Citation  | European Commission (2012): Eurobarometer 63.1 (Jan-Feb 2005). TNS OPINION & SOCIAL, Brussels [Producer]. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA4233 Data file Version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.10965 |
| Study No. | ZA4233 |
| Title | Eurobarometer 63.1 (Jan-Feb 2005) |
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| Current Version | 1.1.0, 2012-3-30, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.10965 |
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| Date of Collection | 03.01.2005 - 17.02.2005 |
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| Abstract | This round of Eurobarometer surveys diverged from the standard Eurobarometer measures and queried respondents on their opinions regarding science and technology, social values, and services of general interest. Topics: Questions concerning the first topic focused on the respondents´ attitudes toward science and technology issues including what areas they were most interested, how informed respondents were in general, and recent visits to a museum of science and technology or another type of public museum. Other questions measured respondents´ level of trust in science, their views on the role science and technology should have in improving the economy, the potential benefits or harmful effects of science, and the role the European Community plays in scientific research. Another topic covered was social values in relation to science and technology. Respondents were asked how often they thought about the meaning and purpose of life, about their spiritual beliefs, what kind of family they grew up in, how often they trusted other people, how satisfied they were with their lives, whether a university education is more important for a man than for a woman, and whether men make better political leaders than women. The surveys also solicited respondents´ opinions with respect to developing technologies (including solar energy, biotechnology, genetic engineering, the Internet, nanotechnology), and possible applications of science and technology over the next 20 years (such as cloning monkeys or pigs for use in research into human diseases or cloning human beings so that couples can have a baby even when one partner has a genetic disease). Respondents were queried on their opinions about humanity´s relationship to nature, what decisions about science and technology should be based primarily on, how important they thought science and technology would be for their society in ten years´ time, and if what those who are involved in science and technology do has a positive effect on society. Finally, the topic of services of general interest (such as electricity, natural gas, fixed telephone, mobile phone, postal services, local transport, rail transport, and air transport) included questions regarding satisfaction with the provision of services, accessibility, fairness in pricing, quality of service, and customer service. Demography: Age, gender, nationality, marital status, left-right political self-placement, occupation, age at completion of education, household composition, telephone equipment, religion, and region. |
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| Universe | All respondents were residents in the respective country and aged 15 and over. |
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A multi-stage, random (probability) sampling design was used for this
Eurobarometer. In the first stage, primary sampling units (PSU) were
selected from each of the administrative regionals units in every
country (Statistical Office of the European Community, EUROSTAT NUTS 2
or equivalent). PSU selection was systematic with probability
proportional to population size, from sampling frames stratified by the
degree of urbanization. In the next stage, a cluster of starting
addresses was selected from each sampled PSU, at random. Further
addresses were chosen systematically using standard random route
procedures as every Nth address from th initial address. In each
household, a respondent was drawn, at random, following the closest
birthday rule. No more than one interview was conducted in each
household. They were supposed to have sufficient command of one
of the respective national language(s) to answer the questionnaire.
Separate samples were drawn for Northern Ireland and East Germany.
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Face-to-face interviews with standardized questionnaire
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| Data Collector | Österreichisches GALLUP, Vienna, Austria TNS Dimarso, Bruxelles, Belgium TNS Gallup DK, Copenhagen, Denmark TNS Sofres, Montrouge, France TNS GALLUP OY, Espoo, Finland TNS Infratest, Munich, Germany TNS ICAP, Athens, Greece TNS UK, London, United Kingdom TNS MRBI, Dublin, Ireland TNS Abacus, Milan, Italy TNS ILReS, Luxemburg, Luxemburg TNS NIPO, Amsterdam, Netherlands TNS EUROTESTE, Lissabon, Portugal TNS Demoscopia, Madrid, Spain TNS GALLUP, Stockholm, Sweden Synovate, Nicosia, Cyprus TNS Aisa, Prague, Czech Republic Emor, Tallinn, Estonia TNS Hungary, Budapest, Hungary TNS Baltic Data House, Riga, Latvia TNS GALLUP Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania MISCO, Valletta, Malta TNS OBOP, Warsaw, Poland TNS Aisa SK, Bratislava, Slovakia RM PLUS, Maribor, Slovenia TNS BBSS, Sofia, Bulgaria TNS CSOP, Bukarest, Romania Puls, Croatia TNS PIAR, Istanbul, Turkey Gallup Island, Iceland ISOPUBLIC, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland TNS Gallup, Oslo, Norway TNS Opinion, Brussels (Fieldwork co-ordination) |
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EB - Standard and Special Eurobarometer