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The ESS measures the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of diverse populations across Europe. The questionnaire consists of a core module that is the same in each round, rotating modules that are dedicated to specific topics and a supplementary section dedicated to a human values scale and experimental tests.

Core questions focus on:

• Crime
• Democracy and politics
• Human values
• Immigration
• Media use
• National and ethnic identity
• Perceived discrimination
• Religion
• Social exclusion
• Social trust/trust in institutions
• Subjective wellbeing
• Socio-demographics

Rotating modules focus on:

• Immigration, citizenship & democracy (round 1, 2002)
• Economic morality, work, family & well-being, health and care-seeking (round 2, 2004)
• The timing of life, personal and social well-being (round 3, 2006)
• Attitudes to ageism and attitudes to welfare (round 4, 2008)
• Trust in the police and courts (round 5, 2010)
• Understanding and evaluation of democracy and personal and social well-being (round 6, 2012)
• Attitudes to immigration and health inequalities (round 7, 2014)
• Attitudes to welfare, climate change and energy (round 8, 2016)
• The timing of life, justice and fairness (round 9, 2018)

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