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Guide to European and World Values Surveys

The European Values Study and World Values Survey series are designed to enable a cross-national, cross-cultural comparison of values and norms on a wide variety of topics and to monitor changes in values and attitudes across the globe.

The surveys provide data from representative national samples of the publics of more than 90 countries and cover a full range of social, economic, cultural and religious variation. To date five waves have been conducted in 1981-1984, 1990-1993, 1995-1997, 1999-2004 and 2005-2008. These survey responses have been integrated into one dataset, to facilitate time series analysis.

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Broad topics covered in the data include perception of life, family, work, traditional values, personal finances, religion and morale, the economy, politics and society, the environment, allocation of resources, contemporary social issues, national identity, and technology and its impact on society.

Accessing data

Users can analyse the data online and download the data files and documentation free of charge via the links below. Access requires separate online registration at these external sites. Some of the sites also provide further information regarding the background to the surveys, news and events, publications and research.

The European and World Values Surveys Four-wave Integrated Data File, 1981-2004 / World Values Survey Five-wave Aggregated Data File, 1981-2005

The European Values Study 1999-2000 (also included in the Four-wave Integrated Data File)


Survey results

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References to publications, including links to downloadable copies where available, can be found at:

Publications citing ESDS International data:
www.esds.ac.uk/international/citations/citations.asp

www.esds.ac.uk/international       international@esds.ac.uk
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