World Values Survey 1996, Wave 3
Belarus, 1996
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BLR_1996_WVS-W3_v01_M
World Values Survey 1996
Wave 3
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Belarus | BLR |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
World Values Survey Wave 3 1995-1998 covers 56 countries and societies around the world and more than 77,800 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
- v01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution. All deposited data has been made anonymous at the PI side and the archive deposited files have no means to trace the respondents.
Version history: 2014-04-29: Official release 2014-09-21. NOTE: Study on values realized in the countries of Europe by EVS research network is not included into the current data-set and is avaliable for both downloading and online-analysis at: http://www.europeanvaluesstudy.eu'
Coverage
This survey covers Belarus.
The WVS for Belarus covers national population aged 18 years and over, for both sexes.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Andrei P. Vardomatskii | NOVAK-Laboratory |
| Prof Dr Hans D Klingemann | Wissenschaftszentrum |
Sampling
Population: Total non-institutionalized population of Belarus, 18 years and older. Five stage random sample:
(1) The country is divided into seven strata (regions).
(2) Within each stratum which consists of about 20 administrative districts the primary sampling units (administrative districts) were selected at random.
(3) Within each primary sampling unit, which is divided into several administrative village Soviets secondary sampling units (administrative village Soviets) are selected at random. The total number of secondary sampling units was 111.
(4) Within each secondary sampling unit houses (third sampling unit) are selected to serve as starting point for the interviewer who followed a random route procedure to select a household (fourth sampling unit).
(5) Within each household the respondent is randomly selected using the (next) birthday method (fifth sampling unit).
Selection is done: 42% Male and 58% Female. 68% Urban and 32% Rural.
Nationality: Belarusian 77%, Russian 14%, Polish 6%, Ukrainian 2% and Other 1%. The sample size for Belarus is N=2092.
Remarks about sampling:
-Final numbers of clusters or sampling points: 111
-Sample unit from office sampling: Household
The response rate is 48.8% and is calculated as follows: (2092/4285) x 100 = 48.8%
Survey instrument
The WVS questionnaire was in Russian. All interviews were conducted in Russian, since knowledge of the national language is low. Some special variable labels have been included, such as: V56 Neighbours: Jews, and V149 Institution: The European Union. Special categories labels are: V203/204: Geographical affinity. Country Specific variables included are: V208: Ethnic identification, 2. Russian, 3. Representative of a national minority, 4. Citizen of Belarus first and a member of some; V209: Language at home: 2. Russian, 3. Polish, 4. Ukrainian. The variables political parties V210 a V212; Ethic group: V 233 and Region: V 234 are also included as country specific variables. The V 206 Born in this country is also different in Belarus. The sample was designed to be representative of the entire adult population, i.e. 18 years and older, of your country. The lower age cut-off for the sample was 18 and there was not any upper age cut-off for the sample.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1996-12-05 | 1996-12-30 |
| Name |
|---|
| NOVAK- Laboratory |
The main method of data collection in the WVS survey is face-to-face interview at respondent’s home / place of residence. Respondent’s answers could be recorded in a paper questionnaire (traditional way) or by CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview). The approval of the Scientific Advisory Committee in writing is necessary for application of any methods of data collection other than face-to-face interview. Following the sampling, each country is left with a representative national sample of its public. These persons are then interviewed during a limited time frame decided by the Executive Committee of the World Values Survey using the uniformly structured questionnaires. The survey is carried out by professional organizations using face-to-face interviews or phone interviews for remote areas. Each country has a Principal Investigator (social scientists working in academic institutions) who is responsible for conducting the survey in accordance with the fixed rules and procedures. During the field work, the agency has to report in writing according to a specific check-list. Internal consistency checks are made between the sampling design and the outcome and rigorous data cleaning procedures are followed at the WVS data archive. No country is included in a wave before full documentation has been delivered. This means a data set with the completed methodological questionnaire and a report of country-specific information (for example important political events during the fieldwork, problems particular to the country). Once all the surveys are completed, the Principal Investigator has access to all surveys and data. Non-response is an issue of increasing concern in sample surveys. Investigators are expected to make every reasonable effort to minimize non-response. In countries using a full probability design, no replacements are allowed. PIs should plan on as many call-backs as the funding will allow. In countries using some form of quota sampling, every effort should be made to interview the first contact.
Data appraisal
+/- 2,2%
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 Three - Country-Pooled Datafile Version: www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSDocumentationWV3.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 | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the WVSA Archive | WVSA Data Archive | jdiezmed@jdsurvey.net | http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org |
Metadata production
DDI_BLR_1996_WVS-W3_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2020-02-26
Metadata version
Version history: 2014-04-29: Official release 2014-09-21. NOTE: Study on values realized in the countries of Europe by EVS research network is not included into the current data-set and is avaliable for both downloading and online-analysis at: http://www.europeanvaluesstudy.eu'