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Table 1 Measures of attitudes toward equal opportunities

From: Indicators of (in)tolerance toward immigrants among European youth: an assessment of measurement invariance in ICCS 2016

Item code Item text
Response categories: 1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Agree; 4 = Strongly agree
Domain 1: Attitudes toward equal rights for all ethnic/racial groups
IS3G25Aa All <ethnic/racial groups> should have an equal chance to get a good education in <country of test>
IS3G25Ba All <ethnic/racial groups> should have an equal chance to get good jobs in <country of test>
IS3G25Ca Schools should teach students to respect <members of all ethnic/racial groups>
IS3G25Da,c <Members of all ethnic/racial groups> should be encouraged to run in elections for political office
IS3G25Ea <Members of all ethnic/racial groups> should have the same rights and responsibilities
Domain 2: Attitudes toward gender equality
IS3G24Aa,b Men and women should have equal opportunities to take part in government
IS3G24Ba,b Men and women should have the same rights in every way
IS3G24C Women should stay out of politics
IS3G24D When there are not many jobs available, men should have more right to a job than women
IS3G24Ea,b Men and women should get equal pay when they are doing the same jobs
IS3G24F Men are better qualified to be political leaders than women
IS3G24Gc Men and women should have equal opportunities to take part in government
Domain 3: Attitudes toward equal rights for immigrants
ES3G04Aa,c <Immigrants> should have the opportunity to continue speaking their own language
ES3G04Ba <Immigrant> children should have the same opportunities for education that other children in the country have
ES3G04Ca <Immigrants> who live in a country for several years should have the opportunity to vote in elections
ES3G04Da <Immigrants> should have the opportunity to continue their own customs and lifestyle
ES3G04Ea <Immigrants> should have the same rights that everyone else in the country has
  1. aItem reversed coded
  2. bItem excluded from the analysis due to extremity scoring
  3. cItem excluded from the analysis due to low item loadings
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