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 v4.0.0: 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 (2022). European Values Study and World Values Survey: Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2022 Dataset (Joint EVS/WVS). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA7505. Dataset Version 4.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.14023.

  • 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_4-0-0.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 (2022). European Values Study and World Values Survey: Joint EVS/WVS 2017-2022 Dataset (Joint EVS/WVS). JD Systems Institute & WVSA. Dataset Version 4.0.0, doi: 10.14281/18241.21.
Documentation

Overview of documentation provided on the Joint EVS/WVS:

Methodological Information
EVS 2017WVS7
Information on the Joint EVS/WVS projectCollaboration with WVSCooperation with EVS
Methodological informationMethodology EVS 2017Methodology WVS 7 (2017-2020) 
Data  QualityData QualityData Quality 
Field QuestionnairesParticipating CountriesParticipating Countries

Summarized information on participating countries and territories

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