Latinobarómetro
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Latinobarómetro is the leading public-opinion study in Latin America, conducting approximately 20,000 interviews in 18 countries each year - representing more than 600 million inhabitants - to measure attitudes, values, and behaviours tracking the evolution of democracy, the economy, and society in the region [source: latinobarometro]. Latinobarómetro Corporation is a non-profit entity with a board of academic researchers, journalists, and political leaders, headquartered in Santiago, Chile [source: latinobarometro]. The annual survey is the standard reference dataset for cross-country public-opinion research in Latin America and is cited across academic, policy, and journalistic literatures [source: latinobarometro].
Coverage: the annual survey covers support for democracy, trust in institutions, satisfaction with democracy, attitudes towards the market economy, attitudes towards migration, gender attitudes, attitudes towards indigenous communities, and political participation - the full range of attitudinal variables relevant to democratic governance [source: latinobarometro]. The dataset is accessible to researchers via the Latinobarómetro website and the dedicated Documentation and Data portal, and the corporate Reports section publishes country-specific and comparative analyses by the lead researchers [source: latinobarometro].
A campaigner reaches for it when designing a Latin America-wide advocacy campaign that needs cross-national attitudinal evidence, when citing the standard reference dataset for a policy brief on democratic attitudes, or when sourcing comparative public-opinion data for a Latin American-context strategy document [source: latinobarometro]. Treat as link-only; the underlying dataset requires the standard Latinobarómetro data-use agreement. [source: latinobarometro]
Use it for
A campaigner can use Latinobarómetro to access reliable, comparative public opinion data across 18 Latin American countries, tracking trends in democracy, economic attitudes, and social values over time. [source: latinobarometro] The available questionnaires, technical datasheets, and data files allow for in-depth analysis to inform advocacy strategies, messaging, and understanding of regional public sentiment. [source: latinobarometro]