EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY

2002
 CARD 1

No time at all
Less than ½ hour
½ hour to 1 hour
More than 1 hour, up to 1 ½ hours
More than 1 ½ hours, up to 2 hours
More than 2 hours, up to 2 ½ hours
More than 2 ½ hours, up to 3 hours
More than 3 hours
 CARD 2
How often for personal use?

No access at home or work

Never use
Less than once a month
Once a month
Several times a month
Once a week
Several times a week
Every day
 CARD 3

You can’t be Most people

too careful can be trusted

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 4

Most people Most people

would try to would try to
take advantage be fair
of me

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 5

People People
mostly mostly
look out for try to be
themselves helpful

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 6

Never
Seldom
Occasionally
Regularly
Frequently
 CARD 7

Definitely not
Probably not
Not sure either way
Probably
Definitely
 CARD 8

Very difficult
Difficult
Neither difficult nor easy
Easy
Very easy
 CARD 9

Hardly any politicians care what people like me think

Very few care
Some care
Many care
Most politicians care what people like me think
 CARD 10

Nearly all politicians are just interested in votes

Most politicians are just interested in votes

Some politicians are just interested in votes, others aren’t

Most politicians are interested in people’s opinions

Nearly all politicians are interested in people’s opinions

 CARD 11

No trust Complete
at all trust

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 12

Left Right

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 13

Extremely Extremely
dissatisfied satisfied

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 14

Extremely Extremely
bad good

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 15

International level

European level

National level

Regional or local level

 CARD 16

Agree strongly

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Disagree strongly
 CARD 17

Extremely Extremely
unhappy happy

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 18

Never

Less than once a month

Once a month

Several times a month

Once a week

Several times a week

Every day
 CARD 19

Much less than most

Less than most

About the same

More than most

Much more than most

 CARD 20

Not at all Very

religious religious

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 21

Every day

More than once a week

Once a week

At least once a month

Only on special holy days

Less often

Never
 CARD 22

Within the last year

1-5 years ago

6-10 years ago

11-20 years ago

More than 20 years ago

 CARD 23

Europe

Africa

Asia

North America

South America and the Caribbean

Australasia
 CARD 24

[country’s] policy should be to…

Allow many to come and live here

Allow some
Allow a few
Allow none
 CARD 25

Extremely Extremely
unimportant important

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 26

Agree strongly

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Disagree strongly
 CARD 27

Take jobs Create

away new jobs

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 28

Generally Generally
take out put in
more more

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 29

Bad Good
for the for the
economy economy

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 30

Cultural Cultural
life life
undermined enriched

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 31

Worse Better
place to place to
live live

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 32

Crime Crime
problems problems
made made
worse better

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 33

Bad for those Good for those

countries in countries in
the long run the long run

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 34

Agree strongly

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Disagree strongly
 CARD 35

Not mind Mind

at all a lot

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 36
An area where…

Almost nobody was of a different race or

ethnic group from most [country] people

Some people were of a different race or ethnic

group

Many people were of a different race or ethnic

group

Or… It would make no difference

 CARD 37
An area where…

Almost nobody is of a different race or ethnic

group from most [country] people

Some people are of a different race or ethnic

group

Many people are of a different race or ethnic

group
 CARD 38

Agree strongly

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Disagree strongly
 CARD 39

Extremely Extremely
bad good

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 40

Agree strongly

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Disagree strongly
 CARD 41

Compared to the number going to live in other European

countries of about the same size…

Far more people come to live in [country]

More people come to live in [country]

About the same number of people come to live in [country]

Fewer people come to live in [country]

Far fewer people come to live in [country]

 CARD 42

Many more people leaving

More people leaving

About the same arriving and leaving

More people arriving

Many more people arriving

 CARD 43

A member of such an organisation

Participated in an activity arranged by such an

organisation

Donated money to such an organisation

Done voluntary (unpaid) work for such an organisation

 CARD 44

Extremely Extremely
unimportant important

Family 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Friends 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Leisure time 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Politics 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Work 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Religion 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Voluntary
Organisations 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 45

Every day

Several times a week

Once a week

Several times a month

Once a month

Less often

Never
 CARD 46

Extremely Extremely
unimportant important

Support people who

are worse off than 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
themselves

Vote in elections 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Always obey laws

and regulations 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Form their own opinion,

independently of others 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Be active in voluntary
organisations 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Be active in politics 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 47

I have no I have complete

influence control

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 48

Extremely Extremely
difficult easy

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 49

Extremely Extremely
dissatisfied satisfied

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 50

Treated Treated
very very
unfairly fairly

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 CARD 51

Husband, wife or partner

Son or daughter (including step or

adopted)

Parent or parent-in-law

Other relative

Other non-relative
 CARD 52

A big city

The suburbs or outskirts of a big city

A town or a small city

A country village

A farm or home in the countryside

 CARD 53

[Country-specific card on educational qualifications]

No qualifications
CSE grade 2-5/GCSE grades D-G or equivalent
CSE grade 1/O-level/GCSE grades A-C or equivalent
A-level, AS-level or equivalent
Degree/postgraduate qualification or equivalent
Other (please say which)
 CARD 54

In paid work (or away temporarily) (employee, self-employed, working for

your family business)
In education, even if on vacation (not paid for by employer)
Unemployed and actively looking for a job
Unemployed, wanting a job but not actively looking for a job
Permanently sick or disabled
Retired
In community or military service
Doing housework, looking after children or other persons
 CARD 55

Wages or salaries
Income from self-employment or farming
Pensions
Unemployment/redundancy benefit
Any other social benefits or grants
Income from investment, savings, insurance or
property
Income from other sources
 CARD 56
1
YOUR HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Approximate Approximate Approximate

WEEKLY MONTHLY ANNUAL
J Less than €40 Less than €150 Less than €1800 J
R €40 to under €70 €150 to under €300 €1800 to under €3600 R
C €70 to under €120 €300 to under €500 €3600 to under €6000 C
M €120 to under €230 €500 to under €1000 €6000 to under €12000 M
F €230 to under €350 €1000 to under €1500 €12000 to under €18000 F
S €350 to under €460 €1500 to under €2000 €18000 to under €24000 S
K €460 to under €580 €2000 to under €2500 €24000 to under €30000 K
P €580 to under €690 €2500 to under €3000 €30000 to under €36000 P
D €690 to under €1150 €3000 to under €5000 €36000 to under €60000 D
H €1150 to under €1730 €5000 to under €7500 €60000 to under €90000 H
U €1730 to under €2310 €7500 to under €10000 €90000 to under €120000 U
N €2310 or more €10000 or more €120000 or more N

1 Where necessary, insert corresponding amounts in national currency, rounding up or down as appropriate. In Euro, weekly figures were rounded to the nearest ten.
 CARD 57

Living comfortably on present income

Coping on present income

Finding it difficult on present income

Finding it very difficult on present income

 CARD 58

Very difficult

Quite difficult

Neither easy nor difficult

Quite easy

Very easy
 CARD 59

Not completed primary (compulsory) education

Primary education or first stage of basic education

Lower level secondary education or second stage of basic

education

Upper secondary education

Post-secondary, non tertiary education

First stage of tertiary education (not leading to an advanced

research qualification)

Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced

research qualification)
 CARD 60

In paid work (or away temporarily) (employee, self-employed,

working for your family business)
In education, even if on vacation (not paid for by employer)
Unemployed and actively looking for a job
Unemployed, wanting a job but not actively looking for a job
Permanently sick or disabled
Retired
In community or military service
Doing housework, looking after children or other persons
 CARD 61

Not completed primary (compulsory) education

Primary education or first stage of basic education

Lower level secondary education or second stage of basic

education

Upper secondary education

Post-secondary, non tertiary education

First stage of tertiary education (not leading to an advanced

research qualification)

Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced

research qualification)
 CARD 62
Traditional professional occupations
such as: accountant - solicitor - medical practitioner - scientist
- civil / mechanical engineer

Modern professional occupations

such as: teacher - nurse - physiotherapist - social worker -
welfare officer - artist - musician - police officer (sergeant or
above) - software designer

Clerical and intermediate occupations

such as: secretary - personal assistant - clerical worker - office
clerk - call centre agent - nursing auxiliary - nursery nurse

Senior managers or administrators

(usually responsible for planning, organising and co-ordinating
work and for finance) such as: finance manager - chief
executive

Technical and craft occupations

such as: motor mechanic - fitter - inspector - plumber - printer -
tool maker - electrician - gardener - train driver

Semi-routine manual and service occupations

such as: postal worker - machine operative - security guard -
caretaker - farm worker - catering assistant - receptionist -
sales assistant

Routine manual and service occupations

such as: HGV driver - van driver - cleaner - porter - packer -
sewing machinist - messenger - labourer - waiter / waitress -
bar staff

Middle or junior managers

such as: office manager - retail manager - bank manager -
restaurant manager - warehouse manager - publican
 CARD 63

Not completed primary (compulsory) education

Primary education or first stage of basic education

Lower level secondary education or second stage of basic

education

Upper secondary education

Post-secondary, non tertiary education

First stage of tertiary education (not leading to an advanced

research qualification)

Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced

research qualification)
 CARD 64
Traditional professional occupations
such as: accountant - solicitor - medical practitioner - scientist -
civil / mechanical engineer

Modern professional occupations

such as: teacher - nurse - physiotherapist - social worker -
welfare officer - artist - musician - police officer (sergeant or
above) - software designer

Clerical and intermediate occupations

such as: secretary - personal assistant - clerical worker - office
clerk - call centre agent - nursing auxiliary - nursery nurse

Senior managers or administrators

(usually responsible for planning, organising and co-ordinating
work and for finance) such as: finance manager - chief executive

Technical and craft occupations

such as: motor mechanic - fitter - inspector - plumber - printer -
tool maker - electrician - gardener - train driver

Semi-routine manual and service occupations

such as: postal worker - machine operative - security guard -
caretaker - farm worker - catering assistant - receptionist - sales
assistant

Routine manual and service occupations

such as: HGV driver - van driver - cleaner - porter - packer -
sewing machinist - messenger - labourer - waiter / waitress - bar
staff

Middle or junior managers

such as: office manager - retail manager - bank manager -
restaurant manager - warehouse manager
 CARD 65

Married

Separated (still legally married)

Divorced

Widowed

Never married