Gen Z and Beyond: A Survey for Every Generation, 2021-2023

Stewart, Sarah and Engineer, Nazneen and Turtle, Joe (2023). Gen Z and Beyond: A Survey for Every Generation, 2021-2023. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Service. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-856374

Gen Z and Beyond: A Survey for Every Generation is the first survey to be undertaken on the global Zoroastrian community. The survey has collected data on demographics, behaviours and attitudes in order to explore the different views and practices within the current global Iranian / Parsi / Irani Zoroastrian community and those close to it.

Data description (abstract)

The Zoroastrian community today faces many challenges, some of which are deep-rooted and complex with no easy fix or resolution. It was proposed by members of the community that an independent research project should be conducted to help understand the community as it exists today. Gen Z and Beyond: A Survey for Every Generation was a completely anonymous survey for Iranian / Parsi / Irani Zoroastrians. It was conducted by researchers at the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies (SSPIZS). SOAS was chosen as a neutral platform for research, so that the researchers would not support any particular outcome from the survey. The project was approved by the SOAS Research Ethics Panel. There has been no other survey of this nature undertaken on the global Zoroastrian community. The survey questionnaire was wide-ranging and included questions about domestic and family life, professional aspirations, religious observances and beliefs, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, immigration, community engagement and other issues of importance and relevance to the (Iranian / Parsi / Irani) Zoroastrian community. The purpose of conducting the survey was to produce a report and dataset that could be of use to community leaders and researchers in the present and future.

Data creators:

Creator Name	Affiliation	ORCID (as URL)
Stewart Sarah	SOAS University of London
Engineer Nazneen	SOAS University of London
Turtle Joe	SOAS University of London

Sponsors:

Zoroastrian community funding in the name of Mr Dinyar Devitre

Topic classification:

Demography (population, vital statistics and censuses)
Society and culture

Keywords:

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE, RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOUR, RELIGION

Project title:

Gen Z and Beyond: A Survey for Every Generation

Alternative title:

Global Zoroastrian Survey, 2021-2023

Grant holders:

Sarah Stewart, Nazneen Engineer

Project dates:

From	To
1 July 2021	19 April 2023

Date published:

04 Apr 2023 13:33

Last modified:

04 Apr 2023 13:36

Coverage and Methodology

Collection period:

Date from:	Date to:
13 August 2021	26 January 2023

Geographical area:

Global

Country:

Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Germany (October 1990-), Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (USA)

Data collection method:

The survey was open to people aged 18 and over who had: - Two (Iranian / Parsi / Irani) Zoroastrian parents, or - A (Iranian / Parsi / Irani) Zoroastrian father, or - A (Iranian / Parsi / Irani) Zoroastrian mother, or - At least one (Iranian / Parsi / Irani) Zoroastrian grandparent, or - A (Iranian / Parsi / Irani) Zoroastrian spouse Respondents could sign up for the survey using an email address or mobile number. They were then sent a unique link or password that would give them access to the online questionnaire. If the same details were used to sign up multiple times, the same unique link or password was sent to them. If a respondent requested a new link or password, their previous invitation was deleted, which would automatically and anonymously delete any responses submitted using that link.

Observation unit:

Individual

Kind of data:

Numeric, Text

Type of data:

Cross-national survey data

Resource language:

English, Gujarati, Persian

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