European Public Opinion on Carbon Taxation and Welfare State Confidence

Seven European countries are represented in this survey of 10,968 individuals examining support for fossil fuel taxation. The data was collected by Jaewook Lee and explores the relationship between confidence in welfare institutions and climate policy attitudes. It was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling support for carbon taxation based on income difficulty and social policy satisfaction mentioned in the description
• Analyzing the moderating effect of welfare state confidence on perceived employment risk and climate policy support
• Investigating the eco-social divide by examining tensions between environmental and equity concerns
• Testing policy feedback theory by studying how satisfaction with existing social policies shapes risk perception

Strengths

• Survey data from 10,968 respondents provides a substantial sample size.
• Covers seven European countries, offering a cross-national perspective.
• Focuses on a specific theoretical framework linking welfare state confidence and climate policy support.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The description does not specify the exact countries, time of data collection, or sampling methodology.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-07-09).

Provenance

Source

Journal of Public Policy Dataverse, author Jaewook Lee

Collection Method

Original survey data

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-09 23:49:50

Geography

Seven European countries