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European Social Survey 2008, Round 4

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria...and 28 more, 2008 - 2011
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Data file: ESS4e04_5

Round 4 ESS data

Cases: 56752
Variables: 673

Variables

name
Title of dataset
essround
ESS round
edition
Edition
proddate
Production date
idno
Respondent's identification number
cntry
Country
tvtot
TV watching, total time on average weekday
tvpol
TV watching, news/politics/current affairs on average weekday
rdtot
Radio listening, total time on average weekday
rdpol
Radio listening, news/politics/current affairs on average weekday
nwsptot
Newspaper reading, total time on average weekday
nwsppol
Newspaper reading, politics/current affairs on average weekday
netuse
Personal use of internet/e-mail/www
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
polcmpl
Politics too complicated to understand
poldcs
Making mind up about political issues
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
prtvtaat
Party voted for in last national election, Austria
prtvtbbe
Party voted for in last national election, Belgium
prtvtabg
Party voted for in last national election, Bulgaria
prtvtbch
Party voted for in last national election, Switzerland
prtvtcy
Party voted for in last national election, Cyprus
prtvtacz
Party voted for in last national election, Czech Republic
prtvbde1
Party voted for in last national election 1, Germany
prtvbde2
Party voted for in last national election 2, Germany
prtvtbdk
Party voted for in last national election, Denmark
prtvtbee
Party voted for in last national election, Estonia
prtvtbes
Party voted for in last national election, Spain
prtvtafi
Party voted for in last national election, Finland
prtvtbfr
Party voted for in last national election, France (ballot 1)
prtvtgb
Party voted for in last national election, United Kingdom
prtvtbgr
Party voted for in last national election, Greece
prtvthr
Party voted for in last national election, Croatia
prtvtbhu
Party voted for in last national election, Hungary
prtvtie
Party voted for in last national election, Ireland
prtvtail
Party voted for in last national election, Israel
prtvlt1
Party voted for in last national election 1, Lithuania (first vote, party)
prtvlt2
Party voted for in last national election 2, Lithuania (second vote, party)
prtvlt3
Party voted for in last national election 3, Lithuania (third vote, party)
prtvtlv
Party voted for in last national election, Latvia
prtvtcnl
Party voted for in last national election, Netherlands
prtvtno
Party voted for in last national election, Norway
prtvtbpl
Party voted for in last national election, Poland
prtvtapt
Party voted for in last national election, Portugal
prtvtaro
Party voted for in last national election, Romania
prtvtaru
Party voted for in last national election, Russian Federation
prtvtse
Party voted for in last national election, Sweden
prtvtcsi
Party voted for in last national election, Slovenia
prtvtask
Party voted for in last national election, Slovakia
prtvtatr
Party voted for in last national election, Turkey
prtvtbua
Party voted for in last national election, Ukraine
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
clsprty
Feel closer to a particular party than all other parties
prtclaat
Which party feel closer to, Austria
prtclbbe
Which party feel closer to, Belgium
prtclabg
Which party feel closer to, Bulgaria
prtclbch
Which party feel closer to, Switzerland
prtclcy
Which party feel closer to, Cyprus
prtclacz
Which party feel closer to, Czech Republic
prtclbde
Which party feel closer to, Germany
prtclbdk
Which party feel closer to, Denmark
prtclbee
Which party feel closer to, Estonia
prtclbes
Which party feel closer to, Spain
prtclafi
Which party feel closer to, Finland
prtclbfr
Which party feel closer to, France
prtclgb
Which party feel closer to, United Kingdom
prtclbgr
Which party feel closer to, Greece
prtclhr
Which party feel closer to, Croatia
prtclbhu
Which party feel closer to, Hungary
prtclbie
Which party feel closer to, Ireland
prtclail
Which party feel closer to, Israel
prtcllt
Which party feel closer to, Lithuania
prtcllv
Which party feel closer to, Latvia
prtclbnl
Which party feel closer to, Netherlands
prtclno
Which party feel closer to, Norway
prtclcpl
Which party feel closer to, Poland
prtclbpt
Which party feel closer to, Portugal
prtclaro
Which party feel closer to, Romania
prtclaru
Which party feel closer to, Russian Federation
prtclse
Which party feel closer to, Sweden
prtclcsi
Which party feel closer to, Slovenia
prtclask
Which party feel closer to, Slovakia
prtclatr
Which party feel closer to, Turkey
prtclbua
Which party feel closer to, Ukraine
prtdgcl
How close to party
mmbprty
Member of political party
prtmbaat
Member of which party, Austria
prtmbbbe
Member of which party, Belgium
prtmbabg
Member of which party, Bulgaria
prtmbbch
Member of which party, Switzerland
prtmbcy
Member of which party, Cyprus
prtmbacz
Member of which party, Czech Republic
prtmbbde
Member of which party, Germany
prtmbbdk
Member of which party, Denmark
prtmbbee
Member of which party, Estonia
prtmbbes
Member of which party, Spain
prtmbafi
Member of which party, Finland
prtmbbfr
Member of which party, France
prtmbgb
Member of which party, United Kingdom
prtmbbgr
Member of which party, Greece
prtmbhr
Member of which party, Croatia
prtmbbhu
Member of which party, Hungary
prtmbaie
Member of which party, Ireland
prtmbail
Member of which party, Israel
prtmblt
Member of which party, Lithuania
prtmblv
Member of which party, Latvia
prtmbbnl
Member of which party, Netherlands
prtmbno
Member of which party, Norway
prtmbcpl
Member of which party, Poland
prtmbapt
Member of which party, Portugal
prtmbaro
Member of which party, Romania
prtmbaru
Member of which party, Russian Federation
prtmbse
Member of which party, Sweden
prtmbcsi
Member of which party, Slovenia
prtmbask
Member of which party, Slovakia
prtmbatr
Member of which party, Turkey
prtmbbua
Member of which party, Ukraine
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
freehms
Gays and lesbians free to live life as they wish
prtyban
Ban political parties that wish overthrow democracy
scnsenv
Modern science can be relied on to solve environmental problems
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
inmdisc
Anyone to discuss intimate and personal matters with
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
brghmwr
How often worry about your home being burgled
brghmef
Worry about home burgled has effect on quality of life
crvctwr
How often worry about becoming a victim of violent crime
crvctef
Worry about becoming victim of violent crime has effect on quality of life
trrenyr
How likely terrorist attack in Europe during next twelve months
trrcnyr
How likely terrorist attack in country during next twelve months
trrprsn
Terrorist suspect in prison until police satisfied
trrtort
Torture in country never justified even to prevent terrorist attack
health
Subjective general health
hlthhmp
Hampered in daily activities by illness/disability/infirmity/mental problem
rlgblg
Belonging to particular religion or denomination
rlgdnm
Religion or denomination belonging to at present
rlgdnat
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Austria
rlgdnch
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Switzerland
rlgdncy
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Cyprus
rlgdnfi
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Finland
rlgdngb
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, United Kingdom
rlgdngr
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Greece
rlgdnhu
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Hungary
rlgdnie
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Ireland
rlgdnil
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Israel
rlgdnlt
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Lithuania
rlgdnlv
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Latvia
rlgdnnl
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Netherlands
rlgdnno
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Norway
rlgdnpl
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Poland
rlgdnpt
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Portugal
rlgdnro
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Romania
rlgdnru
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Russian Federation
rlgdnse
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Sweden
rlgdnsk
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Slovakia
rlgdnua
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Ukraine
rlgblge
Ever belonging to particular religion or denomination
rlgdnme
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past
rlgdeat
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Austria
rlgdech
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Switzerland
rlgdecy
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Cyprus
rlgdefi
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Finland
rlgdegb
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, United Kingdom
rlgdegr
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Greece
rlgdehu
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Hungary
rlgdeie
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Ireland
rlgdeil
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Israel
rlgdelt
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Lithuania
rlgdelv
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Latvia
rlgdenl
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Netherlands
rlgdeno
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Norway
rlgdepl
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Poland
rlgdept
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Portugal
rlgdero
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Romania
rlgderu
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Russian Federation
rlgdese
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Sweden
rlgdesk
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Slovakia
rlgdeua
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past, Ukraine
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
ctzshipb
Citizenship
brncntr
Born in country
cntbrthb
Country of birth
livecntr
How long ago first came to live in country
lnghoma
Language most often spoken at home: first mentioned
lnghomb
Language most often spoken at home: second mentioned
blgetmg
Belong to minority ethnic group in country
facntr
Father born in country
fbrncnta
Country of birth, father
mocntr
Mother born in country
mbrncnta
Country of birth, mother
dfincac
Large differences in income acceptable to reward talents and efforts
schtaut
Schools teach children obey authority
wmcpwrk
Women should be prepared to cut down on paid work for sake of family
smdfslv
For fair society, differences in standard of living should be small
hrshsnt
People who break the law much harsher sentences
mnrgtjb
Men should have more right to job than women when jobs are scarce
uemplwk
Of every 100 working age how many unemployed and looking for work
sickdsb
Of every 100 working age how many long-term sick, disabled
nmnybsc
Of every 100 working age how many not money for basic necessities
brnocnt
Of every 100 working age how many born outside country
slvpens
Standard of living of pensioners
slvuemp
Standard of living of unemployed
cldcrsv
Provision of affordable child care services for working parents
yngfnjb
Opportunities for young people to find first full-time job
gvjbevn
Job for everyone, governments' responsibility
gvhlthc
Health care for the sick, governments' responsibility
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
gvpdlwk
Paid leave from work to care for sick family, 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
sbenccm
Social benefits/services encourage people other countries to come live here
sbbsntx
Social benefits/services cost businesses too much in taxes/charges
sbcwkfm
Social benefits/services make it easier to combine work and family
sblazy
Social benefits/services make people lazy
sblwcoa
Social benefits/services make people less willing care for one another
sblwlka
Social benefits/services make people less willing look after themselves/family
hlthcef
Provision of health care, how efficient
txautef
Tax authorities, how efficient in doing their job
dcndleq
Doctors, nurses give special advantages or deal with everyone equally
txadleq
Tax authorities give special advantages or deal with everyone equally
ditxssp
Government decrease/increase taxes and social spending
txearn
Taxation for higher versus lower earners
earnpen
Higher or lower earners should get larger old age pensions
earnueb
Higher or lower earners should get larger unemployment benefits
imsclbn
When should immigrants obtain rights to social benefits/services
imrccon
Immigrants receive more or less than they contribute
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
insfben
Insufficient benefits in country to help people in real need
prtsick
Employees often pretend they are sick to stay at home
lvpbhlt
Level of public health care affordable 10 years from now
lvoapen
Level of old age pension affordable 10 years from now
lkuemp
How likely unemployed and looking for work next 12 months
lklpwcf
How likely less time paid work than like because care for family next 12 months
lknemny
How likely not enough money for household necessities next 12 months
lknhlcn
How likely not receive health care needed if become ill next 12 months
agdcyng
Age people stop being described as young
agdcold
Age people start being described as old
agegrbl
Which age group belonging to
agrpblg
Strong or weak sense of belonging to age group
stsp20
How most people view status of people in their 20s
stsp40
How most people view status of people in their 40s
stsp70
How most people view status of people over 70
wr20crm
How worried about level of crime committed by people in their 20s
wr20emp
How worried that employers prefer people in 20s rather than 40 or older
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