At a glance

You know exactly what you are looking for, e.g. survey data on values in specific countries, in specific time periods, on specific topics?
Here, you can find at a glance which countries participated, when which waves were surveyed, and quickly get to further information and the data download.

What datasets does the EVS offer?

EVS 1981 (1981-1983)
16 countries and one integrated dataset (ZA4438)

EVS 1990 ( 1989-1993)
29 countries and one integrated dataset (ZA4460)

EVS 1999 ( 1999-2001)
33 countries, corresponding national datasets (ZA3776-ZA3808) and one integrated dataset (ZA3811)

EVS 2008 ( 2008-2010)
47 countries, associated national datasets (ZA4751-ZA4797) and one integrated dataset (ZA4800)

EVS 2017 ( 2017-2021)
37 countries, 2 datasets on regional minorities and one integrated dataset (ZA7500)

Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2022 dataset
90 countries and a joint dataset from EVS2017 and WVS7 (ZA7505)

EVS Trend File 1981-2017
49 countries and one EVS Trend dataset (ZA7503) from Longitudinal Dataset 1981-2008 and EVS 2017

Integrated Values Surveys 1981-2022
118 countries and an integrated dataset based on EVS and WVS surveys

Which countries took part in which survey wave?

	EVS 1981	EVS 1990	EVS 1999	EVS 2008	EVS 2017
Albania				2008	2018
Armenia				2008	2018
Austria		1990	1999	2008	2018
Azerbaijan				2008	2018
Belarus			2000	2008	2018
Belgium	1981	1990	1999	2009
Bosnia-Herzegovina				2008	2019
Bulgaria		1990/1991	1999	2008	2018
Canada	1982	1990
Croatia			1999	2008	2017/2018
Cyprus				2008
Czechoslovakia/ Czech Republic		1991	1999	2008	2017
Denmark	1981	1990	1999	2008	2017/2018
Estonia		1990	1999	2008	2018
Finland		1990	2000	2009	2017/2018
France	1981	1990	1999	2008	2018
Georgia				2008	2018
Germany*	1981	1990	1999	2008/2009	2017/2018
Great Britain	1981	1990	1999	2009/2010	2018
Greece			1999	2008	2018/2019
Hungary		1991	1999	2008/2009	2018
Iceland	1984	1990	1999	2009/2010	2017/2018
Ireland	1981	1990	1999/2000	2008
Italy	1981	1990	1999	2009	2018
Kosovo				2008
Latvia		1990	1999	2008	2021
Lithuania		1990	1999	2008	2017/2018
Luxembourg			1999	2008
Malta	1983/1984	1991	1999	2008
Moldova				2008
Montenegro				2008	2019
Netherlands	1981	1990	1999	2008	2017/2018
North Macedonia				2008	2018/2019
Northern Cyprus				2008
Northern Ireland	1981	1990	1999	2008
Norway	1982	1990		2008	2018
Poland		1990	1999	2008	2017/2018
Portugal		1990	1999	2008	2020
Romania		1993	1999	2008	2018
Russian Federation			1999	2008	2017
Serbia				2008	2018
Slovakia/ Slovak Republic		1991	1999	2008	2017
Slovenia		1992	1999	2008	2017
Spain	1981	1990	1999	2008	2017/2018
Sweden	1982	1990	1999/2000	2009/2010	2017/2018
Switzerland				2008	2017/2018
Turkey			2001	2008/2009
Ukraine			1999	2008	2020
USA	1982	1990

* 1981 only West Germany

Wave after wave, the European Values Study has improved its methodological standards by harmonizing procedures more closely, applying the latest developments in survey research, and increasing the transparency of processes through monitoring and detailed documentation.

The essential features of the EVS methodology are

Type of data collection: face-to-face (F2F) interview. In 2017, the mixed mode was introduced as an experiment.
Sample size: effective size = 1000 in 1981; increased to 1500 in 2008; 1200 in 2017.
Sampling: quota sampling was allowed in the first waves, but since 2008, only probabilistically representative samples have been drawn.
Target population: resident population aged 18 and older.
Translation and monitoring: centrally coordinated since 2008
Data access: data and documentation of all waves are available free of charge.

Further information can be found on the EVS website "EVS Methodology".