Citation  | Commission of the European Communities (2012): Eurobarometer 36 (Oct-Nov 1991). INRA, Brussels. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA2081 Data file Version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.10848 |
| Study No. | ZA2081 |
| Title | Eurobarometer 36 (Oct-Nov 1991) |
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| Current Version | 1.1.0, 2012-7-1, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.10848 |
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| Date of Collection | 15.10.1991 - 21.11.1991 |
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| Abstract | 1. Attitude to unification of Europe; 2. Attitude to questions of data protection; 3. Use of tobacco; 4. European integration and regional identity; 5. Attitude to foreign aid. Topics: 1. Attitude to unification of Europe: citizenship and eligibility to vote at place of residence; contentment with life; satisfaction with democracy; opinion leadership and frequency of political discussions; postmaterialism; most important sources of information about the EC; significance of EC membership for the country and the people; influence of the EC on daily life; regret of a failure of the EC; approval of financial aid for the Soviet Union by the EC and preferred point in time; positive or negative impression of the EC Commission; attitude to reform of EC agricultural policy; preference for national or European decision-making authority in selected political areas; attitude to a European Government and European Parliament; expectations of the domestic market 1992; general attitude to the domestic market and a European social policy; frequency of obtaining news from television, radio and newspapers; self-perception as European or member of a country; assessment of the economic development of the country in the last year and expected further development; evaluation of one´s own economic situation in the last year and for the future; usefulness of EC activities on solving the crisis in Yugoslavia; evaluation of the work of the European Parliament; significance of the European Parliament in selected political areas; attitude to an increasing significance of the European Parliament; agreement with an expanded transfer of authority to the EC in an economic and currency union as well as in a political unification; attitude to a European Central Bank. 2. Attitude to questions of data protection: evaluation of data protection; attitude to storage of selected personal data without agreement of the persons affected; trust in organizations regarding data storage; attitude to providing data to others. 3. Use of tobacco: knowledge about the ´European Code´ against cancer; smoking habits; use of cigarettes; interest in reduction in use of cigarettes; attitude to prohibition of advertising for tobacco products. 4. European integration and regional identity: regional identity; local ties or solidarity with the region, the country, the EC and the whole of Europe; presence of development programs for disadvantaged parts of the country and approval of such programs; attitude to EC programs to develop disadvantaged member countries and preferred goals; knowledge about the regional development fund (ERBF) of the EC to support less favorable regions; most important sources of information about such subsidies; agreement with a regional right to a say in the EC; knowledge about the Basque region and its geographic classification; comparison of the development status of the Basque region with the European average; description of the most important characteristic of the Basques; issue relevance and preference for EC-wide or national solutions. 5. Attitude to foreign aid: expected world-wide living conditions in the next 10 years; judgement on food supply and development possibilities of selected third world countries; sources of information and their positive or negative orientation regarding information about developing countries; content of this information and further information need; attitude to a more direct information from the developing countries; expected economic, political and future changes in the third world; attitude to foreign aid; most important goals of a sensible foreign aid; evaluation of current policies on developing countries of industrial countries and development to be expected from them; personal experiences and contacts with persons in the third world; perceived linking of the development of the situation in third world countries with the situation in one´s country; perceived interest contrasts between industrial countries and developing countries; attitude to canceling debt; countries or institutions and organizations with the most effective foreign aid; personal contribution to foreign aid; expected future relation between the EC and third world countries; prerequisites for granting foreign aid and desired setting of priorities by the EC; knowledge about the strike in the European Commission. Demography: self-classification on a left-right continuum; party allegiance; party preference (Sunday question); behavior at the polls in the last election; party affiliation and union membership; marital status; age at end of education; sex; age; size of household; number of children in household; monthly household income; occupational position; employment in the civil service or private enterprise (company sector); company size; supervisor status; position in household; occupation of head of household; self-assessment of social class; residential status; degree of urbanization; religious denomination; frequency of church attendance; religiousness; city size; region. Also encoded was: date of interview; length of interview; presence of others during interview; willingness of respondent to cooperate. The following questions were posed only in the Federal Republic, East and West: knowledge of selected areas of EC policies and the president of the EC Commission. The following questions were posed only in the new states: positive or negative role of the EC in achievement of equivalent standard of living in East and West Germany; judgement on personal level of information about the EC; advantages or disadvantages for East Germany from EC membership of the Federal Republic. The following questions were posed only in Ireland: agreement with Irish participation in a common European defense policy. The following questions were posed only in Italy: most important reasons for the Italian population for approval of European integration; expected changes through the domestic market in politics and economy; obstacles for full participation of Italy in the planned economic and currency union; evaluation of the Italian position in the economic and currency union; comparison of the standard of living in Italy with the standard of living in other EC countries; evaluation of the Italian standard of living in relationship to Italian economic strength. Indices: opinion leadership (cognitive mobility); postmaterialism; attitude to Europe; status in profession; party preference at state level and on European level; EC support; support for the EC domestic market; media usage. |
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| Universe | Persons 15 years old and older. |
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Multi-stage stratified random sample
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Oral survey with standardized questionnaire
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| Data Collector | Marketing Unit, Bruessel; GFK Danmark/OBSERVA, Kopenhagen; SAMPLE INSTITUT, Moelln; KEME, Athen; PRAGMA srl, Rom; ICP-Research, Madrid; TMO Consultants, Paris; Lansdowne Market Research, Dublin; IRLES, Luxemburg; NIPO, Amsterdam; NORMA, Lissabon; M.A.I. International Market Research, London; NORGES MARKEDSDATA, Oslo INRA EUROPE, Brussels (Fieldwork co-ordination) |
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EB - Standard and Special Eurobarometer