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Political Discussion

When you get together with friends, would you say you discuss political matters frequently, occasionally, or never?

ZA Study Number	Eurobarometer	Fieldwork Month	Fieldwork Year	Question Number	Variable Name (1)
0987	3	5	1975	Q.41	V40
0988	4	10	1975	Q.64	V36
0989	5	5-6	1976	Q.231	V107
0990	6	11	1976	Q.216	V122
0991	7	4-5	1977	Q.174	V98
0992	8	10-11	1977	Q.133	V30
0993	9	5-6	1978	Q.118	V15
0994	10	10-11	1978	Q.114	V11
1036	11	4	1979	Q.154	V64
1037	12	10	1979	Q.132	V33
1038	13	4	1980	Q.148	V55
1039	14	10-11	1980	Q.158	V48
1206	15	4	1981	Q.144	V32
1207	16	10-11	1981	Q.252	V68
1208	17	3-4	1982	Q.213	V131
1209	18	10	1982	Q.239	V40
1318	19	3-4	1983	Q.246	V160
1319	20	10	1983	Q.254	V431
1320	21	3-4	1984	Q.217	V16
1321	22	10-11	1984	Q.231	V129
1541	23	3-4	1985	Q.137	V16
1542	24	10-11	1985	Q.161	V23
1543	25	3-4	1986	Q.215	V14
1544	26	10-11	1986	Q.148	V20
1712	27	4	1987	Q.234	V14
1713	28	10-11	1987	Q.138	V20
1714	29	3-4	1988	Q.128	V14
1715	30	10-11	1988	Q.122	V21
1750	31	3-4	1989	Q.127	V14
1751	31A	7	1989	Q.130	V19
1752	32	10-11	1989	Q.6	V15
1753	33	3-4	1990	Q.5	V15
1960	34.0	10-11	1990	Q.13	V70
1962	34.2	10-11	1990	Q.5	V25
2031	35.0	3	1991	Q.5	V21
2032	35.1	3	1991	Q.3	V19
2081	36	10-11	1991	Q.5	V22
2141	37.0	3-4	1992	Q.5	V21
2241	37.1	4-5	1992	Q.4	V20
2294	38.0	9-10	1992	Q.5	V21
2295	38.1	11	1992	Q.9	V24
2346	39.0	3-4	1993	Q.5	V23
2459	40	10-11	1993	Q.14	V31
2490	41.0	4-5	1994	Q.4	V38
2636	43.0	3-4	1995	Q.2	V37
2637	43.1	4-5	1995	Q.3	V39
2639	43.1bis	5-6	1995	Q.2	V37
2689	44.0	10-11	1995	Q.2	V34
2690	44.1	11-12	1995	Q.4	V65
2828	44.2bis	2	1996	Q.5	V74
2829	44.3	2-4	1996	Q.2	V37
2831	45.1	4-5	1996	Q.2	V37
2898	46.0	10-11	1996	Q.2	V35
2899	46.1	10-11	1996	Q.2	V35
2935	47.0	1-2	1997	Q.2	V37
2936	47.1	3-4	1997	Q.2	V37
2937	47.2	4-6	1997	Q.2	V39
2959	48.0	10-11	1997	Q.2	V37
3052	49	4-5	1998	Q.2	V39
3085	50.0	10-11	1998	Q.3	V73
3171	51.0	3-4	1999	Q.2
3204	52.0	10-11	1999	Q.5
3296	53	4-5	2000	Q.2
3387	54.1	11-12	2000	Q.2
3507	55.1	4-5	2001	Q.5
3627	56.2	10-11	2001	Q.2
3639	57.1	3-5	2002	Q.2
3693	58.1	10-11	2002	Q.2
3904	59.1	3-4	2003	Q.2
3938	60.1	10-11	2003	Q.2
4056	61	2-3	2004	Q.2
4229	62.0	10-11	2004	Q.2
4231	62.2	11-12	2004	QD14 (3)
4411	63.4	5-6	2005	QA1
4414	64.2	10-11	2005	QA1
4415	64.3	11-12	2005	QB2_3 (2)
4505	65.1	2-3	2006	QA6 (4)
4506	65.2	3-5	2006	QA1
4526	66.1	9-10	2006	QA1
4530	67.2	4-5	2007	QA1
4565	68.1	9-11	2007	QA1
4744	69.2	3-5	2008	QA1
4819	70.1	10-11	2008	QA1
4971	71.1	1-2	2009	QA1 (4)

(1) Please notice, that the variable names refer to the final ICPSR/ZA codebook editions, if available.

(2) Different question context with 4-point answer scale: For each of the following statements, please tell mi if it applies to you often, sometimes, rarely or never. (1) I am interested in what is going on in politics; (2) I keep up to date on what is going on in politics; ; (4) I am interested in science and technology; (5) I keep up to date on what is going on in science and technology; (6) I discuss science and technology with other people.

(3) Question: In general how often do you discuss politics and current affairs? Answer scale: -Never -Less than once a month -Once a month -Several times a month -Once a week -Several times a week -Every day

(4) Question: When you get together with friends or relatives, would you say you discuss frequently, occasionally or never about...? 1) National political matters; 2) European political matters; EB 71.1: 3) World political matters