The Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) dataset  

How to access the PULS dataset

You can download the PULS dataset in a number of formats on this page.

We have created a short guide to using the PULS dataset that outlines the dataset form, contents, and variables. Further information about the survey and measures is available in the PULS annotated questionnaire and the PULS technical report.  

Consulting this material is the best way to quickly understand what the PULS measured and why, and how the data can be used.

The downloadable dataset includes only broad geography measures, as we have removed other geographic variables to preserve anonymity.

We are currently undertaking further geographic analysis of legal need using PULS data, which will be published in due course. If you are interested in conducting geographic analysis, please contact the VLF research team.

Available formats

The PULS dataset is available in SPSS and STATA formats, two of the most widely used commercial statistical software packages. Each of those file formats can be opened with the appropriate open source and free R programming language software, also widely used for statistical analysis.

If you require the dataset in an alternative format, please contact the VLF research team.  

PULS dataset downloads

PULS dataset resources

Get in touch

If you have further questions about the PULS data or how to use it, or questions you think the PULS dataset may be able to answer, please contact the VLF research team at research@victorialawfoundation.org.au