Edition 1.0 of the ESS8 main data and documentation is now available from the ESS Web site, http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org 
The first edition includes data from 18 of the 23 countries participating in round8.

Version notes:
ESS8 edition 1.0 (published 31.10.17): 
Includes data from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Variables: 

PSPWGHT: Post-stratification weights will be added in a later release in the spring of 2018. 

The release also includes data from the Interviewer's questionnaire, and Media Claims data for Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Bibliography reminder:
Users of ESS data are required to register bibliographic citations of all forms of publications referring to ESS data in the ESS on-line bibliography database at http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org