For details on all aspects of this
database, see EVS
1. General description
The European Values Study is a
large-scale, European cross-national, longitudinal survey research programme
on attitudes, beliefs, and values regarding moral, religious, political and
social issues.
The EVS surveys are also conducted in other countries all over the world and
are merged with the World Values Survey (see
WVS).
2. Survey type
- Cross-national
- Longitudinal with cross-sectional waves in 1981, 1990, 1999/2000,
and 2008
- Representative national samples, ≥ 18 years of age
- Single core questionnaire (no varying modules)
3. Participating countries
- 10 to 35 countries, depending on wave
- All countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany (East and West),
Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States
- For information on countries by waves see
EVS 1981,
EVS 1990 and
EVS 1999/2000
4. Topics
a. Socio-demographics
- Respondent: age, sex, education, work and employment, marital
status, number of children, socio-economic status, ethnicity, national
region
- Partner: -
- Parents: -
- Children: -
- Household: composition, income
b. General
Civic morality, ethics, ethnic
tolerance, leisure-time, politics and political engagement, primary
relations, religion, social capital, society, work (For an extended overview
of topics, see ZACAT)
c. Regarding work and welfare
Happiness, well-being, state of health,
work ethic, job security, job content, working conditions, work autonomy,
job quality, job motivation, job status, job satisfaction, work obligations,
family values, childcare, redistributive justice, educational system, trade
unions, ethnic tolerance, life satisfaction, benefits misuse, tax misuse,
ownership, business and industry
- The 1981 wave: state of health, working time, income satisfaction,
household composition, ethnic prejudice
- The 1990 wave: state of health, reasons for poverty, income
satisfaction, job scarcity, job search obligations, competition, gender
roles, income equality, income differences, government responsibilities,
reasons for wealth, social services, role of government, ethnic
prejudice, privatization, unemployment, economy
- The 1999 wave: work scarcity, job seek obligations, income
distribution, income equality, competition, reasons for poverty, gender
roles, role of government, privatisation, government responsibilities,
social services, evaluations of welfare, unemployment
5. Questionnaires available
Yes, downloadable in pdf-format; from
EVS (see the 'general info' for
the separate waves)
6. Keyword search in questionnaires
Yes, for the 1999/2000 wave after
registration; at ZA Codebook
Explorer (not available for the 1981 and 1990 waves)
7. Data available
- Data downloadable per country and pooled; from
EVS and
ZACAT
- Free of charge, no registration required
Data for the 2008 wave is not yet available
8. Online data analysis
Frequencies, cross tabs, regressions;
from EVS and
ZACAT.
9. Contact
evs@uvt.nl