CSV Files and Charts

See CSV Files at ASAPOP Website for CSV files from European countries.

Documentation

The files named αα.csv contain all polls registered in our database, with αα being the country’s ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code. The files named αα-E.csv contain the polls for European elections only, while the files named αα-N.csv contain the national polls only.

The format of the CSV files is as follows:

• Polling firm: The name of the polling firm
• Commissioners: The name of the commissioners, or empty if none
• Fieldwork Start: Start date for the fieldwork
• Fieldwork End: End date for the fieldwork
• Scope: Scope for the poll, either National or European
• Sample Size: Sample size for the poll, either a number or Not Available if not available
• Sample Size Qualification: Either Provided if the sample size was provided by the polling firm, or Estimated/Assumed if it was not provided by estimated or assumed, or N/A if the sample size was not available
• Participation: Either a percentage for the participation, or Not Available if not available
• Precision: Either a percentage for the precision of the results, or Seats if the results are given in terms of seats
• Party Names: As a percentage, number of seats, or Not Available if not available
• Other: As a percentage, number of seats, or Not Available if not available

Read the article How “Simple Things” Quickly Become Complicated in Software Development to get some background information about the challenges to store opinion polls in tables.