This project is part of the research programme "Portuguese Social Attitudes" coordinated by Manuel Villaverde Cabral and Jorge Vala.
This study carried out by ISSP 2007 aims to analyse attitudes and practices regarding leisure time and sports.
The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is one of the first international research networks on comparative and longitudinal studies, carrying out annual questionnaires in more than 40 participating countries. The ISSP is an important knowledge infrastructure destined to support social sciences research projects. The main objectives of this research network are:
- to develop modules for the study of attitudes in different domains of social life, as well as an extensive group of sociodemographic variables;
- to produce comparative international data;
- to create longitudinal analysis instruments
- to provide data to the scientific community and public in general. The ISSP questionnaires are applied annually to a random probabilistic sample of the population, composed by those living in the country that are 18 years or older, regardless of their nationality or legal situation. The questionnaire is composed by two modules: a thematic module and a sociodemographic module, which includes sociodemographic characterisation variables, such as education, occupation, income, social class, political and religious participation. Portugal participates in this research network since 1997. Since then, the following studies have been carried out: ISSP 1997 - Work orientations (1st edition)
Cabral, MV, Vala, J & Freire, J. (Orgs.), (2000). Trabalho e cidadania. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências SociaisISSP 1998 - Religion
Pais, J. M., Cabral, MV, & Vala, J. (Orgs.), (2001). Religião e bioética. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências SociaisISSP 1999 - Social inequality
Cabral, M.V., Vala, J. & Freire, A. (Orgs.), (2001). Desigualdades sociais e percepções de justiça. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências SociaisISSP 2000 - Environment
Lima, L., Cabral, M.V. & Vala, J. (Orgs.), (2001). Ambiente e desenvolvimento. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências SociaisISSP 2002 - Family and Changing Gender Roles
Wall, K.& Amâncio, L. (Orgs.), (2007). Família e Género em Portugal e na Europa. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências SociaisISSP 2003 - National Identity
Sobral, J., Vala, J. & Cabral, M. V. (forthcoming). Identidades Nacionais, Inclusão e Exclusão Social. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.ISSP 2004 - CitizenshipISSP 2005 - Work orientations (2nd edition)
Freire, J. & Cabral, M. V. (Orgs) (forthcoming). Trabalho, Relações Laborais e Papel do Estado. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais. ISSP 2006 - Role of Government Isabel Menezes (FPCE-UP) was part of the international research team responsible for designing the Leisure Time and Sports questionnaire. In Portugal, the fieldwork will be carried out in 2009. Data produced within this project is free and can be accessed in the following website - http://zacat.gesis.org/webview/index.jsp