t001 Study ID
t002 File Version
t100 Respondent ID
t101 Country code
t102 Country
t103 Political system (as T102, except for Belgium)
t104 Region (country code)
t105 Size of Locality (country code)
t106 Belgium: 3 regions
t107 Interview language
t200 Interview mode
t201 Interviewer ID
t201a Interviewer gender
t201b Interviewer year of birth
t201c Interviewer nationality
t201d Interviewer native language
t201e Interviewer years of experience
t203 number of calls before start of succesful interview
t204 R in callback group for Q26b (Ireland only)
t300 Interview date: year
t301 Interview date: month
t302 Interview date: day
t303 Interview start: hour
t304 Interview start: minute
t305 Interview end: hour
t306 Interview end: minute
t307 Interview length (minutes)
t400 Household size (over 15 year old)
t401 Fixed line in household?
t402 Own mobile phone?
q1 most important problem in [country] today
q2 second most important problem in [country] today
q3 third most important problem in [country] today
q4 political party best to deal with [1st] MIP
q5 Admin. level dealing with MIP?
q6 Admin. level that should deal with MIP?
q7 days a week follow news
q8_a days a week watch news programme A
q8_b days a week watch news programme B
q8_c days a week watch news programme C
q8_d days a week watch news programme D
q9 Watch news on other channel more often?
q10_1 which other news channel 1st
q10_O1 which other news channel 1st [open answer]
q10_2 which other news channel 2nd
q10_O2 which other news channel 2nd [open answer]
q10_3 which other news channel 3rd
q10_O3 which other news channel 3rd [open answer]
q10_4 which other news channel 4th
q10_O4 which other news channel 4th [open answer]
q10_5 which other news channel 5th
q10_O5 which other news channel 5th [open answer]
q11a days a week watch other channel 1st
q11b days a week watch other channel 2nd
q11c days a week watch other channel 3rd
q11d days a week watch other channel 4th
q11e days a week watch other channel 5th
q12_a days a week read newspaper A
q12_b days a week read newspaper B
q12_c days a week read newspaper C
q13 Read other paper more frequently?
q14_1 which other newspaper 1st
q14_O1 which other newspaper 1st [open answer]
q14_2 which other newspaper 2nd
q14_O2 which other newspaper 2nd [open answer]
q14_3 which other newspaper 3rd
q14_O3 which other newspaper 3rd [open answer]
q14_4 which other newspaper 4th
q14_O4 which other newspaper 4th [open answer]
q14_5 which other newspaper 5th
q14_O5 which other newspaper 5th [open answer]
q15a days a week read other paper 1st
q15b days a week read other paper 2nd
q15c days a week read other paper 3rd
q15d days a week read other paper 4th
q15e days a week read other paper 5th
q16 how often watch program about election on TV?
q17 how often read about election in newspaper?
q18 how often talk to friends/family about election?
q19 how often attend public meeting/rally about election?
q20 how often look into website concerned with election?
q21 contacted in campaign
q21_a contacted in campaign by party/candidate: email
q21_b contacted in campaign by party/candidate: internet networking
q21_c contacted in campaign by party/candidate: phone
q21_d contacted in campaign by party/candidate: direct mail
q21_e contacted in campaign by party/candidate: flyer through post
q21_f contacted in campaign by party/candidate: face to face [at doorstep]
q21_g contacted in campaign by party/candidate: face to face [in street]
q21_h contacted in campaign by party/candidate: other personal contact
q21_i contacted in campaign by party/candidate: never been contacted - France only
q22 visited [which] 'how to vote' website?
q22b_O1 name 'how to vote' website: other 1
q22b_O2 name 'how to vote' website: other 2
q22b_O3 name 'how to vote' website: other 3
q22b_O4 name 'how to vote' website: other 4
q22b_O5 name 'how to vote' website: other 5
q22b_O6 name 'how to vote' website: other 6
q23 Interest in EP election campaign
q24 Did or did not vote in EP elections
q25 Which party voted for in EP elections
q26 Which party, if R had voted in EP elections
q26b Which party voted for in local elections [BE & IE only]
q27 Actual vote in last general election
q28 Vote intention in general elections
q29 Responsibility of government for economic conditions
q30 Responsibility of EU for economic conditions
q31 Responsibility of government for standards of health care
q32 Responsibility of EU for standards of health care
q33 Responsibility of government for levels of immigration
q34 Responsibility of EU for levels of immigration
q35 Responsibility of government for setting interest rates
q36 Responsibility of EU for setting interest rates
q37 Responsibility of government for dealing with climate change
q38 Responsibility of EU for dealing with climate change
t501 Rotation indicator Q39: which party probed first
q39_p1 Propensity to vote for Party 1
q39_p2 Propensity to vote for Party 2
q39_p3 Propensity to vote for Party 3
q39_p4 Propensity to vote for Party 4
q39_p5 Propensity to vote for Party 5
q39_p6 Propensity to vote for Party 6
q39_p7 Propensity to vote for Party 7
q39_p8 Propensity to vote for Party 8
q39_p9 Propensity to vote for Party 9
q39_p10 Propensity to vote for Party 10
q39_p11 Propensity to vote for Party 11
q39_p12 Propensity to vote for Party 12
q39_p13 Propensity to vote for Party 13
q39_p14 Propensity to vote for Party 14
q39_p15 Propensity to vote for Party 15
q40 agree/disagree: EU Parliament considers concerns of EU citizens
q41 agree/disgree: You trust the institutions of the European Union
q42 agree/disgaree: very important which candidates win seats in EP elections
q43 agree/disgaree: very important which party wins most seats EP elections
q44 agree/disagree: [country] Parliament considers concerns of [country] citizens
q45 q45|agree/disgaree: very important which party wins most seats NP elections
q46 q46| Left-right self-placement
t502 Rotation indicator Q47: which party probed first
q47_p1 left-right-placement: party 1
q47_p2 left-right-placement: party 2
q47_p3 left-right-placement: party 3
q47_p4 left-right-placement: party 4
q47_p5 left-right-placement: party 5
q47_p6 left-right-placement: party 6
q47_p7 left-right-placement: party 7
q47_p8 left-right-placement: party 8
q47_p9 left-right-placement: party 9
q47_p10 left-right-placement: party 10
q47_p11 left-right-placement: party 11
q47_p12 left-right-placement: party 12
q47_p13 left-right-placement: party 13
q47_p14 left-right-placement: party 14
q47_p15 left-right-placement: party 15
q48 retrospective sociotropic economic evaluation
q49 prospective sociotropic economic evaluation
q50 Retrospective perception of changes in standards of health care
q51 Retrospective perception of changes in levels of immigration
q52 Evaluation of changes in levels of immigration
q53 Retrospective perception of changes in interest rates
q54 Evaluation of changes in interest rates
q55 Retrospective perception of changes in climate change
t503 Rotation indicator Q56-Q67: which question posed first
q56 agree/disagree: Immigrants required to adapt to customs of [country]
q57 agree/disagree: Private enterprise best to solve [country's] economic problems
q58 agree/disagree: Same-sex marriages should be prohibited by law
q59 agree/disagree: public services and industries should be in state ownership
q60 agree/disagree: Women should be free to decide on matters of abortion
q61 agree/disagree: Politics should abstain from intervening in the economy
q62 agree/disagree: People who break law should get much harsher sentences than now
q63 agree/disagree: Income and wealth should be redistributed towards ordinary people
q64 agree/disagree: Schools must teach children to obey authority
q65 agree/disagree: EU treaty changes should be decided by referendum
q66 agree/disagree: A woman should cut down on paid work for her family
q67 agree/disagree: Immigration to [country] should be decreased significantly
q68 Impact of government policies on economic conditions
q69 Impact of government policies on standards of health care
q70 Impact of government policies on levels of immigration
q71 Impact of government policies on interest rates
q72 Impact of government policies on climate change
q73 Impact of EU policies on economic conditions
q74 Impact of EU policies on standards of health care
q75 Impact of EU policies on levels of immigration
q76 Impact of EU policies on interest rates
q77 Impact of EU policies on climate change
q78 interest in politics
q79 EU membership good or bad
q80 respondent's attitude to European unification
t504 Rotation indicator Q81: which party probed first
q81_p1 european unification: perception of party 1
q81_p2 european unification: perception of party 2
q81_p3 european unification: perception of party 3
q81_p4 european unification: perception of party 4
q81_p5 european unification: perception of party 5
q81_p6 european unification: perception of party 6
q81_p7 european unification: perception of party 7
q81_p8 european unification: perception of party 8
q81_p9 european unification: perception of party 9
q81_p10 european unification: perception of party 10
q81_p11 european unification: perception of party 11
q81_p12 european unification: perception of party 12
q81_p13 european unification: perception of party 13
q81_p14 european unification: perception of party 14
q81_p15 european unification: perception of party 15
q82_1 see self as [country] citizen, or [country region/ethnic] citizen?
q82 not only [country] citizen, but also european citizen?
q83 EU enlargment good or bad
q84 satisfaction with democracy in [country]
q85 satisfaction with democracy in EU
q86 approval of [country] government's record
q87 close to a party [pid]
q88 close or sympathizer
q89 not close to a party - but closer to a party?
q90 not close but closer to party: which?
q91 confidence: EU decisions in the interest of [country]
t505 Rotation indicator Q92-Q98: which question posed first
q92 Switzerland is a member of the EU - T/F
q93 EU has 25 member states - T/F
q94 Every EU country elects same number of MEPs - T/F
q95 Every six months, a different country presides the Council - T/F
q96 Country specific knowledge question 1 - T/F
q97 Country specific knowledge question 2 - T/F
q98 Country specific knowledge question 3 - T/F
q99 trade union: R or anyone in household member
q100 age when stopped full-time education
q101 education: highest level completed
q101_O1 education: highest level completed: other
q101b education, vocational: highest level completed (DK & DE only)
Q101B_O1 education, vocational: highest level completed: other (DK & DE only)
q102 gender
q103 year of birth
q104 both parents born in [country]?
q105 which country mother born
q105_O1 which country mother born: other
q106 which country father born
q106_O1 which country father born: other
q107 in which country R born
q107_O1 in which country R born: other
q108 consider self [nationality] or belong to other group - or both
q108_O1 consider self belong only to other group: which
q108_O2 consider self belong also to other group: which
q109 marital status
q110 work situation
q111 sector of employment
q113 occupation
q114 social class (subjective)
q115 rural-urban area
q116 years residency in current community
q117 religion
q117_O1 religion: other
q118 attendance at religious services
q119 subjective religiosity
q120 subjective standard of living
v100 sample weight per country (calibrated)
selection probability per country: EU-27
selection probability per country: EU-25
selection probability per country: EU-15
selection probability per country: EU-12
selection probability per country: EU-10
selection probability per country: EU-9
selection probability per country: EU-6
inverse selection probability per country: EU-27
inverse selection probability per country: EU-25
inverse selection probability per country: EU-15
inverse selection probability per country: EU-12
inverse selection probability per country: EU-10
inverse selection probability per country: EU-9
inverse selection probability per country: EU-6
political weight
political weight actual EP voters only
v200 education: ISCED level (cross-country comparable)
Strength of closeness to Party
Direction of closeness to Party