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This dataset is the result of an experimental fielding of the Round 11 European Social Survey (ESS) as a self-completion (web and paper) survey in Great Britain. Data collection was carried out between November 2021 and March 2022. The total number of cases included in the data file is 2,908. This includes fully completed questionnaires and those where at least 75% of 'ask all' questions were answered. 2,116 responses were via web and 792 were on paper. The response rate was between 36% and 40%, depending on which assumption is applied regarding ineligible cases (see the technical report for further details). The experiment also included an incentive experiment, with different levels of conditional incentive randomly assigned to sample units. The incentive condition is flagged in the data file. It is expected that users may compare this data with the UK ESS Round 10 data (based on a face-to-face approach), which is expected to be released via the ESS Data Archive in early 2023.
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The European Social Survey (ESS) is a general social survey, which covers public attitudes and behaviour across a range of topic areas. It is divided into a core section (that is repeated for all survey rounds) and two rotating modules (that vary between rounds). The topics covered by the core include media use, internet use, social trust, political interest, trust in institutions, civic participation, voting and political party allegiance, subjective wellbeing, crime, religion, discrimination and identity. For Round 11 of the survey (on which this data set is based), the two rotating modules were "Understandings and Evaluations of Democracy" and "Digital Social Contacts in Work and Family Life". The survey includes an extensive social-demographics section, collecting information on the respondent, their partner and their parents. The Round 11 survey also includes a module on experiences of and attitudes towards the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
