European Social Survey 2010, Round 5
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria...and 25 more, 2010 - 2012
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ECA_2010_ESS-R5_v04_M
European Social Survey 2010, Round 5
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Austria | AUT |
| Belgium | BEL |
| Bulgaria | BGR |
| Switzerland | CHE |
| Cyprus | CYP |
| Czech Republic | CZE |
| Germany | DEU |
| Denmark | DNK |
| Spain | ESP |
| Estonia | EST |
| Finland | FIN |
| France | FRA |
| United Kingdom | GBR |
| Greece | GRC |
| Croatia | HRV |
| Hungary | HUN |
| Ireland | IRL |
| Israel | ISR |
| Lithuania | LTU |
| Netherlands | NLD |
| Norway | NOR |
| Poland | POL |
| Portugal | PRT |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
| Slovak Republic | SVK |
| Slovenia | SVN |
| Sweden | SWE |
| Ukraine | UKR |
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
The European Social Survey (ESS) is an academically driven cross-national survey that has been conducted across Europe since its establishment in 2001. Every two years, face-to-face interviews are conducted with newly selected, cross-sectional samples. The survey measures the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of diverse populations in more than 30 nations.
As of now, five rounds of ESS have been conducted.
In the fifth round, the survey covers 28 countries and employs the most rigorous methodologies. During ESS Round 5 Year 1 there was no suitable EC funding vehicle available for ESS coordination. A group of national ESS funders therefore provided funding for the coordination of Round 5 Year 1. These included: UK (Economic and Social Research Council), Germany (Federal Ministry of Education and Research), Sweden (Swedish Research Council), Switzerland (Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)), the Netherlands (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research), Finland (Academy of Finland, Research Council for Culture and Society), Norway (Research Council of Norway) and Austria (Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor). Supplementary funds are being provided by the European Science Foundation (ESF) for scientific liaison. City University in the UK also made a financial contribution for Year 1 of Round 5 of the ESS.
The survey involves strict random probability sampling, a minimum target response rate of 70% and rigorous translation protocols. The hour-long face-to-face interview includes questions on a variety of core topics repeated from previous rounds of the survey and also two modules developed for Round Five covering Trust in the Police and Courts and Work, Family and Wellbeing (the latter is a partial repeat of a module from round 2).
Sample survey data [ssd]
Individuals
Version
- v04: Edited, anonymous dataset, fourth version, data available from external repository.
ESS5 edition 3.4 (published 01 December 2018)
Updated documents and datasets were uploaded that reflect the changes in version 3.4 available on the European Social Survey site http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/data/download.html?r=5
The data is available to users without restrictions, for not-for-profit purposes. In accordance with data protection regulations in participating countries, only anonymous data is available.
Complete list of edits made to the 3.4 edition published by the European Social Survey can be found here (https://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/data/ESS5_version_notes.html). These edits are reflected in the DDI. Updated datasets, reports, technical documents, and questionnaires can be found in the 'Documentation' tab.
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
- social trust
- political interest and participation
- socio-political orientations
- social exclusion
- national, ethnic and religious allegiances
- climate change, energy security and energy preferences
- welfare
- human values
- demographics and socioeconomics
Coverage
- European Union countries - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
- Non-European Union countries: Israel, Norway, Switzerland, Russian Federation, Ukraine.
All persons aged 15 and over, residents within private households, regardless of their nationality, citizenship, language or legal status, in participating countries.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| ESS European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ESS ERIC) |
| Name |
|---|
| Austria - Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz (Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection) |
| Belgium - Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk onderzoek (FWO) |
| Belgium - Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) |
| Bulgaria - NSF |
| Croatia - Croatian Science Foundation |
| Cyprus - European University Cyprus |
| Czech Republic - Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports |
| Denmark - The Danish Council for Independent Research | Social Sciences |
| Estonia - Ministry of Science and Education, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Justice |
| Finland - Academy of Finland (Suomen Akatemia) |
| France - GIS Quételet, EHESS, PPF de l'Université de Caen, Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques |
| Germany - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) |
| Greece - The National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) |
| Hungary - OTKA (Orszagos Tudomanyos Kutatasi Alapprogramok - Hungarian Scientific Research Fund |
| Ireland - Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) |
| Israel - The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| Lithuania - European Social Fund and Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science |
| Netherlands - Netherlands National Science Foundation NWO |
| Norway - The Research Council of Norway |
| Poland - Ministry of Science and Higher Education |
| Portugal - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia |
| Russian Federation - John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
| Russian Federation - RGNF (Russian Science Foundation of Humanitarian Sciences) |
| Slovakia - Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic |
| Slovenia - Slovenian Research Agency |
| Spain - Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) & Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) |
| Sweden - Vetenskapsrådet, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Forskningsrådet för arbetsliv och socialvetenskap |
| Switzerland - SNFS (Swiss National Science Foundation) |
| Ukraine - National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, International Reinessance Foundation |
| United Kingdom - Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) |
Sampling
Sampling procedure varied by country. Please see the "Documentation Report" available in the 'Documentation' section for detailed information on how sampling was conducted in each of the 28 countries.
Response rate varied by country. Please see the "Documentation Report" available in the 'Documentation' section for detailed information on the response rate in each of the 28 countries.
There are three methods of weighting that were used in the study. A summary is provided below.
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Design Weights: Individuals in the population aged 15+ have precisely the same chance of selection. Several countries use complex sampling designs where some groups or regions of the population have higher probabilities of selection. The main purpose of the design weights is to correct for the fact that in some countries respondents have different probabilities to be part of the sample due to the sampling design used. Applying the weights allows to correct for this and obtain estimates that are not affected by a possible sample selection bias. The design weights are computed as the inverse of the inclusion probabilities and then scaled such that their sum equals the net sample size.
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Post-stratification Weights: Design weights account for differences in inclusion probabilities and thus correct for bias that is introduced by the sampling design. However, other errors sources remain, including sampling error (related to attempting to measure only a fraction of the population) and non-response error (which may lead to a systematic overor under-representation of people with certain characteristics). Post-stratification weights are a more sophisticated weighting strategy that uses auxiliary information to reduce the sampling error and potential non-response bias. They have been constructed using information on age-group, gender, education, and region. The post-stratification weights are obtained by adjusting the design weights in such a way that they will replicate the distribution of the cross classification of age-group, gender, and education in the population and the marginal distribution for region in the population.
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Population Size Weights: Population size weights are used when examining data for two or more countries combined. The population size weights are the same for all persons within a country but differ across countries. These weights correct for the fact that most countries taking part in the ESS have different population sizes but similar sample sizes. Without this weight, any figures combining data from two or more countries might be biased, over-representing smaller countries at the expense of larger ones. The population size weight makes an adjustment to ensure that each country is represented in proportion to its population size
A more detailed explanation of each type of weight and recommendations on how they should be utilized in analysis are provided in the "Weighting European Social Survey Data" document that can be found in the 'Documentation' tab.
Survey instrument
Austria - structured questionnaires in German
Belgium - structured questionnaires in Dutch, French
Bulgaria - structured questionnaires in Bulgarian
Croatia - structured questionnaires in Croatian
Cyprus - structured questionnaires in Greek
Czech Republic - structured questionnaires in Czech
Denmark - structured questionnaires in Danish
Estonia - structured questionnaires in Estonian, Russian
Finland - structured questionnaires in Finnish, Swedish and English
France - structured questionnaires in French
Germany - structured questionnaires in German
Greece - structured questionnaires in Greek
Hungary - structured questionnaires in Hungarian
Ireland - structured questionnaires in English
Israel - structured questionnaires in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian
Lithuania - structured questionnaires in Lithuanian and Russian
Netherlands - structured questionnaires in Dutch
Norway - structured questionnaires in Norwegian, English, German and Swedish
Poland - structured questionnaires in Polish
Portugal - structured questionnaires in Portuguese
Russian Federation - structured questionnaires in Russian
Slovakia - structured questionnaires in Slovak, Hungarian
Slovenia - structured questionnaires in Slovenian
Spain - structured questionnaires in Spanish, Catalan
Sweden - structured questionnaires in Swedish
Switzerland - structured questionnaires in German/ Swiss-German, French, Italian
Ukraine - structured questionnaires in Ukrainian, Russian
United Kingdom - structured questionnaires in English
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 2012 |
Cross section. Partly repetitive
- Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
| Name |
|---|
| Austria - IPR Umfrageforschung | A-1010 Wien, Rathausstraße 13/9 | www.ipr.co.at |
| Belgium - Significant GfK Geldenaaksebaan 329 3001 Heverlee |
| Bulgaria - Agency for Social Analyses (ASA), 1, Macedonia Sq. Sofia 1040 Bulgaria |
| Croatia - Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Marulicev trg 19, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Cyprus - European University Cyprus |
| Czech Republic - Factum Invenio, s.r.o. Office Park Nové Butovice / A Bucharova 1281/2, 158 00 Prague 13 Czech Republic |
| Denmark - SFI, SFI Survey Herluf Trolles gade 11 1052 København K Denmark |
| Estonia - GfK Custom Research Baltic Eesti filiaal, Valge 13, Tallinn 11415, Estonia |
| Finland - Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), FI-00022 Statistics Finland, Helsinki |
| France - Gfk ISL 6 Rue du 4 Septembre 92130 ISSY LES MOULINEAUX France |
| Germany - TNS Infratest Sozialforschung GmbH, Landsberger Str. 284, 80687 München |
| Greece - OPINION & METRON ANALYSIS |
| Hungary - Gallup (Magyar Gallup Intezet - Hungarian Gallup Institute) |
| Ireland - Amárach Research |
| Israel - The B.I and Lucille Cohen Institute Faculty of Social Sciences Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978 Israel |
| Lithuania - UAB RAIT |
| Netherlands - GfK Panel Services Benelux, Middellaan 25, 5102 PB Dongen, Netherlands |
| Norway - Statistics Norway Division for sample surveys Kongens gate 11, Oslo P.O.B 8131 Dep, N-0033 Oslo |
| Poland - Centre of Sociological Research at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Nowy Swiat 72, 00-330 Warszawa, Poland |
| Portugal - TNS, Praça José Queirós, nº 1 - piso 3, Fracção 1 e 3, 1800-237 Lisboa |
| Russian Federation - CESSI (Institute for Comparative Social Research, Russia) |
| Slovakia - Institute of Social Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Karpatska 5, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia |
| Slovenia - University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Public Opinion and Mass Communication Research Center |
| Spain - Metroscopia, Estudios Sociales y de Opinión S.L. General Yagüe, 6 bis 28020 Madrid Phone: +34 91 701 55 99 Fax: +34 91 521 06 09 E-mail: metroscopia@metroscopia.org |
| Sweden - Scb, Box 24300, 10451 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Switzerland - M.I.S. Trend SA, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Ukraine - Center for Social and Marketing Research SOCIS, Research & Branding Group |
| United Kingdom - Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY |
In the ESS, data have to be collected via face-to-face interviews (preferably CAPI) in all participating countries. In each country, the national funding agency appoints a National Coordinator and a survey organisation to implement the survey according to common ESS specifications. Please see: http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/methodology/ess_methodology/data_collection.html for a more detailed explanation of the standards on data collection utilized by the ESS.
The core scientific team responsible for ESS implementation consisted of:
Roger Jowell (PI), Rory Fitzgerald, Eric Harrison, Gillian Eva, Peter Martin, Sally Widdop, Lizzy Gatrell and Mary Keane: Centre for Comparative Social Surveys (CCSS), City University, UK. Geert Looseveldt, Jaak Billiet and Hideko Matsuo: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Bjørn Henrichsen, Knut Kalgraff Skjåk, and Kirstine Kolsrud: NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data, Norway. Michael Braun, Angelika Scheuer, Sabine Häder, Achim Koch, Annelies Blom, Matthias Ganninger, Verena Halbherr, Dorothée Behr and Brita Dorer: GESIS, Germany. Willem Saris, Irmtraud Gallhofer, Daniel Oberski and Diana Zavala Rojas: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain. Ineke Stoop, Joost Kappelhof and Henk Fernee: The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP), Netherlands. Brina Malnar: University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The dates for data collection in each of the countries were the following:
Field work period: Austria - 24.05.13 - 10.10.13
Field work period: Belgium - 11.10.10 - 06.05.11
Field work period: Bulgaria - 17.12.10 - 28.03.11
Field work period: Croatia - 16.09.11 - 14.12.11
Field work period: Cyprus - 01.01.11 - 21.06.11
Field work period: Czech Republic - 20.01.11 - 08.03.11
Field work period: Denmark - 20.09.10 - 31.01.11
Field work period: Estonia - 10.10.2010 - 28.05.2011
Field work period: Finland - 13.09.10 - 30.12.10
Field work period: France - 15.10.10 - 06.04.11
Field work period: Germany - 15.09.10 - 03.02.11
Field work period: Greece - 06.05.11 - 05.07.11
Field work period: Hungary - 19.10.10 - 10.12.10
Field work period: Ireland - 20.09.11 - 31.01.12
Field work period: Israel - 09.01.11 - 13.06.11
Field work period: Lithuania - 21.04.2011 to 20.08.2011
Field work period: Netherlands - 27.09.10 - 02.04.11
Field work period: Norway - 09.09.10 - 15.02.11
Field work period: Poland - 01.10.10 - 06.02.11
Field work period: Portugal - 11.10.10 - 23.03.11
Field work period: Russian Federation - 24.12.10 - 14.05.11
Field work period: Slovakia - 29.10.10 - 28.02.11
Field work period: Slovenia - 20.10.10 - 31.01.11
Field work period: Spain - 11.04.11 - 24.07.11
Field work period: Sweden - 27.09.10 - 01.03.11
Field work period: Switzerland - 02.10.10 - 23.03.11
Field work period: Ukraine - 13.05.11 - 30.07.11
Field work period: United Kingdom - 31.08.10 - 28.02.11
Data processing
Sampling procedure varied slightly by country. Please see the "Documentation Report" available in the 'Documentation' section for detailed information on how data entry and editing was conducted in each of the 28 countries.
Access policy
European Social Survey
ESS European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ESS ERIC)
http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/data/download.html?r=5
Cost: free
Distributor information
| Organization name |
|---|
| NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data, Harald Hårfagresgt. 29, N-5007 Bergen, Norway. Phone:+47 55 58 21 17 Fax: +47 55 58 96 50 e-mail: nsd@nsd.no Web: http://www.nsd.no/english ESS: essdata@nsd.no ESS: www.europeansocialsurvey.org |
Data Access
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data | http://www.nsd.no/english | essdata@nsd.no |
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
European Social Survey Round 5 Data (2010). Data file edition 3.4. NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data, Norway - Data Archive and distributor of ESS data for ESS ERIC. Ref. ECA_2010_ESS-R5_v04_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
To ensure that such source attributions are captured for social science bibliographic utilities, citations must appear in the footnotes or in the reference section of publications.
To provide funding agencies with essential information about the use of ESS data and to facilitate the exchange of information about the ESS, users of ESS data are required to register bibliographic citations of all forms of publications referring to ESS data in the ESS on-line bibliography database at www.europeansocialsurvey.org.
The data are available without restrictions, for not-for-profit purposes.
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
The ESS ERIC, Core Scientific Team (CST) and the producers bear no responsibility for the uses of the ESS data, or for interpretations or inferences based on these uses. The ESS ERIC, CST and the producers accept no liability for indirect, consequential or incidental damages or losses arising from use of the data collection, or from the unavailability of, or break in access to the service for whatever reason.
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| ESS ERIC Headquarters | ess@city.ac.uk | http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/about/contact_information.html |
| NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data | essdatasupport@nsd.no |
Metadata production
DDI_ECA_2010_ESS-R5_v05_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Centre for Research Data | Norway's Ministry of Education and Research | Documentation and archiving of the study |
| Development Data Group | World Bank | DDI editing, metadata distribution in the World Bank Microdata Catalog and IHSN Survey Catalog |
2020-02-10
Metadata version
DDI Document - Version 05 - (04/27/21)
This version is identical to DDI_ECA_2010_ESS-R5_v04_M but country field has been updated to capture all the countries covered by survey.
- v04 (February 2020)
Modifications were made to the DDI ID, study ID, study version description, and study design weights. Minor grammatical and formatting edits were made to the geographic coverage, universe, notes on data collection, and the questionnaire sections of the DDI. Updated documents and datasets were uploaded that reflect the changes in version 3.4 available on the European Social Survey site http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/data/download.html?r=5
-v03 (November 2017)
Modifications in the study ID and DDI ID were done by the World Bank Microdata Library documentation team to match the standard used by the library and the IHSN Survey Catalog. Some metadata fields were edited, and additional metadata fields were added.
-v02 (2017)
Modifications in the study ID and DDI ID were done by the World Bank Microdata Library documentation team to match the standard used by the library and the IHSN Survey Catalog. Some metadata fields were edited, and additional metadata fields were added
- v01 (2016)
The metadata was documented by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data. It was downloaded from http://nesstar.ess.nsd.uib.no/webview/index.jsp?v=2&submode=abstract&study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.83%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FESS8e01.0&mode=documentation&top=yes by the World Bank Microdata Library documentation team. The dataset and documents were downloaded from http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/data/download.html?r=5