Study
Wave
EVS-wave
Country/region
Country/regions [with split ups]
Set
Original respondent number
Unified respondent number
Unified respondent number (EVS/WVS LF)
Interviewer number
Total length of interview
Time of interview: start hour
Time of interview: start minute
Time of interview: end hour
Time of interview: end minute
Time at the end of interview
Date interview
Respondent interested during the interview
Interview privacy
Confidence respondent during the interview
On the whole respondent looked
Language in which interview was conducted
Weight
Weight [with split ups]
Equilibrated weight-1000
Equilibrated weight-1000 [with split ups]
Equilibrated weight-1500
Equilibrated weight-1500 [with split ups]
Year survey
Country - wave - study - set - year
Country2 - wave - study - set - year
Year/month of start-fieldwork
Year/month of end-fieldwork
Country - wave
Country - wave [with split ups]
Country - year
Country - year [with split ups]
File version (yyyymmdd)
split ballot
split oecd
Important in life: Family
Family important
Important in life: Friends
Friends important
Important in life: Leisure time
Leisure time
Important in life: Politics
Politics important
Important in life: Work
Work important
Important in life: Religion
Religion important
Service to others important in life
Feeling of happiness
State of health (subjective)
Ever felt very excited or interested
Ever felt restless
Ever felt proud because someone complimented you
Ever felt very lonely or remote from other people
Ever felt pleased about having accomplished something
Ever felt bored
Ever felt on top of the world
Ever felt depressed or very unhappy
Ever felt that things were going your way
Ever felt upset because somebody criticized you
When you are home, do you feel relaxed
When you are home, do you feel anxious
When you are home, do you feel happy
When you are home, do you feel aggressive
When you are home, do you feel secure
Respect and love for parents
Parents responsibilities to their children
Children responsibilities to their parents in need at expense of/not sacrifice o
Important child qualities: good manners
Important child qualities: politeness and neatness
Important child qualities: independence
Important child qualities: hard work
Important child qualities: honesty
Important child qualities: feeling of responsibility
Important child qualities: patience
Important child qualities: imagination
Important child qualities: tolerance and respect for other people
Important child qualities: leadership
Important child qualities: self-control
Important child qualities: thrift saving money and things
Important child qualities: determination perseverance
Important child qualities: religious faith
Important child qualities: unselfishness
Important child qualities: obedience
Important child qualities: loyalty
Important child qualities: none
Flag variable: learn children at home: none
Flag variable: learn children at home
Important child qualities: Self-expression
What children should learn 1
What children should learn 2
Abortion when the mothers health is at risk
Abortion when child physically handicapped
Abortion when woman not married
Abortion if not wanting more children
Way of spending leisure time
Leisure time: meeting nice people
Leisure time: relaxing
Leisure time: doing as I want
Leisure time: learning something new
Spend leisure time: alone
Spend leisure time: with family
Spend leisure time: with friends
Spend leisure time: in a lively place
Spend leisure time: all equally
Spend leisure time with: don’t know
Spend time with parents or other relatives
Spend time with friends
Spend time with colleagues from work
Spend time with people at your church, mosque or synagogue
Spend time with people at sport, culture, communal organization
How often discusses political matters with friends
Persuading friends, relatives or fellow workers
Member: Belong to social welfare service for elderly
Member: Belong to religious organization
Member: Belong to education, arts, music or cultural activities
Member: Belong to labour unions
Member: Belong to political parties
Member: Belong to local political actions
Member: Belong to human rights
Member: Belong to conservation, the environment, ecology, animal rights
Member: Belong to conservation, the environment, ecology
Member: Belong to animal rights
Member: Belong to professional associations
Member: Belong to youth work
Member: Belong to sports or recreation
Member: Belong to women´s group
Member: Belong to peace movement
Member: Belong to organization concerned with health
Belong: Cconsumer groups
Member: Belong to other groups
Member: Belong to none
Flag variable: do you belong to: none
Voluntary work: Unpaid work social welfare service for elderly, handicapped or d
Voluntary work: Unpaid work religious or church organization
Voluntary work: Unpaid work education, arts, music or cultural activities
Voluntary work: Unpaid work labour unions
Voluntary work: Unpaid work political parties or groups
Voluntary work: Unpaid work local political action groups
Voluntary work: Unpaid work human rights
Voluntary work: Unpaid work environment, conservation, animal rights
Voluntary work: Unpaid work environment, conservation, ecology
Voluntary work: Unpaid work animal rights
Voluntary work: Unpaid work professional associations
Voluntary work: Unpaid work youth work
Voluntary work: Unpaid work sports or recreation
Voluntary work: Unpaid work women´s group
Voluntary work: Unpaid work peace movement
Voluntary work: Unpaid work organization concerned with health
Voluntary work: Unpaid work consumer groups
Voluntary work: Unpaid work other groups
Voluntary work: Unpaid work none
Flag variable: do you work unpaid for: none
Active/Inactive membership of church or religious organization
Active/Inactive membership of sport or recreation
Active/Inactive membership of art, music, educational
Active/Inactive membership of labour unions
Active/Inactive membership of political party
Active/Inactive membership of environmental organization
Active/Inactive membership of professional organization
Active/Inactive membership of charitable/humanitarian organization
Active/Inactive membership of any other organization
Active/Inactive membership: Consumer organization
Active/Inactive membership: Self-help group, mutual aid group
Reasons voluntary work: Solidarity with the poor and disadvantaged
Reasons voluntary work: Compassion for those in need
Reasons voluntary work: Opportunity to repay something
Reasons voluntary work: Sense of duty, moral, obligation
Reasons voluntary work: Identifying with people who suffer
Reasons voluntary work: Time on my hands
Reasons voluntary work: Personal satisfaction
Reasons voluntary work: Religious belief
Reasons voluntary work: Help disadvantaged people
Reasons voluntary work: Make a contribution to my local community
Reasons voluntary work: Bring about social or political change
Reasons voluntary work: For social reasons
Reasons voluntary work: Gain new skills and useful experience
Reasons voluntary work: Did not want to, but could not refuse
Dislike being with people with different ideas
Do you ever feel very lonely
People´s will to help each other today
Neighbours: People with a criminal record
Neighbours: People of a different race
Neighbours: Heavy drinkers
Neighbours: Emotionally unstable people
Neighbours: Muslims
Neighbours: Immigrants/foreign workers
Neighbours: People who have AIDS
Neighbours: Drug addicts
Neighbours: Homosexuals
Neighbours: Jews
Neighbours: Evangelists
Neighbours: People of a different religion
Neighbours: People of the same religion
Neighbours: Militant minority
Neighbours: Zoroastrians
Neighbours: People not from country of origin
Neighbours: Gypsies
Neighbours: Political Extremists
Neighbours: Trafficants
Neighbours: Indians or Lebanese
Neighbours: Chinese or Philippino Chinese
Neighbours: Spiritists
Neighbours: Protestants
Neighbours: Christians
Neighbours: Witchdoctors and related labels
Neighbours: Left wing extremists
Neighbours: Right wing extremists
Neighbours: People with large families
Neighbours: Hindus
Neighbours: North-American persons
Neighbours: Haitians
Neighbours: Members of new religious movements
Neighbours: Jews, Arabs, Asians, gypsies, etc
Neighbours: Black people
Neighbours: White people
Neighbours: Coloured people
Neighbours: Indians
Neighbours: Kurds, Esids
Neighbours: Students
Neighbours: Unmarried mothers
Neighbours: Members of minority religious sects or cults
Neighbours: Unmarried couples living together
Neighbours: People who speak a different language
Neighbours: Members of ETA (terrorists)
Neighbours: Sunnis
Neighbours: Shia
Neighbours: French
Neighbours: British
Neighbours: Iranian
Neighbours: Kuwaiti
Neighbours: Turkish
Neighbours: Jordanian
Neighbours: Kildani
Neighbours: Indigenes; Aborigenes
Neighbours: Maori
Neighbours: Pacific Islanders
Neighbours: Europeans/Pakeha
Neighbours: Americans
Neighbours: Chaldean
Neighbours: Mapuches
Neighbours: Russians
Most people can be trusted
Young peoples trust in older people
Older peoples trust in young people
Do you think most people try to take advantage of you
Most of the time people try to be helpful or mostly looking out for themselves
Do you think most people try to take advantage of you (10 point scale)
Good human relationships
Satisfaction with your life
Satisfaction with your life 5 years ago
Expected satisfaction with your life in 5 years
How much freedom of choice and control
Membership consumer organisation
Schwartz: It is important to this person to think up new ideas and be creative
Schwartz: It is important to this person to be rich
Schwartz: It is important to this person living in secure surroundings
Schwartz: It is important to this person to have a good time
Schwartz: It is important to this person to help the people nearby
Schwartz: It is important to this person being very successful
Schwartz: It is important to this person adventure and taking risks
Schwartz: It is important to this person to always behave properly
Schwartz: It is important to this person looking after the environment
Schwartz: It is important to this person tradition
Schwartz: It is important to this person to do something for the good of society
Social position: People in their 20s
Social position: People in their 40s
Social position: People in their 70s
Is a 30-year old boss acceptable
People over 70: are seen as friendly
People over 70: are seen as competent
People over 70: viewed with respect
Is a 70-year old boss acceptable
Older people are not respected much these days
Older people get more than their fair share from the government
Older people are a burden on society
Companies that employ young people perform better than those that employ people
Old people have too much political influence
I see myself as someone who: is reserved
I see myself as someone who: is generally trusting
I see myself as someone who: tends to be lazy
I see myself as someone who: is relaxed, handles stress well
I see myself as someone who: has few artistic interests
I see myself as someone who: is outgoing, sociable
I see myself as someone who: tends to find fault with others
I see myself as someone who: does a thorough job
I see myself as someone who: gets nervous easily
I see myself as someone who: has an active imagination
Would give part of my income for the environment
Increase in taxes if used to prevent environmental pollution
Government should reduce environmental pollution
Would buy things at a 20% higher price if it helped to protect environment
All talk about the environment make people anxious
Combatting unemployment, we have to accept environmental problems
Protecting environment and fighting pollution is less urgent than suggested
Protecting environment vs. Economic growth
Human & nature
[Country]s environmental problems can be solved without any international agreem
Environmental action: chosen products that are better for environment
Environmental action: recycle
Environmental action: reduce water consumption
Environmental action: attend meeting, signed petition
Environmental action: contributed to environmental organization
Tradition vs. high economic growth
Humanity has a bright or bleak future
Environmental problems in your community: Poor water quality.
Environmental problems in your community: Poor air quality.
Environmental problems in your community: Poor sewage and sanitation.
Environmental problems in the world: Global warming or the greenhouse effect.
Environmental problems in the world: Loss of plant or animal species or biodiver
Environmental problems in the world: Pollution of rivers, lakes and oceans.
Environment: approaching the limit of people
Environment: interference produces disastrous consequences
Environment: human ingenuity insures earth remaining fit
Environment: nature is strong enough to cope with impacts of industry
Environment: humans were meant to rule over nature
Environment: if things continue we will experience a catastrophe
Past two years: given money to ecological organization
Past two years: participated in demonstration for environment
Jobs scarce: Men should have more right to a job than women
Jobs scarce: Employers should give priority to (nation) people than immigrants
Jobs scarce: Jobs to local people
Jobs scarce: older people should be forced to retire
Unfair to give work to handicapped people when able bodied people can´t find jo
Satisfaction with financial situation of household
Financial situation of household in 12months
Work compared with Leisure
First choice, if looking for a job
Second choice if looking for a job
Important in a job: good pay
Important in a job: not too much pressure
Important in a job: good job security
Important in a job: a respected job
Important in a job: good hours
Important in a job: an opportunity to use initiative
Important in a job: generous holidays
Important in a job: that you can achieve something
Important in a job: a responsible job
Important in a job: a job that is interesting
Important in a job: a job that meets one´s abilities
Important in a job: pleasant people to work with
Important in a job: good chances for promotion
Important in a job: a useful job for society
Important in a job: meeting people
Important in a job: good physical working conditions
Important in a job: to have time off at the weekends
Important in a job: learning new skills
Important in a job: family friendly
Important in a job: have a say
Important in a job: people treated equally
Important in a job: none of these
Flag variable: important in a job: none of these
Employed
Look forward to work after weekend
Degree of pride in your work
Often exploited in your job
Job satisfaction
Freedom decision taking in job
Satisfaction job security
To develop talents you need to have a job
Humiliating to receive money without having to work for it
People who don´t work turn lazy
Work is a duty towards society
People should not have to work if they don´t want to
Work should come first even if it means less spare time
Why people work: work is like a business transaction
Why people work: I do the best I can regardless of pay
Why people work: I wouldn’t work if I didn’t have to
Why people work: I wouldn´t work if work interfered my life
Why people work: work most important in my life
Why people work: I never had a paid job
Why people work: don’t know
Paid free days: find extra work for money
Paid free days: use spare time to study
Paid free days: spend time with family and friends
Paid free days: find additional work to avoid boredom
Paid free days: use spare time for voluntary work
Paid free days: spend time on hobbies
Paid free days: run own business in spare time
Paid free days: spend the time relaxing
Paid free days: none of these
Paid free days: don’t know
Fairness: One secretary is paid more
How business and industry should be managed
Following instructions at work
Work: until satisfied with results
Work: accomplish personal goals
Work: stay up late to finish
How much do you trust your family
How much you trust: Your family (B)
Satisfaction with home life
Sharing with partner: attitudes towards religion
Sharing with partner: moral standards
Sharing with partner: social attitudes
Sharing with partner: political views
Sharing with partner: sexual attitudes
Sharing with partner: no sharing attitudes
Sharing with partner: don´t know or missing
Sharing with parents: attitudes towards religion
Sharing with parents: moral standards´
Sharing with parents: social attitudes
Sharing with parents: political views
Sharing with parents: sexual attitudes
Sharing with parents: no sharing attitudes
Sharing with parents: don´t know or missing
Ideal number of children
Child needs a home with father and mother
A woman has to have children to be fulfilled
A man has to have children to be fulfilled
Sex cannot entirely be left to individual choice
Marriage is an out-dated institution
Woman as a single parent
Enjoy sexual freedom
If only one child allowed: boy or girl
Long-term relationship is necessary to be happy
Homosexual couples - adopt children
It is alright to live together without getting married
Duty towards society to have children
People should decide themselves to have children
It is childs duty to take care of ill parent
Important for succesful marriage: Faithfulness
Important for succesful marriage: Adequate income
Important for succesful marriage: Same social background
Important for succesful marriage: Respect and appreciation
Important for succesful marriage: Religious beliefs
Important for succesful marriage: Good housing
Important for succesful marriage: Agreement on politics
Important in succesful marriage: Understanding and tolerance
Important for succesful marriage: Apart from in-laws
Important for succesful marriage: Happy sexual relationship
Important for succesful marriage: Sharing household chores
Important for succesful marriage: Children
Important in succesful marriage: Discussing problems
Important for succesful marriage: Spending time together
Important in succesful marriage: Talking
Important for succesful marriage: Same ethnic background
Important for succesful marriage: Tastes and interests in common
Important in marriage: time for friends and personal hobbies
Divorce: when financially broke
Divorce: when partner ill for a long time
Divorce: when partner is a heavy drinker
Divorce: when partner is violent
Divorce: when partner is unfaithful
Divorce: when sexual relationship is not satisfactory
Divorce: when partner has ceased to love
Divorce: when can not stand relatives
Divorce: when can not have children
Divorce: when personalities do not watch
Divorce: none of these
One of main goals in life has been to make my parents proud
Make effort to live up to what my friends expect
Relationship working mother
Being a housewife just as fulfilling
Husband and wife should both contribute to income
Men make better political leaders than women do
University is more important for a boy than for a girl
Pre-school child suffers with working mother
Women want a home and children
Job best way for women to be independent
Job best way for women to be independent (b)
Fathers are well suited for looking after children
Men should take as much responsibility as women for home and children
Men are less able to handle emotions
Problem if women have more income than husband
Problem if women have more income than husband (B)
Traits in a woman: Woman wearing weil
Traits in a woman: Woman good mother
Traits in a woman: Woman good wife
Traits in a woman: Woman religious
Traits in a woman: Woman educated
Traits in a woman: Woman being independent
Traits in a woman: Woman having work outside home
Traits in a woman: Woman maintaining her family
Traits in a woman: Woman being sociable
More than one wife
Wife must obey
Men make better business executives than women do
I seek to be myself rather than to follow others
I decide my goals in life by myself
Aims of country: first choice
Aims of country: first choice (HK)
Aims of country: second choice
Aims of country: second choice (HK)
Aims of respondent: first choice
Flag variable: aims of this country - most/second important
Aims of respondent: second choice
Most important: first choice
Most important: second choice (HK)
Most important: second choice
Most important: first choice (HK)
National goals: Maintaining order in the nation
National goals: Giving people more say
National goals: Fighting rising prices
National goals: free speech
The main aim of imprisonment
Willingness to fight for country
Will there be war in your country in the next 5 years
Future changes: Less emphasis on money and material possessions
Future changes: Less importance placed on work
Future changes: More emphasis on technology
Future changes: More emphasis on individual
Future changes: Greater respect for authority
Future changes: More emphasis on family life
Future changes: A simple and more natural lifestyle
Future changes: More power to local authorities
Opinion about scientific advances
Interest in politics
Interest in politics (ii)
Political action: signing a petition
Political action recently done: signing a petition
Political action: joining in boycotts
Political action recently done: joining in boycotts
Political action: attending lawful/peaceful demonstrations
Political action: joining unofficial strikes
Political acition recently done: Joining strikes
Political action: occupying buildings or factories
Political action: damaging things, breaking windows, street violence
Political action: personal violence
Freedom or equality
Self positioning in political scale
Basic kinds of attitudes concerning society
Income equality
Private vs state ownership of business
Government responsibility
Job taking of the unemployed
Competition good or harmful
Hard work brings success
Wealth accumulation
Firms and freedom
Responsibility pension
Responsibility housing
Major changes in life
New and old ideas
Personal characteristics: Changes, worry or welcome possibility
Personal characteristics: I usually count on being successful in everything I do
Personal characteristics: I enjoy convincing others of my opinion
Personal characteristics: I serve as a model for others
Personal characteristics: I am good at getting what I want
Personal characteristics: I own many things others envy me for
Personal characteristics: I like to assume responsibility
Personal characteristics: I am rarely unsure about how I should behave
Personal characteristics: I often give others advice
Personal characteristics: None of the above
The economic system needs fundamental changes
Our government should be made much more open to the public
Allow more freedom for individuals
I could do nothing about an unjust law
Political reform is moving too rapidly
Importation of goods
Current society: Egalitarian vs. competitive society
Current society: Extensive welfare vs. low taxes
Current society: Regulated vs. responsible society
Society aimed:  egalitarian vs. competitive
Society aimed: extensive welfare vs. low taxes
Society aimed: regulated vs. responsible society
Confidence: Churches
Confidence: Armed Forces
Confidence: Education System
Confidence: The Press
Confidence: Labour Unions
Confidence: The Police
Confidence: Parliament
Confidence: The Civil Services
Confidence: Social Security System
Confidence: Television
Confidence: The Government
Confidence: The Political Parties
Confidence: Major Companies
Confidence: The Environmental Protection Movement
Confidence: The Women´s Movement
Confidence: Health Care System
Confidence: Justice System/Courts
Confidence: The European Union
Confidence: NATO
Confidence: The United Nations
Confidence: The Arab League
Confidence: The Association of South East Asian Nations -ASEAN
Confidence: The Organization for African Unity-OAU
Confidence: The NAFTA
Confidence: The Andean pact
Confidence: The Mercosur
Confidence: The SAARC
Confidence: The ECO
Confidence: The APEC
Confidence: The Free Commerce Treaty (Tratado de libre comercio)
Confidence: The United American States Organization (Organización de Estados Un
Confidence: The “Movimiento en pro de Vieques”(Puerto Rico)
Confidence: Local/Regional Government
Confidence: SADC/SADEC
Confidence: East African Cooperation (EAC)
Confidence: Other television
Confidence: The Americans
Confidence: The Presidency
Confidence: The Civil Society Groups
Confidence: Charitable or humanitarian organizations
Confidence: Banks
Confidence: CARICOM
Confidence: CIS
Confidence: Confidence in CER with Australia
Confidence: International Monetary Found (IMF)
Confidence: Non governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Confidence: The American Forces
Confidence: The non-Iraqi television
Confidence: TV News
Confidence: Community Organisations
Confidence: Religious leaders
Confidence: Evangelic Church
Confidence: Universities
Confidence: The Organization of the Islamic World
Confidence: The Organization of American States (OAE)
Confidence: UNASUR
Confidence: The Arab Maghreb Union
Confidence: Cooperation Council for the Arab states of Gulf (GCC)
Approval: Ecology movement or nature protection
Approval: Anti-nuclear energy movement
Approval: Disarmament movement
Approval: Human rights movement
Approval: Women’s movement
Approval: Anti-apartheid movement
Satisfaction with the way democracy develops
Rate political system for governing country
Rate political system as it was before
Rate political system in ten years
Political system: Having a strong leader
Political system: Having a strong leader (MX, 5 cats)
Political system: Having experts make decisions
Having experts make decisions (MX, 5 cats)
Political system: Having the army rule
Having the army rule (MX, 5 cats)
Political system: Having a democratic political system
Political system: Having an Islamic government, where religious authorities have
Political system: Having an Arab socialist state
Having a democratic political system (MX, 5 cats)
Firm party leader vs. Cooperating party leader
Government order vs. freedom
In democracy, the economic system runs badly
Democracies are indecisive and have too much squabbling
Democracies aren´t good at maintaining order
Democracy may have problems but is better
Respect for individual human rights nowadays
Satisfaction with the people in national office
Free market economy right for country future
Country is run by big interest vs. for all people’s benefit
Economic aid to poorer countries
Amount of foreign aid of this country
How much more foreign aid this country should contribute
Be willing to pay higher taxes in order to increase country´s foreign aid
Economic aid to poorer countries (favor/against)
Poverty compared to 10 years ago
Why are people in need
Chance to escape from poverty
How much is the government doing against poverty
Amount of help for less developed countries
Who should decide: international peacekeeping
Who should decide: protection of the environment
Who should decide: aid to developing countries
Who should decide: refugees
Who should decide: human rights
Country cannot solve environmental problems by itself
Country cannot solve crime problems by itself
Country cannot solve employment problems by itself
Immigrant policy
Living day to day because of uncertain future
Immigrants and their customs and traditions
Importance of eliminating big income inequalities
Importance of guaranteeing basic needs for all
Importance of recognizing people on their merits
Importance of equalizing chances for education
How often follows politics in the news
Give authorities information to help justice
Stick to own affairs
Concerned with immediate family
Concerned with people in the neighbourhood
Concerned with people in the region
Concerned with fellow countrymen
Concerned with Europeans
Concerned with human kind
Concerned with elderly people
Concerned with unemployed people
Concerned with immigrants
Concerned with sick and disabled people
Concerned with poor children
Prepared to help immediate family
Prepared to help people in the neighbourhood
Prepared to help elderly people
Prepared to help immigrants
Prepared to help sick and disabled people
Reason to help: Moral duty to help elderly people
Reason to help: Sympathise with old people
Reason to help: In the interest of society
Reason to help: Own interest
Reason to help: Do something in return for old people
Reason to help: Moral duty to help immigrants
Reason to help: Sympathise with immigrants
Reason to help: Do something in return for immigrants
Close to any particular party
Would you vote at a general election tomorrow
Which party would you vote for: first choice
Which political party would you vote for - left/right scale
Which party would you vote for: second choice
If don´t know, which party appeals to you most
Which political party appeals to you most - left/right scale
Party that would never vote
Are you close to this party
Aggression from neighbouring country
Exploitation of local resources
Cultural invasion by the west
Regularly read a daily newspaper
Frequency watches TV
TV most important entertainment
Why are there people living in need: first
Why are there people living in need: second
Flag variable: why do people live in need - most/second important
Least liked group in society
Least liked allow: hold office
Least liked allow: teach
Least liked allow: demonstrate
Extent of political corruption
Opinion on terrorism
Using violence for political goals not justified
Rapid implementation of market reforms have negative impact on national stabilit
Effect of market economic reforms
Political parties serve the social and political needs of people
Free and fair elections will reduce terrorism
[Country] should have close relations with France
[Country] should have close relations with United States
Would persist to immigrate abroad if R´s economic situation was better
Opinion about the problem of Palestine and Israel
Opinion about 11th september airliners crash action by religious fundamentalists
Woman should not work outside unless forced to do so
Western democracy is the best political system for country
It is necessary to fight terrorism by military means
[Country] needs foreign military cooperation to combat terrorism
Science and technology are making our lives healthier, easier, and more comforta
Because of science and technology, there will be more opportunities for the next
Science and technology make our way of life change too fast
We depend too much on science and not enough on faith
Political action recently done: Attending peaceful/lawful demonstrations
Political action: Other
Political action recently done: Other
Democracy: Governments tax the rich and subsidize the poor.
Democracy: Religious authorities interpret the laws.
Democracy: People choose their leaders in free elections.
Democracy: People receive state aid for unemployment.
Democracy: The army takes over when government is incompetent.
Democracy: Civil rights protect people’s liberty against oppression.
Democracy: The economy is prospering.
Democracy: Criminals are severely punished.
Democracy: People can change the laws in referendums.
Democracy: Women have the same rights as men.
Democracy: The state makes people's incomes equal
Democracy: People obey their rulers
The world is better off, or worse off, because of science and technology
Importance of democracy
Democraticness in own country
Heard of the Millennium Development Goals
Most serious problem of the world: 1st choice
Most serious problem of the world: 2nd choice
Most serious problem for own country: 1st choice
Most serious problem for own country: 2nd choice
MDG: Reduce extreme poverty
MDG: Increase primary education
MDG: Reduce child mortality
MDG: Fight HIV
MDG: Improve housing conditions
Priority: Global poverty versus National problems
Information source: Daily newspaper
Information source: Daily newspaper (B)
Information source: News broadcasts on radio or TV
Information source: Printed magazines
Information source: Printed magazines (B)
Information source: In depth reports on radio or TV
Information source: Books
Information source: Internet, Email
Information source: Talk with friends or colleagues
Information source: Talk with friends or colleagues (B)
How often use of PC
General party preference
Voted in recent parliament elections
Information source: TV news
Information source: TV news (B)
Information source: Radio news
Information source: Radio news (B)
Information source: Mobile phone
Information source: Mobile phone (B)
Information source: Email
Information source: Email (B)
Information source: Internet
Information source: Internet (B)
Vote in elections: local level
Vote in elections: National level
How often in country's elections: Votes are counted fairly
How often in country's elections: Opposition candidates are prevented from runni
How often in country's elections: TV news favors the governing party
How often in country's elections: Voters are bribed
How often in country's elections: Journalists provide fair coverage of elections
How often in country's elections: Election officials are fair
How often in country's elections: Rich people buy elections
How often in country's elections: Voters are threatened with  violence at the po
How often in country's elections: Voters are offered a genuine choice in the ele
Some people think that having honest elections makes a lot of difference in thei
Importance of having honest elections in whether or not this country develops ec
Thinking about meaning and purpose of life
Feeling that life is meaningless
Thinking about death
Life is meaningful because God exits
Try to get the best out of life
Death is inevitable
Death has meaning if you believe in God
Death is a natural resting point
Sorrow has meaning if you believe in God
Life has no meaning
Is there good and evil in everyone
Do you ever regret having done something
Worth risking life for: my country
Worth risking life for: another’s life
Worth risking life for: justice
Worth risking life for: freedom
Worth risking life for: peace
Worth risking life for: religion
Worth risking life for: other
Worth risking life for: don’t know
Statement: good and evil
Statement: good/evil, clear/no clear guidelines
Statement: religion and truth
Belong to religious denomination
Religious denomination
Religious denomination country specific
Former religious denomination
Which former religious denomination
Did you belong to a religious denomination, country specific
How often do you attend religious services
How often to you pray
Raised religiously
Attendance religious services 12 years old
Important: Religious service birth
Important: Religious service marriage
Important: Religious service death
Religious person
Churches give answers: moral problems
Churches give answers: the problems of family life
Churches give answers: people´s spiritual needs
Churches give answers: the social problems
Importance of religion in the future
Churches speak out on: disarmament
Churches speak out on: abortion
Churches speak out on: third world problems
Churches speak out on: extramarital affairs
Churches speak out on: unemployment
Churches speak out on: racial discrimination
Churches speak out on: euthanasia
Churches speak out on: homosexuality
Churches speak out on: ecology and environmental issues
Churches speak out on: government policy
Believe in: God
Believe in: life after death
Believe in: people have a soul
Believe in: hell
Believe in: heaven
Believe in: sin
Believe in: telepathy
Believe in: re-incarnation
Believe in: angels
Believe in: devil
Believe in: resurrection of the dead
Stick to religion vs. Explore different traditions
Personal God vs. Spirit or Life Force
Own way of connecting with the divine
How spiritual are you
Only one true religion or no religion offers any truths
How important is God in your life
Get comfort and strength from religion
Moments of prayer, meditation...
Pray to God outside of religious services (I)
Pray to God outside of religious services (ii)
1st commandment applies for myself
2nd commandment applies for myself
3rd commandment applies for myself
4th commandment applies for myself
5th commandment applies for myself
6th commandment applies for myself
7th commandment applies for myself
8th commandment applies for myself
9th commandment applies for myself
10th commandment applies for myself
1st commandment applies to most people
2nd commandment applies to most people
3rd commandment applies to most people
4th commandment applies to most people
5th commandment applies to most people
6th commandment applies to most people
7th commandment applies to most people
8th commandment applies to most people
9th commandment applies to most people
10th commandment applies to most people
Felt in touch with someone far away
Seen events that happened far away
Felt in touch with someone dead
Felt close to a powerful life force
Experience altered outlook on life
Relationship between your parents
Relationship between you and your mother
Relationship between you and your father
How strict were your parents
Believe in: supernatural forces
Do you have a lucky charm
Lucky charm protects
Consult horoscope
Taking horoscope into account in daily life
Politicians who don´t believe in God are unfit for public office
Religious leaders should not influence how people vote
Better if more people with strong religious beliefs in public office
Religious leaders should not influence government
Nurse refusing legal abortion on religious grounds
Time for prayer and meditation in all schools
Government protects freedom
Government protects religion
Laws: people’s wishes
Only laws of the Shari´a
Prohibiting or allowing books that attack religion
Church(es) influence on national politics
Justifiable: claiming government benefits
Justifiable: Stealing property
Justifiable: Parents beating children
Justifiable: Violence against other people
Justifiable: avoiding a fare on public transport
Justifiable: cheating on taxes
Justifiable: someone accepting a bribe
Justifiable: homosexuality
Justifiable: prostitution
Justifiable: abortion
Justifiable: divorce
Justifiable: euthanasia
Justifiable: suicide
Justifiable: drinking alcohol
Justifiable: joyriding
Justifiable: taking soft drugs
Justifiable: lying
Justifiable: adultery
Justifiable: throwing away litter
Justifiable: driving under influence of alcohol
Justifiable: paying cash
Justifiable: having casual sex
Justifiable: smoking in public places
Justifiable: speeding over the limit
Justifiable: sex under the legal age of consent
Justifiable: Sex before marriage
Justifiable: political assassination
Justifiable: experiments with human embryos
Justifiable: manipulation of food
Justifiable: buy stolen goods
Justifiable: keeping money that you have found
Justifiable: fighting with the police
Justifiable: failing to report damage you’ve done accidentally to a parked veh
Justifiable: threatening workers who refuse to join a strike
Justifiable: killing in self-defence
Justifiable: invitro fertilization
Justifiable: death penalty
Compatriots do: claiming  state benefits
Compatriots do: cheating on taxes
Compatriots do: paying  in cash
Compatriots do: taking soft drugs
Compatriots do: throwing  away litter
Compatriots do: speeding over the limit in build up areas
Compatriots do: driving under the influence of alcohol
Compatriots do: having  casual sex
Compatriots do: avoiding a fare on public transport
Compatriots do: lying in own interest
Compatriots do: accepting a bribe
How often do you drink alcohol
Do you drink more or less than others
How serious is illegal drug-taking
How serious is alcoholism
Stealing food punished less: young thief
Stealing food punished less: poor thief
Stealing food punished less: shop part of a supermarket chain
Islam requires woman to dress modestly but does not require cover face with veil
Violation of Islam for male and female university students to attend classes tog
By requiring man treat all wives equally, Islam true intent is prohibit taking m
Monarchy is a form of government that is compatible with Islam
Democracy is a Western form of government that is not compatible with Islam
Nationalism is incompatible with Islam because Islam requires ´ummah´
If Palestinian state established and peace with Israel, Islam would not oppose e
If country pursues policies harmful to Muslims, Islam permits killing civilians
A truly Islamic country should not have a parliament with the right to pass laws
Islam requires that political rights of non Muslims should be inferior to those
Islams requires country with majority of Muslims be governed by men of Islamic l
Religions limit democratic processes
Some US Policies toward other countries are good and some are bad
While US policies toward other countries are often bad, most ordinary americans
The culture of US and other Western countries has many positive attributes
Exposure to the culture of the US and other Western countries harmful effect on
Religion is a cause of terrorism
The content of [Country] education contributes to religious extremism
Which is more important as a basis for marriage:  parents´ approval or love
When you were growing up, did your father or mother have more influence in the a
How frequently do you perform the five prescribed prayers of the Islam
How frequently do you perform in the mosque
If you feel sad and want to talk to someone, to whom do you usually turn to
Civil marriage is very important because it helps maintain the family
How important: daily prayer
How important: building a prosperous society
How important: forming a happy secure family
How important: building a successful professional future
Fate versus control
Justifiable: For a man to beat his wife
Meaning of religion: To follow religious norms and ceremonies vs To do good to o
Meaning of religion: To make sense of life after death vs To make sense of life
Whenever science and religion conflict,  religion is always right
The only acceptable religion  is my religion
All religions should be taught in public schools
People who belong to different religions are probably just as moral as those who
Geographical groups belonging to first
Flag variable: belong to geographic group - most/second
Geographical groups belonging to first (country specific)
Geographical groups belonging to second
Geographical groups belonging to second  (country specific)
Geographical groups belonging to least of all
Geographical groups belonging to least of all (country specific)
Citizenship
Citizen of [country]
How proud of nationality
Trust: Other people in country
Trust: French
Trust: Nepalis
Trust: Korean residents in Japan
Trust: Chinese residents in Japan
Trust: Mestizo
Trust: Indians
Trust: Central Americans
Trust: Hausas
Trust: Igbos
Trust: Yorubas
Trust: Ghanaians
Trust: Czechs
Trust: East Germans
Trust: Hungarians
Trust: West Germans
Trust: Your friends
Trust: Your neighborhood
Trust: Your neighborhood (B)
Trust: White South Africans
Trust: Black South Africans
Trust: Coloured South Africans
Trust: Asian South Africans
Trust: Zulus
Trust: Xhosas
Trust: Greeks
Trust: Iranians
Trust: Europeans
Trust: Moroccans
Trust: Immigrants
Trust: Portuguese
Trust: Koreans
Trust: Soviet Union people
Trust: People you know personally
Trust: People you know personally (B)
Trust: People you meet for the first time
Trust: People you meet for the first time (B)
Trust: People of another religion
Trust: People of another religion (B)
Trust: People of another nationality
Trust: People of another nationality (B)
Trust: Americans
Trust: Mexicans
Trust: Russians
Trust: Chinese
Trust: Italians
Trust: Latin Americans
Trust: Japanese
Trust: Blacks
Trust: Germans
Trust: Arabs
Trust: Jews
Trust: Mapuche Indians
Trust: Pascuences
Trust: Argentines
Trust: Peruvians
Trust: Chinese Zhuan Nationality
Trust: Chinese Hui Nationality
Trust: English
Trust: Slovaks
Trust: Gypsies
Trust: Poles
Trust: Indian Hindus
Trust: Indian Non-Hindus
Trust: Pakistanis
Trust: Canadian people in general
Trust: Christians
Trust: Kurds
Trust: People in general
Trust: Relatives
Trust: Shi´i
Trust: Sunni
Opinion European union
Which of the following best describes you
Which of the following best describes you (B)
Language at home
Born in this country: birth country
When came to country
I see myself as a world citizen
I see myself as member of my local community
I see myself as citizen of the [country] nation
I see myself as citizen of [Latinamerica]
I see myself as citizen of [North America]
I see myself as citizen of the [European Union]
I see myself as citizen of [APEC]
I see myself as citizen of [ASIA]
I see myself as citizen of [Mercosur]
I see myself as citizen of [my province or region]
I see myself as citizen of [a country other than mine]
I see myself as citizen of [CIS]
I see myself as citizen of [The Caribbean]
I see myself as citizen of [The African Union]
I see myself as citizen of [Arab Maghreb Union]
I see myself as citizen of [ASEAN]
I see myself as citizen of [Arab Union]
I see myself as citizen of the [Northeast Asia Region]
I see myself as citizen of the [UNASUR]
I see myself as citizen of the [Islamic nation]
I see myself as part of the Cooperation Council for the Arab states of Gulf (GCC
I see myself as part of  [SAARC]
I see myself as an autonomous individual
What thing are you proud of in your country -1st
What thing are you proud of in your country -2nd
Mother immigrant
Mother's Country of origin
Father immigrant
Father's Country of origin
Respondent immigrant
Respondent citizen
Requirements for citizenship: having ancestors from my country
Requirements for citizenship: being born on my country’s soil
Requirements for citizenship: adopting the customs of my country
Requirements for citizenship: abiding by my country´s laws
Ethnic diversity
Important: to have been born in [country]
Important: to respect [country nationality] political institutions and laws
Important: to have [country nationality] ancestry
Important: to be able to speak [country language]
Important: to have lived in [country] for a long time
Immigrants take away jobs from [nationality]
Immigrants undermine countrys cultural life
Immigrants increase crime problems
Immigrants are a strain on welfare system
Immigrants will become a threat to society
Immigrants maintain own/take over customs
Immigrants living in your country: feels like a stranger
Immigrants living in your country: there are too many
EU fears: loss of social security
EU fears: lose national identity/culture
EU fears: own country pays
EU fears: loss of power
EU fears: loss of jobs
European Union enlargement
Secure in neighborhood
Frequency in your neighborhood: Robberies
Frequency in your neighborhood: Alcohol consumed in the streets
Frequency in your neighborhood: Police or military interfere with people’s pri
Frequency in your neighborhood: Racist behavior
Frequency in your neighborhood: Drug sale in streets
Things done for reasons of security: Didn’t carry much money
Things done for reasons of security: Preferred not to go out at night
Things done for reasons of security: Carried a knife, gun or other weapon
Respondent was victim of a crime during the past year
Respondent's family was victim of a crime during last year
Worries: Losing my job or not finding a job
Worries: Not being able to give one's children a good education
Worries: A war involving my country
Worries: A terrorist attack
Worries: A civil war
Worries: Government wire-tapping or reading my mail or email
Under some conditions, war is necessary to obtain justice
Frequency you/family (last 12 month): Gone without enough food to eat
Frequency you/family (last 12 month): Felt unsafe from crime in your own home
Frequency you/family (last 12 month): Gone without needed medicine or treatment
Frequency you/family (last 12 month): Gone without a cash income
One of the bad effects of science is that it breaks down people’s ideas of rig
It is not important for me to know about science in my daily life
GESIS Study Number (EVS Longitudinal File)
GESIS Study Number (EVS National datasets)
GESIS Study Number (EVS Wave)
SURVIVAL/SELF-EXPRESSION VALUES
TRADITIONAL/SECULAR RATIONAL VALUES
Experienced: death of own children
Age experienced: death of own children
Experienced: divorce of own children
Age experienced: divorce of own children
Experienced: divorce of parents
Age experienced: divorce of parents
Experienced: divorce of relative
Age experienced: divorce of relative
Experienced: death of father
Age experienced: death of father
Experienced: death of mother
Age experienced: death of mother
Father born in [country]
Fathers country of birth - ISO 3166-1 code
Mother born in [country]
Mothers country of birth - ISO 3166-1 code
Lived with parents at the age of 14
Educational level father [mother]: ISCED-code one digit
Educational level father [mother]: ISCED-code two digits
Educational level father [mother]: ISCED-code three digits
Country specific: Educational level father [mother]
Father/mother employed at respondents age of 14
Job profession/industry father/mother (4 digit isco88)
Occupational status father/mother - SIOPS
Occupational status father/mother - ISEI
Occupational status father/mother - European ESeC
Occupational status father/mother - egp11
Father/mother had how many employees
Did father/mother supervise someone
How many people did she/he supervise
Mother liked to read books
Discussed politics with mother
Mother liked to follow the news
Parent(s) had problems making ends meet
Father liked to read books
Discussed politics with father
Father liked to follow the news
Parent(s) had problems replacing broken things
Partner/spouse born in [country]
Spouse/partners country of birth - ISO 3166-1code
Educational level partner: ISCED-code one digit
Educational level partner: ISCED-code two digits
Educational level partner: ISCED-code three digits
Country specific: Education level partner
Paid employment/no paid employment spouse/partner
Employment/self-employment: last job
Job profession/industry spouse/partner (4 digit isco88)
Occupational status spouse/partner - SIOPS
Occupational status spouse/partner - ISEI
Occupational status spouse/partner - European ESeC
Occupational status spouse/partner - egp11
Spouse/partner had/has how many employees
Does spouse/partner supervise someone
How many people does she/he supervise
Spouse/partner experienced unemployment longer than 3 months
Dependency on social security during last 5 years spouse/partner
Sex
Year of birth
Having [countrys] nationality
Respondents nationality - ISO 3166-1 code
Respondent born in [country]
Respondents country of birth - ISO 3166-1 code
Year in which respondent came to live in [country]
Age
Age recoded
Age recoded (3 intervals)
Stable relationship
Legally married to partner
Stable relationship before
Married to this partner or in registered partnership
Lived with this partner before marriage/registration of partnership
Marital status
Lived with partner before marriage
Living with partner
Have you been married before
Been divorced
End of relationship because of separation or partners death
Where r lived after married
How many children do you have
How many children do you have - deceased children not included
Year in which firstborn child was born
Have you had any children
How many are still living at home
Number of people in household
Number of people in household of 18+
Number of people in household aged 13-17
Number of people in household aged 5-12
Number of people in household under age of 5
Number of people in household aged 16-17
Number of people in household aged 11-15
Number of people in household aged 5-10
Number of people in household aged 1-4
Number of people in household under age of 1
Living in household: partner, husband or wife
Living in household: children
Living in household: number of children
Living in household: parents
Living in household: number of parents
Living in household: grandparents
Living in household: number of grandparents
Living in household: relatives
Living in household: number of relatives
Living in household: non relatives
Living in household: number of non relatives
What age did you complete your education
What age did you complete your education (recoded in intervals)
Had formal education
Respondent - literate
Highest educational level attained
Educational level respondent: ISCED- code one digit
Educational level respondent: ISCED-code two digits
Educational level respondent: ISCED-code three digits
Education (country specific)
Was the respondent literate
Education level (recoded)
Do you live with your parents
House or apartment
Employment status
Chief wage earner employed now
Do you own your home or rent it
Are you supervising someone
Number of supervised people
Number of supervised people (recoded)
Number of supervised people, 3 cat
Number of others working in the organization
Number of others working in the organization (recoded)
Number of employees
Number of employees (recoded)
Number of employees, 4 cat
Job profession/industry (2 digit isco88)
Job profession/industry (3 digit isco88)
Job profession/industry (4 digit isco88)
Profession/job
Occupational status respondent - SIOPS
Occupational status respondent - ISEI
Occupational status respondent - egp11
Occupational status respondent - European ESeC
How long unemployed
Respondent experienced unemployment longer than 3 months
Dependency on social security during last 5 years respondent
How many people work in your department-organization
Do you or your spouse belong to a labour union
Are you the chief wage earner in your house
Is the chief wage earner employed now
Profession/industry (2 digit isco88)
Profession/industry (3 digit isco88)
Profession/industry (4 digit isco88)
Chief wage earner profession/job
Family savings during past year
Social class (subjective)
Social class (subjective) with 6 categories
Socio-economic status of respondent
Scale of incomes
Weekly household income
Country specific: Weekly household income
Monthly household income
Country specific:Monthly household income
Annual household income
Country specific: Annual household income
Income (country specific)
Monthly household income (x1000), corrected for ppp in euros
Income level
Region where the interview was conducted
Region: NUTS-1 code
Region: NUTS-2 code
Region: NUTS-3 code
Region at age 14: country
Region at age 14: NUTS-1 code
Region at age 14: NUTS-2 code
Region at age 14: NUTS-3 code
Size of town
Size of town (country specific)
Type of habitat
Ethnic group
Institution of occupation
Nature of tasks: manual vs. Cognitive
Nature of tasks: routine vs. Creative
Nature of tasks: independence
Post-Materialist index 12-item
Post-Materialist index 4-item
Autonomy Index
Confidence in Union
Confidence in Eco groups
Confidence in Feminist groups
Economic Satisfaction
Income
full time
part time
self-employed
retired
housewife
student
unemployed
other
Year since 1987
Interpersonal Trust
Left Ideology
Male
Education
Liberal Government