Nesstar is the online data exploration system used to provide access to a wide variety of datasets held by ESDS. All visitors to the ESDS Nesstar Catalogue can browse study metadata, variable frequencies and use the simple and advanced search options. Registered users can also create simple online cross-tabulations, produce graphs, and download subsets of variables in a variety of formats.

To explore Nesstar follow this link to the ESDS Nesstar Catalogue.

• Internet Explorer 8: To view Nessstar using IE8 please use the 'Compatibility View' button on the Address Bar
• Macintosh Operating System users are advised to use FireFox, Mozilla or Safari browsers
• If you experience an Apache Server error when trying to log in using Internet Explorer either use FireFox or follow the instructions at: Apache Server errors

• A step-by-step guide to using Nesstar
• Introduction to the Nesstar interface: WebView (PDF file)
• A step-by-step guide to the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) Nesstar teaching datasets
• Nesstar movie tutorial: Smoking by age and sex using the General Household Survey 2005 study Open movie

• ZACAT - GESIS Online Study Catalogue
• The European Social Survey (ESS)
• CESSDA Portal - a gateway to data held at other European data archives

• Nesstar web site - for further information about the Nesstar products