The “ISSP Religion Slovakia 2018” is a module of an international comparative research project ISSP. It has been conducted for a third time in Slovakia (previously in 1998 and 2008) and the fourth time overall in ISSP (1991, 1998, 2008, 2018). The major centre of attention of the module is on attitudes towards religion and religious practices. It covers various questions on religious life and belief, such as role of marriage and its importance in society, relationship between religion and science, belief in God, heaven, hell and afterlife, religious orientation, spirituality, morals, the meaning of life, gender roles, pre-marriage coexistence, as well as question focusing on attitudes towards homosexuality, abortions, trust and more. The data also include national specific questions that deal with self-placement on an ideological conservative-liberal scale, trust in various global political leaders, health, and questions that are part of methodological split-ballot experiments.

Face-to-face interview: CAPI/CAMI

Inhabitants of Slovakia who have reached 18 years of age at the time of data collection. The sample is representative. Sampling procedure: probability sampling based on the register of municipalities in Slovakia (based on the proportions of the population age 18+ according to the region and size of the community of permanent residence. The sample had 200 PSU, where the selection of households was by a random walk (according to a strictly given guide). Seven to nine interviews have been conducted in each PSU. Within the household, the respondent has been selected by the method of the next birthday.