Title of dataset
ESS round
Edition
Production date
Respondent's identification number
Country
TV watching, total time on average weekday
TV watching, news/politics/current affairs on average weekday
Radio listening, total time on average weekday
Radio listening, news/politics/current affairs on average weekday
Newspaper reading, total time on average weekday
Newspaper reading, politics/current affairs on average weekday
Personal use of internet/e-mail/www
Most people can be trusted or you can't be too careful
Most people try to take advantage of you, or try to be fair
Most of the time people helpful or mostly looking out for themselves
How interested in politics
Politics too complicated to understand
Making mind up about political issues
Trust in country's parliament
Trust in the legal system
Trust in the police
Trust in politicians
Trust in political parties
Trust in the European Parliament
Trust in the United Nations
Voted last national election
Party voted for in last national election, Austria
Party voted for in last national election, Belgium
Party voted for in last national election, Bulgaria
Party voted for in last national election, Switzerland
Party voted for in last national election, Cyprus
Party voted for in last national election 1, Germany
Party voted for in last national election 2, Germany
Party voted for in last national election, Denmark
Party voted for in last national election, Estonia
Party voted for in last national election, Spain
Party voted for in last national election, Finland
Party voted for in last national election, France (ballot 1)
Party voted for in last national election, United Kingdom
Party voted for in last national election, Hungary
Party voted for in last national election, Ireland
Party voted for in last national election, Latvia
Party voted for in last national election, Netherlands
Party voted for in last national election, Norway
Party voted for in last national election, Poland
Party voted for in last national election, Portugal
Party voted for in last national election, Romania
Party voted for in last national election, Russian Federation
Party voted for in last national election, Sweden
Party voted for in last national election, Slovenia
Party voted for in last national election, Slovakia
Party voted for in last national election, Ukraine
Contacted politician or government official last 12 months
Worked in political party or action group last 12 months
Worked in another organisation or association last 12 months
Worn or displayed campaign badge/sticker last 12 months
Signed petition last 12 months
Taken part in lawful public demonstration last 12 months
Boycotted certain products last 12 months
Feel closer to a particular party than all other parties
Which party feel closer to, Austria
Which party feel closer to, Belgium
Which party feel closer to, Bulgaria
Which party feel closer to, Switzerland
Which party feel closer to, Cyprus
Which party feel closer to, Germany
Which party feel closer to, Denmark
Which party feel closer to, Estonia
Which party feel closer to, Spain
Which party feel closer to, Finland
Which party feel closer to, France
Which party feel closer to, United Kingdom
Which party feel closer to, Hungary
Which party feel closer to, Ireland
Which party feel closer to, Latvia
Which party feel closer to, Netherlands
Which party feel closer to, Norway
Which party feel closer to, Poland
Which party feel closer to, Portugal
Which party feel closer to, Romania
Which party feel closer to, Russian Federation
Which party feel closer to, Sweden
Which party feel closer to, Slovenia
Which party feel closer to, Slovakia
Which party feel closer to, Ukraine
How close to party
Member of political party
Member of which party, Austria
Member of which party, Belgium
Member of which party, Bulgaria
Member of which party, Switzerland
Member of which party, Cyprus
Member of which party, Germany
Member of which party, Denmark
Member of which party, Estonia
Member of which party, Spain
Member of which party, Finland
Member of which party, France
Member of which party, United Kingdom
Member of which party, Hungary
Member of which party, Ireland
Member of which party, Latvia
Member of which party, Netherlands
Member of which party, Norway
Member of which party, Poland
Member of which party, Portugal
Member of which party, Romania
Member of which party, Russian Federation
Member of which party, Sweden
Member of which party, Slovenia
Member of which party, Slovakia
Member of which party, Ukraine
Placement on left right scale
How satisfied with life as a whole
How satisfied with present state of economy in country
How satisfied with the national government
How satisfied with the way democracy works in country
State of education in country nowadays
State of health services in country nowadays
Government should reduce differences in income levels
Gays and lesbians free to live life as they whish
Ban political parties that wish overthrow democracy
Modern science can be relied on to solve environmental problems
European Union: European unification go further or gone too far
Allow many/few immigrants of same race/ethnic group as majority
Allow many/few immigrants of different race/ethnic group from majority
Allow many/few immigrants from poorer countries outside Europe
Immigration bad or good for country's economy
Country's cultural life undermined or enriched by immigrants
Immigrants make country worse or better place to live
How happy are you
How often socially meet with friends, relatives or colleagues
Anyone to discuss intimate and personal matters with
Take part in social activities compared to others of same age
Respondent or household member victim of burglary/assault last 5 years
Feeling of safety of walking alone in local area after dark
How often worry about your home being burgled
Worry about home burgled has effect on quality of life
How often worry about becoming a victim of violent crime
Worry about becoming victim of violent crime has effect on quality of life
How likely terrorist attack in Europe during next twelve months
How likely terrorist attack in country during next twelve months
Terrorist suspect in prison until police satisfied
Torture in country never justified even to prevent terrorist attack
Subjective general health
Hampered in daily activities by illness/disability/infirmary/mental problem
Belonging to particular religion or denomination
Religion or denomination belonging to at present
Ever belonging to particular religion or denomination
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past
How religious are you
How often attend religious services apart from special occasions
How often pray apart from at religious services
Member of a group discriminated against in this country
Discrimination of respondent's group: colour or race
Discrimination of respondent's group: nationality
Discrimination of respondent's group: religion
Discrimination of respondent's group: language
Discrimination of respondent's group: ethnic group
Discrimination of respondent's group: age
Discrimination of respondent's group: gender
Discrimination of respondent's group: sexuality
Discrimination of respondent's group: disability
Discrimination of respondent's group: other grounds
Discrimination of respondent's group: don't know
Discrimination of respondent's group: refusal
Discrimination of respondent's group: not applicable
Discrimination of respondent's group: no answer
Citizen of country
Citizenship
Born in country
Country of birth
How long ago first came to live in country
Language most often spoken at home: first mentioned
Language most often spoken at home: second mentioned
Belong to minority ethnic group in country
Father born in country
Country of birth, father
Mother born in country
Country of birth, mother
Paid employment or apprenticeship at least 3 months 20 hours weekly
Year first started in paid employment or apprenticeship
Year first left parents for living separately for 2 months or more
Ever lived with a spouse or partner for 3 months or more
Year first lived with spouse or partner for 3 months or more
Are or ever been married
Year first married
Ever given birth to/ fathered a child
Number of children ever given birth to/ fathered
Year (first) child was born
Year youngest child was born
Number of grandchildren
Year first grandchild was born
Have any great grandchildren
Month born
Interviewer code, split ballot, ask about male or female
Age become adults. SPLIT BALLOT
Age reach middle age. SPLIT BALLOT
Age reach old age. SPLIT BALLOT
To be considered as adult, how important to have left parental home. SPLIT BALLOT
To be considered as adult, how important to have full-time job. SPLIT BALLOT
To be considered as adult, how important to have lived with spouse, partner. SPLIT BALLOT
To be considered as adult, how important to have become mother/ father. SPLIT BALLOT
To be considered as old, how important to be physically frail. SPLIT BALLOT
To be considered as old, how important to be a grandmother/ grandfather. SPLIT BALLOT
To be considered as old, how important to need others look after. SPLIT BALLOT
Start living with partner not married to, ideal age. SPLIT BALLOT
Get married and live with husband/ wife, ideal age. SPLIT BALLOT
Become mother/ father, ideal age. SPLIT BALLOT
Retire permanently, ideal age. SPLIT BALLOT
Leave full-time education, age too young. SPLIT BALLOT
Have sexual intercourse, age too young. SPLIT BALLOT
Start living with partner not married to, age too young. SPLIT BALLOT
Get married and live with husband/ wife, age too young. SPLIT BALLOT
Become mother/ father, age too young. SPLIT BALLOT
Retire permanently, age too young. SPLIT BALLOT
Still be living with parents, age too old. SPLIT BALLOT
Consider having more children, age too old. SPLIT BALLOT
Be working 20 hours or more per week, age too old. SPLIT BALLOT
Approve if person chooses never to have children. SPLIT BALLOT
Approve if person lives with partner not married to. SPLIT BALLOT
Approve if person have child with partner not married to. SPLIT BALLOT
Approve if person has full-time job while children aged under 3. SPLIT BALLOT
Approve if person gets divorced while children aged under 12. SPLIT BALLOT
Most people react if person became mother/ father before age of 18. SPLIT BALLOT
Most people react if person carried on working after age of 70. SPLIT BALLOT
Most people react if person chose never to have children. SPLIT BALLOT
Most people react if person lived with partner not being married to. SPLIT BALLOT
Most people react if person had child with partner not married to. SPLIT BALLOT
Most people react if person had full-time job while children aged under 3. SPLIT BALLOT
Most people react if person got divorced while children aged under 12. SPLIT BALLOT
Plan for future or take each day as it comes
Worried that income in old age will not be adequate to cover later years
Mainly responsible for providing people adequate living standard when old
Saving or saved to live comfortably in old age
Involved in work for voluntary or charitable organisations, how often past 12 months
Help others not counting family/work/voluntary organisations, how often past 12 months
Help or attend activities organised in local area, how often past 12 months
Always optimistic about my future
In general feel very positive about myself
At times feel as if I am a failure
On the whole life is close to how I would like it to be
Felt depressed, how often past week
Felt everything did as effort, how often past week
Sleep was restless, how often past week
Were happy, how often past week
Felt lonely, how often past week
Enjoyed life, how often past week
Felt sad, how often past week
Could not get going, how often past week
Had lot of energy, how often past week
Felt anxious, how often past week
Felt tired, how often past week
Absorbed in doing, how often past week
Felt calm and peaceful, how often past week
Felt bored, how often past week
Felt rested when woke up in morning, how often past week
Free to decide how to live my life
Seldom time to do things I really enjoy
Little chance to show how capable I am
Love learning new things
Feel accomplishment from what I do
Like planning and preparing for future
When things go wrong in my life it takes a long time to get back to normal
My life involves a lot of physical activity
Satisfied with how life turned out so far
Satisfied with standard of living
How much of the time spent with immediate family is enjoyable
How much of the time spent with immediate family is stressful
Chance to learn new things
Feel people in local area help one another
Feel people treat you with respect
Feel people treat you unfairly
Feel you get the recognition you deserve for what you do
Feel what I do in life is valuable and worthwhile
If I help someone I expect some help in return
Hard to be hopeful about the future of the world
There are people in my life who care about me
For most people in country life is getting worse
Feel close to the people in local area
Ever feel frustrated by having watched too much television
Currently in paid work of any kind
How satisfied with job
Satisfied with balance between time on job and time on other aspects
Find job interesting, how much of the time
Find job stressful, how much of the time
Become unemployed in the next 12 months, how likely
Get paid appropriately, considering efforts and achievements
Important to compare income with other people's income
Whose income most likely to compare with
Number of people living regularly as member of household
Gender
Gender of second person in household
Gender of third person in household
Gender of fourth person in household
Gender of fifth person in household
Gender of sixth person in household
Gender of seventh person in household
Gender of eighth person in household
Gender of ninth person in household
Gender of tenth person in household
Gender of eleventh person in household
Gender of twelfth person in household
Gender of thirteenth person in household
Gender of fourteenth person in household
Gender of fifteenth person in household
Year of birth
Age of respondent, calculated
Year of birth of second person in household
Year of birth of third person in household
Year of birth of fourth person in household
Year of birth of fifth person in household
Year of birth of sixth person in household
Year of birth of seventh person in household
Year of birth of eighth person in household
Year of birth of ninth person in household
Year of birth of tenth person in household
Year of birth of eleventh person in household
Year of birth of twelfth person in household
Year of birth of thirteenth person in household
Year of birth of fourteenth person in household
Year of birth of fifteenth person in household
Second person in household: relationship to respondent
Third person in household: relationship to respondent
Fourth person in household: relationship to respondent
Fifth person in household: relationship to respondent
Sixth person in household: relationship to respondent
Seventh person in household: relationship to respondent
Eighth person in household: relationship to respondent
Ninth person in household: relationship to respondent
Tenth person in household: relationship to respondent
Eleventh person in household: relationship to respondent
Twelfth person in household: relationship to respondent
Thirteenth person in household: relationship to respondent
Fourteenth person in household: relationship to respondent
Fifteenth person in household: relationship to respondent
Domicile, respondent's description
Highest level of education
Highest level of education, Bulgaria
Highest level of education, Switzerland
Highest level of education, Cyprus
Highest level of education, Germany
Highest level of education, Denmark
Highest level of education, Estonia
Highest level of education, Spain
Highest level of education, France
Highest level of education, United Kingdom
Highest level of education, Hungary
Highest level of education, Ireland
Highest level of education, Latvia
Highest level of education, Netherlands
Highest level of education, Norway
Highest level of education, Poland
Highest level of education, Portugal
Highest level of education, Romania
Highest level of education, Russian Federation
Highest level of education, Sweden
Highest level of education, Slovakia
Highest level of education, Ukraine
Field or subject, highest qualification
Years of full-time education completed
Doing last 7 days: paid work
Doing last 7 days: education
Doing last 7 days: unemployed, actively looking for job
Doing last 7 days: unemployed, not actively looking for job
Doing last 7 days: permanently sick or disabled
Doing last 7 days: retired
Doing last 7 days: community or military service
Doing last 7 days: housework, looking after children, others
Doing last 7 days: other
Doing last 7 days: don't know
Doing last 7 days: refusal
Doing last 7 days: no answer
Main activity last 7 days
Main activity, last 7 days. All respondents. Post coded
Year become retired or permanently sick/disabled
Worried not being able to retire at the age you would like to
Control paid work last 7 days
Ever had a paid job
Year last in paid job
Employment relation
Number of employees respondent has/had
Employment contract unlimited or limited duration
Establishment size
Responsible for supervising other employees
Number of people responsible for in job
Allowed to decide how daily work is organised
Allowed to influence policy decisions about activities of organisation
Total contracted hours per week in main job overtime excluded
Total hours normally worked per week in main job overtime included
Occupation, ISCO88 (com)
Industry, NACE rev.1.1
Paid work in another country, period more than 6 months last 10 years
Ever unemployed and seeking work for a period more than three months
Any period of unemployment and work seeking lasted 12 months or more
Any period of unemployment and work seeking within last 5 years
Member of trade union or similar organisation
Main source of household income
Household's total net income, all sources
Feeling about household's income nowadays
Borrow money to make ends meet, difficult or easy
Lives with husband/wife/partner at F4
Partner's highest level of education
Partner doing last 7 days: paid work
Partner doing last 7 days: education
Partner doing last 7 days: unemployed, actively looking for job
Partner doing last 7 days: unemployed, not actively looking for job
Partner doing last 7 days: permanently sick or disabled
Partner doing last 7 days: retired
Partner doing last 7 days: community or military service
Partner doing last 7 days: housework, looking after children, others
Partner doing last 7 days: other
Partner doing last 7 days: don't know
Partner doing last 7 days: not applicable
Partner doing last 7 days: refusal
Partner doing last 7 days: no answer
Partner's main activity last 7 days
Partner, control paid work last 7 days
Occupation partner, ISCO88 (com)
Partner's employment relation
Number of employees partner has
Partner responsible for supervising other employees
Number of people partner responsible for in job
Partner allowed to decide how daily work is organised
Partner allowed to influence policy decisions about activities of organisation
Hours normally worked a week in main job overtime included, partner
Father's highest level of education
Father's employment status when respondent 14
Number of employees father had
Father responsible for supervising other employees
Father's occupation when respondent 14
Mother's highest level of education
Mother's employment status when respondent 14
Number of employees mother had
Mother responsible for supervising other employees
Mother's occupation when respondent 14
Improve knowledge/skills: course/lecture/conference, last 12 months
Legal marital status
Currently living with husband/wife/civil partner
Currently living with partner
Ever lived with a partner without being married
Ever been divorced
Children living at home or not at F4
Ever had children living in household
Fixed-line telephone in accomodation
Personally have mobile telephone
|Use the Internet for telephone calls at home
Important to think new ideas and being creative
Important to be rich, have money and expensive things
Important that people are treated equally and have equal opportunities
Important to show abilities and be admired
Important to live in secure and safe surroundings
Important to try new and different things in life
Important to do what is told and follow rules
Important to understand different people
Important to be humble and modest, not draw attention
Important to have a good time
Important to make own decisions and be free
Important to help people and care for others well-being
Important to be successful and that people recognise achievements
Important that government is strong and ensures safety
Important to seek adventures and have an exiting life
Important to behave properly
Important to get respect from others
Important to be loyal to friends and devote to people close
Important to care for nature and environment
Important to follow traditions and customs
Important to seek fun and things that give pleasure
Region, Austria
Region, Belgium
Region, Bulgaria
Region, Switzerland
Region, Cyprus
Region, Germany
Region, Denmark
Region, Estonia
Region, Spain
Region, Finland
Region, France
Region, United Kingdom
Region, Hungary
Region, Ireland
Region, Latvia
Region, Netherlands
Region, Norway
Region, Poland
Region, Portugal
Region, Romania
Region, Russian Federation
Region, Sweden
Region, Slovenia
Region, Slovakia
Region, Ukraine
Start of interview, day of month
Start of interview, month
Start of interview, year
Start of interview, hour
Start of interview, minute
End of interview, day of month
End of interview, month
End of interview, year
End of interview, hour
End of interview, minute
Interview length in minutes, main questionnaire
Administration of split ballot and MTMM
Day of month,supplementary questionnaire
Month,supplementary questionnaire
Year,supplementary questionnaire
Design weight