT... DISCRIMINATION DIVORCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRA... ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EUROPEAN UNION EUTHANASIA Environment and con... FAMILY LIFE FAMILY ROLES FATHER S OCCUPATION... FATHER S PLACE OF B... FATHERS FRIENDS Family life and mar... GENDER GOVERNMENT ROLE GROUPS Great Britain HAPPINESS HEALTH HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS ILL HEALTH IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION JOB SATISFACTION JOB SECURITY LEISURE TIME LIFE EVENTS LIFE SATISFACTION LIVING CONDITIONS LOCUS OF CONTROL Labour and employment MARITAL HISTORY MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGE MEMBERSHIP MORAL BEHAVIOUR MORAL CONCEPTS MORAL VALUES MOTHER S OCCUPATION... MOTHER S PLACE OF B... MOTHERS NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONAL PRIDE NATIONALITY NEIGHBOURS OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONS ORGANIZATIONS PARENT CHILD RELATI... PARENTAL ROLE PLACE OF BIRTH POLITICAL ACTION POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL INTEREST POLITICAL PARTICIPA... POLITICAL SYSTEMS PRAYER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCI... Political behaviour... QUALIFICATIONS READING ACTIVITY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES RELIGIOUS DOCTRINES RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION RELIGIOUS PRACTICE Religion and values SOCIAL ACTIVITIES L... SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIAL SYSTEMS SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPIRITUALISM SPOUSES STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATUS IN EMPLOYMENT SUICIDE SUPERNATURAL SUPERSTITION SUPERVISORY STATUS Social behaviour an... Social conditions a... TERRORISM TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP TRUST TRUST IN GOVERNMENT UNEMPLOYMENT UNWAGED WORKERS VOLUNTARY WORK VOTING BEHAVIOUR WOMEN S ORGANIZATIONS WOMEN S RIGHTS WOMEN S ROLE WORK ATTITUDE WORKING CONDITIONS

The European Values Study (EVS) and World Values Survey (WVS) series is designed to enable a cross-national, cross-cultural comparison of values and norms on a wide variety of topics and to monitor changes in values and attitudes across the globe. The WVS is one of the world's most extensive and most widely used social surveys. Since 1981, it has captured the views of almost 400,000 respondents in over 110 countries, covering topics including cultural identity, migration, trust, empathy, tolerance, media consumption, political interest, the environment and more.

These surveys show pervasive changes in what people want out of life and what they believe. To monitor these changes, the EVS/WVS has executed seven waves of surveys to date at various times between 1981 and 2022. Representative national samples of each society's public are interviewed using a standardised questionnaire covering various social, economic, cultural and religious topics. The countries included in these surveys cover the full range from very poor countries to very rich ones, from authoritarian systems to liberal democracies, covering all major cultural zones.

Further information about each survey series can be found on the EVS and WVS websites.

The European Values Study: Wave 4, Great Britain, 2009-2010 forms the Great Britain part of Wave 4 of the wider European Values Survey, the fieldwork for which began in some participating countries during 2008. Many of the questions posed replicate previous surveys, thus enabling analysis of change over time on the key dimensions of the EVS. With the addition of the fourth wave, the EVS is a unique source of trend data for the past three decades. The range of potential research questions is very wide, using either this dataset on its own or in conjunction with previous waves, or looking either at Britain alone or in comparison with other European countries. Further information is available from the http://www.esrc.ac.uk/my-esrc/grants/RES-000-22-3690/read" title ="British participation in the European Values Study">British participation in the European Values Study ESRC Award web page.

These data are also included in European Values Study: Wave 4, 2008, which is available for online analysis and download via ZACAT. Please see SN 6539 at the UK Data Archive for details.