The Deusto Social Barometer (DBSoc) is a survey launched by the University of Deusto in December 2013 to generate useful and applied knowledge (from the social sciences) on the social, economic and political situation in the Basque Country.
Social commitment is part of the identity of this new barometer, which was created with the aim ofhighlighting issues primarily related to inequality and social welfare, while fully integrating a gender perspective.
The survey is conducted online with a representative sample (by sex, age and social class) of 1,000 people. It is carried out on a six-monthly basis and is divided into a fixed set of questions and a variable or ad hoc block. Fixed content includes questions on social policies and attitudes towards the welfare state, gender inequality indicators, economy and employment, living conditions, youth, quality of democracy, immigration, values, political attitudes and identity. The variable block deals in depth with a topical issue or a question related to the most pressing concerns of Basque society.
