A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in Italy

The article describes the content, the methodology and the selected results deriving from a large-scale cross-sectional IneqPer survey in Italy (n = 12,000, 2024/2025) aimed at understanding the determinants of inequality perceptions and their consequences for public opinion. The dataset offers nove...

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Main Authors: Nevena Kulic, Olga Griaznova, Eleonora Clerici, Daniela Bellani, Debora Mantovani, Loris Vergolini, Francesco Scervini
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1620096/full
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description The article describes the content, the methodology and the selected results deriving from a large-scale cross-sectional IneqPer survey in Italy (n = 12,000, 2024/2025) aimed at understanding the determinants of inequality perceptions and their consequences for public opinion. The dataset offers novel dimensions that include the questions on global inequality and global redistribution, individual position in global distribution, the perceived social mobility in the society, perceived gender inequality and perceptions of discrimination against immigrants, among others. Moreover, for a number of questions, it offers a possibility of cross-validation with a range of recent datasets including European Social Survey (2020), European Value Study (2017), and the International Social Survey Program (2019). The first results show that Italians indeed recognize inequality along all dimensions (e.g., socio-economic inequality, gender inequality and inequality between migrants and natives), yet they do not strongly perceive themselves as personally affected by discrimination. Moreover, although cross-validation checks reveal a strong alignment between IneqPer data and other international value surveys, respondents in the IneqPer dataset tend to express slightly more progressive views.
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spelling doaj-art-2046ebb37c38461bb6bde955a4fa62582025-08-20T03:51:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sociology2297-77752025-07-011010.3389/fsoc.2025.16200961620096A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in ItalyNevena Kulic0Olga Griaznova1Eleonora Clerici2Daniela Bellani3Debora Mantovani4Loris Vergolini5Francesco Scervini6Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Catholic University of Sacro Cuore, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Political and Social Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Political and Social Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyThe article describes the content, the methodology and the selected results deriving from a large-scale cross-sectional IneqPer survey in Italy (n = 12,000, 2024/2025) aimed at understanding the determinants of inequality perceptions and their consequences for public opinion. The dataset offers novel dimensions that include the questions on global inequality and global redistribution, individual position in global distribution, the perceived social mobility in the society, perceived gender inequality and perceptions of discrimination against immigrants, among others. Moreover, for a number of questions, it offers a possibility of cross-validation with a range of recent datasets including European Social Survey (2020), European Value Study (2017), and the International Social Survey Program (2019). The first results show that Italians indeed recognize inequality along all dimensions (e.g., socio-economic inequality, gender inequality and inequality between migrants and natives), yet they do not strongly perceive themselves as personally affected by discrimination. Moreover, although cross-validation checks reveal a strong alignment between IneqPer data and other international value surveys, respondents in the IneqPer dataset tend to express slightly more progressive views.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1620096/fullinequalityperceptionssocio-economic statusgenderimmigrationItaly
spellingShingle Nevena Kulic
Olga Griaznova
Eleonora Clerici
Daniela Bellani
Debora Mantovani
Loris Vergolini
Francesco Scervini
A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in Italy
Frontiers in Sociology
inequality
perceptions
socio-economic status
gender
immigration
Italy
title A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in Italy
title_full A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in Italy
title_fullStr A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in Italy
title_full_unstemmed A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in Italy
title_short A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in Italy
title_sort comprehensive overview of a large scale survey on inequality perceptions ineqper in italy
topic inequality
perceptions
socio-economic status
gender
immigration
Italy
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1620096/full
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