OPINION POLLS IN CATALONIA (SONDEIG D´OPINIÓ CATALUNYA )
Since 1989, the ICPS has consistently provided an annual opinion poll of Catalan political culture. More inclusively, this opinion poll reflects Catalan people´s opinions on different subjects, concepts, and their political attitudes. Apart from the option of downloading these polls in PDF format, the corresponding databases can also be downloaded for free.
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home through CAPI procedure (Computer Assisted Personal Interview)
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over of Spanish nationality and registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between September 4th and October 29th, 2021
Data collector: GESOP
Report on the findings of the ICPS 2021 Catalonia Opinion Survey: "Affective polarization and political sentiment in Catalonia (1995-2021)"
Press kit
Results for the total sample (Questionnaire in Spanish)
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2020
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home through CAPI procedure (Computer Assisted Personal Interview)
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between September 14th and October 14th, 2020
Data collector: GESOP
Report on the Results of the ICPS Opinión Cataluña 2020 Survey "When The Procés Met The Pandemic"
Press kit
Results for the total sample (questionnaire in Spanish)
Results for respondents of Spanish nationality (questionnaire in Spanish)
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2019
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home through CAPI procedure (Computer Assisted Personal Interview)
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between September 25th and October 23th, 2019
Data collector: GESOP
Opinions, behaviors and percepcions about the independence of Catalonia
Results for the total sample (questionnaire in Spanish)
Results for respondents of Spanish nationality (questionnaire in Spanish)
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2018
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home through CAPI procedure (Computer Assisted Personal Interview)
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 8th and November 5th, 2018
Data collector: GESOP
Opinions, behaviors and percepcions about the independence of Catalonia
Results for the total sample (questionnaire in Spanish)
Results for respondents of Spanish nationality (questionnaire in Spanish)
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2017
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home through CAPI procedure (Computer Assisted Personal Interview)
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: from November 7th to 29th, 2017
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2016
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home through CAPI procedure (Computer Assisted Personal Interview)
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between September 26th and October 17th, 2016
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2015
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 1st and November 4th 2015
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2014
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between November 12th and December 6th, 2014
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2013
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 800 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±3,5% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between September 25th and October 10th, 2013
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2012
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between November 27th and December 20th, 2012
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2011
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 2000 interviews
Sampling procedure: Stratified sampling, with non-proportional allocation of units to provinces (allocation of 800 units to the province of Barcelona and 400 to the rest of Catalan districts (provinces)). Within each district, the sample was stratified at two stages. At the first stage, municipalities were grouped according to their population size, interviews were allocated to these groups in proportion to their share of the Catalan population, and municipalities were randomly selected in each population size interval. At the second stage households were randomly selected within each municipality, and the final selection of respondents was based on gender and age quotas computed for each municipality. The data has been weighted according to the population size of each of the provinces.
Sampling error: ±2,7 at the Catalan level and a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5. The sampling error for the province of Barcelona is of ± 3,5%, and for the provinces of Girona, Lleida and Tarragon the sampling error is of ± 4,9%
Fieldwork period: between September 19th and October 27th, 2011
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2010
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 2000 interviews
Sampling procedure: Stratified sampling, with non-proportional allocation of units to provinces (allocation of 800 units to the province of Barcelona and 400 to the rest of Catalan districts (provinces)). Within each district, the sample was stratified at two stages. At the first stage, municipalities were grouped according to their population size, interviews were allocated to these groups in proportion to their share of the Catalan population, and municipalities were randomly selected in each population size interval. At the second stage households were randomly selected within each municipality, and the final selection of respondents was based on gender and age quotas computed for each municipality. The data has been weighted according to the population size of each of the provinces.
Sampling error: ±2,7 at the Catalan level and a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5. The sampling error for the province of Barcelona is of ± 3,5%, and for the provinces of Girona, Lleida and Tarragon the sampling error is of ± 4,9%
Fieldwork period: between September 3rd and September 30th, 2010
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2009
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between September 28th and October 19th, 2009
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2008
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,8% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 20th and November 12th, 2008
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2007
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 2000 interviews
Sampling procedure: Stratified sampling, with non-proportional allocation of units to provinces (allocation of 800 units to the province of Barcelona and 400 to the rest of Catalan districts (provinces)). Within each district, the sample was stratified at two stages. At the first stage, municipalities were grouped according to their population size, interviews were allocated to these groups in proportion to their share of the Catalan population, and municipalities were randomly selected in each population size interval. At the second stage households were randomly selected within each municipality, and the final selection of respondents was based on gender and age quotas computed for each municipality. The data has been weighted according to the population size of each of the provinces.
Sampling error: ±2,7 at the Catalan level and a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5. The sampling error for the province of Barcelona is of ± 3,5%, and for the provinces of Girona, Lleida and Tarragon the sampling error is of ± 5,0%
Fieldwork period: between November 5th and December 1st 2007.
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2006
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 2000 interviews
Sampling procedure: Stratified sampling, with non-proportional allocation of units to provinces (allocation of 800 units to the province of Barcelona and 400 to the rest of Catalan districts (provinces)). Within each district, the sample was stratified at two stages. At the first stage, municipalities were grouped according to their population size, interviews were allocated to these groups in proportion to their share of the Catalan population, and municipalities were randomly selected in each population size interval. At the second stage households were randomly selected within each municipality, and the final selection of respondents was based on gender and age quotas computed for each municipality. The data has been weighted according to the population size of each of the provinces.
Sampling error: ±2,75 at the Catalan level and a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5. The sampling error for the province of Barcelona is of ± 3,54%, and for the provinces of Girona, Lleida and Tarragona the sampling error is of ± 5,0%
Fieldwork period: between September 12th and October 6th, 2006
Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2005
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,9% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 13th and November 7th, 2005Data collector: GESOP
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2004
Mode of data collection: computer assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,9% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 18th and October 25th, 2004
Data collector: Central de Campo, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2003
Mode of data collection: computer assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: 2,9% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between December 15th and December 21st, 2003
Data collector: Voxpublica, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2002
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1600 interviews
Sampling procedure: Stratified sampling, with non-proportional allocation of units to provinces (allocation of 800 units to the province of Barcelona and 400 to the rest of Catalan districts (provinces)). Within each district, the sample was stratified at two stages. At the first stage, municipalities were grouped according to their population size, interviews were allocated to these groups in proportion to their share of the Catalan population, and municipalities were randomly selected in each population size interval. At the second stage households were randomly selected within each municipality, and the final selection of respondents was based on gender and age quotas computed for each municipality. The data has been weighted according to the population size of each of the provinces.
Sampling error: ±2,8 at the Catalan level and a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 7th and November 1st, 2002
Data collector: Voxpublica, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2001
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1600 interviews
Sampling procedure: Stratified sampling, with non-proportional allocation of units to provinces (allocation of 800 units to the province of Barcelona and 400 to the rest of Catalan districts (provinces)). Within each district, the sample was stratified at two stages. At the first stage, municipalities were grouped according to their population size, interviews were allocated to these groups in proportion to their share of the Catalan population, and municipalities were randomly selected in each population size interval. At the second stage households were randomly selected within each municipality, and the final selection of respondents was based on gender and age quotas computed for each municipality. The data has been weighted according to the population size of each of the provinces.
Sampling error: ±3,3 at the Catalan level and a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between November 5th and November 23rd, 2001
Data collector: Voxpublica, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 2000
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,9% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 17th and November 10th, 2000
Data collector: Voxpublica S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 1999
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1800 interviews
Sampling procedure: Stratified sampling, with non-proportional allocation of units to provinces (allocation of 800 units to the province of Barcelona and 400 to the rest of Catalan districts (provinces)). Within each district, the sample was stratified at two stages. At the first stage, municipalities were grouped according to their population size, interviews were allocated to these groups in proportion to their share of the Catalan population, and municipalities were randomly selected in each population size interval. At the second stage households were randomly selected within each municipality, and the final selection of respondents was based on gender and age quotas computed for each municipality. The data has been weighted according to the population size of each of the provinces.
Sampling error: ±3,19 at the Catalan level and a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 27th and November 16th, 1999
Data collector: Central de Campo, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 1998
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 2000 interviews
Sampling procedure: Stratified sampling, with non-proportional allocation of units to provinces (allocation of 800 units to the province of Barcelona and 400 to the rest of Catalan districts (provinces)). Within each district, the sample was stratified at two stages. At the first stage, municipalities were grouped according to their population size, interviews were allocated to these groups in proportion to their share of the Catalan population, and municipalities were randomly selected in each population size interval. At the second stage households were randomly selected within each municipality, and the final selection of respondents was based on gender and age quotas computed for each municipality. The data has been weighted according to the population size of each of the provinces.
Sampling error: ±2,78 at the Catalan level and a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 9th and October 30th, 1998.
Data collector: Central de Campo, S.A. and exploitation of the data by ICB, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 1997
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,89% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 13th and October 29th, 1997
Data collector: Central de Campo, S.A. and exploitation of the data by ICB, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 1996
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,89% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between October 15th and October 30th, 1996
Data collector: Central de Campo, S.A. and exploitation of the data by ICB, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 1995
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1800 interviews
Sampling procedure: Stratified sampling, with non-proportional allocation of units to provinces (allocation of 800 units to the province of Barcelona and 400 to the rest of Catalan districts (provinces)). Within each district, the sample was stratified at two stages. At the first stage, municipalities were grouped according to their population size, interviews were allocated to these groups in proportion to their share of the Catalan population, and municipalities were randomly selected in each population size interval. At the second stage households were randomly selected within each municipality, and the final selection of respondents was based on gender and age quotas computed for each municipality. The data has been weighted according to the population size of each of the provinces.
Sampling error: ±3,21 at the Catalan level and a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between September 19th and October 4th, 1995
Data collector: Central de Campo, S.A. and exploitation of the data by ICB, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 1994
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,89% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between September 26th and October 13th, 1994
Data collector: Central de Campo, S.A. and exploitation of the data by ICB, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 1993
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 1200 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±2,89% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: between November 2nd and November 17th, 1993
Data collector: Central de Campo, S.A. and exploitation of the data by ICB, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 1992
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 2000 interviews
Sampling procedure: sample stratified by municipality size. Random selection of households within municipalities and final selection of respondents based on gender and age quotas of each municipality.
Sampling error: ±3,41% for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: second fortnight of November 1992
Data collector: Central de Campo, S.A. and exploitation of the data by ICB, S.A.
SURVEY DOCUMENTATION REPORT 1991
Mode of data collection: personal face-to-face interviews conducted at the respondents’ home
Geographical coverage: Catalonia
Universe: population aged 18 years and over registered in the municipality where the interview is conducted
Sample size: 2000 interviews
Sampling procedure: Stratified sampling, with non-proportional allocation of units to provinces (allocation of 800 units to the province of Barcelona and 400 to the rest of Catalan districts (provinces)). Within each district, the sample was stratified at two stages. At the first stage, municipalities were grouped according to their population size, interviews were allocated to these groups in proportion to their share of the Catalan population, and municipalities were randomly selected in each population size interval. At the second stage households were randomly selected within each municipality, and the final selection of respondents was based on gender and age quotas computed for each municipality. The data has been weighted according to the population size of each of the provinces.
Sampling error: ± 2.81 at the Catalan level for a confidence level of 95% and p = q = 0.5
Fieldwork period: first fortnight of November 1991
Data collector: Central de Campo, S.A. and exploitation of the data by ICB, S.A.
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