Eurobarometer 97.2: Corruption Reporting Intentions Across 27 EU Countries

Eurobarometer 97.2 survey data from 27 European Union countries measures citizens' attitudes towards corruption and their willingness to file complaints. The dataset, created by Inqilab Shahbazov and last updated in May 2026, includes responses from a sample where 61.7% stated they would report corruption to authorities. It is used to analyze the correlation between previous reporting experience and future intentions to notify authorities.

Use Cases

• Modeling the determinants of reporting intentions based on perceived corruption levels and assessments of government efforts.
• Conducting cross-country comparative analysis of anti-corruption attitudes using the 27-country sample.
• Applying hierarchical logistic regression to explore the relationship between past experience and future reporting behavior.

Strengths

• Includes data from 27 European Union countries, providing a multinational perspective.
• Based on the established Eurobarometer survey, a recognized source for public opinion data.
• Reports a specific finding: 61.7% of the sample stated they would report corruption.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The cross-sectional design, as noted in the description, cannot establish causality.

Provenance

Source

Eurobarometer 97.2 survey.

Collection Method

Survey data collection on citizens' attitudes.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 07:50:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

27 European Union countries.