Consolidation of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe

^{For details on all aspects of this database, see Consolidation of Democracy}
 

1. General description

^{The Consolidation of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe study is a comparative survey with two waves, in 1992 and 2001. It focuses on attitudes towards democracy and system change in 14 former communist and socialist countries.}
 

2. Survey type

• Cross-national
• Longitudinal, cross-sectional design with waves in 1992 and 2001
• Representative national samples (except for Russia where it was held in one region), ≥ 18 years of age
• Single core questionnaire (no varying modules)

  

3. Participating countries

• 14 central and eastern European countries
• All countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany (East and West), Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia (Krasnoyarsk), Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine

  

4. Topics

a. Socio-demographics

• Respondent: age, sex, education, income, work and employment, marital status, socio-economic status, nationality, national region
• Partner: work and employment
• Parents: socio-economic status
• Children:
• Household:

  

b. General

^{Political and social participation, media, perceptions of democracy, political and general values and attitudes, attitudes towards economy and system change, work and family, citizenship, trust, party preferences, voting behaviour}
 

• The 1992 wave also covers questions on: attitudes towards other countries
• The 2001 wave also covers questions on: left-right perception and tolerance

  

c. Regarding work and welfare

^{Condition of workers, corruption, income difference, satisfaction with work, trust in government, satisfaction with government, trust in trade unions, trust in work companions, government responsibilities (e.g. health care, job provision, living standards, income differences), government influence}
 

5. Questionnaires available

^{Both waves downloadable in html- or xml-format; from ZACAT (Studies from Eastern Europe)}
 

6. Keyword search in questionnaires

^No
 

7. Data available

• Pooled dataset downloadable in dif-, spss-, stata- and sas-format; from ZACAT (Studies from Eastern Europe)
• After registration, free of charge

  

8. Online data analysis

^{Frequencies, crosstabs and regressions; at ZACAT}
 

9. Contact

^{zacat@gesis.org}