nmm 22 4500 ICPSR08623 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s1987 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR08623 MiAaI MiAaI Balance of Payments Statistics [electronic resource] International Monetary Fund 1992-02-16 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1987 ICPSR 8623 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. These time series data provide information on the balance of payments among countries and geographical areas of the world. Detailed tabulations included in this collection describe (1) transactions in goods, services, and income between an economy and the rest of the world, (2) changes of ownership and other changes in that country's monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), and claims and liabilities to the rest of the world, and (3) unrequited transfers and counterpart entries that are needed to balance, in the accounting sense, any entries for previous transactions and changes that are not mutually offsetting. Aggregated and detailed presentations show data for items such as investments, short- and long-term capital, reserves, and changes in reserves. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08623.v1 trade icpsr balance of payments icpsr banks icpsr debt icpsr capital gains icpsr domestic trade icpsr economic behavior icpsr economic conditions icpsr economic indicators icpsr expenditures icpsr exports icpsr financial assets icpsr foreign investments icpsr government revenues icpsr imports icpsr international affairs icpsr international economics icpsr ninternational monetary system icpsr international trade icpsr investments icpsr monetary reserves icpsr national debt icpsr national income icpsr nations icpsr savings icpsr ICPSR IV.C. Economic Behavior and Attitudes, Historical and Contemporary Economic Processes and Indicators IDRC II. Economic Data International Monetary Fund Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 8623 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08623.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR04153 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s2005 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR04153 MiAaI MiAaI Central and Eastern Eurobarometer 1990-1997 [electronic resource] Trends CEEB 1-8 Karlheinz Reif , George Cunningham , Malgorzata Kuzma , Louis Hersom , Jacques Vantomme 2005-10-26 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2005 ICPSR 4153 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. The Central and Eastern Eurobarometer (CEEB) survey series was carried out on behalf of the European Commission (DG X) between 1990 and 1997 under the direction of Karlheinz Reif (until 1995) and George Cunningham. Administered once per year, the CEEB surveys monitored economic and political change and attitudes toward Europe and the European Union in countries of the region, including Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic, Estonia, GDR/Eastern Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia/FYROM, Moldova, Poland, Romania, European Russia/Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia. This data collection was compiled from the original eight CEEB surveys and consists of 280 selected trend variables (including some demographic and technical variables) representing 49 trend questions. Trend variables were chosen through an iterative selection process that started with the European Commission's definition of "Trend" questions and included variables that already had been asked in the past surveys at least three times (years) in identical or similar wording. Harmonization of some of these variables was necessary. The general scope of the information gathered pertained to attitudes toward the European Commission, current political and economic questions of the country, and evaluation of democratic and economic reforms. Specific topics included judgment on the general political and economic development of the country, expected development of the economic situation, judgment on one's own financial situation, attitude to the market economy, frequency of political discussions, judgment on economic reforms, satisfaction with democracy, human rights, feeling like a European, attitude to European unification, most important source of information about the EC, EU membership, desired point in time for the country to join the EC, NATO membership, benefits of EU relationship, and left-right self placement. Background variables include age, education level, occupation, right to vote, voting intention, party voted for, size of household, income, national background, native language, region, and size of community. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04153.v1 economic conditions icpsr social change icpsr sources of information icpsr trade policy icpsr voter expectations icpsr economic integration icpsr economic reform icpsr European Economic Community icpsr European Union icpsr expectations icpsr free markets icpsr human rights icpsr political attitudes icpsr political awareness icpsr political change icpsr political reform icpsr public opinion icpsr quality of life icpsr social attitudes icpsr democracy icpsr international alliances icpsr life satisfaction icpsr personal finances icpsr ICPSR XIV.C.3.a. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Public Opinion on Political Matters, Attitudes Toward Regional Integration, Europe IDRC VII. Public Opinion Data Reif, Karlheinz Cunningham, George Kuzma, Malgorzata Hersom, Louis Vantomme, Jacques Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 4153 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04153.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR06104 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s1995 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR06104 MiAaI MiAaI Central and Eastern Euro-barometer 1 [electronic resource] Public Opinion in Central and Eastern Europe, 1990 Karlheinz Reif , George Cunningham 2005-04-15 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1995 ICPSR 6104 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. This first round of Central and Eastern Euro-Barometer Surveys was undertaken during the reunification of Germany and after the announcement of independence by several Soviet states and the realignment of governments in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria. In an atmosphere of changed relations among the nations of Eastern and Western Europe, this survey attempted to assess Central and Eastern Europeans' awareness of and attitudes toward the European Community, its programs and activities, and issues facing all European nations. It also explored citizens' reactions to the political and economic reforms occurring in their own countries. Surveys were carried out in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, and the German Democratic Republic, as well as in the former Soviet Union. The Soviet Union samples were obtained from the Greater Moscow area and from the republics of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, and Russia west of the Ural Mountains. In all surveys comprising Euro-Barometer 1, demographic data usually included the respondent's age, sex, level of education, family size, income, occupation, marital status, and religious denomination. In some places, mother tongue and self-described left-right political placement were also ascertained. In most countries, respondents were asked how they felt things were going in their country in general, how well their country's economy and their own finances had fared over the past year, whether they thought the establishment of a free market economy was right or wrong, and whether economic reforms and privatization were occurring too rapidly or too slowly. Satisfaction with the development of democracy and with their own place in their political systems was assessed. In some countries, respondents were asked about their intention to vote in the next general election. Respondents in all countries were asked how frequently they thought of themselves as European, and about their level of trust toward citizens of other European countries. They expressed opinions for or against the reunification of Germany and the unification of Western Europe. They were also asked to indicate how aware they were of, and how interested in, the European Community and its activities and institutions, and to rate how positively they regarded the European Community and the prospect of their country's membership in the Community. Country-specific questions were asked regarding sources of information about the European Community. Several items concerned respondents' reliance on various types of information media, including foreign broadcasts. Participants were also asked about how the economy, government, and private citizens might be advantaged or disadvantaged by their country's increasing ties with the European Community. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06104.v4 democracy icpsr economic conditions icpsr economic integration icpsr economic reform icpsr European Economic Community icpsr European Union icpsr international alliances icpsr political attitudes icpsr political awareness icpsr political change icpsr political reform icpsr privatization icpsr public opinion icpsr quality of life icpsr social attitudes icpsr social change icpsr ICPSR XIV.C.3.a. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Public Opinion on Political Matters, Attitudes Toward Regional Integration, Europe IDRC VII. Public Opinion Data Reif, Karlheinz Cunningham, George Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 6104 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06104.v4 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR06106 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s1994 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR06106 MiAaI MiAaI Central and Eastern Euro-barometer 3 [electronic resource] Political Disintegration, October-November 1992 Karlheinz Reif , George Cunningham 2005-05-23 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1994 ICPSR 6106 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. This round of Central and Eastern Euro-Barometer Surveys focused on public support for the European Community (EC) and on attitudes toward political and economic reforms and other issues facing Europe. Respondents were asked whether they felt their country was going in the right direction in general, how well their country's economy and their own finances had fared over the past year, whether they thought the establishment of a free market economy was right or wrong, and whether economic reforms and privatization were occurring too fast or too slowly. Satisfaction with the development of democracy and with their own place in their political system was assessed, as was intention to vote in the next general election. A series of questions elicited opinions on the respect for human rights in one's own country and on the situation for minority rights. Several items concerned respondents' trust in various forms of information media, including broadcasts from the West. Respondents were asked how frequently they thought of themselves as European. They were also asked to indicate how aware they were of, and how interested in, the European Community and its activities and institutions, and to rate how positively they regarded the European Community and the prospect of their country's membership in the Community. Country-specific questions were asked regarding sources of information about the European Community. Participants were also asked about how the economy, government, and private citizens might be advantaged or disadvantaged by the country's increasing ties with the European Community. The survey explored the prospect of future alignments with the United States, the European Community, other East European countries, other (non-EC) European countries, Russia, Turkey, Japan, and South Korea. Opinions were sought on the fairness of European Community and other countries' trade and assistance policies. In addition, respondents' views were obtained on the break-up of European nations, their personal likelihood of emigration to other European countries, and the effectiveness of the United Nations and other international organizations' intervention in the former Yugoslavia. A few of these questions were asked of a small sample of persons in Serbia and Croatia. Demographic data collected on each participant include age, education, occupation, religion, ethnic background, mother tongue, citizenship, union membership, left/right political placement, sex, and income. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06106.v2 democracy icpsr economic conditions icpsr economic integration icpsr economic reform icpsr European Economic Community icpsr European Union icpsr human rights icpsr international alliances icpsr political attitudes icpsr political awareness icpsr political change icpsr political reform icpsr privatization icpsr public opinion icpsr quality of life icpsr social attitudes icpsr social change icpsr IDRC VII. Public Opinion Data IDRC III. Electoral Systems and Political Behavior ICPSR XIV.C.3.a. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Public Opinion on Political Matters, Attitudes Toward Regional Integration, Europe Reif, Karlheinz Cunningham, George Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 6106 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06106.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR06466 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s1995 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR06466 MiAaI MiAaI Central and Eastern Euro-barometer 4 [electronic resource] Political and Economic Change, November 1993 Karlheinz Reif , George Cunningham 2005-06-09 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1995 ICPSR 6466 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. The fourth round of Central and Eastern Euro-Barometer surveys was carried out in Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Poland, Romania, European Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. The surveys assessed public support for the European Union as well as for political and economic change by asking respondents to comment on conditions within their own countries, the financial situation of their households as compared to 12 months ago and their expectations for the next year, and their attitudes toward a market economy, general economic reforms, and the process of privatizing state enterprises. Respondents were also queried about their level of satisfaction with the way democracy was developing in their country, how much respect there was for human rights, and the nations or organizations they felt the future of their country was most closely tied to. Demographic data collected on participants varied from country to country and included information such as age of the household head, education, age when education finished, occupation, marital status, employment status, religion, mother tongue, ethnic background, vote intention, political party preference, union membership, left/right political placement, sex, household composition, region, and income. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06466.v3 privatization icpsr public opinion icpsr quality of life icpsr social attitudes icpsr social change icpsr democracy icpsr economic conditions icpsr economic integration icpsr economic reform icpsr European Economic Community icpsr European Union icpsr human rights icpsr international alliances icpsr political attitudes icpsr political awareness icpsr political change icpsr political reform icpsr IDRC III. Electoral Systems and Political Behavior IDRC II. Economic Data ICPSR XIV.C.3.a. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Public Opinion on Political Matters, Attitudes Toward Regional Integration, Europe Reif, Karlheinz Cunningham, George Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 6466 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06466.v3 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR06656 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s1996 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR06656 MiAaI MiAaI Central and Eastern Euro-barometer 5 [electronic resource] European Union, November 1994 Karlheinz Reif , George Cunningham 2005-06-22 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1996 ICPSR 6656 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. The fifth round of Central and Eastern Euro-Barometer surveys was carried out in Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Ukraine. Respondents were asked questions that appeared in earlier surveys in this series. These included items on whether respondents felt that things in their country were going in the right or wrong direction, how the financial situation of their household had changed in the last year and how it might change in the next year, how they felt about the creation of a free market economy, how economic reforms were going in their country, how satisfied they were with the way democracy was developing, and how much respect there now was for human rights. They were also asked about their impressions of the aims and activities of the European Community after its name was changed to the European Union (EU), which countries they believed their future was most closely tied to, whether or not their country or the European Union benefited most from the current relationship, their main sources of information about the activities of the EU, and which groups within their societies would likely benefit or lose out as ties between their country and the EU increased. Demographic data collected on participants include information on the respondent's age, highest level of education completed, occupation, voting status, nationality/ethnic background, voting intentions, sex, region, and income. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06656.v2 democracy icpsr political awareness icpsr political change icpsr political reform icpsr public opinion icpsr quality of life icpsr social attitudes icpsr social change icpsr economic conditions icpsr economic integration icpsr economic reform icpsr European Economic Community icpsr European Union icpsr human rights icpsr international alliances icpsr political attitudes icpsr IDRC VII. Public Opinion Data ICPSR XIV.C.3.a. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Public Opinion on Political Matters, Attitudes Toward Regional Integration, Europe Reif, Karlheinz Cunningham, George Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 6656 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06656.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR06835 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s1997 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR06835 MiAaI MiAaI Central and Eastern Eurobarometer 6 [electronic resource] Economic and Political Trends, October-November 1995 Karlheinz, Reif , George Cunningham , Malgorzata Kuzma 2005-07-06 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1997 ICPSR 6835 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. The sixth round of Central and Eastern Eurobarometer surveys was carried out in Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Ukraine. Respondents were asked questions that appeared in earlier surveys in this series. These included items on whether respondents felt that things in their country were going in the right or wrong direction, how the financial situation of their household had changed in the last year and how it might change in the next year, how they felt about the creation of a free market economy, and how economic reforms were going in their country. Respondents were also asked how satisfied they were with the way democracy was developing, how much respect there now was for human rights, their impressions of the aims and activities of the European Community after its name was changed to the European Union, which countries they believed their future was most closely tied to, whether their country or the European Union benefited most from the current relationship, their main sources of information about the activities of the Union, and which groups within their societies would likely benefit or lose out as ties between their country and the Union increased. Additional topics covered the specific reasons behind the respondents' impressions of the aims and activities of the European Union and their knowledge of the "PHARE" and "TACIS" programs. Respondents also predicted how they would vote if a referendum were held the next day on the questions of membership of the European Union and membership of NATO, and which party or block they would vote for if a general election were held in their country. Demographic data collected on participants include respondent's age, highest level of education completed, occupation, voting status, mother tongue and knowledge of other languages, nationality/ethnic background, sex, region, size of locality, and income. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06835.v2 democracy icpsr life satisfaction icpsr personal finances icpsr political attitudes icpsr political awareness icpsr political change icpsr political reform icpsr public opinion icpsr quality of life icpsr social attitudes icpsr social change icpsr economic conditions icpsr sources of information icpsr economic integration icpsr economic reform icpsr European Economic Community icpsr European Union icpsr expectations icpsr free markets icpsr international alliances icpsr IDRC II. Economic Data IDRC VII. Public Opinion Data ICPSR XIV.C.3.a. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Public Opinion on Political Matters, Attitudes Toward Regional Integration, Europe Reif, Karlheinz, Cunningham, George Kuzma, Malgorzata Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 6835 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06835.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR02296 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s1998 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR02296 MiAaI MiAaI Central and Eastern Eurobarometer 7 [electronic resource] Status of the European Union, October-November 1996 George Cunningham 2005-07-29 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1998 ICPSR 2296 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. The seventh round of Central and Eastern Eurobarometer surveys was carried out in Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia. Respondents were asked questions that appeared in earlier surveys in this series. These included items on whether respondents felt that things in their country were going in the right or wrong direction, how the financial situation of their household had changed in the last year and how it might change in the next year, how they felt about the creation of a free market economy, how economic reforms were going in their country, how satisfied they were with the way democracy was developing, and how much respect there now was for human rights. Respondents were also queried regarding their impressions of the aims and activities of the European Community after its name was changed to the European Union, which countries they believed their future was most closely tied to, whether their country or the European Union benefited most from the current relationship, their main sources of information about the activities of the Union, and which groups within their societies would likely benefit or lose out as ties between their country and the Union increased. Respondents also provided specific reasons behind their impressions of the aims and activities of the European Union and stated how they would vote if a referendum were held the next day on the questions of membership of the European Union and membership of NATO. Respondents were also asked which party or block they would vote for if a general election were held in their country. Demographic data collected on respondents covers age, highest level of education completed, occupation, voting status, mother tongue and knowledge of other languages, nationality/ethnic background, sex, region, size of locality, and income. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02296.v2 democracy icpsr life satisfaction icpsr personal finances icpsr political attitudes icpsr political awareness icpsr political change icpsr political reform icpsr public opinion icpsr quality of life icpsr social attitudes icpsr social change icpsr economic conditions icpsr sources of information icpsr economic integration icpsr economic reform icpsr European Economic Community icpsr European Union icpsr expectations icpsr free markets icpsr international alliances icpsr IDRC VII. Public Opinion Data ICPSR XIV.C.3.a. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Public Opinion on Political Matters, Attitudes Toward Regional Integration, Europe Cunningham, George Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 2296 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02296.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR21302 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s2007 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR21302 MiAaI MiAaI The Determinants of Aid in the Post-Cold War Era [electronic resource] Subhayu Bandyopadhyay , Howard J. Wall 2007-11-08 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2007 ICPSR 21302 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The authors estimate the responsiveness of aid to recipient countries' economic and physical needs, civil/political rights, and government effectiveness. They look exclusively at the post-Cold War era and use fixed effects to control for the political, strategic, and other considerations of donors. They find that aid and per capita income have been negatively related, while aid has been positively related to infant mortality, rights, and government effectiveness. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21302.v1 international assistance icpsr political rights icpsr poverty icpsr World Bank icpsr Gross Domestic Product icpsr income icpsr infant mortality icpsr civil rights icpsr economic aid icpsr economic conditions icpsr government agencies icpsr government performance icpsr ICPSR XVIII. ICPSR Publication-Related Archive IDRC II. Economic Data Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu Wall, Howard J. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 21302 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21302.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR08624 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s1987 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR08624 MiAaI MiAaI Government Finance Statistics [electronic resource] International Monetary Fund 2010-07-28 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1987 ICPSR 8624 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. These time series present combined statistics on detailed revenues and expenditures for all levels of government. Topics covered include deficit/surplus or total financing, revenues or grants, expenditures, lending minus repayments, domestic financing, foreign financing, domestic debt or total debt, and foreign debt. Annual data are supplied for central government accounts and different levels of government in these categories: (1) central government budgetary accounts, (2) central government consolidated accounts, (3) central government extra budgetary accounts, (4) central government Social Security Funds, (5) state or province governments, (6) local governments, and (7) general governments. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08624.v2 budgets icpsr local government icpsr national debt icpsr nations icpsr provincial government icpsr social expenditures icpsr social security icpsr state government icpsr debt icpsr economic conditions icpsr economic indicators icpsr federal government icpsr finance icpsr government expenditures icpsr government revenues icpsr international economics icpsr ICPSR VIII.C. Governmental Structures, Policies, and Capabilities, Statistics on Government Operations IDRC II. Economic Data ICPSR IV.C. Economic Behavior and Attitudes, Historical and Contemporary Economic Processes and Indicators International Monetary Fund Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 8624 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08624.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR33504 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130620s2012 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR33504 MiAaI MiAaI Voice of the People End of Year Survey, 2011 [electronic resource] Gallup International Association 2012-07-03 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2012 ICPSR 33504 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. This annual survey, fielded October 2011 to January 2012, was conducted in 59 countries to solicit public opinion on social and political issues. Respondents were asked whether they thought 2012 would be better or worse than 2011, whether the economy would be better in 2012 than in 2011, and whether they were happy or unhappy with their life. Respondents were also queried on whether they thought immigration was a good thing or bad thing for their country, whether they considered themselves to be a religious or non-religious person, whether they or their family had not had enough to eat in the last twelve months, whether they had done any voluntary work in the past year, and whether they thought the world would be more peaceful next year than in the past year. Finally, respondents were asked whether economy-related protests and industrial disputes in their country would increase or decrease in 2012, and to give their opinion on a number of different organizations such as the World Health Organization, United Nations, World Economic Forum, Transparency International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Additional questions included the respondent's assessment of their ability to read and understand a simple newspaper story and to write a simple letter in the English language. Demographic information includes age, gender, education, employment status, household income, and religious affiliation. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR33504.v1 immigration icpsr international organizations icpsr life satisfaction icpsr peace icpsr protest demonstrations icpsr public opinion icpsr religious attitudes icpsr volunteers icpsr economic conditions icpsr ICPSR IV. Economic Behavior and Attitudes ICPSR III. Conflict, Aggression, Violence, Wars Gallup International Association Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 33504 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR33504.v1