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European Social Survey 2016, Round 8

ECA Region, 2016 - 2017
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Data file: ESS8e02_1

Round 8 ESS data

Cases: 44387
Variables: 534

Variables

name
Title of dataset
essround
ESS round
edition
Edition
proddate
Production date
idno
Respondent's identification number
cntry
Country
nwspol
News about politics and current affairs, watching, reading or listening, in minu
netusoft
Internet use, how often
netustm
Internet use, how much time on typical day, in minutes
ppltrst
Most people can be trusted or you can't be too careful
pplfair
Most people try to take advantage of you, or try to be fair
pplhlp
Most of the time people helpful or mostly looking out for themselves
polintr
How interested in politics
psppsgva
Political system allows people to have a say in what government does
actrolga
Able to take active role in political group
psppipla
Political system allows people to have influence on politics
cptppola
Confident in own ability to participate in politics
trstprl
Trust in country's parliament
trstlgl
Trust in the legal system
trstplc
Trust in the police
trstplt
Trust in politicians
trstprt
Trust in political parties
trstep
Trust in the European Parliament
trstun
Trust in the United Nations
vote
Voted last national election
prtvtbat
Party voted for in last national election, Austria
prtvtcbe
Party voted for in last national election, Belgium
prtvtfch
Party voted for in last national election, Switzerland
prtvtdcz
Party voted for in last national election, Czechia
prtvede1
Party voted for in last national election 1, Germany
prtvede2
Party voted for in last national election 2, Germany
prtvtfee
Party voted for in last national election, Estonia
prtvtdes
Party voted for in last national election, Spain
prtvtdfi
Party voted for in last national election, Finland
prtvtcfr
Party voted for in last national election, France (ballot 1)
prtvtbgb
Party voted for in last national election, United Kingdom
prtvtehu
Party voted for in last national election, Hungary
prtvtbie
Party voted for in last national election, Ireland
prtvtcil
Party voted for in last national election, Israel
prtvtbis
Party voted for in last national election, Iceland
prtvtbit
Party voted for in last national election, Italy
prtvblt1
Party voted for in last national election 1, Lithuania (first vote, party)
prtvblt2
Party voted for in last national election 2, Lithuania (second vote, party)
prtvblt3
Party voted for in last national election 3, Lithuania (third vote, party)
prtvtfnl
Party voted for in last national election, Netherlands
prtvtbno
Party voted for in last national election, Norway
prtvtdpl
Party voted for in last national election, Poland
prtvtcpt
Party voted for in last national election, Portugal
prtvtdru
Party voted for in last national election, Russian Federation
prtvtbse
Party voted for in last national election, Sweden
prtvtesi
Party voted for in last national election, Slovenia
contplt
Contacted politician or government official last 12 months
wrkprty
Worked in political party or action group last 12 months
wrkorg
Worked in another organisation or association last 12 months
badge
Worn or displayed campaign badge/sticker last 12 months
sgnptit
Signed petition last 12 months
pbldmn
Taken part in lawful public demonstration last 12 months
bctprd
Boycotted certain products last 12 months
pstplonl
Posted or shared anything about politics online last 12 months
clsprty
Feel closer to a particular party than all other parties
prtclcat
Which party feel closer to, Austria
prtclcbe
Which party feel closer to, Belgium
prtclfch
Which party feel closer to, Switzerland
prtcldcz
Which party feel closer to, Czechia
prtclede
Which party feel closer to, Germany
prtclfee
Which party feel closer to, Estonia
prtclees
Which party feel closer to, Spain
prtcldfi
Which party feel closer to, Finland
prtclefr
Which party feel closer to, France
prtclbgb
Which party feel closer to, United Kingdom
prtclfhu
Which party feel closer to, Hungary
prtcldie
Which party feel closer to, Ireland
prtcldil
Which party feel closer to, Israel
prtclbis
Which party feel closer to, Iceland
prtclcit
Which party feel closer to, Italy
prtclblt
Which party feel closer to, Lithuania
prtclenl
Which party feel closer to, Netherlands
prtclbno
Which party feel closer to, Norway
prtclgpl
Which party feel closer to, Poland
prtclept
Which party feel closer to, Portugal
prtcldru
Which party feel closer to, Russian Federation
prtclbse
Which party feel closer to, Sweden
prtclesi
Which party feel closer to, Slovenia
prtdgcl
How close to party
lrscale
Placement on left right scale
stflife
How satisfied with life as a whole
stfeco
How satisfied with present state of economy in country
stfgov
How satisfied with the national government
stfdem
How satisfied with the way democracy works in country
stfedu
State of education in country nowadays
stfhlth
State of health services in country nowadays
gincdif
Government should reduce differences in income levels
mnrgtjb
Men should have more right to job than women when jobs are scarce
freehms
Gays and lesbians free to live life as they wish
hmsfmlsh
Ashamed if close family member gay or lesbian
hmsacld
Gay and lesbian couples right to adopt children
euftf
European Union: European unification go further or gone too far
imsmetn
Allow many/few immigrants of same race/ethnic group as majority
imdfetn
Allow many/few immigrants of different race/ethnic group from majority
impcntr
Allow many/few immigrants from poorer countries outside Europe
imbgeco
Immigration bad or good for country's economy
imueclt
Country's cultural life undermined or enriched by immigrants
imwbcnt
Immigrants make country worse or better place to live
happy
How happy are you
sclmeet
How often socially meet with friends, relatives or colleagues
inprdsc
How many people with whom you can discuss intimate and personal matters
sclact
Take part in social activities compared to others of same age
crmvct
Respondent or household member victim of burglary/assault last 5 years
aesfdrk
Feeling of safety of walking alone in local area after dark
health
Subjective general health
hlthhmp
Hampered in daily activities by illness/disability/infirmity/mental problem
atchctr
How emotionally attached to [country]
atcherp
How emotionally attached to Europe
rlgblg
Belonging to particular religion or denomination
rlgdnm
Religion or denomination belonging to at present
rlgdnbat
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Austria
rlgdnbe
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Belgium
rlgdnach
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Switzerland
rlgdnade
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Germany
rlgdnafi
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Finland
rlgdngb
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, United Kingdom
rlgdnhu
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Hungary
rlgdnie
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Ireland
rlgdnis
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Iceland
rlgdnlt
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Lithuania
rlgdnnl
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Netherlands
rlgdnno
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Norway
rlgdnapl
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Poland
rlgdnase
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Sweden
rlgblge
Ever belonging to particular religion or denomination
rlgdnme
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past
rlgdebat
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Austria
rlgdebe
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Belgium
rlgdeach
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Switzerland
rlgdeade
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Germany
rlgdeafi
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Finland
rlgdegb
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, United Kingdom
rlgdehu
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Hungary
rlgdeie
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Ireland
rlgdeis
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Iceland
rlgdelt
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Lithuania
rlgdenl
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Netherlands
rlgdeno
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Norway
rlgdeapl
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Poland
rlgdease
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Sweden
rlgdgr
How religious are you
rlgatnd
How often attend religious services apart from special occasions
pray
How often pray apart from at religious services
dscrgrp
Member of a group discriminated against in this country
dscrrce
Discrimination of respondent's group: colour or race
dscrntn
Discrimination of respondent's group: nationality
dscrrlg
Discrimination of respondent's group: religion
dscrlng
Discrimination of respondent's group: language
dscretn
Discrimination of respondent's group: ethnic group
dscrage
Discrimination of respondent's group: age
dscrgnd
Discrimination of respondent's group: gender
dscrsex
Discrimination of respondent's group: sexuality
dscrdsb
Discrimination of respondent's group: disability
dscroth
Discrimination of respondent's group: other grounds
dscrdk
Discrimination of respondent's group: don't know
dscrref
Discrimination of respondent's group: refusal
dscrnap
Discrimination of respondent's group: not applicable
dscrna
Discrimination of respondent's group: no answer
ctzcntr
Citizen of country
ctzshipc
Citizenship
brncntr
Born in country
cntbrthc
Country of birth
livecnta
What year you first came to live in country
lnghom1
Language most often spoken at home: first mentioned
lnghom2
Language most often spoken at home: second mentioned
blgetmg
Belong to minority ethnic group in country
facntr
Father born in country
fbrncntb
Country of birth, father
mocntr
Mother born in country
mbrncntb
Country of birth, mother
gvrfgap
Government should be generous judging applications for refugee status
rfgfrpc
Most refugee applicants not in real fear of persecution own countries
rfgbfml
Granted refugees should be entitled to bring close family members
eneffap
How likely to buy most energy efficient home appliance
rdcenr
How often do things to reduce energy use
cflsenr
How confident you could use less energy than now
elgcoal
How much electricity in [country] should be generated from coal
elgngas
How much electricity in [country] should be generated from natural gas
elghydr
How much electricity in [country] should be generated from hydroelectric power
elgnuc
How much electricity in [country] should be generated from nuclear power
elgsun
How much electricity in [country] should be generated from solar power
elgwind
How much electricity in [country] should be generated from wind power
elgbio
How much electricity in [country] should be generated from biomass energy
wrpwrct
How worried, power cuts
wrenexp
How worried, energy too expensive for many people
wrdpimp
How worried, [country] too dependent on energy imports
wrdpfos
How worried, [country] too dependent on fossil fuels
wrntdis
How worried, energy supply interrupted by natural disasters or extreme weather
wrinspw
How worried, energy supply interrupted by insufficient power generated
wrtcfl
How worried, energy supply interrupted by technical failures
wrtratc
How worried, energy supply interrupted by terrorist attacks
clmchng
Do you think world's climate is changing
clmthgt1
How much thought about climate change before today
clmthgt2
How much thought about climate change before today
ccnthum
Climate change caused by natural processes, human activity, or both
ccrdprs
To what extent feel personal responsibility to reduce climate change
wrclmch
How worried about climate change
ccgdbd
Climate change good or bad impact across world
lkredcc
Imagine large numbers of people limit energy use, how likely reduce climate chan
lklmten
How likely, large numbers of people limit energy use
gvsrdcc
How likely, governments enough countries take action to reduce climate change
ownrdcc
How likely, limiting own energy use reduce climate change
inctxff
Favour increase taxes on fossil fuels to reduce climate change
sbsrnen
Favour subsidise renewable energy to reduce climate change
banhhap
Favour ban sale of least energy efficient household appliances to reduce climate
dfincac
Large differences in income acceptable to reward talents and efforts
smdfslv
For fair society, differences in standard of living should be small
uemplwk
Of every 100 working age how many unemployed and looking for work
slvpens
Standard of living of pensioners
slvuemp
Standard of living of unemployed
gvslvol
Standard of living for the old, governments' responsibility
gvslvue
Standard of living for the unemployed, governments' responsibility
gvcldcr
Child care services for working parents, governments' responsibility
sbstrec
Social benefits/services place too great strain on economy
sbprvpv
Social benefits/services prevent widespread poverty
sbeqsoc
Social benefits/services lead to a more equal society
sbbsntx
Social benefits/services cost businesses too much in taxes/charges
sblazy
Social benefits/services make people lazy
sblwcoa
Social benefits/services make people less willing care for one another
imsclbn
When should immigrants obtain rights to social benefits/services
uentrjb
Most unemployed people do not really try to find a job
lbenent
Many with very low incomes get less benefit than legally entitled to
bennent
Many manage to obtain benefits/services not entitled to
admub
Administration of unemployment benefits questions
ubpay
Unemployment benefit if turn down job: less pay
ubedu
Unemployment benefit if turn down job: lower level of education
ubunp
Unemployment benefit if turn down job: refuse unpaid work
ub50pay
Someone in their 50s, unemployment benefit if turn down job: less pay
ub50edu
Someone In their 50s, unemployment benefit if turn down job: lower level of educ
ub50unp
Someone in their 50s, unemployment benefit if turn down job: refuse unpaid work
ub20pay
Someone aged 20-25, unemployment benefit if turn down job: less pay
ub20edu
Someone aged 20-25, unemployment benefit if turn down job: lower level of educat
ub20unp
Someone aged 20-25, unemployment benefit if turn down job: refuse unpaid work
ubsppay
Single parent to 3-year-old, unemployment benefit if turn down job: less pay
ubspedu
Single parent to 3-year-old, unemployment benefit if turn down job: lower level
ubspunp
Single parent to 3-year-old, unemployment benefit if turn down job: refuse unpai
bnlwinc
Social benefits only for people with lowest incomes
eduunmp
Spend more on education for unemployed at cost of unemployment benefit
wrkprbf
Benefits for parents to combine work and family even if means higher taxes
basinc
Against or In favour of a basic income scheme
eusclbf
Against or In favour of European Union-wide social benefit scheme
eudcnbf
More decisions made by EU: level of benefits in [country] become higher or lower
lkuemp
How likely unemployed and looking for work next 12 months
lknemny
How likely not enough money for household necessities next 12 months
vteurmmb
Would vote for [country] to remain member of European Union or leave
vteumbgb
Would vote for [country] to remain member of European Union or leave, United Kin
vteubcmb
Would vote for [country] to become member of European Union or remain outside
hhmmb
Number of people living regularly as member of household
gndr
Gender
gndr2
Gender of second person in household
gndr3
Gender of third person in household
gndr4
Gender of fourth person in household
gndr5
Gender of fifth person in household
gndr6
Gender of sixth person in household
gndr7
Gender of seventh person in household
gndr8
Gender of eighth person in household
gndr9
Gender of ninth person in household
gndr10
Gender of tenth person in household
gndr11
Gender of eleventh person in household
gndr12
Gender of twelfth person in household
agea
Age of respondent, calculated
yrbrn
Year of birth
yrbrn2
Year of birth of second person in household
yrbrn3
Year of birth of third person in household
yrbrn4
Year of birth of fourth person in household
yrbrn5
Year of birth of fifth person in household
yrbrn6
Year of birth of sixth person in household
yrbrn7
Year of birth of seventh person in household
yrbrn8
Year of birth of eighth person in household
yrbrn9
Year of birth of ninth person in household
yrbrn10
Year of birth of tenth person in household
yrbrn11
Year of birth of eleventh person in household
yrbrn12
Year of birth of twelfth person in household
rshipa2
Second person in household: relationship to respondent
rshipa3
Third person in household: relationship to respondent
rshipa4
Fourth person in household: relationship to respondent
rshipa5
Fifth person in household: relationship to respondent
rshipa6
Sixth person in household: relationship to respondent
rshipa7
Seventh person in household: relationship to respondent
rshipa8
Eighth person in household: relationship to respondent
rshipa9
Ninth person in household: relationship to respondent
rshipa10
Tenth person in household: relationship to respondent
rshipa11
Eleventh person in household: relationship to respondent
rshipa12
Twelfth person in household: relationship to respondent
icpart1
Interviewer code, lives with husband/wife/partner
rshpsts
Relationship with husband/wife/partner currently living with
rshpsfi
Relationship with husband/wife/partner currently living with, Finland
rshpsgb
Relationship with husband/wife/partner currently living with, United Kingdom
lvgptnea
Ever lived with a partner, without being married
dvrcdeva
Ever been divorced/had civil union dissolved
icpart2
Interviewer code, lives with husband/wife/partner
iccohbt
Interviewer code, respondent cohabiting
marsts
Legal marital status
marstfi
Legal marital status, Finland
marstgb
Legal marital status, United Kingdom
Total: 534
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