Voice of the People End of Year Survey, 2012 (ICPSR 35201)

Version Date: Mar 9, 2015

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Principal Investigator(s):
WIN/Gallup International Association

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35201.v2

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Summary

The Voice of the People Survey Series is WIN/Gallup International Association's End of Year survey and is a global study that collects the public's view on the challenges that the world faces today. Ongoing since 1977, the purpose of WIN/Gallup International's End of Year survey is to provide a platform for respondents to speak out concerning government and corporate policies.

The Voice of the People, End of Year Surveys for 2012, fielded June 2012 to February 2013, were conducted in 56 countries to solicit public opinion on social and political issues. Respondents were asked whether their country was governed by the will of the people, as well as their attitudes about their society. Additional questions addressed respondents' living conditions and feelings of safety around their living area, as well as personal happiness. Respondents' opinions were also gathered in relation to business development and their views on the effectiveness of the World Health Organization. Respondents were also surveyed on ownership and use of mobile devices. Demographic information includes sex, age, income, education level, employment status, and type of living area.

Citation

WIN/Gallup International Association. Voice of the People End of Year Survey, 2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2015-03-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35201.v2

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

country

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2012

Date of Collection

2012-06 -- 2013-02

Data Collection Notes

  1. Additional information on the Voice of the People, End of Year Surveys for 2012 can be found by visiting the WIN/Gallup International Association Web site.

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Study Purpose

The purpose of this survey series is to explore the point-in-time outlook, expectations, and fears of people from around the world.

Sample

For information on sampling, users should refer to the Original P.I. Documentation in the ICPSR Codebook, as well as visit the WIN/Gallup International Association Web site.

Time Method

Cross-sectional

Universe

Individuals aged 15 and older in 56 countries representing 7 regions of the world including Western Europe, North America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2014-12-22

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • WIN/Gallup International Association. Voice of the People End of Year Survey, 2012. ICPSR35201-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2015-03-09. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35201.v2

2015-03-09 Updated the XML file to ensure that precision after decimal places within the weight variables is preserved. The Metadata and processing notes have also been updated to reflect the documentation provided.

2014-12-22 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Standardized missing values.
  • Created online analysis version with question text.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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Weight

The data are not weighted, however, this collection contains the weight variables WEIGHTS (Weight as sent by country) and WT_GP3 (Weights by using countries Population as specified in the Methodology form), that can be used in analysis. For more information on weights and sampling please visit the WIN/Gallup International Association Web site.

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Notes