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 Collection 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:
- The study description provides information on origin and content of data, version history, and direct access to the
Joint EVS/WVS (ZA7505) dataset. Note: updated data set version v1.1.0 (2021-01-26).
For further information on data download, see Data Access. - 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 1.1.0, doi:10.4232/1.13670.
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_1-1-0.pdf.
Access to data and documentation via the WVS website:
- The study description provides information on origin and content of data, version history, and direct access to the
Joint EVS/WVS dataset - 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 1.1.0, doi: 10.14281/18241.11.
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
- Documentation the structure of the dataset and its correspondence with the EVS 2017 and WVS7 source data files:
Joint EVS/WVS Variable Report – Documentation
- Variable documentation of the data with results by country (weighted by gwght):
Joint EVS/WVS Variable Report – Tables
- Overview of the variables included in the Joint EVS/WVS and correspondence to source variables in EVS 2017 and WVS7:
Joint EVS/WVS Variable Correspondence Table (Excel)
- Overview of countries and territories included in the Joint EVS/WVS:
Joint EVS/WVS Participating Countries and Territories (Excel)
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@gesis.org
- To WVS: wvsa.secretariat@gmail.com