Empirical studies
Our research institute regularly conducts large-scale surveys to gain deeper insights into the evolution of the information society, both domestically and within the neighbouring regions. Our datasets are representative of the given country, weighted by gender, age, education, and type of settlement.
Principal Investigators: Bernát Török, Árpád Rab
Researchers involved: all researchers at the research institute
2026
We conducted an international survey among adult internet users in Austria, Poland, Hungary, and Romania. Using a standardized questionnaire to ensure cross-country comparability, we examined attitudes toward artificial intelligence, media consumption habits, and the channels of social opinion formation. Our analyses will be published soon.
2025
Social Perception of Artificial Intelligence – This study examined public attitudes toward AI, specifically exploring opinions on its utilization and perceived risks across various application domains.
Data collection: November – December 2023.
Access the report: What do Hungarians think about artificial intelligence?
2024
Trust, Awareness, and Alarmism on the Internet 2024 – The fourth wave of our longitudinal domestic baseline study.
Data collection: February 2024.
The comprehensive synthesis report covering all four longitudinal waves is available here: Our relationship with the Internet, news and Facebook
2023
Users affected by Facebook suspensions and content deletions in CEE countries – A representative survey across four Central and Eastern European countries reveals that between 9.5% and 14% of adult Facebook users have experienced content deletions or account suspensions, frequently without receiving adequate explanations, highlighting the critical need for more comprehensive, user-focused research to understand the real-world dynamics of platform moderation.
Data collection: 2019, 2021
Access the report: Users affected by Facebook suspensions and content deletions in CEE countries
2021
Trust, Awareness, and Alarmism on the Internet 2021 – The third wave of our longitudinal domestic study.
Data collection: November 2021.
Access the report: The impact of the pandemic on the Hungarian information society 1.
Smartphone Addiction Research – A focused 15-item mini-survey assessing mobile dependency.
Data collection: November 2021.
Access the report: Smartphone addiction in Hungarian society
DIGCOMP Research – A comprehensive, representative study utilizing a 50-item instrument based on the DigComp framework to assess the digital competencies of the Hungarian population.
Data collection: November 2021.
Facebook Usage & Attitudes – An in-depth study utilizing a 70-item questionnaire to explore usage patterns, platform restrictions, moderation experiences, and trust within social media spaces.
Data collection: November 2021.
Attitudes of Facebook usage in Hungary
The data collection questionnaire and the complete analyzable dataset in SPSS format - EU Open Research Repository
2020
Trust, Awareness, and Alarmism on the Internet 2020 – In addition to the longitudinal data tracking, this iteration featured a dedicated module analysing the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on online attitudes.
Internet Attitudes: Our Region and the World Wide Web – A comparative international analysis covering the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Romania.
Data collection: October – November 2019.
Access the report here: Internet Attitudes - Our region and the world wide web
Online trust in Information Society. Four representative database and questionnaire (Hungary, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic).
The data collection questionnaire and the complete analyzable dataset in SPSS format - EU Open Research Repository
2019
Trust, Awareness and Alarmism on the Internet 2019 – A longitudinal domestic baseline study.
Data collection: November 2019.
Access the report here: Trust, Awareness and Alarm on the Internet
Trust, Awareness, and Risk Perception in the Online Environment
The data collection questionnaire and the complete analyzable dataset in SPSS format - EU Open Research Repository
Trust, Awareness, and Risk Perception in the Online Environment II.
The data collection questionnaire and the complete analyzable dataset in SPSS format - EU Open Research Repository