DOI: 10.3886/icpsr36997.v1
title: International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, 2009
title: ICCS 2009
title: Version 1

description: The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, 2009 (known as ICCS) is an international assessment of the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens, conducted in 38 countries. It investigated student knowledge and understanding of civics and citizenship as well as students' perceptions, attitudes, and activities related to civics and citizenship. It also examined differences among countries in these outcomes and the relationship of these outcomes to students' individual characteristics and family backgrounds, to teaching practices, and to school and broader community contexts.
Like its predecessor IEA Civic Education Study, 1999 (CIVED), ICCS 2009 included a student test of civic knowledge and understanding, as well as questionnaires for students, teachers, and school principals. The comprehensive core assessment was complemented by three regional modules for Asia, Europe, and Latin America, designed to flexibly recognize regional interests and investigate related aspects of civic and citizenship education. The survey data were supplemented by information about the national contexts for civic and citizenship education gathered by the national research centers of the participating countries. 
Data were collected in 2008-2009 under the auspices of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). ICCS collected data from more than 140,000 Grade 8 (or equivalent) students in more than 5,300 schools from 38 countries. These student data were augmented with data from more than 62,000 teachers in those schools and further contextual data collected from school principals and national research centers.
description: Please note that the datasets that make up this study are divided by questionnaire and by country.

Datasets 1-38 correspond with the School Questionnaire; 
Datasets 39-76 correspond with the International Student Achievement Questionnaire; 
Datasets 77-100 correspond with the European Module Student Questionnaire; 
Datasets 101-138 correspond with the International Student Questionnaire; 
Datasets 139-144 correspond with the Latin American Module Student Questionnaire; 
Datasets 145-182 correspond with the International Student Reliability Questionnaire; 
Datasets 183-187 correspond with the Asian Module Student Questionnaire; 
Datasets 188-223 correspond with the Teacher Questionnaire; 
Datasets 224 corresponds with the National Context Questionnaire;
description: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of 
				disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major 
				statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to 
				these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
			   		Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes..
description: Response Rates: 
					A minimum response rate of 50% for a sampled class was required in order for it to be considered a 'participating class.' All sampled classes and at least 50% of sampled teachers were required to participate for a sampled school to be considered a 'participating school.'
Please see the ICCS 2009 Technical Report for additional information.
description: Datasets: 
					
						DS0: Study-Level Files
						DS1: Austria School Questionnaire File
						DS2: Belgium (Flemish) School Questionnaire File
						DS3: Bulgaria School Questionnaire File
						DS4: Switzerland School Questionnaire File
						DS5: Chile School Questionnaire File
						DS6: Colombia School Questionnaire File
						DS7: Cyprus School Questionnaire File
						DS8: Czech Republic School Questionnaire File
						DS9: Denmark School Questionnaire File
						DS10: Dominican Republic School Questionnaire File
						DS11: England School Questionnaire File
						DS12: Spain School Questionnaire File
						DS13: Estonia School Questionnaire File
						DS14: Finland School Questionnaire File
						DS15: Greece School Questionnaire File
						DS16: Guatemala School Questionnaire File
						DS17: Hong Kong (SAR) School Questionnaire File
						DS18: Indonesia School Questionnaire File
						DS19: Ireland School Questionnaire File
						DS20: Italy School Questionnaire File
						DS21: Korea, Republic of School Questionnaire File
						DS22: Liechtenstein School Questionnaire File
						DS23: Lithuania School Questionnaire File
						DS24: Luxembourg School Questionnaire File
						DS25: Latvia School Questionnaire File
						DS26: Mexico School Questionnaire File
						DS27: Malta School Questionnaire File
						DS28: Netherlands School Questionnaire File
						DS29: Norway School Questionnaire File
						DS30: New Zealand School Questionnaire File
						DS31: Poland School Questionnaire File
						DS32: Paraguay School Questionnaire File
						DS33: Russian Federation School Questionnaire File
						DS34: Slovak Republic School Questionnaire File
						DS35: Slovenia School Questionnaire File
						DS36: Sweden School Questionnaire File
						DS37: Thailand School Questionnaire File
						DS38: Chinese Taipei School Questionnaire File
						DS39: Austria International Student Achievement File
						DS40: Belgium (Flemish) International Student Achievement File
						DS41: Bulgaria International Student Achievement File
						DS42: Switzerland International Student Achievement File
						DS43: Chile International Student Achievement File
						DS44: Colombia International Student Achievement File
						DS45: Cyprus International Student Achievement File
						DS46: Czech Republic International Student Achievement File
						DS47: Denmark International Student Achievement File
						DS48: Dominican Republic International Student Achievement File
						DS49: England International Student Achievement File
						DS50: Spain International Student Achievement File
						DS51: Estonia International Student Achievement File
						DS52: Finland International Student Achievement File
						DS53: Greece International Student Achievement File
						DS54: Guatemala International Student Achievement File
						DS55: Hong Kong (SAR) International Student Achievement File
						DS56: Indonesia International Student Achievement File
						DS57: Ireland International Student Achievement File
						DS58: Italy International Student Achievement File
						DS59: Korea, Republic of International Student Achievement File
						DS60: Liechtenstein International Student Achievement File
						DS61: Lithuania International Student Achievement File
						DS62: Luxembourg International Student Achievement File
						DS63: Latvia International Student Achievement File
						DS64: Mexico International Student Achievement File
						DS65: Malta International Student Achievement File
						DS66: Netherlands International Student Achievement File
						DS67: Norway International Student Achievement File
						DS68: New Zealand International Student Achievement File
						DS69: Poland International Student Achievement File
						DS70: Paraguay International Student Achievement File
						DS71: Russian Federation International Student Achievement File
						DS72: Slovak Republic International Student Achievement File
						DS73: Slovenia International Student Achievement File
						DS74: Sweden International Student Achievement File
						DS75: Thailand International Student Achievement File
						DS76: Chinese Taipei International Student Achievement File
						DS77: Austria European Module Student File
						DS78: Belgium (Flemish) European Module Student File
						DS79: Bulgaria European Module Student File
						DS80: Switzerland European Module Student File
						DS81: Cyprus European Module Student File
						DS82: Czech Republic European Module Student File
						DS83: Denmark European Module Student File
						DS84: England European Module Student File
						DS85: Spain European Module Student File
						DS86: Estonia European Module Student File
						DS87: Finland European Module Student File
						DS88: Greece European Module Student File
						DS89: Ireland European Module Student File
						DS90: Italy European Module Student File
						DS91: Liechtenstein European Module Student File
						DS92: Lithuania European Module Student File
						DS93: Luxembourg European Module Student File
						DS94: Latvia European Module Student File
						DS95: Malta European Module Student File
						DS96: Netherlands European Module Student File
						DS97: Poland European Module Student File
						DS98: Slovak Republic European Module Student File
						DS99: Slovenia European Module Student File
						DS100: Sweden European Module Student File
						DS101: Austria International Student Questionnaire File
						DS102: Belgium (Flemish) International Student Questionnaire File
						DS103: Bulgaria International Student Questionnaire File
						DS104: Switzerland International Student Questionnaire File
						DS105: Chile International Student Questionnaire File
						DS106: Colombia International Student Questionnaire File
						DS107: Cyprus International Student Questionnaire File
						DS108: Czech Republic International Student Questionnaire File
						DS109: Denmark International Student Questionnaire File
						DS110: Dominican Republic International Student Questionnaire File
						DS111: England International Student Questionnaire File
						DS112: Spain International Student Questionnaire File
						DS113: Estonia International Student Questionnaire File
						DS114: Finland International Student Questionnaire File
						DS115: Greece International Student Questionnaire File
						DS116: Guatemala International Student Questionnaire File
						DS117: Hong Kong (SAR) International Student Questionnaire File
						DS118: Indonesia International Student Questionnaire File
						DS119: Ireland International Student Questionnaire File
						DS120: Italy International Student Questionnaire File
						DS121: Korea, Republic of International Student Questionnaire File
						DS122: Liechtenstein International Student Questionnaire File
						DS123: Lithuania International Student Questionnaire File
						DS124: Luxembourg International Student Questionnaire File
						DS125: Latvia International Student Questionnaire File
						DS126: Mexico International Student Questionnaire File
						DS127: Malta International Student Questionnaire File
						DS128: Netherlands International Student Questionnaire File
						DS129: Norway International Student Questionnaire File
						DS130: New Zealand International Student Questionnaire File
						DS131: Poland International Student Questionnaire File
						DS132: Paraguay International Student Questionnaire File
						DS133: Russian Federation International Student Questionnaire File
						DS134: Slovak Republic International Student Questionnaire File
						DS135: Slovenia International Student Questionnaire File
						DS136: Sweden International Student Questionnaire File
						DS137: Thailand International Student Questionnaire File
						DS138: Chinese Taipei International Student Questionnaire File
						DS139: Chile Latin American Module Student File
						DS140: Colombia Latin American Module Student File
						DS141: Dominican Republic Latin American Module Student File
						DS142: Guatemala Latin American Module Student File
						DS143: Mexico Latin American Module Student File
						DS144: Paraguay Latin American Module Student File
						DS145: Austria International Student Reliability File
						DS146: Belgium (Flemish) International Student Reliability File
						DS147: Bulgaria International Student Reliability File
						DS148: Switzerland International Student Reliability File
						DS149: Chile International Student Reliability File
						DS150: Colombia International Student Reliability File
						DS151: Cyprus International Student Reliability File
						DS152: Czech Republic International Student Reliability File
						DS153: Denmark International Student Reliability File
						DS154: Dominican Republic International Student Reliability File
						DS155: England International Student Reliability File
						DS156: Spain International Student Reliability File
						DS157: Estonia International Student Reliability File
						DS158: Finland International Student Reliability File
						DS159: Greece International Student Reliability File
						DS160: Guatemala International Student Reliability File
						DS161: Hong Kong (SAR) International Student Reliability File
						DS162: Indonesia International Student Reliability File
						DS163: Ireland International Student Reliability File
						DS164: Italy International Student Reliability File
						DS165: Korea, Republic of International Student Reliability File
						DS166: Liechtenstein International Student Reliability File
						DS167: Lithuania International Student Reliability File
						DS168: Luxembourg International Student Reliability File
						DS169: Latvia International Student Reliability File
						DS170: Mexico International Student Reliability File
						DS171: Malta International Student Reliability File
						DS172: Netherlands International Student Reliability File
						DS173: Norway International Student Reliability File
						DS174: New Zealand International Student Reliability File
						DS175: Poland International Student Reliability File
						DS176: Paraguay International Student Reliability File
						DS177: Russian Federation International Student Reliability File
						DS178: Slovak Republic International Student Reliability File
						DS179: Slovenia International Student Reliability File
						DS180: Sweden International Student Reliability File
						DS181: Thailand International Student Reliability File
						DS182: Chinese Taipei International Student Reliability File
						DS183: Hong Kong (SAR) Asian Module Student File
						DS184: Indonesia Asian Module Student File
						DS185: Korea, Republic of Asian Module Student File
						DS186: Thailand Asian Module Student File
						DS187: Chinese Taipei Asian Module Student File
						DS188: Austria Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS189: Belgium (Flemish) Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS190: Bulgaria Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS191: Switzerland Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS192: Chile Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS193: Colombia Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS194: Cyprus Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS195: Czech Republic Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS196: Denmark Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS197: Dominican Republic Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS198: England Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS199: Spain Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS200: Estonia Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS201: Finland Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS202: Guatemala Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS203: Hong Kong (SAR) Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS204: Indonesia Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS205: Ireland Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS206: Italy Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS207: Korea, Republic of Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS208: Liechtenstein Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS209: Lithuania Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS210: Luxembourg Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS211: Latvia Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS212: Mexico Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS213: Malta Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS214: Norway Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS215: New Zealand Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS216: Poland Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS217: Paraguay Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS218: Russian Federation Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS219: Slovak Republic Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS220: Slovenia Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS221: Sweden Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS222: Thailand Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS223: Chinese Taipei Teacher Questionnaire File
						DS224: National Context Questionnaire File
description: IEA Civic Studies Series
description: self-enumerated questionnaire
description: The universe was comprised of students from any of the 38 countries in the study who were enrolled in the eighth grade, provided that the average age of students at this year level is 13.5 years or above. In countries where the average age of students in the eighth grade is less than 13.5 years, Grade 9 is defined as the target population.
In addition, teachers and principals at participating schools were surveyed.
				   		Smallest Geographic Unit: Country
description: The samples were designed as two-stage cluster samples. In the first stage of sampling, schools
were sampled within each country using PPS (probability proportional to size as measured by
the number of students enrolled in a school). The numbers required in the sample to achieve
the necessary precision were estimated on the basis of national characteristics. However, as
a guide, a minimum sample size of 150 schools was planned in each country. Within each
sampled school, an intact class from the target grade was sampled randomly, and all students in
that class were surveyed.
The population for the ICCS teacher survey was defined as all teachers teaching regular school
subjects to the students in the target grade (mostly Grade 8) at each sampled school. Up to 15
teachers were selected at random from all teachers teaching the target grade at each sampled
school. In schools with 20 or fewer such teachers, all teachers were invited to participate. In
schools with more than 20 teachers, 15 of those teachers were sampled at random.