European Social Survey
Also known as ESS · ESS Data archive
The European Social Survey (ESS) is an academically driven cross-national survey that has been conducted across Europe since its establishment in 2001. Every two years, interviews are conducted with newly selected, cross-sectional samples. Questions in every round measure attitudes towards climate; crime and justice; democracy and government; immigration; health and wellbeing; institutional and social trust; media and internet use; European, national and ethnic identity; perceived discrimination; political affiliation, interest and participation; religion; social exclusion; and values. Information is also collected for respondents’ ancestry; education; employment; financial circumstances; h…
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About this database
| Website | https://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/ |
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| Subjects | Humanities and Social Sciences · Life Sciences · Natural Sciences · Social and Behavioural Sciences · Medicine · Geosciences (including Geography) · Education Sciences · Social Sciences · Jurisprudence · Medicine · Geography · Empirical Social Research · Criminology · Public Health, Health Services Research, Social Medicine |
| Last updated | 2026-09-12 |