Public understanding of science in Europe 1989-2005. A Eurobarometer trend file.

The Public Understanding of Science (PUS) project of integration of Eurobarometer data of different waves aimed at creating a cumulative core datasets from the single crossnational databases with a common set of indicators covering public engagement, interest, knowledge and attitudes of the general public in Europe along with some demographic indicators. Five waves were taken, which are as follows: Eurobarometer 31, March-April 1989 (GESIS Study ID ZA1750), Eurobarometer 38.1, November 1992 (GESIS Study ID ZA2295), Eurobarometer 55.2, May-June 2001 (GESIS Study ID ZA3509), Candidate Countries Eurobarometer 2002.3, October-November 2002 (GESIS Study ID ZA4235) and Eurobarometer 63.1, January-February 2005 (GESIS Study ID ZA4233). The project was supported by GESIS-ZA / GESIS department Data Archive for the Social Sciences (DAS).