European values in numbers : trends and traditions at the turn of the century / by Ruud Luijkx, Loek Halman, Inge Sieben, Evelyn Brislinger, and Markus Quandt
Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Figures and Tables; About the Authors; Introduction; The European Values Study; First Wave; Second Wave; Third Wave; Fourth Wave; EVS Surveys 1981-2008; EVS 2008: Main Improvements; Organizational Structure and Collaboration; Questionnaire Development and Translation; Universe and Sampling; Data Collection/Fieldwork; Training of Interviewers; Response Enhancing Measures and Incentives; Quality Control Back-Checks of Interviews, Refusals, and Non-Contacts; Data Processing and Documentation; Steps in Data Editing and Harmonisation
Data DocumentationInternal and External Review Procedures on Outcomes; Access to Data and Documentation; How to Read the Tables; Tables
Summary
This volume presents the beliefs and values of people in European countries and the trends that appeared at turn of the century. Based on survey data from the 1981, 1990, 1999, and 2008 values studies in Europe, trends in human values are examined concerning important life domains such as religion and morality, primary relations and family life, work and leisure time, society and political culture. It shows the cultural varieties and similarities in value profiles of the Europeans at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century
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