Dataset title: Survey on Public Perceptions of Big Tech Companies in Europe
Dataset author(s): Piret Ehin (University of Tartu, 0000-0001-9398-1730), Martin Mölder (University of Tartu, 0000-0002-9701-1771), Liisa Talving (University of Tartu, 0000-0001-9362-3167), Yurii Kondratyk (University of Tartu)
Dataset contact person: Piret Ehin (piret.ehin@ut.ee, University of Tartu, 0000-0001-9398-1730)
Dataset license: this dataset is distributed under CC-BY 4.0 (following the access embargo until the end of the project)
Date of publication: 28.11.2024
Project information: INCA (Increase Corporate Political Responsibility and Accountability), funded by European Union Horizon Europe Programme. Grant Agreement no. 101061653; https://inca-project.eu/


Dataset files
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-	INCA_D14_GAFAM_survey_data_20241128.csv

This data file contains all data from the 15 countries in which the survey was carried out. Information about the variables in the data file is provided in a separate codebook. 

-	INCA_D14_GAFAM_survey_codebook_20241128.pdf

Codebook for the data file, which contains information about the variables that are included in the data file.  


Dataset documentation
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Data sources
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The web-based survey was carried out by the survey company Norstat. 

Sampling Procedure: The sample included residents aged 18-75. Quotas were monitored for:
•	Age
•	Gender (male, female)
•	Language (only for Estonia)
•	Region

Quotas were calculated for a sample size of 1500. 


Dataset summary
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The purpose of the dataset is to map out European citizens' perceptions of big-tech companies together with additional information that would allow to analyze how such perceptions are related to political and socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. The survey contains questions about how people perceive the political and social role of GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft), how much they trust these companies and how they perceive the need to regulate such companies. Furthermore, it contains questions on the political and ideological preferences of the respondents, how much they are satisfied with the political situation in their countries, how much they trust political institutions in their countries and what their attitudes are about the EU. 

The following is a list of countries included together with information about the time and sample size of the country survey.

Country		Survey period		Sample size
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Belgium		23.09-08.11.2024 	1501
Estonia 	23.09-07.10.2024 	1505
Denmark		23.09-07.10.2024 	1500
Finland		23.09-13.10.2024 	1602
France		23.09-27.09.2024 	1500
Germany 	23.09-10.10.2024 	1503
Hungary		23.09-27.09.2024 	1500
Ireland		23.09-02.10.2024 	1500
Italy		23.09-07.10.2024 	1502
Netherlands	23.09-08.10.2024 	1504
Poland		23.09-07.10.2024 	1501
Portugal	23.09-05.10.2024 	1500
Slovakia	23.09-30.09.2024 	1500
Spain 		23.09-27.09.2024 	1500
Sweden		23.09-08.10.2024 	1500

Version notes
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Version 1.0

This is the initial version of the dataset that was published at the time of completion of the corresponding project deliverable.