Use data from The Norwegian Citizen Panel

It is possible both to analyse questions that are previously asked, and to ask your own questions in the citizen panel.

In short

Through the Norwegian Citizen Panel, questions has been asked of a cross section of people living in Norway since 2013. On semi regularly intervals, the same questions have been asked of the participants, so we can study changes over time, for core questions also form the same people over time. Otherwise, the research projects using the infrastructure contribute their own questions to the panel, resulting in a rich dataset covering a broad array of topics over the years.

The data is available for non-commercial use in research and education through Sikt. Anyone can apply for access. The most recent data will not be available to external users until a few months after the latest data collection, but you may still apply for access in advance.

To check whether we have the data you need for your project, you can browse the codebooks that are publicly available.

The info pages on codebooks and method reports are just in Norwegian now, but you will there find links to English codebooks and method reports.

Codebooks and method reports Data information at Sikt

More data access

Much of the data from the Norwegian Citizen Panel is archived and disseminated by Sikt, but not all. Some, like text data, longitudinal data, or the newest data in their beta period is not archived by Sikt, and you need to apply for access by contacting us at kodem@uib.no.

Do you want to ask your own questions?

Research projects can buy time for data collection in the citizen panel, the panel of politicians, panel of public administrators, the journalist panel or a combination of these. If you are applying for a project and wish to use KODEM-data, contact us. This also goes if you already have financing and wish to buy a spot for data collection. Contact us at kodem@uib.no or kontakt Erla Løvseth at erla.lovseth@uib.no

In addition, in the establishment period, KODEM will regularly announce opportunities for preprojects. This goes at to researchers and research groups led from a university, research institute og university college in Norway who want to establish a new project they still not have funding for. Calls will be announced at the KODEM webpage.

Practical information on the data

Photo: KODEM

Last updated: 05.03.2026