GESIS study number (national datasets)
GESIS archive version (national dataset)
unified respondent number
id - casenumber
survey year
Year/month of start-fieldwork
Year/month of end-fieldwork
ISO 3166 country code
country code numeric
country code numeric [with split ups]
country abbreviation
country abbreviation [with split ups]
country_year
country_[with split ups]- year
mode of data collection
how important in your life: work (Q1A)
how important in your life: family (Q1B)
how important in your life: friends and acquaintances (Q1C)
how important in your life: leisure time (Q1D)
how important in your life: politics (Q1E)
how important in your life: religion (Q1F)
taking all things together how happy are you (Q2)
describe your state of health these days (Q3)
do you belong to: religious organisation (Q4A)
do you belong to: cultural activities (Q4B)
do you belong to: trade unions (Q4C)
do you belong to: political parties/groups (Q4D)
do you belong to: environment, ecology, animal rights (Q4E)
do you belong to: professional associations (Q4F)
do you belong to: sports/recreation (Q4G)
do you belong to: charitable/humanitarian organization (Q4H)
do you belong to: consumer organization (Q4I)
do you belong to: self-help group, mutual aid group (Q4J)
do you belong to: other groups (Q4K)
flag variable: do you belong to: none (Q4)
do you belong to: none (Q4)
do you belong to: I dont know (to complete question) (Q4)
do you belong to: no answer (to complete question) (Q4)
did you do voluntary work in the last 6 months (Q5)
dont like as neighbours: people of different race (Q6A)
dont like as neighbours: heavy drinkers (Q6B)
dont like as neighbours: immigrants/foreign workers (Q6C)
dont like as neighbours: drug addicts (Q6D)
dont like as neighbours: homosexuals (Q6E)
dont like as neighbours: christians (Q6F)
dont like as neighbours: muslims (Q6G)
dont like as neighbours: jews (Q6H)
dont like as neighbours: gypsies (Q6I)
flag variable: how much you trust: people in your neighborhood - none (Q8B)
dont like as neighbours: none of these (Q6)
dont like as neighbours: I don't know (to complete question) (Q6)
dont like as neighbours: no answer (to complete question) (Q6)
people can be trusted/cant be too careful (Q7)
how much you trust: your family (Q8A)
how much you trust: people in your neighborhood (Q8B)
how much you trust: people you know personally (Q8C)
how much you trust: people you meet for the first time (Q8D)
how much you trust: people of another religion (Q8E)
how much you trust: people of another nationality (Q8F)
how much control over your life (Q9)
how satisfied are you with your life (Q10)
important in a job: good pay (Q11A)
important in a job: good hours (Q11B)
important in a job: opportunity to use initiative (Q11C)
important in a job: generous holidays (Q11D)
important in a job: achieving something (Q11E)
important in a job: responsible job (Q11F)
flag variable: important in a job: none of these (Q11)
important in a job: none of these (Q11)
important in a job: I dont know (MQ: to complete question) (Q11)
important in a job: no answer (MQ: to complete question) (Q11)
job needed to develop talents (Q12A)
humiliating receiving money without working (Q12B)
people turn lazy not working (Q12C)
work is a duty towards society (Q12D)
work comes always first (Q12E)
do you belong to a religious denomination (Q13)
which religious denomination do you belong to (Q13a)
which religious denomination do you belong to: other (Q13a)
which religious denomination do you belong to (Q13a) (harmonized)
which religious denomination do you belong to (Q13a) (standardized)
did you belong to a religious denomination (Q14)
how often attend religious services (Q15)
how often attend religious services 12 years old (Q16)
are you a religious person (Q17)
do you believe in: God (Q18A)
do you believe in: life after death (Q18B)
do you believe in: hell (Q18C)
do you believe in: heaven (Q18D)
do you believe in: re-incarnation (Q19)
which statement closest to your beliefs (Q20)
how important is God in your life (Q21)
how often do you pray outside religious services (Q22)
important in marriage: faithfulness (Q23A)
important in marriage: adequate income (Q23B)
important in marriage: good housing (Q23C)
important in marriage: share household chores (Q23D)
important in marriage: children (Q23E)
important in marriage: time for friends and personal hobbies (Q23F)
marriage is outdated (Q24)
child suffers with working mother (Q25A)
women really want home and children (Q25B)
family life suffers when woman has full-time job (Q25C)
man's job is to earn money; woman's job is to look after home and family (Q25D)
men make better political leaders than women (Q25E)
university education more important for a boy than for a girl (Q25F)
men make better business executives than women (Q25G)
one of main goals in life has been to make my parents proud (Q25H)
jobs are scarce: giving...(nation) priority (Q26A)
jobs are scarce: giving men priority (Q26B)
homosexual couples - as good parents as other couples (Q27A)
duty towards society to have children (Q27B)
It is childs duty to provide long-term care for parents (Q27C)
flag variable: learn children at home - more than five (Q28)
learn children at home: good manners (Q28A)
learn children at home: independence (Q28B)
learn children at home: hard work (Q28C)
learn children at home: feeling of responsibility (Q28D)
learn children at home: imagination (Q28E)
learn children at home: tolerance+respect (Q28F)
learn children at home: thrift, saving money and things (Q28G)
learn children at home: determination, perseverance (Q28H)
learn children at home: religious faith (Q28I)
learn children at home: unselfishness (Q28J)
learn children at home: obedience (Q28K)
flag variable: learn children at home: none (Q28)
learn children at home: none (Q28)
learn children at home: I dont know (MQ: to complete question) (Q28)
learn children at home: no answer (MQ: to complete question)(Q28)
how interested are you in politics (Q29)
political action: signing a petition (Q30A)
political action: joining in boycotts (Q30B)
political action: attending lawful demonstrations (Q30C)
joining unofficial strikes (Q30D)
political view: left-right (Q31)
individual vs. state responsibility for providing (Q32A)
take any job vs. right to refuse job when unemployed (Q32B)
competition is good vs. harmful (Q32C)
equalize incomes vs. incentives for individual effort (Q32D)
private vs. government ownership business (Q32E)
flag variable: aims of country I (Q33/Q33a)
aims of this country: most important (Q33)
aims of this country: 2nd most important (Q33a)
flag variable: aims of respondent (Q34/Q35)
aims of this country: most important (Q34)
aims of this country: 2nd most important (Q35)
post-materialist index 4-item
are you willing to fight for country (Q36)
good/bad: decrease work importance (Q37A)
good/bad: greater respect for authority (Q37B)
how much confidence in: church (Q38A)
how much confidence in: armed forces (Q38B)
how much confidence in: education system (Q38C)
how much confidence in: the press (Q38D)
how much confidence in: trade unions (Q38E)
how much confidence in: the police (Q38F)
how much confidence in: parliament (Q38G)
how much confidence in: civil service (Q38H)
how much confidence in: social security system (Q38I)
how much confidence in: european union (Q38J)
how much confidence in: united nations organisation (Q38K)
how much confidence in: health care system (Q38L)
how much confidence in: justice system (Q38M)
how much confidence in: major companies (Q38N)
how much confidence in: environmental organizations (Q38O)
how much confidence in: political parties (Q38P)
how much confidence in: government (Q38Q)
how much confidence in: social media (Q38R)
democracy: governments tax the rich and subsidize the poor (Q39A)
democracy: religious authorities interpret the laws (Q39B)
democracy: people choose their leaders in free elections (Q39C)
democracy: people receive state aid for unemployment (Q39D)
democracy: the army takes over when government is incompetent (Q39E)
democracy: civil rights protect people from state oppression (Q39F)
democracy: the state makes people’s incomes equal (Q39G)
democracy: people obey their rulers (Q39H)
democracy: women have the same rights as men (Q39I)
importance of democracy (Q40)
democracy in own country (Q41)
satisfaction political system (Q42)
political system: strong leader (Q43A)
political system: experts making decisions (Q43B)
political system: the army ruling (Q43C)
political system: democratic (Q43D)
do you justify: claiming state benefits (Q44A)
do you justify: cheating on tax (Q44B)
do you justify: taking soft drugs (Q44C)
do you justify: accepting a bribe (Q44D)
do you justify: homosexuality (Q44E)
do you justify: abortion (Q44F)
do you justify: divorce (Q44G)
do you justify: euthanasia (Q44H)
do you justify: suicide (Q44I)
do you justify: having casual sex (Q44J)
do you justify: avoiding a fare on public transport (Q44K)
do you justify: prostitution (Q44L)
do you justify: artificial insemination or in-vitro fertilization (Q44M)
do you justify: political violence (Q44N)
do you justify: death penalty (Q44O)
how close do you feel: to own town/city (Q45A)
how close do you feel: to your [county, region, district] (Q45B)
how close do you feel: to [country] (Q45C)
how close do you feel: to [continent] (Q45D)
how close do you feel: to world (Q45E)
do you have... (country's) nationality (Q46)
how proud are you to be a ... (country) citizen (Q47)
vote in elections: local level (Q48A)
vote in elections: national level (Q48B)
vote in elections: european level (Q48C)
which political party appeals to you most (Q49)
which political party appeals to you most: other (Q49)
Which (political) party appeals to you most? (Q174) (harmonized)
is there another party that appeals to you (Q49a)
is there another party that appeals to you: other (Q49a)
Is there another party that appeals to you?
how often in country's elections: votes are counted fairly (Q50A)
how often in country's elections: opposition candidates are prevented from running (Q50B)
how often in country's elections: TV news favors the governing party (Q50C)
how often in country's elections: voters are bribed (Q50D)
how often in country's elections: journalists provide fair coverage of elections (Q50E)
how often in country's elections: election officials are fair (Q50F)
how often in country's elections: rich people buy elections (Q50G)
how often in country's elections: voters are threatened with violence at the polls (Q50H)
immigrants: impact on the development of [your country] (Q51)
immigrants take away jobs from [nationality] (Q52A)
immigrants increase crime problems (Q52B)
immigrants are a strain on welfare system (Q52C)
better if immigrants maintain/not maintain own customs (Q52D)
important: to have been born in [country] (Q53A)
important: to respect [country nationality] political institutions and laws (Q53B)
important: to have [country nationality] ancestry (Q53C)
important: to be able to speak [national language] (Q53D)
important: to share [national] culture (Q53E)
important: to be born in Europe (Q54A)
important: to have European ancestry (Q54B)
important: to be a Christian (Q54C)
important: to share European culture (Q54D)
European Union enlargement (Q55)
environment: giving part of income (Q56A)
environment: too difficult for me to do much about the environment (Q56B)
environment: there are more important things to do (Q56C)
environment: no point unless others do the same (Q56D)
environment: environmental threats are exaggerated (Q56E)
protecting environment vs. economic growth (Q57)
government: public area under video surveillance (Q58A)
government: monitor all information exchanged on the internet (Q58B)
government: collect information about anyone without their knowledge (Q58C)
how often do you follow politics: on television (Q59A)
how often do you follow politics: on the radio (Q59B)
how often do you follow politics: in the daily papers (Q59C)
how often do you follow politics: on social media (Q59D)
are you concerned with: people neighbourhood (Q60A)
are you concerned with: people own region (Q60B)
are you concerned with: fellow countrymen (Q60C)
are you concerned with: europeans (Q60D)
are you concerned with: humankind (Q60E)
are you concerned with: elderly people (Q61A)
are you concerned with: unemployed people (Q61B)
are you concerned with: immigrants (Q61C)
are you concerned with: sick and disabled (Q61D)
important: eliminating income inequalities (Q62A)
important: basic needs for all (Q62B)
important: recognizing people on merits (Q62C)
important: protecting against terrorism (Q62D)
sex respondent (Q63)
year of birth respondent (Q64)
age: respondent (constructed) (Q64)
Age recoded (6 intervals) (Q64)
Age recoded (3 intervals) (Q64)
Age recoded (7 intervals) (Q64)
respondent born in [country] (Q65)
respondents country of birth (Q66)
respondents country of birth - ISO 3166-1 code (Q66)
respondents country of birth - ISO 3166 code (Q66)
year in which respondent came to live in [country] (Q67)
father born in [country] (Q68)
fathers country of birth (Q69)
fathers country of birth - ISO 3166-1 code (Q69)
mother born in [country] (Q70)
mothers country of birth (Q71)
mothers country of birth - ISO 3166-1 code (Q71)
mothers country of birth - ISO 3166-1 code (Q69)
current legal marital status respondent (Q72)
lived with partner before marriage (Q73)
living with partner (Q74)
having steady relationship (Q75)
do you live with your parents/parents in law (Q76)
number of children (constructed) (Q79)
number of children in household (Q77A)
number of children outside household (Q77B)
number of people in household (Q78)
age of youngest person in household (Q79)
age completed education respondent (Q80)
What age did you complete your education (recoded in intervals) (Q80)
highest level education respondent (Q81)
educational level respondent:ESS-edulvlb coding (Q81)
educational level respondent: ESS-edulvlb coding two digits (Q81)
educational level respondent: ESS-edulvlb coding one digit (Q81)
educational level respondent: ISCED?code one digit (Q81)
educational level respondent (recoded)
highest educational level respondent: country specific (Q81) (ISO 3166-1)
paid employment/no paid employment (Q82)
paid employment/no paid employment: other (Q82)
employment/self-employment: last job (Q83)
kind of job respondent (Q84)
kind of work respondent (Q84a)
kind of work respondent - ISCO08 code (Q84a)
kind of job respondent - 3 digit ISCO08 code(Q84a)
kind of job respondent - 2 digit ISCO08 code(Q84a)
respondent had/has how many employees (Q85)
do/did you supervise someone (Q86)
how many people do/did you supervise (Q86a)
do/did you work for (Q87)
partner/spouse born in [country] (Q88)
spouse/partners country of birth (Q88a)
spouse/partners country of birth - ISO 3166-1 code (Q88a)
spouse/partners country of birth - ISO 3166-1 or -3 code (Q88a)
highest level education spouse/partner (Q89)
What is the highest educational level your spouse or partner has attained?
educational level spouse/partner : ESS-edulvlb coding two digits (Q89)
educational level spouse/partner: ESS-edulvlb coding one digit (Q89)
educational level spouse/partner: ISCED?code one digit (Q89)
educational level spouse/partner (recoded)
highest educational level spouse/partner (Q89): (country-specific, ISO 3166-1)
paid employment/no paid employment spouse/partner (Q90)
paid employment/no paid employment spouse/partner: other (Q90)
employment/self-employment (spouse/partner): last job (Q91)
kind of job spouse/partner (Q92)
kind of work spouse/partner (Q92a)
kind of work spouse/ partner - ISCO08 code (Q92a)
kind of job spouse/partner - 3 digit ISCO08 code(Q92a)
kind of job spouse/partner - 2 digit ISCO08 code(Q92a)
spouse/partner had/has how many employees (Q93)
does/did spouse/partner supervise someone (Q94)
how many people does she/he supervise (Q95)
respondent experienced unemployment longer than 3 months (Q96)
dependency on social security during last 5 years respondent (Q97)
income household respondent (Q98)
households total net income (Q98) (standardized)
highest level education father (Q99)
What is the highest educational level your father has attained?
educational level father: ESS-edulvlb coding two digits (Q99)
educational level father: ESS-edulvlb coding one digit (Q99)
educational level father: ISCED?code one digit (Q99)
educational level father (recoded)
highest educational level father (Q99): (country-specific: ISO 3166-1)
highest level education mother (Q100)
What is the highest educational level your mother has attained?
educational level mother: ESS-edulvlb coding two digits (Q100)
educational level mother: ESS-edulvlb coding one digit (Q100)
educational level mother: ISCED?code one digit (Q100)
educational level mother (recoded)
highest educational level mother (Q100): (country-specific: ISO 3166-1)
father employed at respondents age of 14 (Q101)
mother employed at respondents age of 14 (Q102)
at age 14, which group did your parent (main earner) belong to (Q103)
mother liked to read books (Q104A)
discussed politics with mother (Q104B)
mother liked to follow the news (Q104C)
parent(s) had problems making ends meet (Q104D)
father liked to read books (Q104E)
discussed politics with father (Q104F)
father liked to follow the news (Q104G)
parent(s) had problems replacing broken things (Q104H)
region where interview was conducted (Q105)
region code in nuts 3 (Q105)
region where interview was conducted: NUTS-3 code (Q105)
region where interview was conducted: NUTS-2 code (Q105)
region where interview was conducted: NUTS-1 code (Q105)
region where interview was conducted: ISO_NUTS-3 code (Q105)
region where interview was conducted: ISO_NUTS-2 code (Q105)
region where interview was conducted: ISO_NUTS-1 code (Q105)
size of town where interview was conducted (Q106)
date of interview (Q107)
time of interview: start hour (Q108)
time of interview: start minute (Q108)
start time interview (Q108) (constructed)
time of interview: end hour (Q108)
time of interview: end minute (Q108)
end time interview (Q108) (constructed)
duration of interview in minutes (constructed) (Q109)
interest of respondent during interview (Q109)
language of interview (Q110)
language of interview - ISO 639-1 code (Q110)
language of interview ( ISO 3166-1 numeric 3-digit) (Q110)
interviewer number (Q111)
Generally speaking, do you think that your church is/the churches are giving, in your country, adequate answers to: The moral problems and needs of the individual (Q112a)
Generally speaking, do you think that your church is/the churches are giving, in your country, adequate answers to: The problems of family life (Q112b)
Generally speaking, do you think that your church is/the churches are giving, in your country, adequate answers to: People's spiritual needs (Q112c)
Generally speaking, do you think that your church is/the churches are giving, in your country, adequate answers to: The social problems facing our country today (Q112d)
Please choose a number on the card to describe how true this statement is for you? I have my own way of connecting with the Divine without churches or religious services (Q113)
Whether or not you think of yourself as a religious person, how spiritual would you say you are, that is how strongly are you interested in the sacred or the supernatural? (Q114)
Do you find that you get comfort and strength from religion or not? (Q115)
If someone says a child needs a home with both a father and a mother to grow up happily, would you tend to agree or disagree? (Q116)
Do you think that a woman has to have children in order to be fulfilled or is this not necessary? (Q117)
If a woman wants to have a child as a single parent, but she doesn't want to have a stable relationship with a man, do you approve or disapprove? (Q118)
How would you feel about the following statements? Do you agree or disagree with them: A man has to have children in order to be fulfilled (Q119a)
How would you feel about the following statements? Do you agree or disagree with them: A marriage or a long-term stable relationship is necessary to be happy (Q119b)
How would you feel about the following statements? Do you agree or disagree with them: It is alright for two people to live together without getting married (Q119c)
Please tell me, for each one, whether you think it is very important, rather important or not very important for a successful marriage: Being of the same social background (Q120a)
Please tell me, for each one, whether you think it is very important, rather important or not very important for a successful marriage: Shared religious beliefs (Q120b)
Please tell me, for each one, whether you think it is very important, rather important or not very important for a successful marriage: Agreement on politics (Q120c)
Please tell me, for each one, whether you think it is very important, rather important or not very important for a successful marriage: Living apart from your in-laws (Q120d)
Please tell me, for each one, whether you think it is very important, rather important or not very important for a successful marriage: Happy sexual relationship (Q120e)
Please tell me, for each one, whether you think it is very important, rather important or not very important for a successful marriage: Being willing to discuss the problems that come up between husband and wife (Q120f)
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