Eurobarometer trends and trend files

A large number of questions asked in standard Eurobarometer surveys have been replicated more or less regularly over time. They refer to European Union topics (e.g. attitudes towards the European unification, EU institutions and policies) and to general socio-cultural or socio-political orientations (e.g. political participation, trust in institutions, cultural identity, ...). They are complemented by standard demographic referring to the respondent, the household and to the locality.

For some indicators such as "satisfaction with democracy performance", more than 50 measures are available since the early seventies (e.g. Angelika Scheuer: Demokratiezufriedenheit in Deutschland sinkt unter EU-Niveau, in ISI No. 33 (199 KB), January 2005).

Researchers are supported in using raw data for calculating time series or other comparative analysis through:

• List of main trends 1970 ff. - detailed continuity guide for selected standard Eurobarometer trend questions
  
  
• Mannheim Eurobarometer Trend File 1970-2002 - cumulative dataset based on selected major trends
• European Election Studies - cumulative datasets with relevant questions from Eurobarometer surveys in the context the Elections to European Parliament
• Central & Eastern Eurobarometer 1990-1997 - cumulative dataset based on the complete survey series
• Public Understanding of Science in Europe 1989-2005 - cumulative dataset based on five Eurobarometer waves