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ESS5 Second edition (2.0) of test data

The second edition of test data (edition 2.0) from supplementary questionnaire for ESS round 5 was released on January 24th, 2013. Edition 2.0 is available on the ESS5 - 2010 Data Download page, and the only change from edition 1.0 is that data for Lithuania has been added to the data set, taking the total number of countries included in the integrated test data file to 26.
(24/01/13)

ESS5 Sample design data files (SDDF) available

Sample design data files (SDDF) are available in SAS and SPSS format, along with a PDF file describing the structure and use of the SDDFs. The files are available from the ESS5 - 2010 Data download section for the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.
(21/01/13)

ESS5 New edition of contact form data

The second edition of contact form data for ESS5 was released 14.01.13. In addition to some minor changes to the Slovenian and UK country data, The Czech Republic, Ireland and Lithuania have been added to the list of countries included in edition 1.0, bringing the total number of countries in the integrated ESS5 contact form data file to 26.
(14/01/13)

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ESS2 - 2004 Data Download

Users are obliged to read the ESS conditions of use.

Please see Deviations in data for an overview of errors or deviations in different countries.

Integrated files

• ESS2 - integrated file, edition 3.3 (Italy not included) [SAS] [SPSS]
• ESS2 - Italy country file from main questionnaire [SAS] [SPSS]
• ESS2 - data from Interviewer's questionnaire, edition 3.2 [SAS] [SPSS]
• ESS2 - test variables from Supplementary questionnaire, edition 3.2 [SAS] [SPSS]
• ESS2 - data from Contact forms, edition 3.2 [SAS] [SPSS]

Education Upgrade ESS1-4

Guide to weighting of ESS data.

Useful hints: Combining data files, Renaming variables, Other data formats.

Country Files

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