Variable Report - Documentation Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset Updated variable documentation as of July 2021 (v.2) Related to the Joint EVS/WVS, Version 2.0.0 GESIS: doi:10.4232/1.13737 WVSA: doi:10.14281/18241.14 European Values Study (EVS) World Values Survey (WVS) GESIS and JD Systems Madrid Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3 1. Access to data and citation ................................................................................................. 4 2. Documentation provided along with the data ................................................................... 6 3. Content of the Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset.............................................................. 7 4. Methodological information on the EVS/WVS source datasets ....................................... 12 5. Dataset structure and variable definition ......................................................................... 14 6. Standardized and harmonized variables .......................................................................... 20 7. Survey-specific variables (mixed-mode and matrix) ........................................................ 25 8. Information on the Variable Documentation ................................................................... 27 Variable Documentation of the Joint EVS/WVS Archive/Protocol variables and interviewer characteristics Perceptions of life Environment Work Family Politics and society Religion and morale National identity Security Demographics (Respondent’s parents) Demographics (Respondent’s partner) Demographics (Respondent) 2 Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset Tables Table 1: Content of the Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset ............................................................ 7 Table 2: Thematic categories and overview of assigned variables ............................................... 7 Table 3: Fieldwork period, mode, languages used ........................................................................ 8 Table 4: Missing value definition .................................................................................................. 14 Table 5: Overview of administrative, ID, protocol variables ........................................................ 15 Table 6: Variables with numeric or alphanumeric country codes ................................................ 17 Table 7: Country Codes ................................................................................................................ 17 Table 8: Weight variables ............................................................................................................. 19 Table 9: Political Parties/Preferences .......................................................................................... 20 Table 10: Religious Denomination ................................................................................................. 20 Table 11: Pray to God ..................................................................................................................... 20 Table 12: Educational Level ........................................................................................................... 21 Table 13: Job/Profession................................................................................................................ 21 Table 14: Income ............................................................................................................................ 22 Table 15: Nationality/Country of Birth ........................................................................................... 22 Table 16: Region ............................................................................................................................ 23 Table 17: Anonymization measures applied to socio-demographic variable ................................ 23 Table 18: Overview of mixed-mode and matrix design implementation by country ..................... 26 Table 19: Overview of mixed-mode, matrix design, responsive design variables .......................... 26 Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset 3 Introduction The European Value Study (EVS) and the World Value Survey (WVS) are two large-scale, cross- national and longitudinal survey research programs. They include a large number of questions, which have been replicated since the early eighties. In line with the Memorandum of Understanding, both organizations agreed to cooperate in joint data collection from 2017. EVS has been responsible for planning and conducting surveys in Euro- pean countries, using the EVS questionnaire and EVS methodological guidelines. WVSA has been responsible for planning and conducting surveys in countries in the world outside Europe, using the WVS questionnaire and WVS methodological guidelines. Five countries (Germany, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine) conducted surveys in both studies EVS 2017 and WVS7. Both organisations developed their draft master questionnaires independently. The joint items define the Common Cor e of both questionnaires. They are marked in yellow in the two English Master Questionnaires. The EVS archive (GESIS-DAS) has been responsible for data archiving and data processing of the European surveys. The WVS archive (JDS Madrid) has been responsible for data archiving and data processing for the non-European surveys and the WVS surveys conducted in Andorra, Germany, Greece, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. Based on the Common EVS/EVS Dictionary agreed by EVS and WVS the Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset (Joint EVS/WVS) has been constructed in close collaboration of both organizations and archives. The second version of the Joint EVS/WVS includes data and documentation of altogether 81 coun- tries and territories: 35 from the EVS 2017 and 51 from the WVS7. The Joint EVS/WVS is constructed from the following EVS and WVS source datasets: EVS (2020). European Values Study 2017: Integrated Dataset (EVS 2017). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA7500 Data file Version 4.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.13560. EVS (2021): European Values Study 2017: Ukraine (EVS 2017). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA7539 Data file Version 1.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.13714 Haerpfer, C., Inglehart, R., Moreno,A., Welzel,C., Kizilova,K., Diez-Medrano J., M. Lagos, P. Nor- ris, E. Ponarin & B. Puranen et al. (eds.). 2021. World Values Survey: Round Seven–Country- Pooled Datafile. Madrid, Spain & Vienna, Austria: JD Systems Institute & WVSA Secretariat. Ver- sion. doi:10.14281/18241.13. 4 Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset 1. Access to data and citation The identical version of the Joint EVS/WVS is accessible through two data service points: - EVS/GESIS: via the GESIS data catalogue at GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences - WVSA: via the website of the WVS. Access to data and documentation via the GESIS data catalogue: - Study description: Joint EVS/WVS Dataset (ZA7505) The study description provides information on origin and content of data, version history, and direct access to the dataset. - Access to data and documentation via the EVS website - Errata & Version History For information on Errata and Version History, please see: Study description, section ‚Errata in current version’ or Joint_EVS_WVS_Versions_and_Errata_2-0-0.pdf. - Citation for data downloaded from the GESIS data catalogue: EVS/WVS (2021). European Values Study and World Values Survey: Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset (Joint EVS/WVS). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA7505. Dataset Version 2.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.13737. Access to data and documentation via the WVS website: - Study information: Joint EVS/WVS Dataset - Errata & Version History For information on Errata and Version History, please see: Joint_EVS_WVS_Versions_and_Errata_2-0-0.pdf. - Citation for data downloaded from the website of the WVS: EVS/WVS (2021). European Values Study and World Values Survey: Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset (Joint EVS/WVS). Dataset Version 2.0.0, doi:10.14281/18241.14 How to cite this variable report EVS/WVS (2021). European Values Study and World Values Survey: Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset - Variable Report (Documentation/Tables). Version: July 2021 (v.2). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne and JD Systems Institute, Madrid. Citation requirements Publications based on Joint EVS/WVS should acknowledge this by means of bibliographic cita- tions. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for social science bibliographic utili- ties, citations must appear in the footnotes or in the reference section of publications. To provide funding agencies with essential information about the use of data and to facilitate the exchange of information about the EVS and WVS, users of EVS/WVS data are invited to send biblio- Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset 5 graphic citations and/or electronic copies of each completed report, article, conference paper or thesis abstract using. - EVS 2017: Please send your bibliographic citation to EVS Repository. - WVS7: Please submit references at WVS Repository. Disclaimer EVS/GESIS and WVSA/JDS, and the producers bear no responsibility for the uses of the EVS/WVS Joint dataset, or for interpretations or inferences based on these uses. EVS/GESIS and WVSA/JDS, and the producers accept no liability for indirect, consequential or incidental damages or losses arising from use of the data collection, or from the unavailability of, or break in access to the ser- vice for whatever reason. 6 Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2021 Dataset 2. Documentation provided along with the data