Citation  | European Commission (2012): Eurobarometer 55.0 (Mar-Apr 2001). European Opinion Research Group (EORG), Brussels. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA3506 Data file Version 1.0.1, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.10940 |
| Study No. | ZA3506 |
| Title | Eurobarometer 55.0 (Mar-Apr 2001) |
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| Current Version | 1.0.1, 2012-3-30, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.10940 |
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| Date of Collection | 05.03.2001 - 24.04.2001 |
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| Abstract | The major topics are: 1. Euro, 2. EU enlargement, 3. Dialog in Europe. Topics: 1. Euro: estimated extent to which informed about the Euro; personally used sources of information on Euro; preferred source of information of public institutions on the Euro; knowledge test of the membership of EU countries in the Euro zone; assessment of acceptance of the Euro as means of payment in the EU countries; attitude to the Euro and personal expectations of the consequences the introduction of the Euro will have for society (scale). 2. EU enlargement: knowledge and earlier as well as future planned trips to Non-EU European countries; existence of personal contacts to these countries (family, business, sport); knowledge about willingness of these countries to join; preferred candidates for joining and countries that should not be accepted; estimated extent to which informed about the EU enlargement; personal wishes for more information about candidates to join and their social parameters (tourism, business, culture, politics, environment, agriculture); personal interest in the political dialog on the EU enlargement; knowledge of the European summit meeting in Nice in December 2000 and source of this knowledge; perceived objectives of the summit meeting in Nice; personal opinion on EU enlargement; assessment which member country and which region will most profit from EU enlargement; reasons for the estimated effects of EU enlargement on the country and expected personal improvements; estimated importance of a concrete point in time for acceptance of EU candidates to join; estimated speed of development of the EU (scale); attitude to acceleration of the acceptance process for new countries in the EU; expected development speed of the EU after expansion (scale); importance of selected acceptance criteria for candidates to join; attitude to EU enlargement (scale); personal concerns and fears regarding the EU; expected migrations from the candidates to join from Central and Eastern Europe and most important concerns or positive expectations. 3. Dialog in Europe: personal interest in dialog with political institutions; reasons for or against this dialog; attitude to an EU-wide discussion about certain social topics; personal interest in participation in these discussions and reasons for or against this interest; readiness for discussion with European politicians and preferred times to talk and meeting places; preferred discussion conditions, discussion media and initiators of the discussion; preferred information about the EU and EU politicians in the Internet; self-assessment of adequate level of information in order to participate in political dialog; topics about which more information is desired; preferred manner of conveying information; interest in the opinions of EU citizens outside of one´s own country and preferred manner of conveying this information; interest in the opinions of citizens in countries joining the EU; opinion on more media presence of EU politicians with European problems; assessment whether knowledge about one´s national constitution and the EU treaties is useful; personal interest in the contents of the EU treaties; assessment of the EU treaties regarding their accessibility for the citizens. Except in Great Britain, Sweden and Denmark the following questions were posed: knowledge about the time of introduction of the Euro as well as point in time of possibly paying in Euro with check or EC card in one´s own and other EU countries; knowledge when the old national currency becomes invalid; extent to which informed about the possibilities to exchange currency after the Euro conversion phase; extent to which informed about the exchange rate of one´s own currency in Euro; estimated general and personal difficulties in transition in the introduction of the Euro (scale); intent to use the Euro oneself in electronic funds transfers. The following additional questions were posed in Great Britain, Sweden and Denmark: attitude to the introduction of the Euro in one´s own country and assessment of benefit or disadvantage for one´s own country; general attitude to the Euro; assessment of the benefit of a common currency in the twelve countries of the Euro zone. The following additional questions were posed in Great Britain and Sweden: estimated influence of the Danish rejection of the Euro on the attitude in one´s country; possible personal consequences from the weak course of the Euro in comparison to the Dollar. The following additional questions were posed only in Denmark: attitude to a reduction in the political weight of Denmark in Europe; attitude to a later introduction of the Euro. The following additional questions were posed only in France: personal opinion on conversion of Francs to Euro and estimated necessity of this conversion. The following additional questions were posed in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Austria and Italy: assessment and justified evaluation of a possible development of commuters from Southern and Central Europe from the EU enlargement. The following additional questions were posed only in Finland: assessment of the influence on Finland of Estonia´s joining the EU. The following additional questions were posed only in Great Britain: stating preferred source of information of public institutions on the EU enlargement. Demography: nationality; self-assessment on a left-right continuum; marital status; age at end of education; sex; age; occupation; position in household; occupation of head of household; degree of urbanization; monthly household income. Also encoded was: date of interview and interview time; length of interview; number of persons present during interview; willingness of respondent to cooperate; city size; region; interviewer number; weighting factor; possession of a telephone. in Luxembourg, Belgium and Finland: interview language. |
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| Universe | Persons 15 years old and older. |
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Multi-stage stratified random sample or quota sample
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Oral survey with standardized questionnaire
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| Data Collector | INRA BELGIUM, Bruessel; GfK Danmark, Frederiksberg; INRA DEUTSCHLAND, Moelln; MARKET ANALYSIS, Athen; INRA ESPANA, Madrid; CSA-TMO, Paris; LANSDOWNE Market Research, Dublin; INRA Demoskopea, Rom; ILReS, Luxemburg; INTOMART, Hilversum, Niederlande; METRIS, Lissabon; INRA UK, London; GfK SVERIGE, Lund, Schweden; MDC MARKETING RESEARCH Ltd, Espoo, Finnland; SPECTRA, Linz, OEsterreich; European Opinion Research Group (EORG), Bruessel (internationale Kooperation, Consortium made out of INRA and GfK Worldwide) |
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EB - Standard and Special Eurobarometer