European Social Survey, Switzerland - 2012

Abstract

The ESS survey (European Social Survey, http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org) was born from the need to obtain in Europe comparative data on a number of questions concerning political science, sociology, social psychology, communication mass or economics. ESS is a study introduced in 2002 and replicated every two years. This is the fifth edition of the study in Switzerland. The ESS offers indicators on the practices and representations of the Swiss population, making it possible to compare them with European countries, and to observe changes over time. The 2012 edition focuses on 'Understanding and Evaluating Democracy' and includes the 'Social and Personal Well-Being' module of 2006.