European Communities Study 1970
If elections took place tomorrow to elect deputies, for which party among the following ones would you be most likely to vote? [If
the respondent is below the voting age, ask "for which of these parties would you vote if you were already eligible to vote?]
European Communities Study 1971/1973
If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you give your first preference vote to?
Eurobarometer 2 ff.
If there were a general election tomorrow [If respondent is under 18 / below the voting age say: and you had a vote], which party would you support? (starting with Eurobarometer 32:) ... vote for?
The following country specific question wording is not always completely documented in the respective codebook documentation:
Luxembourg (up to Eurobarometer 8), Ireland and Northern Ireland (up to Eurobarometer 16):
Generally speaking, which political party do you feel closer to?
Italy (up to Eurobarometer 19):
Do you feel closer to any one of these parties in the following list than all the others? [IF YES] Which one?
In addition, VOTE INTENTION was regularly asked in the MONTHLY MONITOR flash surveys 1994 and 1995.
| ZA Study Number | Eurobarometer | Fieldwork Month | Fieldwork Year | Question Number | Variable Name (1) |
| 0626 | ECS70 | 2-3 | 1970 | - | V98 |
| 0627 | ECS71 | 7 | 1971 | Q.44 | V67 |
| 0628 | ECS73 | 9-10 | 1973 | Q.37 | V103 |
| 0986 | 2 | 10-11 | 1974 | Q.72 | V37 |
| 0987 | 3 | 5 | 1975 | Q.262/Q.264 (2) | V90/V91 |
| 0988 | 4 | 10-11 | 1975 | Q.262/Q.264 (2) | V145/V146 |
| 0989 | 5 | 5-6 | 1976 | Q.262/Q.264 (2) | V223/V224 |
| 0990 | 6 | 11 | 1976 | Q.262 (2) | V166/V167 |
| 0991 | 7 | 4-5 | 1977 | Q.262 | V102 |
| 0992 | 8 | 10-11 | 1977 | Q.262 | V125 |
| 0993 | 9 | 5-6 | 1978 | Q.261 | V72 |
| 0994 | 10 | 10-11 | 1978 | Q.262 | V90 |
| 0995 | 10A | 10-11 | 1978 | Q.262 | V72 |
| 1036 | 11 | 4 | 1979 | Q.262 | V119 |
| 1037 | 12 | 10 | 1979 | Q.262 | V39 |
| 1038 | 13 | 4 | 1980 | Q.162 | V83 |
| 1039 | 14 | 10-11 | 1980 | Q.162 | V76 |
| 1206 | 15 | 4 | 1981 | Q.162 | V70 |
| 1207 | 16 | 10-11 | 1981 | Q.62 | V72 |
| 1208 | 17 | 3-4 | 1982 | Q.262 | V251 |
| 1209 | 18 | 10 | 1982 | Q.262 (2) | V63/V65 |
| 1318 | 19 | 3-4 | 1983 | Q.362 (2) | V251/V253 |
| 1319 | 20 | 10 | 1983 | Q.262 (2) | V441/V443 |
| 1320 | 21 | 3-4 | 1984 | Q.362 (2) | V235/V237 |
| 1321 | 22 | 10-11 | 1984 | Q.262 (2) | V168/V169 |
| 1541 | 23 | 3-4 | 1985 | Q.262 (2) | V147/V148 |
| 1542 | 24 | 10-11 | 1985 | Q.262 (2) | V73/V74 |
| 1543 | 25 | 3-4 | 1986 | Q.262 (2) | V286/V287 |
| 1544 | 26 | 10-11 | 1986 | Q.262 (2) | V204/V205 |
| 1712 | 27 | 4 | 1987 | Q.62/Q.63 (2) | V368 |
| 1713 | 28 | 10-11 | 1987 | Q.62/Q.63 (2) | V465/V466 |
| 1714 | 29 | 3-4 | 1988 | Q.62/Q.64 (2) | V422/V423 |
| 1715 | 30 | 10-11 | 1988 | Q.529 (2) | V687 |
| 1750 | 31 | 3-4 | 1989 | Q.531 (2) | V481 |
| 1751 | 31A | 7 | 1989 | Q.165 (2) | V193 |
| 1752 | 32 | 10-11 | 1989 | D.4/D.5 (2) | V1296/V1297 |
| 1753 | 33 | 3-4 | 1990 | D.4/D.5 (2) | V218/v219 |
| 1960 | 34.0 | 10-11 | 1990 | D.4/D.5 (2) | V283/V284 |
| 2031 | 35.0 | 3 | 1991 | D.4/D.5 (2) | V235/V236 |
| 2081 | 36 | 10-11 | 1991 | D.4/D.5 (2) | V397/V398 |
| 2141 | 37.0 | 3-4 | 1992 | D.4 | V606 |
| 2294 | 38.0 | 9-10 | 1992 | D.4 | V708 |
| 2346 | 39.0 | 3-4 | 1993 | D.4 | V674 |
| 2459 | 40 | 10-11 | 1993 | D.4 | V548 |
| 2490 | 41.0 | 4-5 | 1994 | D.4 | V422 |
| 2491 | 41.1 | 6-7 | 1994 | D.4 | V305 |
| 2563 | 42 | 11-12 | 1994 | D.4 | V461 |
| 2637 | 43.1 | 4-5 | 1995 | D.4 | V434 |
| 2689 | 44.0 | 10-11 | 1995 | D.4 | V577 |
| 2690 | 44.1 | 11-12 | 1995 | D.4 | V999 |
| 2828 | 44.2bis | 2 | 1996 | D.4 | V549 |
| 2829 | 44.3 | 2-4 | 1996 | D.4 | V188 |
| 2898 | 46.0 | 10-11 | 1996 | D.4 | V617 |
| 2936 | 47.1 | 3-4 | 1997 | D.4 | V443 |
| 2959 | 48.0 | 10-11 | 1997 | D.4 | V965 |
| 3052 | 49 | 4-5 | 1998 | D.4 | |
| 3171 | 51.0 | 3-4 | 1999 | D.4 | |
| 3204 | 52.0 | 10-11 | 1999 | D.4 | |
| 3296 | 53 | 4-5 | 2000 | D.4 | |
| 3387 | 54.1 | 11-12 | 2000 | D.4 | |
| 3635 | 56.3 | 1-2 | 2002 | D.4 |
(1) Please note that the variable names refer to the final ICPSR/ZA codebook editions, if available.
(2) Including follow-up question "[If R does not know which party to support:] Which party would you be (most) inclined to support / (starting with Eurobarometer 18) ... to vote for?" in the following surveys: