13. General Social Survey/International Social Survey Program, NORC

• In Event: 265 - Research Funding Opportunities and Data Resources (part of the Research Support Forum)

Abstract

The National Data Program for the Social Sciences (NDPSS) is a vital component of the social-science infrastructure. The NDPSS has been described as a "national resource" a "core database" in both sociology and political science, a "gold standard," the "best available," "the premier academic sociology survey," "the most comprehensive national monitoring of public opinion," and "the highest-quality omnibus survey done in the United States." The two major components of the NDPSS are the General Social Survey (GSS) and the International Social Survey Program (ISSP). The GSS is currently conducting its 30th round since starting in 1972 and has interviewed over 59,500 respondents. The ISSP has done a cross-national survey each year since 1985 and has involved 57 countries. It has interviewed over a million respondents around the world.

Authors

• Tom W. Smith, NORC-University of Chicago

• Jaesok Son, NORC-University of Chicago

• Ben Schapiro, NORC-University of Chicago