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System of Social Indicators for the Federal Republic of Germany: Health
The system of social indicators for the Federal Republic of Germany - developed in its original version as part of the SPES project under the direction of Wolfgang Zapf - provides quantitative information on levels, distributions and changes in quality of life, social progress and social change in Germany from 1950 to 2013, i.e. over a period of more than sixty years. With the approximately 400 objective and subjective indicators that the indicator system comprises in total, it claims to measure welfare and quality of life in Germany in a differentiated way across various areas of life and to monitor them over time. In addition to the indicators for 13 areas of life, including income, education and health, a selection of cross-cutting global welfare measures were also included in the indicator system, i.e. general welfare indicators such as life satisfaction, social isolation or the Human Development Index. Based on available data from official statistics and survey data, time series were compiled for all indicators, ideally with annual values from 1950 to 2013. Around 90 of the indicators were marked as "key indicators" in order to highlight central dimensions of welfare and quality of life across the various areas of life. The further development and expansion, regular maintenance and updating as well as the provision of the data of the system of social indicators for the Federal Republic of Germany have been among the tasks of the Center for Social Indicator Research, which is based at GESIS, since 1987. For a detailed description of the system of social indicators for the Federal Republic of Germany, see the study description under "Other documents".Health status [first level: Life expectancy; Causes of death; Health of life: Days of incapacity for work per person; Sick leave; Outpatient medical treatment cases; Sick days per resident; Proportion of the population with ongoing illness or disability; Share of population taking medication regularly; Health security; Insurance protection in the event of illness ; Outpatient and inpatient care; Expenditure on health security; Disease prevention measures; Health-relevant living conditions: Working world and health; Road traffic accidents and health; Alcohol and health; Smoking and health; Nutrition and healthDas System sozialer Indikatoren für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland – in seiner ursprünglichen Version im Rahmen des SPES-Projekts unter der Leitung von Wolfgang Zapf entwickelt – bietet quantitative Informationen zu Niveaus, Verteilungen und Veränderungen der Lebensqualität, gesellschaftlichen Fortschritt und sozialen Wandel in Deutschland von 1950 bis 2013, also über einen Zeitraum von mehr als sechzig Jahren. Mit den ca. 400 objektiven und subjektiven Indikatoren, die das Indikatorensystem insgesamt umfasst, wird beansprucht, Wohlfahrt und Lebensqualität in Deutschland über verschiedene Lebensbereiche hinweg differenziert zu messen und im Zeitverlauf zu beobachten. Neben den Indikatoren für 13 Lebensbereiche, u.a. Einkommen, Bildung und Gesundheit, wurde zudem eine Auswahl von bereichsübergreifenden globalen Wohlfahrtsmaßen in das Indikatorensystem einbezogen, d.h. allgemeine Wohlfahrtsindikatoren, wie z.B. die Lebenszufriedenheit, soziale Isolierung oder der Human Development Index. Basierend auf verfügbaren Daten der amtlichen Statistik und Umfragedaten wurden für sämtliche Indikatoren Zeitreihen zusammengestellt, im Idealfall mit jährlichen Werten von 1950 bis 2013. Von den Indikatoren wurden ca. 90 als “Schlüsselindikatoren” markiert, um zentrale Dimensionen von Wohlfahrt und Lebensqualität über die verschiedenen Lebensbereiche hinweg hervorzuheben. Die Weiterentwicklung und Erweiterung, die regelmäßige Pflege und Aktualisierung sowie die Bereitstellung der Daten des Systems sozialer Indikatoren für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland gehörte seit 1987 zu den Aufgaben des bei GESIS angesiedelten Zentrums für Sozialindikatorenforschung. Für eine ausführliche Darstellung des Systems sozialer Indikatoren für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland vgl. die Studienbeschreibung unter „Andere Dokumente“.Die Daten zu dem Lebensbereich ‚Gesundheit‘ setzen sich wie folgt zusammen: Gesundheitszustand: Lebenserwartung, Todesursachen, Gesundheit des Lebens (Arbeitsunfähigkeitstage pro Person, Krankenstand, Ambulante ärztliche Behandlungsfälle, Krankheitstage pro Einwohner, Bevölkerungsanteil mit andauernder Krankheit oder Behinderung, Bevölkerungsanteil mit regelmäßiger Medikamenteneinnahme), Subjektive Bewertung der Gesundheit. Gesundheitssicherung: Versicherungsschutz im Krankheitsfalle, Ambulante und stationäre Versorgung, Ausgaben für die Gesundheitssicherung, Maßnahmen zur Krankheitsvorsorge. Gesundheitsrelevante Lebensbedingungen: Arbeitswelt und Gesundheit, Straßenverkehrsunfälle und Gesundheit, Alkohol und Gesundheit, Rauchen und Gesundheit, Ernährung und Gesundheit
Den västsvenska SOM-undersökningens kumulativa dataset 1992-2022
The SOM survey in West Sweden has been conducted yearly since 1992. The survey was initially limited to residents of Gothenburg and its surrounding municipalities. In 1998, the survey was extended to include the entire Västra Götaland County plus the municipality of Kungsbacka. The purpose of the regional surveys is to enable SOM researchers to study attitudes and behavior linked to local and regional issues. They emphasise public services and media, although many of the questions are identical with those used in National SOM in order to make the answers comparable both between the regions and with Sweden at large. The Super-West SOM contains data from the SOM survey in West Sweden surveys from 1992. The data contains a selection of questions frequently asked over the years, focusing on time series. The purpose of the regional surveys is to enable researchers to study attitudes and behaviour linked to local and regional issues.SOM-institutet vid Göteborgs universitet genomför varje höst sedan 1992 en regional frågeundersökning bland boende i Västra Götalands län samt Kungsbacka - Väst-SOM - i syfte att kartlägga de boende i regionens vanor och attityder på temat samhälle, politik och medier (SOM står för Samhälle Opinion Medier). Sedan 2012 samlas data in via en kombination av postala enkäter och webbenkäter, och varje undersökning genomförs under så identiska förutsättningar som möjligt för att resultaten från de olika åren ska vara jämförbara. Super-Väst-SOM är en sammanslagen superdatamängd bestående av data från de västsvenska SOM-undersökningarna. Detta stora dataset innehåller merparten av frågorna för samtliga år som de ställts sedan undersökningens början 1992. De frågor som inkluderas i superfilen är ett urval av de som ställts varje år i Väst-SOM, med fokus på tidsserier (i regel med fler än fyra mätpunkter). Syftet är att studera och kartlägga vanor och attityder bland boende i Västra Götalands län samt att följa utvecklingen av dessa över tid
ILQA-19. Longitudinal Study on Older People’s Quality of Life during the Covid-19 pandemic (2022-2023)
ILQA-19 is a longitudinal qualitative case study. It investigates the social consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on older people’s well-being and everyday life. It is conducted on a purposive sample of 40 older men and women aged between 65 and 80 living in the ten villages (located in the Northern part of Italy) that experienced the first lockdown in Europe. All data collection phases, i.e. recruitment, interviewing, and gaining informed consent, were performed by remote. We also adopted innovative protocols to recruit a heterogeneous sample, allowing everyone to participate in the study regardless of their digital literacy. The third wave of the data collection started in autumn 2022, using semi-structured video-interviews, involving 40 individuals. The interview explores older'adults experience of the digitalization of public services. For information on the other waves: - Wave 1 (2020) - Wave 2 (2021
Italian Labour Force Survey – Annual file (2023)
The Italian Labour Force Survey is the main source of statistical information on the Italian labor market. The information gathered from the population constitutes the basis on which official estimations of employment and unemployment are calculated, as well as information on the main job’s issues – occupation, sector of economic activity, hours worked, contracts’ type and duration, training. The survey data are used to analyze a number of individual, family and social factors too, such as the increasing labor mobility, changing professions, the growth in female participation, etc.., which determine the difference in labor participation of the population. Starting from the first quarter of 2021, the indications of European Regulation 1700/2019 have been transposed, which concern in particular the changes in the definitions of family and employee, and a new questionnaire has been adopted (see notes). This database is the result of the union of the four quarterly datasets for the year 2023. In this way, it is possible to calculate the annual estimations at the national, macro-regional and regional levels. The documentation available on this page refers to the survey conducted in the last quarter. For more information, please refer to the pages of the individual quarterly surveys of 2023: Italian Labour Force Survey – January (2023) Italian Labour Force Survey – April (2023) Italian Labour Force Survey – July (2023) Italian Labour Force Survey – October (2023
Active Lives Adults Survey, 2022-2023
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Active Lives Survey (ALS) commenced in November 2015. It replaces the Active People Survey, which ran from 2005 to 2015. The survey provides the largest sample size ever established for a sport and recreation survey and allows levels of detailed analysis previously unavailable. It identifies how participation varies from place to place, across different sports, and between different groups in the population. The survey also measures levels of activity (active, fairly active and inactive), the proportion of the adult population that volunteer in sports on a weekly basis, club membership, sports spectating and wellbeing measures such as happiness and anxiety, etc. The questionnaire was designed to enable analysis of the findings by a broad range of demographic information, such as gender, social class, ethnicity, household structure, age, and disability.The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic developed rapidly during 2020 and 2021. Fieldwork for the Active Lives survey continued throughout the pandemic, which covered periods Nov 2019-20 and Nov 2020-21. The data from Nov 2021-22 onwards covers periods without any coronavirus restrictions. More general information about the study can be found on the Sport England Active Lives Survey webpage and the Active Lives Online website, including reports and data tables. Main Topics:Topics covered in the Active Lives Survey include: Sport and physical activity Health behaviour General health and wellbeing Sports volunteering Sport spectating Club membership</p
National Child Development Study: Proteomics: Special Licence, 2002-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Child Development Study (NCDS) is a continuing longitudinal study that seeks to follow the lives of all those living in Great Britain who were born in one particular week in 1958. The aim of the study is to improve understanding of the factors affecting human development over the whole lifespan. The NCDS has its origins in the Perinatal Mortality Survey (PMS) (the original PMS study is held at the UK Data Archive under SN 2137). This study was sponsored by the National Birthday Trust Fund and designed to examine the social and obstetric factors associated with stillbirth and death in early infancy among the 17,000 children born in England, Scotland and Wales in that one week. Selected data from the PMS form NCDS sweep 0, held alongside NCDS sweeps 1-3, under SN 5565. Survey and Biomeasures Data (GN 33004):To date there have been nine attempts to trace all members of the birth cohort in order to monitor their physical, educational and social development. The first three sweeps were carried out by the National Children's Bureau, in 1965, when respondents were aged 7, in 1969, aged 11, and in 1974, aged 16 (these sweeps form NCDS1-3, held together with NCDS0 under SN 5565). The fourth sweep, also carried out by the National Children's Bureau, was conducted in 1981, when respondents were aged 23 (held under SN 5566). In 1985 the NCDS moved to the Social Statistics Research Unit (SSRU) - now known as the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS). The fifth sweep was carried out in 1991, when respondents were aged 33 (held under SN 5567). For the sixth sweep, conducted in 1999-2000, when respondents were aged 42 (NCDS6, held under SN 5578), fieldwork was combined with the 1999-2000 wave of the 1970 Birth Cohort Study (BCS70), which was also conducted by CLS (and held under GN 33229). The seventh sweep was conducted in 2004-2005 when the respondents were aged 46 (held under SN 5579), the eighth sweep was conducted in 2008-2009 when respondents were aged 50 (held under SN 6137) and the ninth sweep was conducted in 2013 when respondents were aged 55 (held under SN 7669). Four separate datasets covering responses to NCDS over all sweeps are available. National Child Development Deaths Dataset: Special Licence Access (SN 7717) covers deaths; National Child Development Study Response and Outcomes Dataset (SN 5560) covers all other responses and outcomes; National Child Development Study: Partnership Histories (SN 6940) includes data on live-in relationships; and National Child Development Study: Activity Histories (SN 6942) covers work and non-work activities. Users are advised to order these studies alongside the other waves of NCDS.From 2002-2004, a Biomedical Survey was completed and is available under End User Licence (EUL) (SN 8731) and Special Licence (SL) (SN 5594). Proteomics analyses of blood samples are available under SL SN 9254.Linked Geographical Data (GN 33497): A number of geographical variables are available, under more restrictive access conditions, which can be linked to the NCDS EUL and SL access studies. Linked Administrative Data (GN 33396):A number of linked administrative datasets are available, under more restrictive access conditions, which can be linked to the NCDS EUL and SL access studies. These include a Deaths dataset (SN 7717) available under SL and the Linked Health Administrative Datasets (SN 8697) available under Secure Access.Additional Sub-Studies (GN 33562):In addition to the main NCDS sweeps, further studies have also been conducted on a range of subjects such as parent migration, unemployment, behavioural studies and respondent essays. The full list of NCDS studies available from the UK Data Service can be found on the NCDS series access data webpage. How to access genetic and/or bio-medical sample data from a range of longitudinal surveys:For information on how to access biomedical data from NCDS that are not held at the UKDS, see the CLS Genetic data and biological samples webpage.Further information about the full NCDS series can be found on the Centre for Longitudinal Studies website. National Child Development Study: Proteomics: Special Licence, 2002-2004Proteomics analyses were run on the blood samples collected from NCDS participants in 2002-2004. This will substantially enhance NCDS and catalyse a step change in our understanding of the relationship between exposures from birth to midlife and their consequences for multiple physical and mental health disorders. It will provide high-dimensional biological information on these individuals during early midlife (aged 42 to 44), prior to the onset of most chronic disease, and at an age that is underrepresented in most cohorts, including UK Biobank (UKB).Embedding this technology within NCDS with linkage to existing genetics and biomarker data, repeat measures of social and biomedical exposures, and pre-clinical and clinical disease outcomes will drive a major uptake in NCDS data use, including by large-scale international academic consortia aiming to understand the determinants of healthy ageing.Main Topics:Proteomics analysis on blood samples collected at age 42.</p
English Housing Survey: Fuel Poverty Dataset, 2021
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The English Housing Survey (EHS ) Fuel Poverty Datasets are comprised of fuel poverty variables derived from the EHS, and a number of EHS variables commonly used in fuel poverty reporting. The EHS is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) that collects information about people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. End User Licence and Special Licence Versions Similar to the main EHS, two versions of the Fuel Poverty dataset are available from 2014 onwards. The Special Licence version contains additional, more detailed, variables, and is therefore subject to more restrictive access conditions. Users should check the End User Licence version first to see whether it meeds their needs, before making an application for the Special Licence version. Fuel Poverty Dataset Secondary modelling of EHS to derive fuel poverty income and energy consumption variables, The main fuel poverty metric in England is Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) and fuel poverty gap. Further information may be found in the Annual Fuel Poverty Statistics Report: 2021 (2019 Data) on the gov.uk website.</p
Childcare and Early Years Provision: Providers' Survey, 2023
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The introduction of the National Childcare Strategy in 1998 marked a radical shift in government policy and for the first time put childcare provision firmly on the political map. Since then a wide range of childcare initiatives and funding streams have been introduced, and hence there is a need for regular data to aid the evaluation of recent policy interventions in these areas. The Childcare and Early Years Provision survey series is divided into two survey strands: the Parents’ Survey and the Providers’ Survey. The Parents’ Survey provides data on parents’ take-up, views and experiences of childcare. Families in England are randomly selected from the Child Benefit Records and all parents had children aged 0-14 years. They are asked about their use and experiences of childcare for all children in the family and to give more detailed information about childcare for a particular child (selected at random where there is more than one child in the family). The current Parents' Survey series replaces two previous surveys: the Survey of Parents of Three and Four-Year-Old Children and Their Use of Early Years Services (conducted between 1997 and 2002) and Parents' Demand for Childcare, conducted in 1999 and 2001 (see SNs 4380 and 4970 respectively). The Providers' Survey monitors the characteristics and development of childcare and early years providers and the workforce in England. Information was collected on the number and characteristics of providers, the characteristics of the children enrolled, workforce composition, qualifications and training, recruitment and retention, and business operation. The 2016 survey underwent an extensive redesign, which means findings are not comparable with previous surveys.The 2020 survey was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Further information is available on the GOV.UK Childcare and Early Years Statistics webpage.Special licence dataAdditional, more detailed variables from the Providers' Survey in 2018, 2019 and 2021 are available under Special Licence (SL). The SL data have more restrictive access conditions than those made available under the standard End User Licence (EUL) agreement. Prospective users of the SL version will need to complete an extra application form and demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the additional variables in order to get permission to use that version. Users are advised to consult the EUL version first and the list of variables available under each study before applying.The Childcare and Early Years Provision: Providers' Survey, 2023 (SCEYP 2023) collected information on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision in England to allow the evaluation of policy initiatives. The Department for Education (DfE) commissioned IFF Research and London Economics to conduct the SCEYP 2023. Data were collected via a mixed mode Computer Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI) and Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI). The 2023 survey was designed to be comparable with the 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 surveys (no survey was conducted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Other differences between the 2022 and 2023 surveys, such as minor differences to the questions, are detailed in the technical report. In particular, in 2023, following consultation with DfE and through cognitive testing with providers, the cost and income element of the survey was re-designed. This was done to improve respondent experience as well as to collect more reliable data.Main Topics:In addition to the core providers data file, there are three separate data files for childminders, group-based providers and school-based providers.These data cover a variety of subjects such as attendance and capacity; staff-to-child ratios; delivery of Government policies including funded entitlements and Tax Free Childcare (TFC); children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND); staff qualifications and pay; and the financial side of providing childcare such as costs, incomes and fees.</p
Finnish Thoughts on Energy Crisis 2022-2023
Aineisto koostuu kirjoituksista, joissa suomalaiset kertovat kokemuksistaan liittyen vuosien 2022 ja 2023 energiakriisiin. Avoimessa kirjoituskutsussa kysyttiin, millaisia ajatuksia ja tunteita nousseet energianhinnat vastaajassa herättävät. Kirjoittamista helpottamaan annettiin useampia apukysymyksiä. Apukysymyksissä tiedusteltiin muun muassa sitä, miten viime aikojen kriisit ovat vaikuttaneet vastaajan kulutustottumuksiin, sekä miten kohonneet kustannukset ovat vaikuttaneet omaan energiankäyttöön. Lisäksi kysyttiin esimerkiksi, mitä vastaaja on valmis uhraamaan osallistuaksesi säästötalkoisiin ja mistä hän ei haluaisi luopua. Kysyttiin myös, millaisena vastaaja näkee tulevaisuuden. Taustatietona on mainittu vastaajan sukupuoli, syntymävuosi, ammatti ja paikkakunta, jos hän on antanut niistä tiedon. Aineistosta on tehty html-versio, jonka hakemiston avulla kirjoituksia on helppo selata.The data consists of writings in which Finns describes their experiences of the energy crisis of 2022 and 2023. In the writing call respondents were asked to describe their thoughts and feelings about the increased energy prices. A number of supporting questions were provided to help with the writing process. These included questions on how recent crises have affected the respondent's consumption habits and how increased costs have affected their own energy use. Other questions included what the respondent is willing to sacrifice to participate in energy saving initiatives and what they would not be willing to give up. They were also asked how they see the future. Background information includes the respondent's sex, year of birth, occupation and place of residence, if provided. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD
Citizen's Pulse 1/2024
Kansalaispulssi selvittää suomalaisten mielipiteitä ajankohtaisista aiheista, viranomaisten toiminnasta sekä vastaajan mielialasta ja huolenaiheista. Aineisto sisältää kysymyksiä Venäjän hyökkäyksestä Ukrainaan sekä teemoista, joihin maan hallituksen pitäisi kiinnittää huomiota. Tämän kierroksen kyselyssä kartoitettiin, kuinka tyytyväisiä vastaajat ovat demokratian toimivuuteen Suomessa ja kuinka paljon he luottavat toisiin ihmisiin sekä eri instituutioihin. Kysyttiin myös kuinka oikeudenmukaisena he pitävät suomalaista yhteiskuntaa. Vastaajan elämäntilanteesta, elämän merkityksellisyydestä ja yhteenkuuluvuudesta esitettiin väittämiä. Edelleen kysyttiin vastaajan mielialasta, luottamuksesta tulevaisuuteen sekä koetusta stressistä ja turvallisuudesta. Vastaajia pyydettiin myös arvioimaan suomalaisten kriisimielialaa tällä hetkellä. Lisäksi vastaajat arvioivat, mihin yhteiskunnallisiin teemoihin, kuten kestävään julkiseen talouteen, yritysten toimintaedellytyksiin, ilmastotoiminen edistämiseen ja toimivaan terveydenhuoltoon, hallituksen pitäisi lähitulevaisuudessa erityisesti kiinnittää huomiota. Turvallisuustilanteeseen ja Venäjän hyökkäykseen Ukrainaan liittyen kysyttiin, huolestuttavatko sodan mahdollinen laajeneminen tai Venäjän vaikuttamispyrkimykset. Lisäksi tiedusteltiin näkemyksiä EU:n Venäjälle asettamien talouspakotteiden hyväksyttävyydestä, kulutustottumusten muutoksista sekä korkojen nousun vaikutuksista. Edelleen kysyttiin vastaajien omakohtaisia havaintoja harhaanjohtavaan tietoon perustuvista vaikuttamisyrityksistä tai tietoturvaongelmista internetissä. Lisäksi tiedusteltiin kevään 2024 presidentinvaaleissa äänestämisestä. Taustamuuttujina olivat vastauskieli, vastaajan sukupuoli, ikäryhmä, maakunta, koulutus sekä tietoja kotitalouden rakenteesta ja taloudellisesta tilanteesta.The Citizens' Pulse surveys examine Finnish attitudes and opinions on current issues. Main themes in the surveys include the activity and communication of authorities, compliance with regulations, future expectations, trust, and the respondents' own state of mind. This collection round also included questions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and issues that the Finnish government should address. The first collection round of 2024 surveyed the respondents' satisfaction with the state of democracy in Finland, as well as their trust in other people and various institutions (e.g. the Finnish Government, the health care system, the media, and the Finnish Defence Forces). The respondents were asked to evaluate how fair or unfair they thought Finnish society was at present, and their state of mind was examined with questions on various matters relating to health, well-being, and their situation in life. The questions covered, for example, the respondents' own mental well-being, whether they were worried about the adequacy of their income, their confidence in their future, and experiences of stress. Additionally, the respondents were asked to evaluate whether an atmosphere of crisis prevailed amongst Finns and whether Finland's NATO membership had impacted their sense of safety. The respondents' views were investigated on which societal issues (e.g. promotion of climate action, national defence, poverty reduction, effective healthcare, operating conditions of businesses and investment opportunities) the Finnish government should focus on in the near future. Opinions on whether Finland's national debt should be reduced regardless of the resulting cuts in benefits and welfare it would entail for Finnish citizens and whether social security cuts can be considered acceptable if they provide an incentive to take up work and increase employment were also surveyed. The respondents' views on the right to seek asylum in Finland were also charted. The next set of questions focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and national security in Finland. The respondents were asked how concerned they were about the crisis in Ukraine and its effects, and whether they were concerned that the war might expand beyond Ukraine. The respondents were also asked whether they were concerned that Russia might take military action against Finland or try to interfere with the functioning of Finnish society. Opinions on the economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU and whether Finland should be ready to receive significant numbers of refugees from Ukraine if necessary were charted. The respondents were asked whether Finland's actions on the border with Russia had reinforced their sense security, whether Finland's response to Russian interference has been adequate and timely, and whether the respondents were concerned about Russia's recent actions. Additionally, the respondents were asked whether the uncertainty caused by the crisis in Ukraine had impacted the respondents' consumer behaviour and whether the recent rise in interest rates had created financial difficulties for the respondents' households. The respondents were also asked whether they had noticed any cyber security issues or instances where purposefully misleading claims based on misinformation were spread on social media or online over the previous month. Voting intentions in the 2023 presidental election in Finland were surveyed by asking the respondents whether they intended to vote in the election, whether they intended to vote during the early voting period or on election day, and whether they felt that by voting they could have an impact on matters that were important to them and the people close to them. Background variables included the language responded in, the respondent's gender, age group, NUTS3 region of residence, highest level of education, household composition, and perceived financial situation of household