New Democracies Barometer 1998

The New Democracies Barometer (NDB) surveys were conducted in the years 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998. The aim of the NDB is to evaluate long-terms developments in economic, social and political attitudes. Differences in the attitudes in the new democracies on the one hand and Austria as control-country or referenz-country on the other hand are presented. Identifying trends in the public opinion within the particular countries and serving as a monitor for the public opinion in this geopolitical part of Europe are other goals. The insight which is particularly of interest in the NDB is the development of standard indicators to operationalise and quantify the social, economic and political change in the transition from planned economy peoples democracies to market-based democracies.新民主国家晴雨表（New Democracies Barometer，简称NDB）的调查分别于1991年、1992年、1994年、1996年及1998年开展。NDB的核心目标是评估民众在经济、社会与政治态度层面的长期发展态势。该数据集同时呈现了新民主国家与作为对照国/参照国的奥地利之间的态度差异。此外，其余目标还包括识别特定国家内部的民意趋势，并为欧洲这一地缘政治区域的民意状况提供监测支持。NDB尤为值得关注的研究视角，是构建标准化指标，以实现对计划经济人民民主国家向市场民主体制转型过程中社会、经济与政治变革的可操作化与量化分析。