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ESS Strategic Plan published

The European Social Survey (ESS) has published its Strategic Plan 2024-29: The Road to a Sustainable Self-Completion Future.

Corporate, Fieldwork, Questionnaire
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Round 11 questionnaire and provisional release dates

The main questionnaire and showcards for Round 11 (2023/24) of the European Social Survey (ESS) have now been published.

Questionnaire
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Round 12 rotating modules selected

The European Social Survey (ESS) has selected questions on immigration and wellbeing to be included in Round 12 of the survey, currently due to be fielded in 2025.

Questionnaire
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Round 10 source questionnaire published

The European Social Survey has today (Monday 10 January 2022) published its Round 10 source questionnaire and accompanying documents.

Questionnaire
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Web panel question modules selected

The process for selecting questions to be included as part the European Social Survey (ESS) six-wave online panel has now been completed.

Questionnaire
| 2 min read

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Round 10 core questionnaire changes

A new European Social Survey (ESS) report summarises changes that have been made to our core questionnaire ahead of Round 10 (2020/21).

Questionnaire
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Round 10 COVID-19 questions finalised

The latest edition of the European Social Survey (ESS) will include a set of questions that can be fielded in participating countries to measure attitudes towards the Coronavirus pandemic.

Questionnaire
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Round 11 rotating modules selected

Questions that examine gender attitudes and social inequalities in health have been chosen for inclusion in Round 11 (2022/23) of the European Social Survey (ESS).

Questionnaire
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Exploring democracy and digital communication

Questions measuring attitudes towards democracy and media and communication will be included in Round 10 of the European Social Survey (ESS).

Questionnaire
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