Tabellarische Übersicht über die vergleichende Umfrageforschung

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This webpage was developed to complement:

The SAGE Handbook of Public Opinion Research

Edited by Wolfgang Donsbach and Michael W. Traugott

Overview¹of cross-national survey programmes and important singular comparative studies with focus on individual level population samples²

Start 1948	Survey Series: How Nations see Each Other
	Countries (ISO 2): AU, GB, FR, DE, IT, NL, NO, MX, US Period/Type: 1948/1949; singular Method(s): n/a Universe/Sample: Pop 21+; n=1000 (MX: urban pop; DE: Berlin n= 644/430 and British zone n= 3371) Topic(s): International understanding and concepts of own and other nations’ characteristics P.I. / Funding: William Buchanan and Hadley Cantril; UNESCO Access: data not archived Special Products/Services: Publication: Buchanan, W., Cantril, H. (1953): How Nations See Each Other. A Study in Public Opinion. University of Illinois Press (incl. project description, results, methodological information, questionnaires)
Start 1952	Survey Series: USIA - International Relations USIA XX Surveys
	Countries (ISO 2): DE, GB, FR, IT Period/Type: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1969; DE: 1952-1992; irregular (in total about 65 surveys plus about 90 German surveys) Method(s): Multistage random sampling; face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 21+ Topic(s): Security policy, international politics, foreign policy, arms control, evaluation of American and Soviet policy P.I. / Funding: United States Information Agency; Ex-post integration: ESF, GESIS, Roper Center, Fritz Thyssen Foundation, Inst. for Political Science II, University Bamberg Access: Data Archives: Roper Center, GESIS Special Products/Services: I ntegrated comparative data sets; data base tool for German data with documentation retrieval and analysis functionalities (ZA Codebook Explorer); R. L. Merritt, The USIA Surveys, In: R. L. Merritt, D. J. Puchala (eds.), Western European Perspectives on International Affairs. Public Opinion Studies and Evaluations. Frederick A. Praeger, New York, 1968, pp. 3-31.
Start 1956	Survey Series: International stratification, mobility and politics file - ISMP
	Countries (ISO 2): AU, AT, BE, CA, DK, GB, FI, FR, DE, IR, IT, US, NL, NO, SE, CH Period/Type: 1956-1991; 113 independent national surveys; ex-post harmonisation Method(s): Survey specific Universe/Sample: General population samples Topic(s): Intergenerational occupational mobility, political behaviour ( party preferences) P.I. / Funding: Harry B.G. Ganzeboom, Paul Nieuwbeerta; Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research NOW Access: Data Archives: DANS; ; consultation of the principal investigator required Special Products/Services: merged extract data set, detailed description of variable standardisation
Start 1957	Survey Series: Pattern of Human Concerns Data
	Countries (ISO 2): BR, CU, DO, IN, IL, NG, PA, US, DE, YU, EG, JP, PH, PL Period/Type: 1957-1963; Data collection at different time points by country; two waves in IN, IL Method(s): Representa-tiveness varies by country; personal interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n= 500 – 2300 Topic(s): Hopes and fears for self and the nation (subjective ratings and perceptions) P.I. / Funding: Hadley Cantril Access: Data Archives: ICPSR (* data not available) Special Products/Services: Codebooks
Start 1959	Survey Series: Civic Culture Survey
	Countries (ISO 2): DE, IT, GB, MX, US Period/Type: 1959/1960; singular Method(s): Face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n=1000 Topic(s): basic political attitudes with emphasis on political partisanship, political socialization, and attitudes toward specific institutions and the political system P.I. / Funding: Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba Access: Data Archives: ICPSR Special Products/Services: Integrated data set; G. A. Almond, S. Verba, The Civic Culture. Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N. J., 1963.
Start 1962	Survey Series: Attitudes towards Europe
	Countries (ISO 2): FR, BE, NL, DE, LU Period/Type: 1962; singular; Eurobarometer forerunner Method(s): Random and quota sampling Universe/Sample: Pop 20+; n= 200-1500 Topic(s): Attitudes towards European unification and institutions P.I. / Funding: Press and Information Service of the European Communities (EC) Access: Data Archives: GESIS Special Products/Services: Country data sets, integrated data set, bilingual codebook German/English
Start 1963	Survey Series: Political Participation - An International Social Science Council (ISSC) Workbook in Comparative Analysis
	Countries (ISO 2): JP, NL, NO, GB, US, AU, CA, DE Period/Type: 1963-1972; based on independent national election studies Method(s): n/a Universe/Sample: Eligible voting age population Topic(s): Political attitudes and behaviour, political culture, political participation P.I. / Funding: H.A. Asher, B.M. Richardson, H.F. Weisberg et.al.; ISSC, UNESCO; ICPSR, NSD, GESIS, the Inst. of Publ. Affairs, Dalhousie University (Halifax) Access: Data Archives: ICPSR, GESIS Special Products/Services: ISSC Workbook, codebook, instructional data sets
Start 1965	Survey Series: Multinational Time Budget Study
	Countries (ISO 2): DE, DD, BG, CS, HU, YU, BE, FR, US, PL, PE, SU* / *only MRA Period/Type: 1965/1966; singular Method(s): Two-step random sampling; interviews plus self-recorded diary Universe/Sample: (Sub-)Urban pop 18-65; n=800-2000 Topic(s): Time budget (daily activities): working time, domestic work, child care, purchasing goods and services, education and training, civic participation, entertainment, social life, passive leisure, primary activities P.I. / Funding: A. Szalai Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest; Phillip J.Stone, Ph.J. Stone, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (MRA) multi-institutional funding Access: Data Archives: GESIS, Murray Research Archive (MRA) Special Products/Services: Integrated data set, ISSC Workbook with training data set (GESIS); A. Szalai, E. K. Scheuch, The Organizational History of the Multinational Comparative Time-Budget Research Project, In: A. Szalai (ed.), The Use of Time. Daily Activities of Urban and Suburban Populations in Twelve Countries. Mouton, The Hague, Paris, 1972, pp. 15-29; gateway to replications of this classic comparative study and to related research: Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS)
Start 1966	Survey Series: Political Participation and Equality in Seven Nations
	Countries (ISO 2): AT, IN, JP, NL, NG, US, YU Period/Type: 1966-1971; singular; data collection at different dates by country Method(s): Multistage probability sampling varied by country (US: multi-staged area probability sample with block quota techniques for final selection); face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: universe varying by country (nation or sub-national regions); n=1800-3000 Topic(s): Political participation in local and national affairs, attitudes towards political and social changes, interest in the political process P.I. / Funding: Sidney Verba, Norman H. Nie, Jae-On Kim; NSF, Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corporation Access: Data Archives: ICPSR Special Products/Services: country datasets and comparative cross-national dataset, codebooks
Start 1967	Survey Series: Images of the World in the Year 2000
	Countries (ISO 2): GB, CZ, ES, NL, NO, YU, FI, PL, IN, JP, DE Period/Type: 1967-1970; singular; data collection at different dates by country Method(s): Quota sampling; face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 15-40; n=500-1800; (elite sample in North India, n=300; additional university student sample for GB, n=334) Topic(s): Attitudes towards the future and expected political, social and technical development, social mobility P.I. / Funding: Johan Galtung et.al.; International Peace Research Institute, Oslo; European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, Vienna; country agencies Access: Data Archives: UK-DA, GESIS Special Products/Services: 11+2 country datasets
Start 1969	Survey Series: Reader’s Digest EURODATA - The Reader’s Digest Survey of Europe Today
	Countries (ISO 2): EC: DE, IT, GB, FR, ES, NL, BE, PT, GR, DK, IE, LU EFTA: SE, AT, CH, FI, NO Period/Type: 1969 and 1990; twice (GR only in 1990); forerunner 1963 in seven countries: “Products and People” Method(s): Sampling varied by country; face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n= 500-2200 Topic(s): Life styles, consumer habits, well-being, socio cultural attitudes (work ethic, family relationships, social tolerance), attitudes on Europe P.I. / Funding: Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. Access: Data Archives: UK-DA, DANS, GESIS Special Products/Services: 1963/1969: country datasets; 1990: integrated dataset and tabular report
Start 1970	Survey Series: European Communities Study / Standard Eurobarometer
	European Commission Archive Website Countries (ISO 2): European Communities / European Union countries at times / included in selected waves 1970: BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, NL 1973: DK, IE, LU 1975: Norther Ireland 1980: GR 1985: ES, PT 1990: DE_W, DE_E, NO 1994: AU, FI, SE 2004: CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK, BG, RO, HR, TR, CY_TR* 2007: MK* Period/Type: ECS: 1970, 1971, 1973 EB: 1974 ff.; bi-annual, additional topical surveys Method(s): Multistage random route probability sampling; country spec. variations including quota sampling up to 1989 (EB31); face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Cit 15+; n=1000 LU: 500 NIRL: 300 MT: 500 CY: 500 Special youth and elderly sample in selected waves Topic(s): Base instrument: Monitoring the public opinion on European integration, institutions and politics, socio-political attitudes; changing topical modules: ... P.I. / Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General X, Public Opinion Surveys and Research Unit (until 1999), DG Education and Culture, Citizens' Center - Analysis of Public Opinion (2000), DG Communication - Public Opinion Analysis Sector Access: Data Archives: ICPSR, GESIS (temporary embargos, max. two years) Special Products/Services: Integrated datasets and codebooks; cumulative trendfile for selected standard trends and codebook; ZACAT online Access: under development; European Comission reports
Start 1971	Survey Series: The European Voter
	Countries (ISO 2): DK, DE, GB, NL, NO, SE Period/Type: 1971-1998 1961-1998 1964-2001 1971-1998 1965-1997 1956-1998; ex-post harmonisation based on 68 national election study subsets Method(s): Representative samples according to the respective election study Universe/Sample: Pop voting age; n=1000-4000 Topic(s): Electoral changes: political interest and involvement, variables regarding parties, party and party leaders sympathy, political participation, left right positions, economy, values and ideology, national issues and voting, occupation and class P.I. / Funding: Committee for Research into Elections and Representative Democracy (ICORE); national academic research institutes Access: Data Archives: GESIS (including Access to the complete base studies) Special Products/Services: Cumulative data sets; integrated data base tool for data and documentation retrieval and analysis (ZA CodebookExplorer); ICORE Inventory of National Election (Mochmann/ Oedegaard/Mauer, ZA,1995); Thomassen, Jacques (ed.): The European Voter, Oxford University Press, 2005
Start 1972	Survey Series: Scandinavian Welfare Survey
	Countries (ISO 2): DK, FI, NO, SE Period/Type: 1972; singular Method(s): Multistage random sampling; face-to-face interview Universe/Sample: Pop 15-64; n=1000 Topic(s): Living situation and quality of life, including social and political participation P.I. / Funding: Erik Allardt and the Research Group for Comparative Sociology; National Research Councils Access: Data Archives: DDA Special Products/Services: Integrated data set, codebook
Start 1972	Survey Series: USIA World Survey 5-B Post-China-Visit-Study
	Countries (ISO 2): DE, GB, FR, JP, PH, AU, IT Period/Type: 1972; singular Method(s): Face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+ Topic(s): Attitudes towards national and international affaires P.I. / Funding: United States Information Agency Access: Data Archives: GESIS Special Products/Services:
Start 1973	Survey Series: Political Action I/II
	Countries (ISO 2): GB, DE, NL, AT, US, IT, CH, FI Period/Type: 1973/1981; twice plus panel; panel and replication only DE, NL, US Method(s): Multistage random sampling plus parent-child pairs (country specific variations); face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 16+ n= 1200-1800 (+200); panel retention 40-65% Topic(s): Extent and form of political participation, political orientation, post materialism, social and political attitudes and life satisfaction P.I. / Funding: Klaus Allerbeck, Max Kaase, Hans-Dieter Klingemann et.al.; DFG, NSF, Volkswagen Foundation, Tilburg University Access: Data Archives: GESIS Special Products/Services: Integrated data sets, codebooks; ISSC Workbook Social Mobility with instructional data set; S. H. Barnes, M. Kaase et al., Political Action. Mass Participation in Five Western Democracies. Sage, Beverly Hills, London, 1979.
Start 1979	Survey Series: The Luxembourg Income Study - LIS
	Countries (ISO 2): 30 countries / * planned for wave IV (2004/2005) AU, AT, BE, CA CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IL, IT, JP, KO, LU, MX, NL, NO, PL, RO, RU, SK, SI, ES, SE, CH, TW, UK, US Period/Type: 1979 ff., almost quinquennial; exact year, starting point and intervals depending on country; historical data bases 1967 ff.; project established in 1983 Method(s): * National income surveys, microcensus, household surveys or panels Universe/Sample: households and their members Topic(s): Income, demographic, labour market and expenditure information on three levels: household, person, child P.I. / Funding: Membership based, non-profit cooperative research project; mainly funded by the national science and social science research foundations of its member countries; partnership with the University of Luxembourg. Access: No direct Access: to micro data for data security reasons; requested statistics are provided via e-mail; user registration and with use commitment; free in member countries; commercial use strictly forbidden Special Products/Services: Micro data harmonized and standardized for comparative research
Start 1979	Survey Series: European Election Studies
	Countries (ISO 2): European Union member countries at times: BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, DK, IE, LU, GR, ES, PT, DE, AU, FI, SE Period/Type: 1979 ff.; quinquennial; until 1994 in the context of the Eurobarometer Method(s): Face to face; CATI Universe/Sample: EU citiz. 15+ n=1000 (EB); EU citiz 18+ n=300 + (proportional to country size) Topic(s): Electoral mobilisation, political legitimacy, representation, and communication in the EU (base instrument with modifications P.I. / Funding: Cees van der Eijk, Mark Franklin, Michael Marsh, Hermann Schmitt et.al. (EES-Group); mixed funding: Volkswagen, EC, EP, ECF, DFG, PI home institutions) Access: Data Archives: GESIS, DANS and PIs Special Products/Services: Integrated and cumulative data sets for pre- and post election surveys; content analysis of party manifestos and newspapers; target group surveys (European Candidates 1994, Members of the European Parliament 1996)
Start 1980	Survey Series: Cross-National Equivalent File
	Countries (ISO 2): GB, US, CA, DE Period/Type: annual household panels; BHPS: 1991-2002 PSID: 1980-1997 1999, 2002; SLID: 1993-2002 GSOEP: 1984-2003; ex-post harmonisation Method(s): Face-to-face, paper-and-pencil (mixed methodology) Universe/Sample: Individuals and households; BHPS: 21,000/ 6,000 PSDI: 33,000/ 7,000 SLID: 95,000/ 32.000 GSOEP 20,000/ 6.000 Topic(s): Household composition, employment, earnings, health indicators P.I. / Funding: Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University, Ithaca, in cooperation with national data producers; with funds from the National Institute on Aging Program Project Access: Access: to anonymous micro data is provided free of charge to universities and research centers by the original data producers; use of the data is subject to special regulations Special Products/Services: Comparative household panel data set based on subsets of: Panel Study of Income Dynamics PSID , German Socio-Economic Panel GSOEP , the British Household Panel Study BHPS , and the Canadian Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics SLID .
Start 1981	Survey Series: World Values Survey WVS - European Values Study EVS
	Countries (ISO 2): Approx. 80% of the world population: Africa: DZ, CD, EG, GH, MA, NG, ZA, TZ Asia: AM, AZ, BD, CN, GE, IN, ID, IR, IL, JP, JO, PK, KR, TW, VN Australia: AU, NZ N-America: CA, DO, SV, MX, PR, US S-America: AR, BR, CL, CO, PE, UY, VE Europe: AT, BY, BE, BG, HR, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GB/NIRL, GR, HU, IS, IE, IT, LV, LT, LU, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RU, SK, SI, ES, SE, CH, CS, TR, UA; WVS 1995: AL, BA, MK, MD Period/Type: WVS/EVS 1981-82, 1990-91, 1999-2002 WVS: 1995-97; almost decennial Method(s): Random and quota sampling (partial under-sampling); Face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n=300-4000 P.I. / Funding: World Values Survey Association; European Values Study Foundation; social scientists networks with local funding Topic(s): Moral, religious, societal, political, economic and social attitudes, goals, beliefs and values; importance of leisure time, politics, religion, work, family, friends; morals and sexuality Access: Data Archives: ICPSR, GESIS , DANS EVS online analysis and download via ZACAT EVS/WVS online anylysis via JD System at ASEP-JDS Special Products/Services: WVS: integrated and cumulative data sets with online analysis facility, data source books; R. Inglehart, Modernization and Postmodernization. Cultural, Economic and Political Change in 43 Societies. Princeton, N. J., 1997 - P. Ester, L. Halman, R. de Moor (eds.), The Individualizing Society. Value Change in Europe and North America. Tilburg University Press, Tilburg, 1993. EVS 1999/2000: integrated data base tool for data and documentation retrieval and analysis (ZA CodebookExplorer), data source book
Start 1985	Survey Series: International Social Survey Program
	Project website Archive website Countries (ISO 2): AU, AT, BR, BG, CA, CL, CY, CZ, DK, FI, BE, FR. DE, GB, HU, IE, IL, IT, JP, LV, MX, NL, NZ, NO, PH, PL, PT, RU, SK, SI, ZA, KR, ES, SE, CH, TW, UY, US, VE Flanders Period/Type: 1985 ff.; annual; started in six countries Method(s): Prevailing multistage random sampling (variations by country); mail, written, oral or telephone interview Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n=1000-1500 Topic(s): Rotating topical modules: work orientations, social networks, social inequality, role of government, religion, national identity, family, environment, citizenship, leisure and sports P.I. / Funding: Self funding association on local membership basis Secretariats (so far) : Roger Jowell, SCPR, London; Peter Ph. Mohler, ZUMA, Mannheim; Tom Smith, NORC, Chicago; ... Access: : Data Archives: GESIS - ZACAT online Access Special Products/Services: Integrated data sets, codebooks, national field work reports; online time series analysis through JD System ASEP/JDS
Start 1985	Survey Series: The Political Culture of Southern Europe: A Four Nation Study
	Countries (ISO 2): GR, IT, PT, ES Period/Type: 1985; singular Method(s): Face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+ Topic(s): Political participation, political values, attitudes towards political institutions and parties P.I. / Funding: Local university and research institutes and Ohio State University Access: Data Archives: GESIS Special Products/Services: Integrated dataset
Start 1989	Survey Series: International Crime Victim Survey - ICVS
	See: European Crime and Safety Survey Countries (ISO 2): Up to 48 countries in one wave: AL, AR, AU, AT, AZ, BY, BE, BO, BW, BR, BG, KH, CA, Catalonia, CZ, CN, CO, CR, HR, EG, England and Wales, EE, FI, FR, GE, DE_W, HU, IN, ID, IT, JP, KG, LV, LS, LT, MK, MT, MN, MZ, NA, NG, NL, NZ, Northern Ireland, NO, PA, PY, PH, PL, PT, KR, RO, RU, Scotland, SK, SI, ZA, ES, SZ, SE, CH, TZ, TN, UG, UA, US, YU, ZM, ZW Period/Type: 1989, 1992, 1996/97, 2000, 2004/05; five waves Method(s): Multi-stage random sampling; CATI and face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 16+; countrie's largest city, in some countries plus a rural or national sample); n=1000-2000 (+200) Topic(s): Experience with crime, policing, crime prevention and feelings of un-safeness P.I. / Funding: Jan J.M. van Dijk, Pat Mayhew, Anna Alvazzi del Frate, John van Kesteren et.al. (ICVS International Working Group); funded by participating countries and ad-hoc grants, European Commission, United Nations Access: Data Archives: CPSR, DANS Special Products/Services: Integratred data file 1989-97; free download of data, documentation, tables at UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute)
Start 1989	Survey Series: Free Elections, Political Parties and the Emergence of Competitive Party Systems in Eastern Europe / Founding Elections in Eastern Europe
	Archive website Countries (ISO 2): AL, BY, LV, LT, EE, BG, HR, RO, RU, CZ, HU, YU/CS, SK, SI, UA Period/Type: 1989-2002; Pre-, post- election and other related independent national surveys at several time points Method(s): Universe/Sample: Topic(s): P.I. / Funding: Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB); financed by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation Access: Data Archives: GESIS Special Products/Services: CD-ROM "Election Studies from Eastern Europe 1989 - 2002 Data and Documentation"; H.-D. Klingemann, Ch. L. Taylor (eds.), Founding Elections in Eastern Europe. A Series Sponsored by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. edition sigma, Rainer Bohn Verlag, Berlin, 1995
Start 1990	Survey Series: European Working Conditions Surveys - EWCS
	Countries (ISO 2): European Union member (EU 25) plus candidate and EFTA countries: BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, DK, IE, LU, GR, ES, PT, DE_W, DE_E, AU, FI, SE, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK, BG, RO, TR, HR, NO, CH Period/Type: 1990/91 ff.; every five years Method(s): Multi-stange random route sampling; face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Active population of respective nationality 15+; n=1500, LU: 500 Topic(s): State of working conditions, extent and type of changes affecting the workforce and the quality of work, working time, work organisation, pay, work-related health risks and health outcomes, Access: to training P.I. / Funding: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Access: Data Archives: UK-DA Special Products/Services:
Start 1990	Survey Series: Post Communist Publics PCP I) Post communist Citizens 1990-1992 II) Consolidation of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe 1998-2001: A Fifteen Country Study
	Countries (ISO 2): Wave I+II: BG, CZ, SK, EE, DE-E, , HU, LT, PL, RO, SI, UA Wave I: Krasnoyarsk Wave II: BY, DE-W, LV, RU Period/Type: Wave I: 1990-1992 Wave II: 1998-2001 Method(s): Country specific sampling procedurs (incl. quota sampling); face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; Wave I: n= 300-1700 Wave II: n= 1000-1500 Topic(s): State of consolidation of new democracies: political culture, political and economic orientations P.I. / Funding: Dieter Fuchs, Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Edeltraud Roller, Bernhard Wessels et.al.; Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB); DFG and other private and public funding bodies Access: Data Archives: GESIS Special Products/Services: Cumulative integrated dataset 1990-2001 with codebook and ZACAT online access (ZA4054)
Start 1990	Survey Series: Central and Eastern Eurobarometer
	European Commission Archive Website Countries (ISO 2): Up to 20 countries of the region: AL, MK, SI, BG, RO, HU, CZ, SK, PO, DE-E, RU, AM, GE, MD, BY, UA, EE, LT, LV, KZ, HR, CS European USSR, European Russia, Russian Federation, Greater Moscow Period/Type: 1990-1997; annual Method(s): Multistage random route probability sampling with country spec. variations; face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Cit 15+; n=1000 Topic(s): Evaluation of the democratic and economic reforms, perception of Europe and the European Community and its role in Eastern Europe, use of and trust in national and western media, attitudes towards NATO membership, knowledge of foreign languages P.I. / Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General X, Public Opinion Surveys and Research Unit Access: Data Archives: GESIS - ZACAT online access Special Products/Services: Integrated datasets and codebooks; cumulative trendfile and codebook; European Comission reports
Start 1991	Survey Series: Flash Eurobarometer
	European Commission Archive Website Countries (ISO 2): European Union countries at times: BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, DK, IE, LU, Norther Ireland, GR, ES, PT, DE_W, DE_E 1994: AU, FI, SE 2004: CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK IS, NO, US* *included in selected waves Period/Type: 1987/1991 ff.; irregular; 1994-1995: Monthly monitors Method(s): random selections; telephone interviews (CATI) Universe/Sample: Population: Cit 15+; n=500 Special Targets: top decision makers, manager, doctors, teacher, ... Topic(s): Thematical ad-hoc surveys on European integration topics such as: European Elections, European Constitution, citizens rights, single market, common currency, enlargement, information society (Internet), entrepreneurship, enterprises ... P.I. / Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General X, Public Opinion Surveys and Research Unit (until 1999), DG Education and Culture, Citizens' Center - Analysis of Public Opinion (2000), DG Communication - Public Opinion Analysis Sector Access: Data Archives: GESIS Special Products/Services: European Comission reports
Start 1991	Survey Series: International Social Justice Project (ISJP)
	Countries (ISO 2): BG, CZ, DE, EE, GB, HU, JP, NL, PL, RU, SI, US, SK* * only 1st wave ** only 2nd wave Period/Type: 1991 and 1996; replication Method(s): Nat. probability sample with varied strategies by country; Personal interviews (USA: Telephone) Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n=1500 Topic(s): social, economic and political justice P.I. / Funding: Bernd Wegener, David S. Mason; National Science Foudation (NSF) and other funding agencies in participating countries Access: Data Archives: ICPSR, GESIS Special Products/Services: cumulative data set; country specific methodological reports
Start 1991	Survey Series: New Europe Barometer
	New Democracies Barometer New Russia Barometer New Baltic Barometer Korea Democracy Barometer http://www.cspp.strath.ac.uk/ http://www.BalticVoices.org Countries (ISO 2): BG, CZ, SK, SI, HU, EE, LV, LT, PL, RO, HR, CS, BA, BY, UA, MD, AT, DE; RU; EE, LV, LT; KR * for comparison Period/Type: 1991 ff.; irregular; in total over 100 surveys Method(s): Random sampling; face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop; n= at least 1000 Topic(s): Societies in transformation: Democratization and Development, Economic Enterprise and Privatization, Health, Parties and Elections, Poverty and Social Protection, Social Capital P.I. / Funding: Richard Rose, University of Strathclyde. Centre for the Study of Public Policy CSPP; international and national funding (Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research, EC, World Bank, NSF, and others) Access: Data Archives: UK-DA (New Europe Barometer 1-6); all other analysis files for academic research 150 € per wave and country (average) Special Products/Services: On-line retrieval and analysis system (forthcoming)
Start 1991	Survey Series: The Pulse of Europe
	See also: Pew Global Attitudes Survey Countries (ISO 2): FR, GB, IT, ES, DE-W, DE-E, CZ, HU, PL, BG*, RU, UA, LT European Russia * data not yet in the archive Period/Type: 1991; singular Method(s): Random sampling; face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Adult pop; n=500-1500 Topic(s): Current situation in life and political and econ. development of the country in times of economic and social upheaval (Common core and additional country specific questions) P.I. / Funding: Donald S. Kellermann, Times Mirror Center for The People & The Press, Washington, DC Access: Data Archives: GESIS Special Products/Services: Single country data sets; comprehensive report: Times Mirror Center For The People & The Press (1991): The Pulse of Europe. A Survey of Political and Social Values. Washington (self published).
Start 1991	Survey Series: Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP)
	Project Website Countries (ISO 2): BO, CO, CR, DO, EC, SV, GT, HN, MX, NI, PA, PY, PE; MG Period/Type: 1991 ff.; irregular (41 surveys up to 2005) Method(s): Multi-stage random sampling Universe/Sample: Adult pop.; n=1500-3000; over-sampling optional in each political context Topic(s): citizen views on system support, political tolerance, citizen participation, local government, corruption, and views on authoritarianism P.I. / Funding: Mitchell A. Seligson, Latin American Public Opinion Project, Vanderbilt University; Partly supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Access: Analysis files for certificated academic research through the Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University Special Products/Services: Project website with survey descriptions, reports and online analysis
Start 1993	Survey Series: Social Change in Baltic Countries
	Countries (ISO 2): EE, LV, LT Period/Type: 1993; singular Method(s): Face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 15+ / 18-65; n=1500 Topic(s): Work and working life, social problems, political and economic transformation P.I. / Funding: University of Tampere, Department of Sociology and Social Psychology Access: Data Archives: FSD Special Products/Services: Integrated data file
Start 1993	Survey Series: Values and Political Change in Post-Communist Europe
	Countries (ISO 2): CZ, SK, HU, UA, RU Period/Type: 1993-1994; singular Method(s): Face to face interviews Universe/Sample: general public + members of Parliament Topic(s): Political change and political values P.I. / Funding: University of Glasgow, Department of Politics; Economic and Social Research Council Access: Data Archives: UK-DA Special Products/Services:
Start 1993	Survey Series: Social Stratification in Eastern Europe since 1989
	Archive website Countries (ISO 2): BG, CZ, SK, HU, PL, RU Period/Type: 1993-1994; singular Method(s): Three-stage stratified random sampling; Face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 20-69 (RU: 20-79; HU: 18+); n=5000 (PL incl. Warsaw over-sample) Topic(s): household composition, social promotion, educational history, job history, self-employment, political participation, part-time economic activities, household chores, income and property, residential history, housing situation, material consumption, life style, ancestry and religion P.I. / Funding: Ivan Szelenyi Donald J. Treiman, University of California; Eastern European Group, Dept. of Sociology, UCLA; funded by U.S. NSF, U.S. National Council for Soviet and Eastern European Research and other private and public funding bodies Access: Data Archives: SDA Special Products/Services: Integrated dataset with online codebook, study design report and data Access
Start 1993	Survey Series: The Transformation Process in Hungary, Poland, in the Czech and Slovak Republic
	Countries (ISO 2): HU, PL, CZ, SK Period/Type: 1993-1995; singular (data collection at different times) Method(s): Multi-stage stratified random; face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+ (HU), 14+ (CZ, SK) 15+ (PL); n=1000 (SK 500) Topic(s): Attitudes towards market economy and political reforms (democracy), economic and financial situation, value orientations, voting preference P.I. / Funding: H.P. Haarland, H.-J. Niessen, W. Franzen, W. Uellner, Office for Empirical Research and Social Economics, Cologne; Otto-Wolff-Stiftung; Margarete und Johann Ley-Stiftung Access: Data Archives: GESIS Special Products/Services: Integrated data set with codebook; Complementary business surveys in Poland (1993) Slovakia/Czech Republic (1994) and Hungary (1995)
Start 1994	Survey Series: NORBALT I and II Living Conditions in the Baltic Countries
	Countries (ISO 2): EE, LV, LT Period/Type: 1994 and 1999 Method(s): Two-stage stratified cluster samples based on public population registers; houshold and individual part questionnaires (1999) Universe/Sample: Pop 18+ (individual part); n=5.000 (EE), 3000 (LV), 2800 (LT); in total about 30.000 individuals (1999) Topic(s): Living conditions: poverty and economic resources, housing and residential environment, communication technology, education, the labour market (unemployment, working conditions), social integration (membership), health and mental health, crime and security; NACE and ISCO-88 occupation codes P.I. / Funding: Fafo (Institute for Applied Social Science, Oslo) project funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Norwegian Research Council Access: Tabulation reports, summary report, extensive national reports with detailed technical description and questionnaire available through the project website Special Products/Services:
Start 1994	Survey Series: International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) / Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL)
	Countries (ISO 2): CA, NL, CH, DE, PL, US, IE, SE Added 1996: AU, GB, NIRL, BE (Flemish), NZ Added 1998: CL, FI, NO, CZ, HU, SI, DK, IT, CH (Italian speaking) 2003: IT, NO, CH, BM, CA, US Period/Type: IALS: 1994/1996/1998 - ALL: 2003 Method(s): Face-to-face interviews (background questionnaire and written assessment of skills) Universe/Sample: Nationally representative samples of the adult population ages 15-65; n=1500-8000 / n=3420 (US 2003) Topic(s): Background questions to collect general participant information like demographic details and work history; assessments of the skills of participants in Prose Literacy, Document Literacy, and Quantitative Literacy. P.I. / Funding: Statistics Canada and OECD with national partners (in total nine governments and three intergovernmental organizations) Access: Special Products/Services: Report: National Center for Education Statistics: Adult Literacy in OECD countries. Technical Report on the First International Adult Literacy Survey. NCES website
Start 1994	Survey Series: East Asia Barometer EABS - A Comparative Survey of Democratization and Value Change in East Asia
	Countries (ISO 2): Up to six countries: TW, CN, HK, KR, PH, TH; time series for 4 countries Period/Type: 1994 ff.; 2-8 year intervals depending on the country In 2001 taken up by the Asian Barometer Method(s): Face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop; n=800-3200 Topic(s): trust in institutions, traditionalism, political participation, social capital, electoral mobilization, democratic and authoritarian values, democratization, regime evaluation, democratic legitimacy P.I. / Funding: National Taiwan University, Department of Political Science (et. al.) Access: Special Products/Services:
Start 1995	Survey Series: Latinobarometer
	See also: Global Barometer Network Countries (ISO 2): BO, CR, SV, EC, GT, HN, MX, NI, PA, PE, UY, AR, BR, VE, CL, CO, PY, EC, SV, DO, ES* / * not in 1999, 2000 Period/Type: 1995 ff.; annual (except 1999) Method(s): Multi-stage random sampling, in most countries quota sampling for sex and age (education) in the 3r stage; face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Nat pop; N=1200, PY 600, ES 2500 / urban population only in CL (until 2004), CO (until 1999), PY (until 2004) Topic(s): Standard programme plus topics of special interest: democracy, institutions, law and constitution, politics, political parties, participation, poverty, international relations trust between countries, value, communication media, social capital, economy, trade, foreign investment, ... plus current affairs P.I. / Funding: Marta Lagos, Corporación Latino-barómetro (private non-profit organisation; initial public support by EC, UNDP, IDB Access: Download via project website (payment); Data archives: CIS (Spanish data only) Online analysis via JD System at ASEP-JDS for subscribers only Special Products/Services:
Start 1995	Survey Series: Social Consequences of Transition
	Countries (ISO 2): CZ, HU, PL, SK, DE-E Period/Type: 1995; Singular, CZ: 3 waves Method(s): Random probability sampling methods; Face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Adult pop; N= 1000 Topic(s): everyday processes of the transition, including its impact on people's ways of life, how people cope with new challenges, what difficulties people have in adjusting to new institutions, how their values change or remain the same, and the relationship of these processes to changing social policies P.I. / Funding: Project “Social Costs of Economic Transformation” (SOCO) initiated and coordinated by the Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna Access: Data Archives: SDA Special Products/Services: Integrated dataset with codebook
Start 1996	Survey Series: Comparative Study of Electoral Systems
	Countries (ISO 2): AU, BY, BE, CA, CL, CZ, DK, DE, GB, HK, HU, IS, IL, JP, KR, LT, MX, NL, NZ, NO, PE, PL, PT, RO, RU, SI, ES, SE, CH, TW, TH, UA, US, BG, FR, IE (planned over 50 countries) Period/Type: 1st 1996-2001, 2nd 2001-2005; by modules (common module of survey questions in their post-election studies) Method(s): personal interviews, phone interviews, and mail back questionnaires Universe/Sample: age-eligible citizens, or citizens of voting age of collaborating countries Topic(s): electoral behaviour, social and political cleavages, evaluation of democratic institutions P.I. / Funding: International Committee for Research into Elections and Representative Democracy ICORE; National Science Foundation Access: Project website at ICPSR - Online analysis via JD System at ASEP-JDS Special Products/Services: micro level data complemented with district level data for each respondent, including electoral returns, turnout, and the number of candidates; macro level data reporting aggregate electoral returns, electoral rules and formulas, and regime characteristics; ICORE Newsletter; free data download E. Mochmann, I. Oedegaard, R. Mauer, Inventory of National Election Studies in Europe 1945-1995: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Bergisch-Gladbach, 1998
Start 1996	Survey Series: Coping with Government in the FSU / ECE - Former Soviet Union / Economic Commission for Europe
	Countries (ISO 2): BG, CZ, SK, UA Period/Type: 1996-1998; singular Method(s): Face-to-face interview; focus group discussions Universe/Sample: Adult Pop. + selected ethnic minorities; n= 1000 -1900; officials, n=300 -400 Topic(s): Government and political systems, societies in transformation P.I. / Funding: W.L. Miller, A.B. Grodeland (University of Glasgow, Department of Politics), T.Y. Koshechkina (Ukrainian Surveys and Marketing); Grants: Overseas Development Administration and Economic and Social Research Council Access: Data Archives: UK-DA Special Products/Services: Survey data complemented by focus group transcripts and in-depth interview summaries
Start 1997	Survey Series: New Departures: Religion and Attitudes toward Church in Eastern (Central) Europe - International Research on Religion and Attitudes toward Church
	Countries (ISO 2): DE-E, HR, LT, PL, RO, SK, SI, CZ, UA, HU Period/Type: 1997-1998; singular Method(s): Multi-stage random sampling with differences by country; face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Adult residents (upper age limit in some countries); n=1000 Topic(s): Media use, quality of life, attitudes towards church, religion, Christianity, god and the bible, superstition, national pride, party preferences P.I. / Funding: Paul M. Zulehner, András Máté-Tóth; Pastoral Forum, Vienna Access: Access restricted to founding agency and research group: ADP Special Products/Services: Integrated data set with codebook
Start 1997	Survey Series: Transition Barometer
	Countries (ISO 2): PL, CZ, HU, RU Period/Type: 1997-2000; singular Method(s): Multi-stage stratified random sample; face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 16+; n=1000, RU: n=2400 Topic(s): Attitudes towards market economy and political reforms (democracy), economic and financial situation, value orientations P.I. / Funding: H. P. Haarland, H.-J. Niessen, et.al., Office for Empirical Research and Social Economics, Cologne Access: Data Archives: GESIS 1st wave, others forthcoming Special Products/Services: Integrated data set; additional business surveys
Start 1998	Survey Series: People on war
	Archive website Countries (ISO 2): Conflict regions: IL, AF, BA, KH, CO, SV, GE-Abkhazia, LB, NG, PH, SO, ZA; UN S.C. members: FR, GB, RU, US; and CH / and occupied territories Period/Type: 1998/99; singular Method(s): stratified, multistage cluster sampling method; face-to-face interviews; standardised plus in-depth interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n= 1000- 1500; plus focus groups Topic(s): war experiences, attitudes and expectations towards rules in war, prohibited weapons, child-soldiers, women in war, knowledge of the Geneva Conventions, role of international organizations; civil protection, concept of crimes of war P.I. / Funding: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Access: Data archives: SIDOS, since 1/2008 part of FORS (Swiss Foundation for Research in Social Sciences) Special Products/Services: Integrated data sets and codebooks for conflict and other countries separately
Start 1999	Survey Series: Afrobarometer
	See also: Global Barometer Network Countries (ISO 2): up to 18 countries: BJ, BW, CV, GH, KE, LS, MG, MW, ML, MZ, NA, NG, SN, ZA, TZ, UG, ZW, ZW Period/Type: 1999 ff. Method(s): Multistage area probability sample; face to face interviews Universe/Sample: cit 18+ (voting age); n=1200 / 2400 (in extremely heterogeneous societies Topic(s): democracy, governance, livelihoods, economics, social capital, conflict and crime, political participation , national identity; special focus on developing societies P.I. / Funding: IDASA, CDD-Ghana, MSU, and others independent public and private research institutes; grants from national and international political and development institutions Access: Project website and data archives: ICPSR (two years embargo) - Online analysis via JD System at ASEP-JDS Special Products/Services: Trend data, 12-country integrated data set with codebook for the 1st round ???
Start 1999	Survey Series: Eurobarometers in Switzerland
	Replaced by: MOSAiCH Measurement and Observation of Social Attitudes in Switzerland will continue a few questions Countries (ISO 2): CH Period/Type: 1999-2003; annual subsets of standard Eurobarometer questionnaires; MOSAiCH: 2005 ff.; biennial Method(s): Multistage random route probability sampling; face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Cit 15+; n=1000 ; MOSAiCH: Cit 17+; n=1000 Topic(s): Selected topical modules from standard Eurobarometer adapted to the situation in Switzerland: trust in institutions, environment, immigrants, information society, genetic enegeneering, science and technology, family and partnership ... Swiss ISSP modules are included intermittently. MOSAiCH only continues a few questions on Swiss EU membership issues. P.I. / Funding: Service suisse d'information et d'archivage de données pour les sciences sociales (SIDOS); initiated by the research program "Switzerland Towards the Future"; European Commission, Swiss National Sience Foundation Access: Data Archives: SIDOS, since 1/2008 part of FORS (Swiss Foundation for Research in Social Sciences) Special Products/Services: Integrated datasets and codebooks; cumulative dataset 1999-2003 including EU15 countries; NESSTAR online Access
Start 2000	Survey Series: EU Accession Opinion Survey
	Countries (ISO 2): SI, BG, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, SK, TR, PL, RO Period/Type: 2000; singular Method(s): Face-to-face interviews, SI: telephone Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n=1000, TR: 2000 Topic(s): interest in EU Accession; voting in a hypothetical referendum on EU Access: ion; expectation of the data of EU Access: ion; Readiness for EU Access: ion; personal EU opportunities P.I. / Funding: Rudi Tavčar, Gral-Iteo - Marketing Research Ltd, self-funding Access: Data archives: ADP Special Products/Services: Integrated data set; NESSTAR online Access:
Start 2000	Survey Series: Asia-Europe Survey (ASES)
	Countries (ISO 2): East and Southeast Asia: JP, KR, CN, TW, SG, MY, ID, TH, PH Western Europe: GB, IE, FR, DE, SE, IT, ES, PT, GR Period/Type: 10-12/2000; singular Method(s): multi-stratified random cluster sampling (country specific deviations); face to face interviews CN: probability proportionate sample; GB, FR, PT: Quota sampling ; Universe/Sample: Pop 18-79; n=800; CN: eight cities; ID: Java; MY: Malay peninsula ; GB: excluding Northern Ireland Topic(s): Rise of civil society and the deepening of globalization: identity, trust, satisfaction, beliefs and actions, socio-economic attributes P.I. / Funding: Takashi Inoguchi, Institute of Oriental Culture at the University of Tokyo; Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology Access: Data will become available through the ICPSR, and the SSJD, University of Tokyo Special Products/Services: Project Website; national field work reports; publication: Jean Blondel, Takashi Inoguchi (2006): Political Cultures in Asia and Europe: Citizens, States and Societal Values. Routledge. (Politics in Asia Series)
Start 2001	Survey Series: Asian Barometer Survey ABS
	See also: East Asia Barometer (started 1994) Global Barometer Network Countries (ISO 2): 1st wave TW, HK, KR, PH, TH, JP, CN, MN; 2nd wave added: ID, SG, VN, KH, MY, BD, IN, LK, PK, NP Period/Type: 1st wave 2001-2003; 2nd wave 2005-2008 Method(s): Face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Adult, voting-age population; n=1200 Topic(s): economic evaluation, trust in institutions, traditionalism, political participation, social capital, electoral mobilization, democratic and authoritarian values, democratization, regime evaluation, democratic legitimacy, ideological cleavage P.I. / Funding: National Taiwan University, Department of Political Science (et. al.) Access: through ABS website for academic research, education, policy-oriented analysis, or pre-approved purpose Online data analysis via JD System at ASEP-JDS for subscribers only Special Products/Services:
Start 2001	Survey Series: Candidate Countries Eurobarometer
	European Commission Archive Website Countries (ISO 2): CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK, BG, RO, TR Period/Type: 2001-2004; pilot study 1999/2000; bi-annual, additional topical surveys Method(s): Multistage random route probability sampling; face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Cit 15+; n=1000 MT: 500 CY: 500; special youth sample in 2003 Topic(s): Base instrument: Monitoring the public opinion on European integration, institutions and politics, socio-political attitudes; changing topical modules: quality of life, social exclusion, family topics, unemployment and quality of work, time usage, science and technology, agriculture, immigration, information society, globalisation, health care ... P.I. / Funding: European Commission, DG Communication - Public Opinion Analysis Sector Access: Data Archives: GESIS - ZACAT online Access Special Products/Services: Integrated datasets with codebooks; European Comission reports
Start 2001	Survey Series: EU Index 2001-2002
	Countries (ISO 2): SI, BG, HR, CZ, CY, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, RO, SK, TR Period/Type: 2001-2002; three waves Method(s): Representative samples except for Turkey; face-to.-face interviews, TR: telephone Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n=1000 per wave (MT, CY: 300) Topic(s): confidence in the European Union, readiness to join and the economic expectations following EU Access: ion, referendum on EU Access: ion P.I. / Funding: Rudi Tavčar , Gral-Iteo - Marketing Research Ltd., self-funding Access: Data archives: ADP Special Products/Services: Cumulative data set; NESSTAR online Access:
Start 2001	Survey Series: Political Culture in Central and Eastern Europe (PCE) / Political Culture and Democratic Values in New Democracies (PCND)
	Project website Countries (ISO 2): AL, BG, CZ, EE, DE-E, HU, PL, RO, RU, SK, SI / DE-W, ES, GR Period/Type: 2000 (PCE); 2002 (PCND) Method(s): Multistage random sampling, quota sampling (AL, CZ, GR); Face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+ / PL: 15+; n=1000-1500 Topic(s): Political culture and European integration: economic, social and political attitudes and values, attitudes towards democracy and market economy, political behaviour and support, attitudes towards the EU P.I. / Funding: Detlef Pollack, European University Viadrina, Chair for Comparative Sociology of Culture; European Commission 5th Framework Programme, VolkswagenStiftung, DFG Access: Data Archives: GESIS (forthcoming) Special Products/Services: Cumulative integrated data set with codebook
Start 2001	Survey Series: E-LIVING: Life in Digital Europe
	Project website Countries (ISO 2): NO, GB, DE, IT, BG, IL Period/Type: 2001/2002; two wave household panel Method(s): random digit dialling (BG: multistage random); CATI, face-to- face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; Wave 1: n=1700, Wave 2: n=1100, plus partners n=400 Topic(s): Use of information and communication technologies, social capital, social networks, quality of life, working conditions, employment and educational experiences P.I. / Funding: E-Living Project Consortium; European Commission, FP5 IST Programme Access: Data Archives: UK-DA Special Products/Services: Detailed country specific methodological report
Start 2002	Survey Series: European Social Survey
	Project website Archive website Countries (ISO 2): AT, BE, CZ, DK, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IL, IT, LU, NL, NO, PL, PT, SI, ES, SE, CH, GB 2004 (new:): EE, IS, SK, UA 2006 (new): BG, CY, LV, RO, RU Period/Type: 2002 ff.; biennial Method(s): Multistage probability sampling with national adaptations; face to face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 15+; n=2000 Topic(s): Long term international social monitoring - Core module: citizenship and governance, political and social participation, social capital, political culture, socio-polit. orientations, moral, political and social values, immigration, social exclusion, national, ethnic and religious allegiances; well-being; two rotating modules: human values, family, work and well-being ... P.I. / Funding: Roger Jowell, Centre for Comparative Social Surveys, City University, UK; ESF, EC 5th framework program, national academic funding bodies Access: Free Access through dedicated archive website: NSD Special Products/Services: Extensive methodological, data appraisal, and context information; national field work reports; online retrieval, variable level documentation, analysis and download system (NESSTAR)
Start 2002	Survey Series: Transatlantic Trend Survey TTS (Worldviews)
	Countries (ISO 2): DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, PL, US 2003 ff.: PT 2004 ff.: ES, SK, TR 2006 ff.: BG, RO Period/Type: 2002 ff.; annual Method(s): Random-digit dialling sample; CATI (except PL) Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n=1000 Topic(s): Opinions on world affaires, foreign politics, conflicts, and international events P.I. / Funding: Pierangelo Isernia, Center for the Study of Political Change, University of Siena / German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF); Compagnia di San Paolo (Turin), Luso-American Foundation; Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (CCFR) Access: Data Archives: ICPSR, Roper Center, GESIS Special Products/Services: Codebooks; cumulative file (forthcoming); parallel European Elites Survey in nine EU member states (Members of the European Parliament and top-level EU officials)
Start 2002	Survey Series: East Asia Value Survey
	Countries (ISO 2): 2002: JP, CN* / * Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong 2003: TW, KR 2004: SG Period/Type: 2002-2004; singular Method(s): Face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Social attitudes and values, interpersonal trust, trust in social institutions, … (including items comparable to GSS and WVS items) Topic(s): Hing-po LO; Department of of Management Sciences, City University of Hongkong; Ryozo Yoshino, Institute of Statistical Mathematics (ISM), Tokyo; Renmin University of China in Beijing, and other collaborators; Funds by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan P.I. / Funding: Access: Special Products/Services:
Start 2002	Survey Series: The Pew Global Attitudes Survey
	Countries (ISO 2): in total 54 countries; international comparative surveys with six to 44 participating countries Period/Type: 2002 ff. Method(s): probabilty samples; face-to-face and telephone interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+ (representativity depending on countries); n= 500-3000 Topic(s): assessments of own lives, views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day, attitudes toward democracy, attitudes about terrorism, intersection between the Islamic faith and public policy in countries with significant Muslim populations, attitudes toward the United States P.I. / Funding: Pew Research Center; The Pew Cheritable Trusts Access: Data and documentation download after registration via project website Special Products/Services: Reports
Start 2002	Survey Series: The Voice of the People
	Countries (ISO 2): up to 67 countries: Africa: CM, EG, ET, GH, IL, KE, NG, SN, ZA, TG, Asia: HK, IN, ID, JP, MY, PK, PH, SG, KR, TW, TH, TR, VN N-America: CA, CR, DO, GT, MX, NI, PA, US S-America: AR, BO, CO, EC, PY, PE, UY, VE Europe: AT, BA, BG, HR, CZ, DK, FI, FR, DE, GB, GR, IS, IS, IE, IT, (CS), LT, LU, MK, MD, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RU, RS, ES, CH, UA Period/Type: 2002 ff.; annual Method(s): [...]; Interview method country specific: face-to-face, telephone, web-survey, self-completed Universe/Sample: nat. pop. 18+ (variations if required by research conditions, e.g. urban areas only); n=500-1500 Topic(s): Governance and democracy, the environment, terrorism, global issues (health, poverty, education technology, human rights, economy ...) P.I. / Funding: GALLUP International Association Access: Data Archives: ICPSR (only 2005 survey) Special Products/Services: Results, reports, methodological reports through the project website [...]; Participation of third parties through insertion of own questions possible.
Start 2003	Survey Series: Asia Barometer
	Countries (ISO 2): 2003: JP, KR, CN, TH, MY, VN, MM, IN, LK, UZ 2004: JP, KR, CN, TH, MY, VN, MM, BN, KH, ID, LA, PH, SG 2005: AF, BD, BT, KZ, KG, MV, MN, NP, PK, TJ, TM, IN, LK, UZ 2006: CN, HK, JP, KR, SG, TW, VN 2007: KH, ID, LA, MY, MM, PH, TH 2008: AU, CN, IN, JP, RU. US Period/Type: 2003 ff.; annual; varying groups of countries Method(s): Multi-stage-stratified random sampling; face-to-face interviews (except Japan in 2003) Universe/Sample: 2003/2004 Pop 20-59, 2005 ff.20-69; 2003-2005 n=800 (CN: 1000); 2006ff. n=1000 (CN 2006 n=2000) Topic(s): Values and Life Styles; Social Infrastructure Development; Economic Conditions; Life Values and Satisfactions; Social Actions, Customs, and Rules; Identities; Political Consciousness; Health Conditions; country or region specific modules P.I. / Funding: Takashi Inoguchi, Institute of Oriental Culture at the University of Tokyo, and national representatives; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, national business firms and foundations; since 2005: Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology Access: Data Archives: ICPSR, SSJDA, and download via project website after registration Special Products/Services: Analysis and sourcebook based on the Asia Barometer survey 2003 including CD-ROM with questionnaires and SPSS data set, Siglo XXI Editores; national field work reports
Start 2003	Survey Series: European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS)
	Countries (ISO 2): European Union member (EU 25) and candidate countries: BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, DK, IE, LU, GR, ES, PT, DE, AU, FI, SE, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LV, LT, MT, PL, SI, SK, BG, RO, TR Period/Type: 2003 ff.; repetition planned once every 4-5 years Method(s): Multi-stage stratified random sample; face-to-face interview s Universe/Sample: Pop 18+; n=600 / 1000 Topic(s): Quality of life: employment, economic resources, family and households, community life and social participation, health and health care, knowledge, education and training P.I. / Funding: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Access: Data Archives: UK-DA Special Products/Services:
Start 2004	Survey Series: Americas Barometer
	Project website (LAPOP) Countries (ISO 2): Up to 20 countries covering Noth America, the Caribbean, Central America and South America: BO, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, EC, SV, GT, GY, HN, HT, JM, MX, NI, PA, PY, PE, CA, US Period/Type: 2004 ff.; biennial (?) Method(s): Probability sampling Universe/Sample: Voting-age adults Topic(s): Democratic values and behaviours P.I. / Funding: Latin American Public Opinion Project, Vanderbilt University Access: Access: through project website (forthcoming 2007) Special Products/Services:
Start 2005	Survey Series: European Crime and Safety Survey (EU ICS)
	see: ICVS Countries (ISO 2): 18 EU member countries: AU, BE, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, NL, PL, PT, ES, SE, GB, GB_NIR, GB_SCT Period/Type: 2005 ff. Method(s): Random Digital Dialling (RDD), except GR, SE, FI, DK, HU: random based on white pages directory, IE, NL, GB: other method; WebCATI, GB, IE, ES: CATI Universe/Sample: Pop 16+; with special city part sample for all countries except EE, LU, PL; n=2000 (1200+800), LU: 800 Topic(s): Experience with crime, policing, crime prevention and feelings of safety P.I. / Funding: EUICS Consortium: The Gallup Organisation Europe, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, UNICRI, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, CEPS/INSTEAD, GeoX Access: Data Access: currently restricted to the members of the consortium and those who contributed to the costs of data collection; Contact: euics@gallup-europe.be Special Products/Services: Project website: research papers, geographic information system, data browsing (NESSTAR), methodological / technical reports
Start 2007	Survey Series: Arab Barometer
	See also: Global Barometer Network Countries (ISO 2): MA, DZ, KW, PS, JO, EG* / * West Bank and Gaza ** forthcoming Period/Type:2007 (1st wave) Method(s): Face-to-face interviews Universe/Sample: Pop 18+ / n=±1200, KW: 750 Topic(s): Support for democracy; Models of governance, including Islamist and Arab nationalist; Political and civic participation and political culture, including tolerance, political trust, political interest and political efficacy; State and regime performance and legitimacy; Conceptions and interpretations of Islam; Preferred relationship between religion and politics; Religiosity; Terrorism and political violence; Middle East and International relations (including Democracy Barometer core instruments) P.I. / Funding: Arab Barometer Project (established in 2005); Principal Investigators: Mark Tessler (University of Michigan), Amaney Jamal (Princeton University); Participating Institutions: Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan; Center for Policy and Survey Research, Ramallah; Hassan II University, Mohammedia; University of Algiers; Kuwait University Access: Data access for secondary use after two-year time span (1st wave data presumably in the second half of 2009) Data Archives: ICPSR (forthcoming) Special Products/Services: Project website: questionnaires, reports, papers, tabular reports (forthcoming)

¹Compilation from survey project web sites, social science data archive information resources and data catalogues, namely from the infrastructure network web resources provided by the Network of Economic and Social Science Infrastructures in Europe (NESSIE and the International Federation of Data Archive organizations for the Social Sciences (IFDO). See also: Ekkehard Mochmann: International Social Science Data Service Scope and Accessibility. Report for the International Social Science Council (ISSC). Cologne, 2002.

² For practical reasons, projects aiming at subpopulations or target groups are not considered. References to especially relevant studies based on large subpopulations like "people in work" might be added in the future.

All information under reserve with respect to completeness, details, ongoing developments, or migration of internet resources. Comments, corrections and additions in this regard are always appreciated (E-Mail to Meinhard Moschner). Fields in brackets [...] are under development.

Baseline date January 31, 2007. Last update December 12, 2008.