Data and Documentation – Joint EVS/WVS
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 Collection:
- Joint EVS/WVS (ZA7505) dataset v2.0.0: The study description provides information on the origin and content of data, version history, and direct access to the data and documentation.
Citation for data downloaded from the GESIS Data Collection:
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. - For further information on data download, see Data Access.
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.
Access to data and documentation via the WVS website:
- Joint EVS/WVS dataset: The study description provides information on the origin and content of data, version history, and direct access to the data and documentation.
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.
Documentation
Overview of documentation provided on the Joint EVS/WVS:
- Master questionnaires of the EVS 2017 and WVS7 waves with the core common questions included in the Joint EVS/WVS highlighted:
EVS2017 Master Questionnaire and WVS7 Master Questionnaire - Joint EVS/WVS Variable Report – Documentation
Documents the structure of the dataset and its correspondence with the EVS 2017 and WVS7 source data files. - Joint EVS/WVS Variable Report – Tables
Variable documentation of the data with results by country (weighted by gwght). - Joint EVS/WVS Variable Correspondence Table (Excel)
Overview of the variables included in the Joint EVS/WVS and their correspondence to the source variables in EVS 2017 and WVS7 - Joint EVS/WVS Participating Countries and Territories (Excel)
Overview of countries and territories included in the Joint EVS/WVS
Methodological Information
| EVS 2017 | WVS7 | |
| Information on the Joint EVS/WVS project | Collaboration with WVS | Cooperation with EVS |
| Methodological information | Methodology EVS 2017 | Methodology WVS 7 (2017-2020) |
| Data Quality | Data Quality | Data Quality |
| Field Questionnaires | Participating Countries | Participating Countries |
Summarized information on participating countries and territories
Please send your bibliographic citation based on the Joint EVS/WVS at
If you have any questions about the data and documentation, please send us an E-Mail
- To EVS: EVSservice[at]gesis[dot]org
- To WVS: wvsa.secretariat[at]gmail[dot]com