Summary information

Study title

World Values Survey: Wave 7, United Kingdom, 2022

Creator

Duffy, R., King's College London
Mortimore, R., King's College London, School of Social Science and Public Policy
Hewlett, K., King's College London
Wright, J., King's College London
Stoneman, P., King's College London, School of Social Science and Public Policy
Voas, D., UCL
Halpern, D., University of Cambridge, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

Study number / PID

9311 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-9311-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The European Values Study (EVS) and World Values Survey (WVS) series is designed to enable a cross-national, cross-cultural comparison of values and norms on a wide variety of topics and to monitor changes in values and attitudes across the globe. The WVS is one of the world's most extensive and most widely used social surveys. Since 1981, it has captured the views of almost 400,000 respondents in over 110 countries, covering topics including cultural identity, migration, trust, empathy, tolerance, media consumption, political interest, the environment and more.These surveys show pervasive changes in what people want out of life and what they believe. To monitor these changes, the EVS/WVS has executed seven waves of surveys to date at various times between 1981 and 2022. Representative national samples of each society's public are interviewed using a standardised questionnaire covering various social, economic, cultural and religious topics. The countries included in these surveys cover the full range from very poor countries to very rich ones, from authoritarian systems to liberal democracies, covering all major cultural zones. Further information about each survey series can be found on the EVS and WVS websites. This study provides the most recent WVS data from the United Kingdom, conducted in 2022. The data includes boost samples for Northern Ireland (446), Scotland (523) and Wales (437), in addition to 1,650 respondents from England. The data contains both the core WVS questionnaire, and a series of special questions only asked in the UK Special questions in the UK were asked on the following topics: National identity and the breakup of the unionHappiness/disappointment with BrexitFeeling thermometers to political groupsCovid-19 responseOffense and getting ahead in lifeMoral Foundations Questionnaire 2 (MFQ2)Main Topics:The WVS-7 questionnaire is structured...
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Methodology

Data collection period

24/02/2022 - 11/09/2022

Country

United Kingdom

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
Cross-national
National

Universe

Adults aged 18 and over who live in private households and are residents in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Sampling procedure

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Kind of data

Numeric

Data collection mode

Postal survey
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Funding information

Grant number

ES/T004703/1

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2024

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use is not permitted.

Related publications

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