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A step-by-step ESDS International study guide
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Guide to Eurobarometer Survey Series
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The Eurobarometer (EB) survey series is a programme of cross-national and cross-temporal
comparative social research conducted on behalf of the European Commission and is designed to monitor social and political
attitudes. Since the early seventies nationally representative samples in all European Union member
countries are interviewed in each spring and each autumn. Since the 1990s separate supplementary surveys have been conducted,
including the Flash Eurobarometer on special issues, and the Central and Eastern Eurobarometer/Candidate Countries Eurobarometer.
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Ordering data
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EB data and documentation are stored at the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Data Archive for the Social Sciences (GESIS)
in Germany and at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) in Michigan, USA.
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UK residents registered with the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) can
order EB data for offline data analysis (e.g. in SPSS or Stata formats) from the ESDS:
- how to register with ESDS:
- Eurobarometer Survey Series datasets (via ESDS):
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Non-UK users should access the data through their own national archive, or
direct from GESIS. UK commercial users should contact GESIS.
- social science data archives:
- Eurobarometer Survey Series (via GESIS):
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GESIS Online Study Catalogue (ZACAT)
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The majority of EBs, and other cross-national survey data, are available to analyse and download online. Data
analysis and downloading require online registration and there is no restriction upon who can register:
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Survey results
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Survey results are regularly published in official reports by the EB unit of the European Commission:
- Public Opinion Analysis sector of the European Commission:
Also see:
- EB related publications:
- Publications citing ESDS International data:
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User documentation
User guides, including codebooks and questionnaires, are downloadable and searchable from the GESIS web site:
- Eurobarometer study profiles:
- Search in codebooks and questionnaires:
Further information
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In addition to collecting socio-demographic information, social and political attitudes, and attitudes towards European integration and perceived quality of
life, each of the Eurobarometers has explored a variety of topics. Examples from recent EBs include
attitudes towards and knowledge of:
- national, international and European Union institutions
- foreign languages
- biotechnology and genetic engineering
- globalisation
- organised crime and corruption
- energy resources
- science and technology
- social values
- mental well-being
- health and physical activity
- telecommunication access and use
- Common Agricultural Policy
- food purchase/consumption
- animal welfare
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For more information on the EBs and other international data see ESDS International: .
ESDS International provides access to, and support for, a range of international datasets - both macro and micro sources. The service aims to promote and facilitate increased and more effective use of international datasets in research, learning and teaching across a range of disciplines.
www.esds.ac.uk/international international@esds.ac.uk
I33089 - Guide to Eurobarometer Survey Series
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