March 2008 Barometer

Summary

CIS gathers social data for research to identify trends in public opinion to applied research. It has developed an expertise founded in technical and social commitment with research in social and political challenges. As usual, this general survey explores specific opinions about some sensitive issues of social interest, so it is possible to connect these with the general opinions regularly surveyed, but no continuity in these specific aspects is available.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Crosssection occasional

Data gathering method
Face-to-face

Access to data

Conditions of access
Frequencies (http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2740_2759/2758/e275800.html), cross-tables (by age, sex, educational level, municipal size, political thoughts, voting reminder, economic status) (http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2740_2759/2758/Cru2758_enlace.html). To obtain access to the microdata, a formal agreement must be signed, which is available at: http://www.cis.es/cis/opencms/ES/formulario.jsp?dwld=/Microdatos/MD2758.zip. A formal agreement must be signed in order to gain access to the microdata.

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Frequencies, aggregated tables and microdata

Formats available
Frequencies and tables are available on site, microdata in ASCII format

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data was collected between 24 and 31 of March 2009; The sample included 2,474 effective questionnaires.

First year of collection
2009

Stratification if applicable
Municipalities (according to size), census tracts and individuals, randomly selected

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
All of Spain

Age range
Population aged 18 and over

Statistical representativeness
Population representative

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
The main area of interest is on opinions on the elderly by focusing on: - features defining older people - social participation of the elderly - social images of the elderly - older individuals feelings - social added-value activities of the elderly - social perception about intergenerational relations - improvement of quality of life

Linkage

Standardisation
No information

Possibility of linkage among databases
No

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
No information

Breaks
No

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
No

Governance

Contact information
Research Department
Sociological Research Centre
Montalbán 8
28014 Madrid Spain Phone: (91) 580 76 00
Email: cis(at)cis.es
Url: http://www.cis.es/cis/opencm/ES/1_encuestas/estudios/ver.jsp?estudio=8200

Timeliness, transparency
No information