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European Social Survey (Round 1)

About the study

This is the first round in the European Social Survey series. General information about the series can be found here.

Project timeline

Topic coverage

As with other rounds, Round 1 included a mixture of 'core' modules (asked every round) and 'rotating' modules (which cover a particular topic in more detail and are designed to be repeated less regularly).

Core modules include:

• Trust in institutions
• Political Engagement
• Socio-political values
• Moral and social values
• Social capital
• Social exclusion
• National, ethnic, religious identity
• Well-being, health and security
• Demographic composition
• Education and occupation
• Financial circumstances
• Household circumstances

The Round 1 rotating modules were:

• Immigration and asylum issues. Subjects covered include:
  • Attitudes
  • Perceptions
  • Policy preferences
  • Knowledge

• Citizen involvement. Subjects covered include:
  • Organisational membership
  • Family and friendship bonds
  • Citizenship values
  • Working environment

The full questionnaire is available here.

Method

The ESS datasets, including Round 1, are freely available via the ESS's data website. Highly user-friendly, it offers users the options of conducting simple analyses on-line, and of downloading all or parts of the dataset for more
detailed or complex analyses. A web-based training tutorial, ESS EduNet, is also available to aid the less experienced user.

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