DESCRIPTION.TXT: Dataset metadata Official title: The SOCECO2 dataset Principal investigator: Minh Ha-Duong, CIRED < haduong@centre-cired.fr > Co-principal investigator: Ana Sofia Campos, CIRED < acampos@centre-cired.fr > Date created (this file): 2007-06-13 Content: This dataset is the result of a public opinion survey in France on Carbon Capture and Storage. The key question is about "approbation of or opposition to" the use of CCS in France. This question is asked twice. First after offering a short presentation on the technology, and then again after explaining the risks. Opinion questions about climate change and mitigation technologies drawn from the international litterature on the subject were asked. The sample is split in two to test for a semantic effect: one half was talked about "Storage", the other half about "Sequestration". Sample: 1076 individuals aged 15 and above. Representativity of the French population was assured by the quota method on sex, age, head of household profession and social category, and stratification on the region and kind of urban area. Weighting is available (column named wmid1). Files format and content: Dataset includes approximately 20 answers, plus about 20 additional social and demographic variables. Includes verbatim of the two open-ended questions on CCS definition and on questions to experts. Data provided in 3 formats: CSV flat file, SAS script and original from the Institute system. See INDEX.TXT for files list and file content description. Data collected by: TNS-Sofres, a top 6 survey institute in France, conducted the survey. Guénaëlle Gault < guenaelle.gault@tns-sofres.com >, department "Stratégies d'Opinion / Société", led the survey. Reference SAB/GVA - 48 KH 92. Data collection: The study was done April 11-12, 2007 by computer-assisted, face to face interview at home by the TNS-Sofres network of surveyors. Confidentiality: Data do not contain direct or indirect identifiers of the respondent. Terms of use: After approbation by TNS-SOFRES and SOCECO2 members, this dataset will be published on CIRED web and in a social science dataset repository. An appropriate specific "open data" license will be choosen. Funding source: Questionnaire development was funded by ADEME, France under the METSTOR project. Administration was funded by ANR, France under the SOCECO2 project. Citing this dataset: Ha-Duong and Campos (2007) The SOCECO2 dataset. [URL, accession date] References: Nothing published in the peer-reviewed litterature yet.