| name |
Title of dataset |
| essround |
ESS round |
| edition |
Edition |
| proddate |
Production date |
| idno |
Respondent's identification number |
| cntry |
Country |
| dweight |
Design weight |
| pspwght |
Post-stratification weight including design weight |
| pweight |
Population size weight (must be combined with dweight or pspwght) |
| anweight |
Analysis weight |
| prob |
Sampling probability |
| stratum |
Sampling stratum |
| psu |
Primary sampling unit |
| panpriph |
More important for governments to prioritise public health or economic activity when fighting a pandemic |
| panmonpb |
More important for governments to monitor and track the public or to maintain public privacy when fighting a pandemic |
| panfolru |
More important to follow government rules or to make own decisions when fighting a pandemic |
| panclobo |
How important for country to close its borders when fighting a pandemic |
| panresmo |
How important to restrict people's movement between different parts of country when fighting a pandemic |
| nwspol |
News about politics and current affairs, watching, reading or listening, in minutes |
| netusoft |
Internet use, how often |
| netustm |
Internet use, how much time on typical day, in minutes |
| ppltrst |
Most people can be trusted or you can't be too careful |
| pplfair |
Most people try to take advantage of you, or try to be fair |
| pplhlp |
Most of the time people helpful or mostly looking out for themselves |
| polintr |
How interested in politics |
| psppsgva |
Political system allows people to have a say in what government does |
| actrolga |
Able to take active role in political group |
| psppipla |
Political system allows people to have influence on politics |
| cptppola |
Confident in own ability to participate in politics |
| trstprl |
Trust in country's parliament |
| trstlgl |
Trust in the legal system |
| trstplc |
Trust in the police |
| trstplt |
Trust in politicians |
| trstprt |
Trust in political parties |
| trstep |
Trust in the European Parliament |
| trstun |
Trust in the United Nations |
| trstsci |
Trust in scientists |
| vote |
Voted last national election |
| prtvtedk |
Party voted for in last national election, Denmark |
| contplt |
Contacted politician or government official last 12 months |
| donprty |
Donated to or participated in political party or pressure group last 12 months |
| badge |
Worn or displayed campaign badge/sticker last 12 months |
| sgnptit |
Signed petition last 12 months |
| pbldmna |
Taken part in public demonstration last 12 months |
| bctprd |
Boycotted certain products last 12 months |
| pstplonl |
Posted or shared anything about politics online last 12 months |
| volunfp |
Volunteered for not-for-profit or charitable organisation |
| clsprty |
Feel closer to a particular party than all other parties |
| prtcledk |
Which party feel closer to, Denmark |
| prtdgcl |
How close to party |
| implvdm |
How important for you to live in democratically governed country |
| lrscale |
Placement on left right scale |
| stflife |
How satisfied with life as a whole |
| stfeco |
How satisfied with present state of economy in country |
| stfgov |
How satisfied with the national government |
| stfdem |
How satisfied with the way democracy works in country |
| stfedu |
State of education in country nowadays |
| stfhlth |
State of health services in country nowadays |
| gincdif |
Government should reduce differences in income levels |
| freehms |
Gays and lesbians free to live life as they wish |
| hmsfmlsh |
Ashamed if close family member gay or lesbian |
| hmsacld |
Gay and lesbian couples right to adopt children |
| euftf |
European Union: European unification go further or gone too far |
| accalaw |
Acceptable for country to have a strong leader above the law |
| lrnobed |
Obedience and respect for authority most important virtues children should learn |
| loylead |
Country needs most loyalty towards its leaders |
| imsmetn |
Allow many/few immigrants of same race/ethnic group as majority |
| imdfetn |
Allow many/few immigrants of different race/ethnic group from majority |
| impcntr |
Allow many/few immigrants from poorer countries outside Europe |
| imbgeco |
Immigration bad or good for country's economy |
| imueclt |
Country's cultural life undermined or enriched by immigrants |
| imwbcnt |
Immigrants make country worse or better place to live |
| happy |
How happy are you |
| sclmeet |
How often socially meet with friends, relatives or colleagues |
| inprdsc |
How many people with whom you can discuss intimate and personal matters |
| sclact |
Take part in social activities compared to others of same age |
| crmvct |
Respondent or household member victim of burglary/assault last 5 years |
| aesfdrk |
Feeling of safety of walking alone in local area after dark |
| health |
Subjective general health |
| hlthhmp |
Hampered in daily activities by illness/disability/infirmity/mental problem |
| atchctr |
How emotionally attached to [country] |
| atcherp |
How emotionally attached to Europe |
| scrlgblg |
Belonging to particular religion or denomination |
| rlgdnm |
Religion or denomination belonging to at present, Denmark |
| rlgdnme |
Religion or denomination belonging to in the past |
| rlgdgr |
How religious are you |
| rlgatnd |
How often attend religious services apart from special occasions |
| pray |
How often pray apart from at religious services |
| dscrgrp |
Member of a group discriminated against in this country |
| dscrrce |
Discrimination of respondent's group: colour or race |
| dscrntn |
Discrimination of respondent's group: nationality |
| dscrrlg |
Discrimination of respondent's group: religion |
| dscrlng |
Discrimination of respondent's group: language |
| dscretn |
Discrimination of respondent's group: ethnic group |
| dscrage |
Discrimination of respondent's group: age |
| dscrgnd |
Discrimination of respondent's group: gender |
| dscrsex |
Discrimination of respondent's group: sexuality |
| dscrdsb |
Discrimination of respondent's group: disability |
| dscroth |
Discrimination of respondent's group: other grounds |
| dscrnap |
Discrimination of respondent's group: not applicable |
| dscrna |
Discrimination of respondent's group: no answer |
| ctzcntr |
Citizen of country |
| brncntr |
Born in country |
| cntbrthd |
Country of birth |
| livecnta |
What year you first came to live in country |
| lnghom1 |
Language most often spoken at home: first mentioned |
| lnghom2 |
Language most often spoken at home: second mentioned |
| feethngr |
Feel part of same race or ethnic group as most people in country |
| facntr |
Father born in country |
| fbrncntc |
Country of birth, father |
| mocntr |
Mother born in country |
| mbrncntc |
Country of birth, mother |
| ccnthum |
Climate change caused by natural processes, human activity, or both |
| ccrdprs |
To what extent feel personal responsibility to reduce climate change |
| wrclmch |
How worried about climate change |
| vteubcmb |
Would vote for [country] to become member of European Union or remain outside |
| fairelc |
National elections are free and fair |
| dfprtal |
Different political parties offer clear alternatives to one another |
| medcrgv |
The media are free to criticise the government |
| rghmgpr |
The rights of minority groups are protected |
| votedir |
Citizens have the final say on political issues by voting directly in referendums |
| cttresa |
The courts treat everyone the same |
| gptpelc |
Governing parties are punished in elections when they have done a bad job |
| gvctzpv |
The government protects all citizens against poverty |
| grdfinc |
The government takes measures to reduce differences in income levels |
| viepol |
The views of ordinary people prevail over the views of the political elite |
| wpestop |
The will of the people cannot be stopped |
| keydec |
Key decisions are made by national governments rather than the European Union |
| fairelcc |
In country national elections are free and fair |
| dfprtalc |
In country different political parties offer clear alternatives to one another |
| medcrgvc |
In country the media are free to criticise the government |
| rghmgprc |
In country the rights of minority groups are protected |
| votedirc |
In country citizens have the final say on political issues by voting directly in referendums |
| cttresac |
In country the courts treat everyone the same |
| gptpelcc |
In country governing parties are punished in elections when they have done a bad |
| gvctzpvc |
In country the government protects all citizens against poverty |
| grdfincc |
In country governing parties are punished in elections when they have done a bad job |
| viepolc |
In country the views of ordinary people prevail over the views of the political elite |
| wpestopc |
In country the will of the people cannot be stopped |
| keydecc |
In country key decisions are made by national governments rather than the European Union |
| scchpldm |
Best for democracy: government changes policies in response to what most people think |
| chpldmi |
Important for democracy: government changes policies in response to what most people think |
| chpldmc |
In country government changes policies in response to what most people think |
| stpldmi |
Important for democracy: government sticks to policies regardless of what most people think |
| stpldmc |
In country government sticks to policies regardless of what most people think |
| impdema |
How important things are for democracy, order A |
| hhmmb |
Number of people living regularly as member of household |
| gndr |
Gender |
| gndr2 |
Gender of second person in household |
| gndr3 |
Gender of third person in household |
| gndr4 |
Gender of fourth person in household |
| gndr5 |
Gender of fifth person in household |
| gndr6 |
Gender of sixth person in household |
| gndr7 |
Gender of seventh person in household |
| gndr8 |
Gender of eighth person in household |
| gndr9 |
Gender of ninth person in household |
| gndr10 |
Gender of tenth person in household |
| gndr11 |
Gender of eleventh person in household |
| gndr12 |
Gender of twelfth person in household |
| gndr13 |
Gender of thirteenth person in household |
| gndr14 |
Gender of fourteenth person in household |
| gndr15 |
Gender of fifteenth person in household |
| yrbrn |
Year of birth |
| agea |
Age of respondent, calculated |
| yrbrn2 |
Year of birth of second person in household |
| yrbrn3 |
Year of birth of third person in household |
| yrbrn4 |
Year of birth of fourth person in household |
| yrbrn5 |
Year of birth of fifth person in household |
| yrbrn6 |
Year of birth of sixth person in household |
| yrbrn7 |
Year of birth of seventh person in household |
| yrbrn8 |
Year of birth of eighth person in household |
| yrbrn9 |
Year of birth of ninth person in household |
| yrbrn10 |
Year of birth of tenth person in household |
| yrbrn11 |
Year of birth of eleventh person in household |
| yrbrn12 |
Year of birth of twelfth person in household |
| yrbrn13 |
Year of birth of thirteenth person in household |
| yrbrn14 |
Year of birth of fourteenth person in household |
| yrbrn15 |
Year of birth of fifteenth person in household |
| rshipa2 |
Second person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa3 |
Third person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa4 |
Fourth person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa5 |
Fifth person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa6 |
Sixth person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa7 |
Seventh person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa8 |
Eighth person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa9 |
Ninth person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa10 |
Tenth person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa11 |
Eleventh person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa12 |
Twelfth person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa13 |
Thirteenth person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa14 |
Fourteenth person in household: relationship to respondent |
| rshipa15 |
Fifteenth person in household: relationship to respondent |
| mnactic |
Main activity, last 7 days. All respondents. Post coded |
| rshpsts |
Relationship with husband/wife/partner currently living with |
| lvgptnea |
Ever lived with a partner, without being married |
| dvrcdeva |
Ever been divorced/had civil union dissolved |
| chldhhe |
Ever had children living in household |
| domicil |
Domicile, respondent's description |
| edulvlb |
Highest level of education |
| eisced |
Highest level of education, ES - ISCED |
| edlvdDK |
Highest level of education, [country] |
| eduyrs |
Years of full-time education completed |
| pdwrk |
Doing last 7 days: paid work |
| edctn |
Doing last 7 days: education |
| uempla |
Doing last 7 days: unemployed, actively looking for job |
| uempli |
Doing last 7 days: unemployed, not actively looking for job |
| dsbld |
Doing last 7 days: permanently sick or disabled |
| rtrd |
Doing last 7 days: retired |
| cmsrv |
Doing last 7 days: community or military service |
| hswrk |
Doing last 7 days: housework, looking after children, others |
| dngoth |
Doing last 7 days: other |
| dngna |
Doing last 7 days: no answer |
| mainact |
Main activity last 7 days |
| crpdwk |
Control paid work last 7 days |
| pdjobev |
Ever had a paid job |
| pdjobyr |
Year last in paid job |
| emplrel |
Employment relation |
| emplno |
Number of employees respondent has/had |
| wrkctra |
Employment contract unlimited or limited duration |
| estsz |
Establishment size |
| jbspv |
Responsible for supervising other employees |
| njbspv |
Number of people responsible for in job |
| wkdcorga |
Allowed to decide how daily work is organised |
| iorgact |
Allowed to influence policy decisions about activities of organisation |
| scwflt |
Do/did have a set 'basic' or contracted number of hours |
| wkhct |
Total contracted hours per week in main job overtime excluded |
| wkhtot |
Total hours normally worked per week in main job overtime included |
| nacer2 |
Industry, NACE rev.2 |
| tporgwk |
What type of organisation work/worked for |
| isco08 |
Occupation, ISCO08 |
| wrkac6m |
Paid work in another country, period more than 6 months last 10 years |
| uemp3m |
Ever unemployed and seeking work for a period more than three months |
| uemp12m |
Any period of unemployment and work seeking lasted 12 months or more |
| uemp5yr |
Any period of unemployment and work seeking within last 5 years |
| mbtru |
Member of trade union or similar organisation |
| hincsrca |
Main source of household income |
| hinctnta |
Household's total net income, all sources |
| hincfel |
Feeling about household's income nowadays |
| edulvlpb |
Partner's highest level of education |
| eiscedp |
Partner's highest level of education, ES - ISCED |
| edlvpddk |
Partner's highest level of education, [country] |
| pdwrkp |
Partner doing last 7 days: paid work |
| edctnp |
Partner doing last 7 days: education |
| uemplap |
Partner doing last 7 days: unemployed, actively looking for job |
| uemplip |
Partner doing last 7 days: unemployed, not actively looking for job |
| dsbldp |
Partner doing last 7 days: permanently sick or disabled |
| rtrdp |
Partner doing last 7 days: retired |
| cmsrvp |
Partner doing last 7 days: community or military service |
| hswrkp |
Partner doing last 7 days: housework, looking after children, others |
| dngothp |
Partner doing last 7 days: other |
| dngnapp |
Partner doing last 7 days: not applicable |
| dngnap |
Partner doing last 7 days: no answer |
| mnactp |
Partner's main activity last 7 days |
| crpdwkp |
Partner, control paid work last 7 days |
| isco08p |
Occupation partner, ISCO08 |
| emprelp |
Partner's employment relation |
| wkhtotp |
Hours normally worked a week in main job overtime included, partner |
| emprf14 |
Father's employment status when respondent 14 |
| occf14b |
Father's occupation when respondent 14 |
| emprm14 |
Mother's employment status when respondent 14 |
| occm14b |
Mother's occupation when respondent 14 |
| atncrse |
Improve knowledge/skills: course/lecture/conference, last 12 months |
| anctry1 |
First ancestry, European Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups |
| anctry2 |
Second ancestry, European Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups |
| acchome |
Location able to access the internet: Home |
| accwrk |
Location able to access the internet: Workplace |
| accmove |
Location able to access the internet: On the move |
| accoth |
Location able to access the internet: Some other place |
| accnone |
Location able to access the internet: None of the above |
| accna |
Location able to access the internet: No answer |
| fampref |
Preference settings, how familiar |
| famadvs |
Advanced search, how familiar |
| fampdf |
PDF, how familiar |
| mcclose |
Online/mobile communication makes people feel closer to one another |
| mcinter |
Online/mobile communication makes work and personal life interrupt each other |
| mccoord |
Online/mobile communication makes it easy to coordinate and manage activities |
| mcpriv |
Online/mobile communication undermines personal privacy |
| mcmsinf |
Online/mobile communication exposes people to misinformation |
| chldo12 |
Number of children aged 12 or over |
| gndro12a |
Gender of child aged 12 or over |
| ageo12 |
Age of child aged 12 or over |
| hhlio12 |
Child aged 12 or over lives in same household |
| closeo12 |
How close to child aged 12 or over |
| ttmino12 |
Travel time to child aged 12 or over, in minutes |
| speako12 |
Speak with child aged 12 or over in person, how often |
| scrno12 |
Speak with child aged 12 or over and see each other on a screen, how often |
| phoneo12 |
Speak with child aged 12 or over using a phone, how often |
| como12 |
Communicate with child aged 12 or over via text, email or messaging apps, how often |
| c19spo12 |
Speak with child aged 12 or over in person, how often compared with before COVID-19 |
| c19mco12 |
Online/mobile communication with child aged 12 or over, how often compared with before COVID-19 |
| livpnt |
Parents still alive |
| pntmofa |
Parents still alive, mother or father |
| agepnt |
Age of parent |
| hhlipnt |
Parent lives in same household |
| closepnt |
How close to parent |
| ttminpnt |
Travel time to parent, in minutes |
| speakpnt |
Speak with parent in person, how often |
| scrnpnt |
Speak with parent and see each other on a screen, how often |
| phonepnt |
Speak with parent using a phone, how often |
| compnt |
Communicate with parent via text, email or messaging apps, how often |
| c19sppnt |
Speak with parent in person, how often compared with before COVID-19 |
| c19mcpnt |
Online/mobile communication with parent, how often compared with before COVID-19 |
| stfmjob |
How satisfied are you in your main job |
| trdawrk |
Too tired after work to enjoy things like doing at home, how often |
| jbprtfp |
Job prevents you from giving time to partner/family, how often |
| pfmfdjba |
Partner/family fed up with pressure of your job, how often |
| dcsfwrka |
Current job: can decide time start/finish work |
| wrkhome |
Work from home or place of choice, how often |
| c19whome |
Work from home or place of choice, how often compared with before COVID-19 |
| c19wplch |
Work place change occurred as a result of COVID-19 |
| wrklong |
Employees expected to work overtime, how often |
| wrkresp |
Employees expected to be responsive outside working hours, how often |
| c19whacc |
Work from home or place of choice, how accepted compared with before COVID-19 |
| scrhlm |
Respondent have a line manager |
| sclmsup |
Line manager supports employees in balancing work, how much |
| manhlp |
Line manager gives work-related help, how likely |
| manwrkpl |
Line manager and respondent are at the same workplace, how often |
| manspeak |
Speak with line manager about work in person, how often |
| manscrn |
Speak with line manager about work and see each other on a screen, how often |
| manphone |
Speak with line about work manager using a phone, how often |
| mancom |
Communicate with line manager about work via text, email or messaging apps, how often |
| scrwiat |
Respondent work in a team |
| sctmfeel |
Feel like part of your team, how much |
| wrkextra |
Take on extra responsibilities at work without being paid more |
| scrwwc |
Respondent work with colleagues |
| scclprp |
Proportion of colleagues based at the same location |
| colhlp |
Colleagues give work-related help, how likely |
| colspeak |
Speak with colleagues in person, how often |
| colscrn |
Speak with colleagues about work and see each other on a screen, how often |
| colphone |
Speak with colleagues about work using a phone, how often |
| colcom |
Communicate with colleagues about work via text, email or messaging apps, how often |
| c19spwrk |
Speak with people you work with in person, how often compared with before COVID-19 |
| c19mcwrk |
Online/mobile communication with people you work with, how often compared with before COVID-19 |
| mcwrkhom |
Online/mobile communication makes it easy to work from home or place of choice |
| secgrdec |
Small secret group of people responsible for making all major decisions in world politics |
| scidecpb |
Groups of scientists manipulate, fabricate, or suppress evidence in order to deceive the public |
| gvhanc19 |
How satisfied with government's handling of COVID-19 in country |
| gvjobc19 |
How satisfied with government's response to COVID-19: people who have experienced job/income losses |
| gveldc19 |
How satisfied with government's response to COVID-19: elderly people in care homes |
| gvfamc19 |
How satisfied with government's response to COVID-19: families with school-aged children |
| hscopc19 |
How satisfied with the way health services coped with COVID-19 and its consequences in country |
| gvimpc19 |
To what extent trust the government to deal with the impact of COVID-19 in country |
| gvconc19 |
COVID-19 is result of deliberate and concealed efforts of some government or organisation |
| respc19 |
Respondent had COVID-19 |
| reshhc19 |
Anyone living with respondent had COVID-19 |
| hapljc19 |
Things happened since start of COVID-19: was made redundant/lost job |
| hapirc19 |
Things happened since start of COVID-19: income from job was reduced |
| hapwrc19 |
Things happened since start of COVID-19: working hours were reduced |
| hapfuc19 |
Things happened since start of COVID-19: was furloughed |
| hapfoc19 |
Things happened since start of COVID-19: was forced to take unpaid leave/holiday |
| hapnoc19 |
Things happened since start of COVID-19: none of these |
| hapnwc19 |
Things happened since start of COVID-19: not in work since start of COVID-19 |
| hapnpc19 |
Things happened since start of COVID-19: not applicable |
| hapnac19 |
Things happened since start of COVID-19: no answer |
| getavc19 |
Whether respondent will get vaccinated against COVID-19 with vaccine approved by the national regulatory authority in country |
| region |
Region |
| mode |
Mode of data collection |
| scwsds |
Start of survey |
| scwass |
First ESS survey question |
| scwa5se |
After A5 (End of first part of section K/start of section A from F2F questionnaire) |
| scwa11se |
After A11 (End of section A/start of section B from F2F questionnaire) |
| scwa59se |
After A59 (End of section B/start of section C from F2F questionnaire) |
| scwa89se |
After A89 (End of section C/start of section D (Democracy) from F2F questionnaire) |
| scwb30se |
After B30 (End of section D /start of section F from F2F questionnaire) |
| scwc55se |
After C55 (End of section F /start of section G from F2F questionnaire) |
| scwd62se |
After D62 (End of section G/start of remaining section K from F2F questionnaire) |
| scwd78se |
After D78 (End of section K/start of CRONOS-2 recruitment section) |
| scwrecse |
After last CRONOS-2 |
| scwtype |
Type of device used for web-based selfadministered questionnaire |
| smplresp |
Sampled respondent/respondent with next/last birthday verified |
| questcmp |
Date questionnaire completed by respondent |
| Løbenummer |
Ikke betydningsbærende unikt løbenummer skabt under aflevering til arkiv |