README file
Data Set Title: “CATCH-EyoU. Processes in Youth’s Construction of Active EU Citizenship. Italian Wave 1 Questionnaires. EXTRACT. Tolerance and Political Participation”
Data Set Authors: Elvira Cicognani (University of Bologna), https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8653-290X; Peter Noack (University of Jena); Petr Macek (Masaryk University)
Data Set Contributors: Davide Mazzoni (University of Milano Bicocca), https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6607-5636; Iana Tzankova (University of Bologna), https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7172-2009; Antonella Guarino (University of Bologna)
Data Set Contact Person: Iana Tzankova (University of Bologna), https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7172-2009, iana.tzankova2@unibo.it 
Data Set License: this data set is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  
Publication Year: 2019
Project Info: CATCH EyoU (Constructing AcTive CitizensHip with European YOUth: Policies, Practices, Challenges and Solutions), funded by European Union, Horizon 2020 Programme, Grant Agreement num. 649538, http://www.catcheyou.eu/.  
Data set Contents
The data set consists of: 
•	1 quantitative file saved in .csv, .xlsx, and .ods formats
“CATCHEyoU_WP7_Italian_ToleranceParticipation”. It contains a spreadsheet with 24 items taken from the Italian CATCH-EyoU Wave 1 data
•	1 README file 
README_CATCHEyoU_WP7_Italian_ToleranceParticipation.rtf
Data set Documentation
•	Abstract
This dataset contains the underlying data of the following article published in the Journal Psicologia di Comunità:
Tzankova I., Guarino A., Mazzoni D. (in press) Tolerance toward migrants among Italian adolescents and young adults: The role of civic and political participation. Psicologia di Comunità.
The dataset consists of correlational quantitative data collected in Italy within Work Package 7 of the research project CATCH EyoU (Constructing AcTive CitizensHip with European YOUth: Policies, Practices, Challenges and Solutions). The sample consists of 1732 Italian adolescents and young adults between 15 and 30 years old. They participated in the study on a voluntary basis and filled paper and online questionnaires, after receiving an invitation from the researchers and a presentations of the aims of the study. The data was used in the analysis of the relationship between different forms of participation, school climate and tolerance toward migrants and refugees, and it allows its replication. In particular, the following variables are included: age, age group (adolescent vs. young adults), gender, parents’ education, perceived fairness at school, tolerance toward migrants, tolerance toward refugees, participation (online, civic, conventional political and protest).
This data is made available for open access in compliance with H2020 Program regulation, following the guidelines stipulated by the Data Management Plan adopted by the CATCH-EyoU research project. 

•	File specifics
The dataset file was generated through IBM SPSS Software and saved in .xlsx format. LibreOffice 6.0.5.2 was used to create the .csv file starting from the .xlsx file. The parameters used for conversion are:
- Character set «Unicode (UTF-8)»
- Field delimiter «;» (semicolon)
- Text delimiter «”» (quotes)

•	Codebook of variables 
Variable name	Variable description (item)	Values	
ID	Identification number associated with each participant in the dataset	88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Age	How old are you?	Age in years
88; 99 = Missing values	
AG_GROUP_REAL	Age groups	0 = 15-19 years old (adolescents); 
1 = 20-30 years old (young adults);
88; 99 = Missing values	
Edumoth_in2	Mother's education 	0 = did not complete higher education; 
1 = completed higher education;
88; 99 = Missing values	
Edufath_in2	Father's education 	0 = did not complete higher education; 
1 = completed higher education;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Born	Which of the following describes you best?	0 = “I was born in another country”; 
1 = “I was born in Italy”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Part5	Volunteered or worked for a social cause (children/ the elderly/refugees/ other people in need/youth organization) 	1 = “No”;
2 = “Rarely”;
3 = “Sometimes”;
4 = “Often”;
5 = “Very often”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Part6	Participated in a concert or a charity event for a social or political cause	1 = “No”;
2 = “Rarely”;
3 = “Sometimes”;
4 = “Often”;
5 = “Very often”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Part7	Donated money to a social cause	1 = “No”;
2 = “Rarely”;
3 = “Sometimes”;
4 = “Often”;
5 = “Very often”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Part8	Shared news or music or videos with social or political content with people in my social networks (e.g., in Facebook, Twitter etc.)	1 = “No”;
2 = “Rarely”;
3 = “Sometimes”;
4 = “Often”;
5 = “Very often”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Part9	Discussed social or political issues on the internet	1 = “No”;
2 = “Rarely”;
3 = “Sometimes”;
4 = “Often”;
5 = “Very often”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Part11	Joined a social or political group on Facebook (or other social networks)	1 = “No”;
2 = “Rarely”;
3 = “Sometimes”;
4 = “Often”;
5 = “Very often”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Part12	Painted or stuck political messages or graffiti on walls	1 = “No”;
2 = “Rarely”;
3 = “Sometimes”;
4 = “Often”;
5 = “Very often”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Part13	Taken part in an occupation of a building or a public space	1 = “No”;
2 = “Rarely”;
3 = “Sometimes”;
4 = “Often”;
5 = “Very often”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Part14	Taken part in a political event where there was a physical confrontation with political opponents or with the police	1 = “No”;
2 = “Rarely”;
3 = “Sometimes”;
4 = “Often”;
5 = “Very often”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Sclim4	Our teachers treat us fairly.	1 = “Strongly disagree”;
2 = “Mostly disagree”;
3 = “Neither disagree nor agree”;
4 = “Mostly agree”;
5 = “Strongly agree”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Sclim5	The rules in our school are fair.	1 = “Strongly disagree”;
2 = “Mostly disagree”;
3 = “Neither disagree nor agree”;
4 = “Mostly agree”;
5 = “Strongly agree”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Tol1	I feel that refugees should have the right to maintain their traditions and cultural heritage.	1 = “Strongly disagree”;
2 = “Mostly disagree”;
3 = “Neither disagree nor agree”;
4 = “Mostly agree”;
5 = “Strongly agree”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Tol2	I feel that our government does not do enough to help refugees.	1 = “Strongly disagree”;
2 = “Mostly disagree”;
3 = “Neither disagree nor agree”;
4 = “Mostly agree”;
5 = “Strongly agree”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Tol3	I feel that our country has enough economic problems and that is why we cannot afford to help refugees.	1 = “Strongly disagree”;
2 = “Mostly disagree”;
3 = “Neither disagree nor agree”;
4 = “Mostly agree”;
5 = “Strongly agree”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Tol4	Immigrants should have the right to maintain their traditions and cultural heritage.	1 = “Strongly disagree”;
2 = “Mostly disagree”;
3 = “Neither disagree nor agree”;
4 = “Mostly agree”;
5 = “Strongly agree”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Tol5	Immigrants should have the right to preserve their own languages.	1 = “Strongly disagree”;
2 = “Mostly disagree”;
3 = “Neither disagree nor agree”;
4 = “Mostly agree”;
5 = “Strongly agree”;
88; 99 = Missing values	
A_Tol6	Immigrants have a tendency to take job opportunities from local people.	1 = “Strongly disagree”;
2 = “Mostly disagree”;
3 = “Neither disagree nor agree”;
4 = “Mostly agree”;
5 = “Strongly agree”;
88; 99 = Missing values