Citation  | European Commission (2012): Eurobarometer 73.3 (Mar-Apr 2010). TNS OPINION & SOCIAL, Brussels [Producer]. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5233 Data file Version 3.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11430 |
| Study No. | ZA5233 |
| Title | Eurobarometer 73.3 (Mar-Apr 2010) |
| Other Titles |
|
| Current Version | 3.0.0, 2012-8-31, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11430 |
| Alternate IDs |
|
| Date of Collection | 12.03.2010 - 01.04.2010 |
| Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution |
|
| Abstract | Since the early 1970s the European Commission´s Standard & Special Eurobarometer are regularly monitoring the public opinion in the European Union member countries. Principal investigators are the Directorate-General Communication and on occasion other departments of the European Commission or the European Parliament. Over time, candidate and accession countries were included in the Standard Eurobarometer Series. Selected questions or modules may not have been surveyed in each sample. Please consult the basic questionnaire for more information on country filter instructions or other questionnaire routing filters. In this study the following modules are included: 1. National and European identity, 2. Public health: electromagnetic fields. Topics: 1. National and European identity: most important characteristics of a national identity and a European identity; personal importance of a European identity; national provenance of the respondent and his family; number of grandparents who were born in the country; types of personal connections with other countries; mother tongue; knowledge of other languages; intent to move to another country and preferred country (mobility); attachment to other countries; main reasons for attachment to other countries; level of attachment to the own city/ to the own region (split A), to the city/ to the region where the respondent lives (split B), to the country, and to the European Union; feeling of belonging to one of the majority groups or to one of the minority groups in the country, and assumed generally perception of people in the country; assumed reasons for this perception. 2. Public health / electromagnetic fields: extent of the effect on health through: quality of the air outdoors and indoors, quality of drinking water and of the water in lakes and rivers, noise, waste management, quality of food, chemicals, exposure to sun, housing conditions, mobile phone handsets, mobile phone masts, electrical equipment in the household, computers, high tension power lines; knowledge of sources of electromagnetic fields; concern about the health risks of electromagnetic fields; informed about the potential health risks of electromagnetic fields; satisfaction with the received information about health risks linked to electromagnetic fields; main sources of information; reasons for dissatisfaction with the received information; preferred main sources of information about electromagnetic fields; effectiveness of public authorities in protecting from health risks linked to electromagnetic fields; kinds of possible intervention by the European Union in protecting from health risks linked to electromagnetic fields. Demography: nationality; age; marital status and family situation; age at end of education; sex; occupation; type of community; household composition and household size; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone; possession of durable goods (entertainment electronics, internet connection, possession of a car, a flat/a house have finished paying for or still paying for); financial difficulties during the last year; self-rated social position (scale); internet use (at home, at work, at school). Also encoded was: date of interview; interview; persons present during the interview; willingness to cooperate; interview language; city size; region; country; weighting factor. |
| Categories |
|
| Topics |
|
| Geographic Coverage |
|
| Universe | Population of the respective nationalities of the European Union Member States, resident in each of the Member States and aged 15 years and over |
| Sampling Procedure |
Probability Sample: Proportionate Stratified Multistage Sample
|
| Mode of Collection |
Face-to-face interview
CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) was used in those countries where this technique was available
|
| Data Collector | TNS Dimarso, Brussels, Belgium; TNS BBSS, Sofia, Bulgaria; TNS Aisa, Prague, Czech Republic; TNS GALLUP DK, Copenhagen, Denmark; TNS Infratest, Munich, Germany; Emor, Tallinn, Estonia; TNS MRBI, Dublin, Ireland; TNS ICAP, Athens, Greece; TNS Demoscopia, Madrid, Spain; TNS Sofres, Montrouge, France; TNS Infratest, Italy; Synovate, Nicosia, Cyprus; TNS Latvia, Riga, Latvia; TNS GALLUP Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania; TNS ILReS, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; TNS Hungary, Budapest, Hungary; MISCO, Valletta, Malta; TNS NIPO, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Österreichisches GALLUP, Vienna, Austria; TNS OBOP, Warsaw, Poland; TNS EUROTESTE, Lisbon, Portugal; TNS CSOP, Bucharest, Romania; RM PLUS, Maribor, Slovenia; TNS AISA SK, Bratislava, Slovakia; TNS GALLUP Oy, Espoo, Finland; TNS GALLUP, Stockholm, Sweden; TNS UK, London, United Kingdom; TNS Opinion, Brussels (international co-ordination). |
| Date of Collection |
|
| Research Data Centre | |
| Groups |
|
EB - Standard and Special Eurobarometer