Eurobarometer Trend File 1970-2002     ZA No.  3521 (2.01)

The Mannheim Eurobarometer Trend File 1970-2002

Special Topics:

• Selected trend variables and demographics up to survey 57.2

Documents:

• Study Description 
• Codebook (link to trend file information page)

Remarks:

• Replaces ZA Study No. 1684, 2533, and 3521 (1st edition)
• Edition 2.01
• Errata  
• Last release: August 25, 2008 (VOTEINT corrected for DENMARK and EB 28)

Errata:

• NUTS 1 level data (REGION II) for the NETHERLANDS are not (re-)coded in accordance with the official EUROSTAT nomenclature of territorial unit statistics. The NUTS 2 level province ZEELAND should be coded as belonging to NUTS 1 region (landsdel) WEST instead of SOUTH Netherlands. (November 11, 2005)  
• Starting with Eurobarometer 56.3 British data for SIZE OF COMMUNITY (sizecmty) seem to be inverted. A clear majority of respondents coded '1' (RURAL, VILLAGE) in TYPE OF COMMUNITY (typecmty) are coded '4' (METROPOLITAN) in SIZECMTY respectively  '2' or '3' (SMALL TOWN or LARGE TOWN) in TYPECMTY and '1' (RURAL) in SIZECMTY. There are no changes in  the fieldquestionnaire scale for TYPECMTY. With respect to the coding of SIZECMTY no original field document has been supplied. For Great Britain these variables should be used with caution.  
• The Dutch political party "Centrum Democraten" is coded as belonging to the liberal party family  (code 302). Although it fostered a more moderate image than its predecessor the "Centrum Partij", this party would have more likely to be classified as (extreme?) right wing party. 
• In variable VOTEINT some categories are inverted for DENMARK and EUROBAROMETER 28. Data should be recoded as follows: (4=104) (401=100) (600=401) (990=600). Data have been corrected in release 2.01 as of August 25, 2008).