The European Value Study (EVS) and the World Value Survey (WVS) are two large-scale, cross-national and repeated cross-sectional survey research programs. They include a large number of questions, which have been replicated since the early eighties.
In line with the Memorandum of Understanding, both organizations agreed to cooperate in joint data collection from 2017. EVS has been responsible for planning and conducting surveys in European countries, using the EVS questionnaire and EVS methodological guidelines. WVSA has been responsible for planning and conducting surveys in countries in the world outside Europe, using the WVS questionnaire and WVS methodological guidelines. 10 countries (Armenia, Czechia, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine) conducted surveys in both waves EVS 2017 and WVS7.
Both organisations developed their draft questionnaires independently. The joint items define the Common Core of both questionnaires. They are marked in yellow in the two Master Questionnaires (EVS2017 MQ and WVS7 MQ).
The EVS archive (GESIS) has been responsible for data archiving and data processing of the European surveys. The WVS archive (JDS Madrid) has been responsible for data archiving and data processing of the non-European surveys and the WVS surveys additionally conducted in Andorra, Armenia, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine. Based on the Common EVS/WVS Dictionary agreed by EVS and WVS the Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2022 dataset has been constructed in close collaboration.
The fourth version of the Joint EVS/WVS includes data and documentation of altogether 90 countries and territories: 36 from the EVS 2017 and 64 from the WVS7. Ten of these countries (Armenia, Czechia, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine) conducted surveys in both waves EVS and WVS.
| Joint EVS/WVS | EVS | WVS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey period | 2017-2022 | 2017-2021 | 2017-2022 |
| Number of wave | Joint EVS/WVS wave | 5th wave 2017-2021 | 7th wave 2017-2022 |
| Number of cases | 153.716 | 59.438 | 94.278 |
| Countries and territories | 90 | 36 | 64 |
| Number of variables | 231 | 474 | 563 |
The Joint EVS/WVS is constructed from the two EVS and WVS source datasets:
The identical version of the Joint EVS/WVS is accessible through two data service points
Access to data and documentation via the GESIS Data Catalog
Joint EVS/WVS (ZA7505) dataset v4.0.0: The study description provides information on origin and content of data, version history, and direct access to the documentation.
Citation for data downloaded from the GESIS data catalog:
EVS/WVS (2022). European Values Study and World Values Survey: Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2022 Dataset (Joint EVS/WVS). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA7505. Dataset Version 4.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14023.
Errata & Version History
For information on Errata and Version History, please see: Study description, section ‚Errata in current version or Joint_EVS_WVS_Versions_and_Errata_v4-0-0.pdf.
Access to data and documentation via the WVS website
Joint EVS/WVS dataset: The study description provides information on the origin and content of data, version history, and direct access to the data and documentation.
Citation for data downloaded from the website of the WVS:
EVS/WVS (2022). European Values Study and World Values Survey: Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2022 Dataset (Joint EVS/WVS). JD Systems INstitute & WVSA. Dataset Version 4.0.0, doi:10.14281/18241.21.
Documentation
Overview of documentation provided on the Joint EVS/WVS:
Methodological Information
| EVS2017 | WVS7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Information on the Joint EVS/WVS | Collaboration with WVS | Cooperation with EVS |
| Methodological information | Methodology EVS 2017 | Methodology |
| Data Quality | Data Quality | Data Quality |
| Field Questionnaires | Participating Countries | Participating Countries |
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The Joint EVS/WVS includes data from 90 countries and territories:
Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan ROC, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
The tables provide information on Fieldwork period, Mode of data collection, Sample size, and Languages fielded (this information is also available as Excel file “Joint EVS/WVS Participating Countries and Territories” via the EVS or GESIS websites and the WVS website.)
| Country | EVS2017 or WVS7 | Fieldwork period | Mode of data collection | Languages fielded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | EVS | 24-02-2018 – 24-06-2018 | PAPI | Albanian, English |
| Andorra | WVS | 01-06-2018 – 22-09-2018 | PAPI | Catalan, English, Spanish, French |
| Argentina | WVS | 04-07-2017 – 19-07-2017 | PAPI | Spanish |
| Armenia | EVS | 20-02-2018 – 30-04-2018 | PAPI | Armenian |
| Armenia | WVS | 20-02-2018 – 30-04-2018 | PAPI | Armenian |
| Australia | WVS | 06-04-2018 – 06-08-2018 | Mail / Post | English |
| Austria | EVS | 08-01-2018 – 14-05-2018 | CAPI | German |
| Azerbaijan | EVS | 10-11-2018 – 23-12-2018 | PAPI | Azerbaijani, Russian |
| Bangladesh | WVS | 03-12-2018 – 24-12-2018 | PAPI | Bengali |
| Belarus | EVS | 01-02-2018 – 05-03-2018 | PAPI | Russian |
| Bolivia | WVS | 18-01-2017 – 07-03-2017 | CAPI | Spanish |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | EVS | 03-02-2019 – 14-06-2019 | CAPI | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
| Brazil | WVS | 15-05-2018 – 11-06-2018 | CAPI | Portuguese |
| Bulgaria | EVS | 11-11-2017 – 09-01-2018 | PAPI | Bulgarian |
| Canada | WVS | 02-10-2020 – 19-10-2020 | CAWI | English, French |
| Chile | WVS | 06-01-2018 – 05-02-2018 | CAPI | Spanish |
| China | WVS | 07-07-2018 – 12-10-2018 | PAPI | Chinese |
| Colombia | WVS | 30-11-2018 – 22-12-2018 | CAPI | Spanish |
| Croatia | EVS | 25-10-2017 – 16-02-2018 | CAPI | Croatian |
| Cyprus | WVS | 13-05-2019 – 04-06-2019 | PAPI | Greek, Turkish |
| Czechia | EVS | 17-09-2017 – 03-12-2017 | CAPI / PAPI | Czech |
| Czechia | WVS | 11-02-2022 – 13-05-2022 | CAPI | Czech |
| Denmark | EVS | 27-09-2017 – 31-01-2018 | CAPI | Danish |
| Denmark | EVS | 11-12-2017 – 31-01-2018 | CAWI / Mail | Danish |
| Ecuador | WVS | 24-01-2018 – 03-03-2018 | CAPI | Spanish |
| Egypt | WVS | 22-06-2018 – 07-07-2018 | CAPI | Arabic |
| Estonia | EVS | 17-05-2018 – 12-09-2018 | CAPI | Estonian, Russian |
| Ethiopia | WVS | 06-02-2020 – 19-03-2020 | CAPI | Amharic, Oromo, Tigris |
| Finland | EVS | 24-11-2017 – 10-07-2018 | CAPI | Finnish |
| Finland | EVS | 11-2017 – 06-2018 | CAWI / Mail | Finnish |
| France | EVS | 02-03-2018 – 16-08-2018 | CAPI | French |
| Georgia | EVS | 11-01-2018 – 18-03-2018 | CAPI | Georgian, Russian, Azerbaijan, Armenian |
| Germany | EVS | 23-10-2017 – 04-04-2018 | CAPI | German |
| Germany | EVS | 20-09-2018 – 28-11-2018 | CAWI | German |
| Germany | EVS | 16-11-2017 – 20-03-2018 | German | |
| Germany | WVS | 25-10-2017 – 31-03-2018 | CAPI | German |
| Great Britain | EVS | 12-02-2018 – 16-07-2018 | CAPI | English |
| Great Britain | WVS | 02-03-2022 – 07-09-2022 | CAPI / CAWI/ Post / Web-based interview | English |
| Greece | WVS | 08-09-2017 – 16-10-2017 | PAPI | Greek |
| Guatemala | WVS | 03-10-2019 – 25-02-2020 | CAPI | Spanish |
| Hong Kong SAR | WVS | 16-07-2018 – 11-11-2018 | PAPI / CAWI | Cantonese, English, Putonghua |
| Hungary | EVS | 24-02-2018 – 21-08-2018 | CAPI | Hungarian |
| Iceland | EVS | 19-06-2017 – 28-03-2018 | CAPI / PAPI | Icelandic, English |
| Iceland | EVS | 27-09-2017 – 04-04-2018 | CAWI / Mail | Icelandic, English |
| Indonesia | WVS | 01-06-2018 – 20-08-2018 | CAPI | Indonesian |
| Iran | WVS | 24-03-2020 – 17-04-2020 | PAPI | Persian |
| Iraq | WVS | 08-06-2018 – 28-06-2018 | CAPI / PAPI | Arabic |
| Italy | EVS | 24-09-2018 – 30-01-2019 | CAPI | Italian |
| Japan | WVS | 05-09-2019 – 26-09-2019 | Mail / Post | Japanese |
| Jordan | WVS | 07-06-2018 – 14-06-2018 | CAPI | Arabic |
| Kazakhstan | WVS | 01-10-2018 – 30-11-2018 | PAPI | Kazakh, Russian |
| Kenya | WVS | 22-05-2021 – 11-06-2021 | CAPI | Swahili |
| Kyrgyzstan | WVS | 05-12-2019 – 28-01-2020 | CAPI | Kirghiz, Russian |
| Latvia | EVS | 23-07-2021 – 01-10-2021 | CAPI / CAWI | Latvian, Russian |
| Lebanon | WVS | 04-06-2018 – 18-06-2018 | CAPI | Arabic |
| Libya | WVS | 26-11-2021 – 27-01-2022 | CAPI | Arabic |
| Lithuania | EVS | 08-12-2017 – 12-02-2018 | PAPI | Lithuanian, Russian |
| Macau SAR | WVS | 03-10-2019 – 17-12-2019 | CAPI | Chinese |
| Malaysia | WVS | 05-04-2018 – 21-05-2018 | CAWI / CAPI | Malay, Chinese |
| Maldives | WVS | 01-09-2021 – 01-10-2021 | CAPI | Dhivehi |
| Mexico | WVS | 18-01-2018 – 02-05-2018 | PAPI | Spanish |
| Mongolia | WVS | 04-09-2019 – 06-02-2021 | CAPI | Mongolian |
| Montenegro | EVS | 07-2019 – 12-2019 | CAPI | Montenegrin |
| Morocco | WVS | 01-11-2021 – 19-12-2021 | PAPI | Arabic |
| Myanmar | WVS | 17-01-2020 – 03-03-2020 | CAPI | Burmese |
| Netherlands | EVS | 31-08-2017 – 28-02-2018 | CAPI | Dutch |
| Netherlands | EVS | 11-09-2017 – 30-01-2018 | CAWI | Dutch |
| Netherlands | WVS | 03-01-2022 – 25-01-2022 | CAWI | Dutch |
| New Zealand | WVS | 04-07-2019 – 21-02-2020 | Mail / Post | English |
| Nicaragua | WVS | 30-11-2019 – 05-01-2020 | CAPI | Spanish |
| Nigeria | WVS | 19-12-2017 – 26-01-2018 | CAPI | Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba |
| North Macedonia | EVS | 10-12-2018 – 28-03-2019 | PAPI | Macedonian, Albanian |
| Northern Ireland | WVS | 01-03-2022 – 07-09-2022 | CAPI / CAWI/ Post / Web-based interview | English |
| Norway | EVS | 22-08-2018 – 17-12-2018 | CAPI / CATI | Norwegian, English, Polish |
| Pakistan | WVS | 04-11-2018 – 11-12-2018 | CAPI | Urdu |
| Peru | WVS | 17-08-2018 – 09-09-2018 | PAPI | Spanish |
| Philippines | WVS | 03-12-2019 – 09-12-2019 | PAPI | Bikol, Cebuano, Filipino, Ikolo, Tausug, Waray, Hiligaynon |
| Poland | EVS | 17-11-2017 – 08-02-2018 | CAPI | Polish |
| Portugal | EVS | 11-01-2020 – 01-03-2020 | CAPI | Portuguese |
| Puerto Rico | WVS | 16-03-2018 – 27-10-2018 | PAPI | Spanish |
| Romania | EVS | 03-02-2018 – 05-05-2018 | CAPI | Romanian |
| Romania | WVS | 30-11-2017 – 02-04-2018 | CAPI | Romanian |
| Russia | EVS | 07-11-2017 – 25-12-2017 | CAPI / PAPI | Russian |
| Russia | WVS | 07-11-2017 – 29-12-2017 | CAPI / PAPI | Russian |
| Serbia | EVS | 10-11-2018 – 21-12-2018 | PAPI | Serbian |
| Serbia | WVS | 20-05-2017 – 07-07-2017 | PAPI | Serbian |
| Slovakia | EVS | 26-09-2017 – 01-12-2017 | CAPI | Slovak, Hungarian |
| Slovakia | WVS | 19-01-2022 – 22-02-2022 | CAPI | Slovak |
| Singapore | WVS | 08-11-2019 – 15-03-2020 | PAPI | English, Malay, Chinese |
| Slovenia | EVS | 30-09-2017 – 23-12-2017 | CAPI | Slovenian |
| South Korea | WVS | 24-12-2017 – 16-01-2018 | CAPI | Korean |
| Spain | EVS | 28-11-2017 – 22-01-2018 | CAPI | Spanish |
| Sweden | EVS | 27-09-2017 – 06-06-2018 | CAPI | Swedish |
| Switzerland | EVS | 11-09-2017 – 22-02-2018 | CAPI | German, French, Italian |
| Switzerland | EVS | 15-09-2017 – 28-12-2017 | CAWI / Mail | German, French, Italian |
| Switzerland | EVS | 30-09-2017 – 22-02-2018 | CAWI / Mail | German, French, Italian |
| Taiwan ROC | WVS | 25-03-2019 – 16-06-2019 | CAPI | Chinese |
| Tajikistan | WVS | 08-01-2020 – 06-02-2020 | CAPI | Tajik, Russian |
| Thailand | WVS | 01-12-2017 – 26-02-2018 | PAPI | Thai |
| Tunisia | WVS | 26-04-2019 – 20-05-2019 | CAPI | Arabic |
| Turkey | WVS | 31-03-2018 – 21-05-2018 | PAPI | Turkish |
| Ukraine | EVS | 02-11-2020 – 23-11-2020 | PAPI | Ukrainian, Russian |
| Ukraine | WVS | 25-07-2020 – 14-08-2020 | CAPI | Ukrainian, Russian |
| United States | WVS | 28-04-2017 – 31-05-2017 | CAWI / CATI | English |
| Uruguay | WVS | 27-01-2022 – 22-03-2022 | CAPI | Spanish |
| Venezuela | WVS | 03-05-2021 – 26-07-2021 | PAPI | Spanish |
| Vietnam | WVS | 15-12-2019 – 21-01-2020 | CAPI | Vietnamese |
| Zimbabwe | WVS | 11-02-2020 – 23-03-2020 | CAPI | English, Shona, Ndebele |
