World Values Survey 1990, Wave 2
Mexico, 1990
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World Values Survey 1990
Wave 2
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Mexico | MEX |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
World Values Survey Wave 2 1990-1994 covers 18 countries and societies around the world and 24,558 respondents. The series includes the following waves:
Wave 6 (2010-2014)
Wave 5 (2005-2009)
Wave 4 (1999-2004)
Wave 3 (1995-1998)
Wave 2 (1990-1994)
Wave 1 (1981-1984)
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.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household
Individual
Version
- v2.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
Coverage
National
National Population, Both sexes,18 and more years.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ronald Inglehart | Institute for Social Research University of Michigan |
| Miguel Basanez | Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico |
Sampling
Sample size: 1531
The sample framework departs from the list of cities over 50,000 inhabitants. The country was divided in four great regions: Metropolitan Zone (ZM), North (N), Center (C) and South (S). Two states take part in the ZM (Distrito Federal and Mexico); 16 states in the zone N (Jalisco, Nuevo León, Guanajuato, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Aguascalientes, Sonora, Durango, Nayarit, Zacateras, Colima and Baja California Sur). The zone C is formed by 6 states (Michoacan, Guerrero, Queretaro, Morelos, Hidalgo and Tlaxcala); and, finally, in the zone S were considered 8 states (Puebla, Yucatan, Veracruz, Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche Oaxaca and Quintana Roo). The ZM’s population is 18.7 millions (22.2%) and it has 93% of urban population. The C’s population is 13.6 millions (16.1%) with 45% urban. The zone S has 20.2 millions (24%) with 38% urban; and the N’s population is 31.7 millions (37.7%) with 64% urban. Countrie’s estimated total population is 84.287 millions, 72% urban and 28% rural. There are 73 cities in the list, but only 42 cities were randomly selected in the sample. These cities have the number of starting points according to the total population divided for the total number of cities to have an interval. For each starting point were applied 20 questionnaires. So, cities with one, two or three starting points have 20, 40 or 60 questionnaires taken. The additional numbers of interviews in the Mexico City area (+85) come from an over-sampling of 160 questionnaires that we took in order to have a closer view of the city for our local questions (Q745-753). Those questionnaires are identified by numbers over the 1500 ‘folio’. Those 160 questionnaires are included in the tape. In sum the sample was taken from a list of 73 cities with population larger than 50,000 and 42 cities were chosen: 5 from the ZM zone, 7 from C, 11 from S and 19 from N. There were 75 starting points, and so 1500 questionnaires. The total urban population is 72% and 28% rural, proportionately, surveyed.
Survey 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.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-01 | 1990-07-31 | Wave 2 |
| Name |
|---|
| Market and Opinion Research International de Mexico |
Data appraisal
Estimated error: 2.6
Access policy
World Values Survey
World Values Survey
http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSContents.jsp
Cost: None
Data Access
Inglehart, R., C. Haerpfer, A. Moreno, C. Welzel, K. Kizilova, J. Diez-Medrano, M. Lagos, P. Norris, E. Ponarin & B. Puranen et al. (eds.). 2014. World Values Survey: Round Two - Mexico-Pooled Datafile Version: www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSDocumentationWV2.jsp. Madrid: JD Systems Institute.
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Director of the WVSA Archive | WVSA Data Archive | jdiezmed@jdsurvey.net |
Metadata production
DDI_MEX_1990_WVS-W2_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2020-02-26
Metadata version
Version 01 (March 2020)