Pre- and post-election surveys conducted in Ireland.

As part of this project, we produced a new dataset, which harmonizes numerous existing public opinion surveys from across the world to create a unique global public opinion dataset. These studies consists of over 1,100 individual country-year datasets. Putting all these together, covers 160 countries and over 3 Million respondents. This research will study the legacy impacts of previous authoritarian regimes on its citizens' political attitudes today. It thereby addresses important and unresolved questions of democratisation, by using a new methodological approach of cohort analysis to examine the lasting legacy of authoritarian dictatorships. Previous research has overlooked the possibility of citizens' formative experiences in non-democratic systems that might impact their political attitudes, values, and behaviour even after the existence of these regimes. We expect that these legacy impacts have important implications for the development of a democratic political culture in transitioning societies.

We will hence develop a new theory of authoritarian socialization, which assumes that different authoritarian regimes vary in the way they suppress their citizens, and that this in turn will lead to distinctive beliefs and behaviour in the population. Studying the experience of whole generations (or cohorts as they are also referred to) who have been socialised under dictatorships makes it possible to investigate whether regimes differ in terms of the impact they may have on their citizens' beliefs. Further we are interested in whether and how this imprint might negatively affect the establishment of a democratic political culture. The objective of this project is to develop a typology of regime characteristics and their lasting impact on the population. We expect that this typology and an accompanying policy brief will inform the practical developmental work of organisations working in transitioning societies.

This objective will be achieved by conducting a comprehensive analysis of post-authoritarian countries from different parts of the world during the entire 20th century that experienced different types and durations of suppression. This includes the military regimes in South America, but also the socialist regimes in the former Eastern block. It is not possible to study the impact of these regimes during their existence, as representative public opinion research is not possible during dictatorships. We argue, however, that this is not necessary. Instead we rely on the method of cohort analysis, developed by the principle investigator Dr. Neundorf. One of the main methodological innovations of this project is that this method allows us to identify distinct characteristics of those generations that were mainly socialised during dictatorships.

To test our new theory of authoritarian socialisation, we will merge existing survey data from numerous post-authoritarian countries. Today this is possible, as survey research and public opinion polls are widespread beyond established Western democracies. For example, since 1995 several Latin American countries annually take part in the Latinobarometro. Other data that will be used include the World Value Survey (1980-2012), and Asiabarometer (2001-2012) as well as all six rounds of the ESRC-funded European Social Survey (2002-2012). The different survey questions included in the diverse datasets will be harmonised so that a joint analysis is possible. This is a major task of this project and will yield a unique longitudinal, global database of individuals' political attitudes and behaviour.

In order to assign the regime characteristics under which each generation grew up, we will further merge existing data sources (e.g. Polity IV and Autocratic Regime Transitions data) on authoritarian regimes to measure the distinct features of each regime. We will focus, on factors such as intra-elite structure, extent, scope and density of repression, and transition to democracy. The two datasets of individual-level survey data and regime characteristics will be jointly analysed using quantitative statistical analysis of hierarchical age, period, cohort analysis to estimate the generational differences in democratic attitudes and behaviour.

The NOP National Political Surveys were designed principally to ascertain public opinion on political parties, leaders and government, and to record voting intention. In addition, the majority of the surveys included data of topical interest and of social importance.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Opinion Surveys: Composite Consumer Confidence for United Kingdom (CSCICP02GBM460S) from Jan 1974 to Oct 2025 about consumer sentiment, composite, United Kingdom, and consumer.

People's experiences of changes in their cost of living and household finances in Great Britain; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

This statistic presents opinions of British men and women in the United Kingdom (UK) regarding the Government's prioritisation of reducing childhood obesity rates, as of February 2015. In this period, ** percent of individuals interviewed think reducing childhood obesity rates should be a high priority for the government.

Individual-level survey data for opinion polls conducted by affiliate organisations of Gallup in the United Kingdom between 1955 and 1991. Researchers with a valid UK academic email address may access the survey data themselves within Roper iPoll. Choose the login button in the upper right corner of iPoll. As your affiliation, from the dropdown menu choose "British Opinion Project (ESRC)" and then select the small red "Register." Insert your valid UK academic email in the next dialogue box in order to be sent an email to choose a password and complete registration. Data accessed under that account will be filtered to the datasets rendered available through this joint project. If you need assistance, don't hesitate to contact the Roper Data Services team in the U.S. via email at data-services@ropercenter.org or via telephone at 00-1-607-255-8129.

How have public attitudes on key political, social and economic issues changed since the Second World War? How do those changes vary across different groups in society? From the 1930s to the early 2000s, the survey organisation Gallup conducted around three thousand surveys of the social, political and economic attitudes of the British public. At the time, these opinion polls provided valuable insights on how the public thought about key issues, personalities and events of the day - the government, the party leaders, international crises, support for specific policies, and so on - with national level results reported in monthly Gallup reports and in the news media. To date, only a small fraction of the original surveys have seen the light of day. A recent discovery by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Cornell revealed a veritable treasure trove of important historical Gallup survey data - around 2,500 surveys covering the period between 1945 and 1991 - stored in 'column binary format' based on antiquated IBM punch cards, rendering them inaccessible to most researchers today. Processing and digitising this data presents a major technical challenge, but offers the prospect of enhancing understanding of social and political change in Britain between the 1940s and 1990s.

This project developed a unique dataset of opinion polling by Gallup that enables researchers to analyse dynamics of public opinion in Britain between the 1940s and 1990s. The research team digitised codebooks of Gallup surveys over the period between 1945 and 1991 and converted around 800 individual level surveys. They also created a merged dataset of individual surveys that combines repeated cross-sectional measures of public attitudes and demographics - enabling researchers to track changes in public opinion by subgroup over time. This new data resource allows us to explore long-term trends in social and political attitudes in Britain, their reaction to key events and how they vary across different cross-sections of society.

This statistic shows the United Kingdom (UK) public opinion on the 2020 European Union (EU) objective to increase the share of renewable energy in the EU by 20 percent, as of May 2017. This was considered too ambitious by 19 percent of respondents.

Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) related to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other illnesses on people, households and communities in Great Britain.

Data from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN), on domestic energy efficiency in Great Britain, collected between 22 September and 3 October 2021. Questions cover energy in the home, and attitudes to improving energy efficiency in the home.

Market researchers investigate clients' target markets' behaviour, values and opinions, providing insights that allow them to tailor their products, services and marketing. Researchers rely on hefty European research and development expenditure to fuel demand for market research. The surge in digitalisation has opened new doors for market research providers while intensifying competition. Artificial intelligence is increasingly important in analysing, identifying and generating research insights from social media posts using a flood of data. Meanwhile, digital surveys have allowed research companies to expand their outreach, save resources and costs and often attain more accurate and comprehensive insights for clients. Over the five years through 2025, industry revenue is expected to contract at a compound annual rate of 1.1% to reach €25.2 billion. The high inflationary environment in recent years has taken a toll on market research budgets. A sharp contraction in business sentiment squeezed corporate profit in 2022, discouraging companies from investing in research and development activities and negatively affecting professional research providers. A greater availability of data and alternative research methods means that researchers are competing more and more with in-house research departments. In 2025, industry revenue is expected to drop by 0.3% as consumers are finding their research needs met by AI tools such as ChatGPT, however, this trend is expected to be short-lived as research companies will strive to prove their value to clients. Over the five years through 2030, industry revenue is forecast to swell at a compound annual rate of 3.7% to reach €30.3 billion. Over the coming years, market research companies will face higher external competition from technology specialists leveraging insights internally, constraining revenue growth. Nonetheless, researchers will benefit from expanding online advertising activity. Those incorporating advanced data analytics systems and digital market research technology will remain competitive and benefit from greater digitalisation. Smart mobile surveys will also become an invaluable tool for consumer research companies.

Results of Mori poll of the public on Home Office issues.

Survey information including sample sizes, response rates and user requested data for the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

This statistic shows the United Kingdom (UK) public opinion on the 2020 European Union (EU) objective to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least ** percent compared to 1990, as of May 2017. This was considered too ambitious by ** percent of respondents.

The biennial household-based Public Opinion of Forestry survey measures the opinions of the public to forestry and forestry-related issues. The scope of the survey was increased in 2003 to provide more detailed reports for each country. Reports from surveys conducted since 1999 can be downloaded from here. Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Working arrangements of people in Great Britain; indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

This dataset includes analysis from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey pooled data.