NATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION DATABASE

Cesop Database gathers, organizes, stores and makes available to researchers sample surveys conducted in Brazil in the field of political and social behavior, allowing free access to surveys conducted from 1986 to the present.

The Cesop Database covers a variety of themes observed through behaviors, attitudes and opinions collected at national, regional and municipal levels. The general themes that organize the Database are: 1. General social organization: quality of life, ecology/environment, family, urban violence and the public perceptions about the economy; 2. Social behavior and attitudes and consumption practices: consumption of products (general goods), abortion, ethics/honesty (corruption), prejudices, consumption by young people, AIDS, sexual behavior and homosexuality, death penalty, drug use etc;  3. Political behavior: Democracy (satisfaction with the regime, associations, participation, citizenship etc); Elections (voting tendencies, candidate evaluation, party preferences, etc.); Government performance (government evaluation, economic situation, popularity); Public policies (evaluation of public services, social policies and income transfer, social security, etc.), evaluation of institutions and trust (parties, Congress, judiciary, police, government, etc.). 4. Cultural goods: media and political communication, political propaganda, market propaganda, consumption of soap operas, movies and music.

Cesop Database is a national and international reference, recognized by the scientific community as one of the main sources of data on political and social behavior in Latin America.

Cesop Database has had agreements with private research institutes since the 1990s. The institutional collaboration involves the exchange of data, technologies, and opportunities for training human resources. The main research institutions associated with CESOP are: DATAFOLHA, IPEC, QUAEST, INCT, CNI, FPA. In addition to these companies, the Database is the repository of data from IDESP and IBOPE, as well as sample surveys developed by researchers in academic projects.

In 2025, Cesop Database has 4,578 research databases cataloged, organized and made available on the CESOP website (www.cesop.unicamp.br).

Access the link www.cesop.unicamp.br/por/banco_de_dados for instructions on how to access the database and to get further information about the organization of our material.

Contact: Email - cesopsit@unicamp.br