Data Source

Survey

Type of Study

Cross-section, occasional

Data gathering method

Face-to-face interview (CAPI, PAPI)

Ease

Frequencies (http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2800_2819/2801/e280100.html) and 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/2800_2819/2801/Cru2801_enlace.html). To obtain access to the microdata, a formal agreement must be signed at (http://www.cis.es/cis/opencms/ES/formulario.jsp?dwld=/Microdatos/MD2801.zip)

Conditions of access

Formal agreements (e.g. fees, research contracts, institutional agreements, etc.)

No agreement is signed to carry out this survey

Time elapsed between application and reception of data

No information

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

Language issues

Methodological report (http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2800_2819/2801/ft2801.pdf), questionnaire (http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2800_2819/2801/cues2801.pdf) and results are in Spanish.

Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes

Data were collected between 13 and 21 of May, 2009 and the sample consisted of 2,481 effective questionnaires.

First year of collection

2009

Stratification if applicable

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

Base used for sampling

Random sample based on the Municipal Register, but it is not reported

Geographical coverage and breakdowns

All of Spain

Age range

Population aged 18 and over.

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics

The main area of interest is on opinions on elderly people, by focusing on: - social protection assessment about the elderly (and other social groups) - support actions and social attention for the elderly - old age assessment - concerns about ageing - social image - loneliness - social participation of the elderly - concerns about future

Further Reading

• Del Barrio, E. et al."La soledad de las personas mayores en España y Suecia". Revista española de geriatría y gerontología: Órgano oficial de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología 45(4) (2010): 189-195. Available at: www.sciencedirect.com/.../S0211139X10000430
• "Percepción de los españoles sobre distintos aspectos relacionados con los mayores y el envejecimiento. Datos de mayo de 2009". Madrid, Portal Mayores, Informes Portal Mayores 91 (2009). Available at: www.imsersomayores.csic.es/.../...mayo-2009-01.pdf

Standardisation

No information

Possibility of linkage among databases

No

Entry errors if applicable

No information

Breaks

No

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

No

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 there is no comparable data among different issues as there is no continuity in the specific modules of this survey.