Eurobarometer Series Holdings and Descriptions

The Eurobarometer surveys "are the products of a unique program of crossnational and crosstemporal social science research. In 1974, the Commission of the European Community launched the Eurobarometer series, designed to provide a regular monitoring of the social and political attitudes of the publics of the ... member nations ... In addition to obtaining regular readings of support for European integration and the perceived quality of life, each of the Eurobarometers has explored a variety of special topics. Also, attitudes toward the organization and role of the European Parliament have been explored in many Eurobarometers ... ."

Notes for Users: Below you will find a list of all Eurobarometer survey files that are in the Electronic Data Center's holdings: Studies 1-10; Studies 11-20; Studies 21-30; Studies 31-40; Studies 41-50; Studies 51-60; and Studies 61-70. Clicking on the Eurobarometer study number will take the user to a separate page containing the available downloads for that study.

Users may also be interested in the Central and Eastern Eurobarometer series, which interview respondents in the post-communist countries.

The description and the data files below were taken from the ICPSR website. For more information on the Eurobarometer series or related surveys, please visit the official Eurobarometer website.

The primary data archive for the Eurbarometers is located at the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (GESIS) in Germany. GESIS also has a search engine for Eurobarometer codebooks and questionnaires that is very useful for identifying the topical contents of individual studies.

• Eurobarometer 2: Problems facing the European Community, October-November 1974. This study queries respondents on their perceptions of important problems facing Europe and on whether such problems should be handled through the European Community or by national governments.
• Eurobarometer 3: European Men and Women, May 1975."To mark International Women's Year and to arrive at a better understanding of men's and women's attitudes, the study focused on the status of women in the EC."
• Eurobarometer 4: Consumer Attitudes in Europe, October/November, 1975. This study asks questions about respondents' buying habits, their evaluations of the quality and price of various consumer goods, and about their awareness and attitudes towards consumer protection attempts.
• Eurobarometer 5: Revenues, Satisfaction, and Poverty, May 1976. This study focused on respondents' perceived standard of living and their perception of poverty in their locality and country. Additional questions focused on their perceptions of multinational corporations.
• Eurobarometer 6: Twenty Years of the Common Market, October/November 1976. This study investigated respondents' perceptions of the achievements and problems of the European Community. It also asked about whether various problems should be addressed by the EC or by national governments.
• Eurobarometer 7: Science and Technology in the European Community, April 1977. This study asked about the role of science and technology in modern life and on priorities for public funding of research. This study also aks about expectations about the first European Parliament elections that were initially scheduled for 1978 (held in 1979).
• Eurobarometer 8: Men, Women, and Work Roles in Europe, October/November 1977. This survey asks some questions about male and female roles in the home and the working world. It also asks about expectations for the upcoming European Parliament elections (still thought to be in 1978 at this point).
• Eurobarometer 9: Employment and Unemployment in Europe, April 1978. Includes questions about the causes and consequences of unemployment and about public assistance for the unemployed. It also asks about the European Parliament elections, which have by now been postponed until 1979.
• Eurobarometer 10: National Priorities and the Institutions of Europe, October/November 1978. Asks about important political problems facing Europe and whether the EC or national governments can best address them. Also asks about the (still) upcoming European Parliament elections.
• Eurobarometer 10A: Scientific Priorities in the European Community, October/November 1978. Intended as a supplement to EB 7, this survey breaks from the normal format and does not include some of the standard questions.
• Eurobarometer 11: Year of the Child in Europe, April 1979. 1979 was the year of the child in Europe, and the good folks at the Eurobarometer were there to capture the moment for us. Asks about attitudes towards child rearing, schooling, problems facing working families, etc. Also asks about the upcoming European Parliament elections, scheduled for June 1979.
• Eurobarometer 12: European Parliamentary Elections, October/November 1979. After elections were held in June 1979, this survey asks respondents about their vote in the EP elections, their expectations for the performance of the EP and other European institutions, and their expectations about the future of European integration generally.
• Eurobarometer 13: Regional Development and Integration, April 1980. Questions are included about preferences for regional development within the EC. Also asks about political and military ties with NATO or other organizations, and about membership for Spain, Greece, and Portugal.
• Eurobarometer 14: Trust in the European Community, October 1980. This asks not only about trust in the EC but also about trust in the citizens of fellow EC member states and trust towards non-EC actors (e.g., NATO, the U.S.). It includes a series of special questions asked in Greece about the potential impact of Greek membership.
• Eurobarometer 15: Membership in the European Community, April 1981. This round of surveys asked about respondents' perceptions of how EC membership has affected such diverse areas as trade, economics, international relations, and tourism.
• Eurobarometer 16: Noise and other Social Problems, October 1981. This survey asked about perceptions of noise caused by traffic, neighbors, and mechanical devices. It also queried respondents about a number of social and political problems, including inequality, terrorism, pollution, nuclear energy, and military policy.
• Eurobarometer 17: Energy and the Future, April 1982. Asks respondents about current and future prospects for energy use and problems, especially concerning nuclear energy. Also asks about opinions of the EC and the appropriate level of government for various regulatory functions. Finally, it includes questions about opinion of and trust in America.
• Eurobarometer 18: Ecological Issues, October 1982. Asks about various environmental problems and sollutions. Also asks about political orientation, awareness, and potential voting behavior in national elections.
• Eurobarometer 19: Gender Roles in the European Community, April 1983. This survey asked questions about women's rights and proper roles in politics, society and the workplace. Questions were also asked about awareness about and attitudes towards the European Parliament.
• Eurobarometer 20: Aid to Developing Nations, October 1983. Asked questions about attitudes towards the Third World and with organizations providing aid to Third World countries. Also asked a number of questions about attitudes towards the European Parliament and the upcoming EP elections.
• Eurobarometer 21: Political Cleavages in the European Community, April 1984. Respondents were asked questions about the EC and which countries they would prefer not to see as members of the EC. Questions were also asked about consumer attitudes and buying habits.
• Eurobarometer 22: Energy Problems and the Atlantic Alliance, October 1984. The study asks questions about perceptions of energy problems and policies. It also asks questions about the European Parliament elections that took place in June 1984.
• Eurobarometer 23: The European Currency Unit and Working Conditions, April 1985. Asks questions about the European Currency Unit, working conditions, dealings with financial institutions, and attitudes towards EEC expansion.
• Eurobarometer 24: Entry of Spain and Portugal, October 1985. This study is the first to include Spain and Portugal among the countries surveyed. Respondents in these two countries were asked about their perceptions of EEC membership, and all respondents were asked about attitudes towards the U.S.
• Eurobarometer 25: Holiday Travel and Environmental Problems, April 1986. This study asks about the vacation practices of Europeans. It also asks about perceived local and global environmental problems and about proposals for improving the environment.
• Eurobarometer 26: Energy Problems, November 1986. Respondents were asked about transportation and energy systems in their country, about energy problems and proposals for resolving them. Particular concern was given to the use of nuclear power and attitudes about the Chernobyl disaster of that year.
• Eurobarometer 27: Common Agricultural Policy and Cancer, March-May 1987. Asks questions about attitudes towards EEC policies, particularly the Common Agricultural Policy. Also asks about awareness of cancer prevention and treatment, and about smoking and government anti-smoking initiatives.
• Eurobarometer 28: Relations with Third World Countries and Energy Problems, November 1987. This survey picks up on themes addressed in previous studies: relations and aid towards the Third World, and questions of energy use and planning, especially with nuclear energy.
• Eurobarometer 28.1: Young Europeans -- Life, Interests, Education, Employment, and Knowledge of Foreign Languages, October-November 1987. This Eurobarometer asked respondents 15-24 years of age about standard Eurobarometer topics such as life satisfaction and the benefits of EC membership. The survey also covered the following topics: (1) life and interests (e.g. "major problems facing youth today"); (2) foreign languages and travel (e.g. importance of knowing foreign languages); (3) employment and education (e.g. duration of employment); and (4) foreign relations (e.g. "feelings" about the United States).
• Eurobarometer 29: Environmental Problems and Cancer, March-April 1988. This survey addresses two longstanding areas of interest in the Eurobarometer series: cancer awareness and prevention, and environmental protection.
• Eurobarometer 30: Immigrants and Outgroups in Western Europe, October-November 1988. This survey asks about attitudes towards immigrants and other "outgroups" in European countries. In certain countries, attitudes about specific immigrant groups (e.g., North Africans, South Asians, Turks) are included.
• Eurobarometer 31: European Elections 1989: Pre-election Survey, March-April 1989. Asks about respondent attitudes towards the European Parliament, how they planned to vote in the upcoming EP elections, how they voted or would vote in national elections, and their expectations about the plans for the single European market in 1992.
• Eurobarometer 31A: European Elections 1989: Post-election Survey, June-July 1989. A followup to Eurobarometer 31, this survey asks about how respondents voted during the European elections and their attitudes about the outcomes and their expectations.
• Eurobarometer 32: The Single European Market, Drugs, Alcohol, and Cancer, November 1989. An extremely broad survey covering the topics listed in the title along with a number of international questions (particularly about the changing political situation to the east) and about the aging population and public policies to address this demographic trend.
• Eurobarometer 33: The Single European Market: Eastern Europe, Spring 1990. Included a number of questions about the political changes in Eastern Europe and about efforts towards integrating the former Communist states with Western Europe, including German reunification.
• Eurobarometer 34: Perceptions of the European Community, and Employment Patterns, and Child Rearing, October-November 1990. Includes questions on a wide variety of topics, namely those listed in the title. Has a number of interesting questions about the future domestic and international role of the EC.
• Eurobarometer 34.1: Health Problems, Fall 1990. This survey focused on various health questions, national and EU led efforts to promote health awareness along with questions on family and employment.
• Eurobarometer 34.2: European Youth, Fall 1990. Asks questions of 15-to-24 year old Europeans about topics including life satisfaction, political interest and behavior, expectations for the future, and the need for societal change. Also asks about exposure to foreign cultures, languages, and experiences with and attitudes towards discrimination.
• Eurobarometer 35: Foreign Relations, The Common Agricultural Policy, and Environmental Concerns, Spring 1991. Asks questions dealing in foreign policy, particularly about trust in the United States, NATO, and evaluations of the military action taken in Iraq that year. Also asked questions about energy policy and concerns and about the CAP and potential reforms to the agricultural policy.
• Eurobarometer 35.1: Public Transportation and Biotechnology, March-April 1991. This questions asks about respondents' use and evaluation of public transportation. It also asks the respondent about potential uses of biotechnology (genetic engineering).
• Eurobarometer 35A: Working Conditions, March-April 1991. Contains questions on the respondents' occupations, occupational hazards, and their awareness of European regulations regarding worker safety.
• Eurobarometer 36: Regional Identity and Perceptions of the Third World, Fall 1991. Asks questions about respondents' perceptions of regional identity, whether the EU should help in the development of regions, and about conditions in the Third World and whether Europe should provide aid and, if so, how much.
• Eurobarometer 37.0: Awareness of the Importance of Maastricht and the Future of the European Community, March-April 1992. This survey focused on awareness of and attitudes towards the recently concluded Treaty of Maastricht.
• Eurobarometer 37.1: Consumer Goods and Social Security, April-May 1992. Asks questions about consumer protection and Social Security programs and whether each is best handled at the national or the European level.
• Eurobarometer 37.0 and 37.1: European Drug Prevention Program, March-May 1992. Combines responses from 37.0 and 37.1 regarding alcohol and drug use, and about measures to fight alcohol and druge abuse.
• Eurobarometer 37.2: Elderly Europeans, April-May 1992. Asks questions of a sample of Europeans 60 years old and over about being old.
• Eurobarometer 38.0: European Court of Justice, Passive Smoking, and Consumer Issues, September-October 1992. Asks respondents about their awareness and evaluation of the ECJ, attitudes towards smoking and anti-smoking legislation, and about consumer protection laws and organizations.
• Eurobarometer 38.1: Consumer Protection and Perceptions of Science and Technology, November 1992. Includes more questions on consumer protection issues, along with the use of and attitudes towards science and technology in daily life.
• Eurobarometer 39.0: European Community Policies and Family Life: March-April 1993. Asks a number of questions about various EC policies. Also includes questions about the Maastricht Treaty and its perceived future effects.
• Eurobarometer 39.1: Energy Policies, Biotechonology, and Genetic Engineering, May-June 1993. Respondents were asked about attitudes and ethical positions towards genetic engineering and biotechnology and its use on humans and animals.
• Eurobarometer 39.A: Health and Safety Issues, March-June 1993. This data set combines responses to a set of non-standard questions asked in EB 39.0 and 39.1 about health and safety in the workplace.
• Eurobarometer 40.0: Poverty and Social Exclusion, October-November 1993. Asks respondents about perceptions of poverty, how often the respondent sees instances of poverty, and the perceived causes of poverty and the best ways to solve it. Also asks an array of questions about personal and national economic perceptions and expectations.
• Eurobarometer 41.0: Trade Issues, Blood Donation, AIDS, and Smoking, March-June 1994. This survey addresses a wide range of topics from cross-border trade to questions about blood and plasma donation, to questions about health--specifically about AIDS risks and smoking habits and laws.
• Eurobarometer 41.1: Post-European Election, June-July 1994. This survey focuses on the European Parliament Elections held in June 1994. Respondents were asked about whether and how they voted, their attitudes towards the EP and the election results, and also about female candidates and the role of women in politics in general.
• Eurobarometer 42.0: The First Year of the New European Union, November-December 1994. Covers questions about the role and importance of the EU and various EU institutions. Also asks about awareness of recent membership referenda in several countries. Also addresses the issue of the EU's role in providing humanitarian assistance to areas such as the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
• Eurobarometer 43.0: Cross-Border Purchases, Smoking Habits, and Cancer Risks, March-April 1995. Asks about respodents' cross-border purchases in other EU member states and their evaluation of such practices. Also asks about smoking habits and awareness of the "European Code of Cancer."
• Eurobarometer 43.1: International Trade and Radiation Protection, April-May 1995. Asks questions about the effects of the new membership of Austria, Finland, and Sweden. Also includes questions about GATT and international trade and how countries' economic interests should be protected.
• Eurobarometer 43.1BIS: Regional Development and Consumer and Environmental Issues, May-June 1995. This survey asks about cross-border purchasing habits, environmental concerns and what measures one would support to protect the environment, and on knowledge about the Committee of the Regions.
• Eurobarometer 44.0: Cancer, Education Issues, and the Single European Currency, October-November 1995. This survey has more questions about cancer awareness and the "European Code of Cancer." It also asks respondents to evaluate education in their countries, and about their knowledge and expectations regarding the Single European Currency.
• Eurobarometer 44.1: Education and Training Throughout Life and the Common European Currency, November-December 1995. Contains a battery of questions about education and job-training programs and about expectations, knowledge, and support for the efforts to create a single European currency.
• Eurobarometer 44.2: Working Conditions in the European Union, November 1995-January 1996. This survey diverged from standard Eurobarometer topics to ask questions about working conditions. This includes such topics as job quality, wages and security, discomfort or danger, treatment by their bosses, perception of workplace discrimination, and overall job satisfaction.
• Eurobarometer 44.2BIS Mega-Survey: Policies and Practices in Building Europe and the European Union, January-March 1996. This "mega-survey" focuses on respondents' expectations and evaluations of the development and future plans of the EU. Respondents are asked about the potential benefits and costs of their country's membership in the EU. The survey also asks respondents' whether they fear a variety of different EU-related problems and about priorities for the EU in coming years.
• Eurobarometer 44.3: Health Care Issues and Public Security, February-April 1996. Respondents were asked about their personal experiences with healthcare, their evaluation of medical treatment in their country, and the best way to solve any problems with national healthcare. The survey also includes questions about public safety, particularly in their neighborhoods, and about their perception of drug-related problems.
• Eurobarometer 44.3OVR: Employment, Unemployment, and Gender Equality, February-April 1996. This survey consists of the sample of EB 44.3 (6752) plus an oversample of unemployed persons to whom an additional battery of questions all focusing on some aspect of employment. This survey should be used with care.
• Eurobarometer 45.1: European Union Rights, Sun Exposure, Work Safety, and Privacy Issues, April-May 1996. Focuses on awareness of the EU and especially the rights of EU citizens. Also addresses each of the topics listed in the title.
• Eurobarometer 46.0: Personal Health, Energy, Development Aid, and the Common European Currency, October-November 1996. Respondents are asked about their attitudes towards the proposed Common Currency and their awareness of the criteria for participation in single currency. Also asks about energy policy and use and about the awareness of problems in the developing world and about aid to developing countries.
• Eurobarometer 46.1: Modern Biotechnology, Privacy on Computer Networks, and the Common European Currency, October-November 1996. Respodents were asked about their expectations and concerns over the use of biotechonology and the increased role of computers and the internet. Finally, the study includes a number of questions about the common currency--including the respondent's support for and awareness of it.
• Eurobarometer 47.0: Images of Germany, Consumer Issues, Electronic Information, and Fair Trade Practices, January-February 1997. Asks about images of Germany, travel to Germany, and the role of Germany in pushing European integration. Includes questions on a variety of topics, such as consumer behavior, the use of electronics, and support for fair trade practices.
• Eurobarometer 47.1: Images of Switzerland, Education Throughout Life, Racism, and Patterns of Family Planning and Work Status, March-April 1997. This survey focuses on Switzerland's image and status outside the EU, including proposed repayments to Holocaust victims. Additional questions focus on attitudes towards racism (1997 was the "European Year Against Racism") and attitudes towards and participation in lifelong education programs.
• Eurobarometer 47.2: Women and Cancer, the European Parliament, and Expectations of the European Union, April-June 1997. Female respondents were asked about their awareness of and potential for getting cancer. Other questions dealt with the importance of the European Parliament and its role within the EU. Finally, a round of questions focused on expectations about the future development of the EU and of specific fears and hopes that respondents had.
• Eurobarometer 47.2OVR: Young Europeans, April-June 1997. This survey merges respondents aged 15-24 in EB 47.2 with an oversample of young respondents. Questions asked covered a variety of social, political, and economic topics.
• Eurobarometer 48.0: Holiday Travel, October-November 1997. Includes a variety of questions about attitudes towards the EU and EU policies, including the Common Agricultural Policy. Other questions focus on holiday travel during 1997 and future holiday plans.
• Eurobarometer 49.0: Food Product Safety, Child Sex Tourism, Health Care, and Cancer, April-May 1998. This survey includes questions on food product safety laws and labels and evaluations of the state of health care in the respondent's country and locality.
• Eurobarometer 50.0: European Parliament and Radioactive Waste, October-November 1998. With European Parliament elections approaching in June 1999, respondents were asked both to evaluate the EP and to name important issue areas on which the EP should focus. They were also asked about their potential voting behavior in these elections and whether/how they voted in the last election (1994).
• Eurobarometer 50.1: Information Society Services, Food Quality, the Family, and Aid to Development, November-December 1998. This survey includes a wide array of questions on the topics listed in the title.
• Eurobarometer 51.0: The Elderly and Domestic Violence, March-May 1999. This survey asks respondents about their perceptions and beliefs regarding the rights and treatment of the elderly in their society. It also asks about awareness of problems involving domestic violence in their locality.
• Eurobarometer 51.1: Environmental Issues and Consumer Associations, April-May 1999. Asked about the importance and immediacy of enviromental protection. Also asks about pollution problems in the respondent's locality and what should be done to fight pollution generally.
• Eurobarometer 52.0: European Parliament Elections, the Single European Currency, and Financial Services, October-November 1999. This survey asked about the recent EP elections--including whether and how the respondent voted, and how the respondent viewed the role and powers of the EP. It also asks about respondent knowledge and opinion of the switch to the Euro.
• Eurobarometer 52.1: Modern Biotechnology, Quality of Life, and Consumers' Access to Justice, November-December 1999. Respondents were asked about biotechnology and whether they would buy genetically engineered products. Asks a series of questions about quality of life and views on how this has and will change. Asks the respondent to choose from various priorities. These questions about quality of life correspond with the questions asked in the World Values Survey series.
• Eurobarometer 53.0: Racism, Information Society, General Services, and Food Labelling, April-May 2000. This survey includes a number of questions asking respondents to evaluate the state of their life and job and to evaluate the importance and role of the EU. Asks respondents about priorities for the future development of the EU and to what extent the EU should play a role in the international arena. Questions also cover the topics listed in the title.
• Eurobarometer 54.0: The Euro, Financial Services, and Information Communication Techonologies, October-November 2000. Most importantly, this survey includes a number of questions about the transition process towards the adoption of the Euro as the everyday currency. It also includes questions about financial service products and the use of computers and internet tools and the importance of such technologies in everyday life.
• Eurobarometer 54.1: Building Europe and the European Union, The European Parliament, Public Safety, and Defense Policy, November-December 2000. Asks a number of questions about the process of European integration and about the role of the European Parliament in Europe. It also asks about the creation of a European army and the role of the EU in defense policy. It also includes questions about enlargement and which countries should be included in the next wave of expansion (and what criteria should be used to decide this).
• Eurobarometer 54.2: Impact of New Technologies, Employment and Social Affairs, and Disabilities, January-Febrary 2001. Asks respondents about the role of new technologies and their ability to ameliorate social and political problems. It also asks about the process of learning to use new technology and how well the educational system aids students in this process.
• Eurobarometer 54.2LAN: Special Survey on Languages, December 2000. This survey diverts from standard EB topics to ask about foreign languages. Respondents are asked about foreign languages they speak, the usefulness of learning languages, and about which languages are best to learn.
• Eurobarometer 55.0: European Union Enlargement, the Euro, and Dialogue on Europe, March-April 2001. Asks questions about the enlargement process--in particular which countries should join and what concerns the respondent has over enlargement. Also asked about awareness concerning the Euro. Finally, this survey poses questions about the Dialogue on Europe, a series of public discussions designed to increase interest and awareness in the EU.
• Eurobarometer 55.1: Globalization and Humanitarian Aid, April-May 2001. This survey covers the effects of globalization and the role of the EU in international trade. It also includes questions about humanitarian aid and the role of the EU in providing such aid.
• Eurobarometer 55.1OVR: Young European, April-May 2001. This survey combines respondents with 55.1 with an oversample of young Europeans to ask about their political, social and economic outlooks. In particular, they are asked about their views and expectations on the EU.
• Eurobarometer 55.2: Science and Technology, Agriculture, the Euro, and Internet Access, May-June 2001. This survey asks a barrage of questions on each of the topics listed in the title, most importantly on the impending switch to the Euro from national currencies in the "Eurozone."
• Eurobarometer 56.0: Information and Communications Technology, Financial Services, and Cultural Activities, August-September 2001. This asks questions on the continuing recent themes of information technology and financial services, along with some questions about cultural activities in which the respondent participates.
• Eurobarometer 56.1: Social Exclusion and Modernization of Pension Systems, September-October 2001. This survey diverges from the usual array of EB questions. The focus of this survey is on the perception and causes of social exclusion and on the role of the government in fighting this problem.
• Eurobarometer 56.2: Radioactive Waste, Demographic Issues, the Euro, and European Union Enlargement, October-November 2001. This survey covers a number of topics as listed in the title. Perhaps the most timely questions are those concerning the adoption of the Euro and enlargement of the EU.
• Eurobarometer 56.3: Getting Information on Europe and European Enlargement, January-February 2002. This survey does not include many of the standard trend questions. Instead, it focuses on how respondent obtain information about the EU and also includes a battery of questions about EU enlargement.
• Eurobarometer 57.0: Agriculture, Energy, and Discrimination Issues, February-April 2002. This survey also diverges from the standard trend questions in order to focus on the topics listed in the title. However, each series does include questions about the respondent's evaluation of the role of the EU in making policy in each of these areas.
• Eurobarometer 57.1: European Union Enlargement, the European Parliament, and the Euro, March-May 2002. This survey resumes the trend in standard EB questions, in addition to addressing the title subjects in great depth. Of particular interest are the questions on the Euro, as the currency was introduced into public use in January 2002.
• Eurobarometer 57.2: Health Issues, Cross-Border Purchases, and National Identities, April-June 2002. This survey does not include the standard EB trend questions, instead focusing on the topics described in the title. Of particular concern are questions about health care in the respondent's country and questions about national (and European) identity that may tie into some of the batteries on enlargement in previous surveys.
• Eurobarometer 57.2OVR: Youth Attitudes about Drugs, April-June 2002. As with the previous OVR surveys, this combines respondents aged 15-24 from EB 57.2 with an oversample of respondents in this age category. This does not include standard EB questions, but instead focuses on use, awareness and availability of, and attitudes towards drugs.
• Eurobarometer 58.0: Services of General Interest, New Technologies, ICT, Health, Environment, and Public Safety, September-October 2002. This survey resumes the standard EB trend questions, in addition to dealing with the myriad of topics in the title.
• Eurobarometer 58.1: The Euro, European Enlargement, and Financial Services: October-November 2002. This survey asks respondents about their evaluation of and attachment to the Euro and the consequences of the conversion to the common currency. It also queries respondents about EU enlargement, which countries should be included, and how enlargement would affect them/their country.
• Eurobarometer 58.2: Health and Developing Countries, October-December 2002. Here, the Eurobarometer asked respondents about various aspects of their personal health - behaviors, information, environmental risks, physical activities, and general physical and mental well-being. The Eurobarometer also included questions about aid to developing countries.
• Eurobarometer 59.0: Lifelong Learning, Health, and Partners and Fertility, January-February 2003. This round of Eurobarometer surveys queried respondents on standard Eurobarometer measures as well as lifelong learning, health, and partners and fertility. Background variables include age, gender, nationality, marital status, left-right political self-placement, occupation, age at completion of education, type and size of locality, and household income.
• Eurobarometer 59.1: The Euro and Parental Leave, March-April 2003.This survey continues questions from the previous round covering the Euro and enlargement. It also asks about attitudes towards parental leave, especially regarding fathers, and about policies that might encourage or discourage fathers from taking such leave.
• Eurobarometer 59.2: The Common Agricultural Policy, Issues of Immigration, Rail Transport, Consumer Protection, and Information Society, May-June 2003. This Eurobarometer focused in part on issues of immigration and the right of asylum and asked questions concerning topics such as urban violence, terrorism, war, and various types of crime such as illegal immigration. The survey also asked questions about matters related to EU agricultural policies, such as economic support and benefits to consumers as well as farmers.
• Eurobarometer 60.1: Citizenship and Sense of Belonging, Fraud, and the European Parliament, October-November 2003.This survey contains questions on the importance to respondents of matters such as familes, friendship, art, and money. There are also questions about attitudes towards policy decisions such as immigration and promoting growth v. protecting the environment. Finally, respondents were asked a battery of questions concerning various types of fraud and their attitudes towards the European Parliament.
• Eurobarometer 60.2: Employment and Social Policies, Financial Services, Harmful Internet Content, and Product Safety, November-December 2003. This Eurobarometer asked respondents about their views on EU social policies and employment policies (e.g. awareness of different EU guidelines, the impact of those guidelines on employment levels within the Union). The survey also includes questions on financial information of respondents and on protecting children from "harmful" or illegal internet content.
• Eurobarometer 60.3: Time Allocation for Job, Learning, Family, and Other Activities, Retirement Preferences, and Product Safety Instructions for 'Do-It-Yourself' Products and Toys and Products for Children, November 2003-January 2004. In this survey, respondents were asked multiple questions about their work schedules and how their time was distributed amongst work and non-work (e.g. family, leisure) activities. There were also questions about respondents' work environments with regard to subjects such as stress, job security, and experiences in getting additional professional training. The survey also asked about safety labels for "DIY" products and children's toys.
• Eurobarometer 61.0: The European Union, Globalization, and the European Parliament, February-March 2004. This survey focused on respondents' attitudes towards and awareness of the EU's institutions, policies, and priorites, with a particular emphasis on the European Parliament and upcoming elections for it. There was also a series of questions on globalization and its costs and benefits and implications.
• Eurobarometer 62.0: Standard European Trend Questions and Sport, October-November 2004. As the title subtly suggests, this Eurobarometer focused on standard topics such as respondents' attitudes towards and knowledge about the EU and their perceptions of whether their countries benefitted from EU membership. The survey also included questions on national identity and on participation in and attitudes towards sports.
• Eurobarometer 62.1: The Constitutional Treaty, Economic Challenges, Vocational Training, Information Technology at Work, Environmental Issues, and Services of General Interest, October-November 2004. This survey concentrated heavily on respondents' awareness of and attitudes towards the European Constitution and on their views about economic and employment conditions within/amongst EU members and the EU as a whole. Questions about environmental concerns and experiences with vocational training and information technology were also included in this round.
• Eurobarometer 62.2: Agricultural Policy, Development Aid, Social Capital, and Information and Communication Technology, November-December 2004. In addition to asking questions about support for European integration, trust in EU institutions, and support for the proposed EU constitution, this Eurobarometer also asked questions about the following topics: (1) agriculture policy (e.g. support of subsidies for agriculture); (2) developmental aid (e.g. knowledge of the UN Millennium Development Goals); (3) social capital (e.g. personal networks); and (4) information technology (e.g. whether respondents were able to telecommute).
• Eurobarometer 63.1: Science and Technology, Social Values, and Services of General Interest, January-February 2005. Respondents in this survey were asked questions about different topics related to science and technology. These topics included respondents' interest in and awareness of science and technology; their attidues about ethical and normative implications of different avenues of research; and the overall costs and benefits to society from scientific research. The survey also included questions about respondents' social attidues (e.g. levels of trust in others) and attidues towards basic public services such as transportation and energy.
• Eurobarometer 63.2: Radioactive Waste, Transport Services, Farm Animal's Welfare, and Means of Payment, February-March 2005. In yet another example of the Eurobarometer's unflagging quest to cover new ground, respondents in this survey were asked about a collection of not-entirely-related topics: (1) radioactive waste and the nuclear industry (e.g. the dangers of handling radioactive waste); (2) transport services within the European Union (e.g. satisfaction with intra-EU travel); (3) the welfare of farm animals (e.g. respondents' willingness to pay more for food produced by methods more "friendly" to animal welfare); and (4) methods of payment (e.g. banking security).
• Eurobarometer 63.4: European Union Enlargement, the European Constitution, Economic Challenges, Innovative Products and Services, May-June 2005. In addition to asking about the standard Eurobarometer topics, this survey also queried respondents about their levels of information about and their opinions towards the European Union and towards EU enlargement and the proposed EU constitution. Other covered topics include economic conditions (national and European), what constitutes "innovation," and respondents' language skills.
• Eurobarometer 64.1: Mobility, Food Risk, Smoking, AIDS Prevention, and Medical Errors, September-October 2005. This Eurobarometer contained the usual mix of eclectic topics: (1) labor and residential mobility (e.g. experiences with moving across regions or countries within the EU, reasons for changing jobs); (2) food safety (e.g. knowledge about EU regulations on food safety); (3) smoking (e.g. freqency of exposure to cigarette smoke); (4) AIDS (e.g. knowledge of how AIDS can be caught); and (5) medical errors (e.g. personal or family experience with medical errors).
• Eurobarometer 64.2: The European Constitution, Globalization, Energy Resources, and Agricultural Policy, October-November 2005. This survey asked respondents about a variety of topics concerning the European Union, such as the costs and benefits of EU enlargement; how informed the respondents were about the EU; the role of the EU in policy areas such as immigration; whether certain policy issues were better addressed by the EU or by national governments; the EU and globalization; and how the EU compared to countries such as China, India, Japan, and the United States. The survey also included questions about agricultural policy, media usage, and energy consumption.
• Eurobarometer 64.3: Foreign Languages, Biotechnology, Organized Crime, and Health Items, November-December 2005. An electic range of topics are covered in this Eurobarometer: (1) foreign languages (e.g. barriers to learning foreign languages); (2) biotechnology (e.g. genetically-modified foods); (3) organized crime and corruption (e.g. level of corruption in respondent's home country); (4) health consciousness (e.g. dieting); (5) smoking (e.g. knowledge about effects of second-hand smoking); (6) AIDS prevention (e.g. knowledge about how AIDS is transmitted); (7) medical errors (e.g. personal experience with medical errors); and (8) consumer rights (asked in Poland only).
• Eurobarometer 64.4: Mental Well-Being, Telecommunications, Harmful Internet Content, and Farm Animal Welfare, December 2005-January 2006. This decidedly kinder and gentler Eurobarometer covered a typically wide range of topics: (1) mental health and well-being (e.g. whether respondents had ever been treated for mental illness); (2) telecommunications (e.g. usage of mobile phones); (3) knowledge of and attitudes towards harmful internet content; and (4) knowledge of and attitudes towards treatment of farm animals.
• Eurobarometer 65.1: The Future of Europe, Consumer Protection in Transborder Purchases, Family Planning, and Opinions and Experiences in Transborder Purchases, February-March 2006. True to form, this Eurobarometer covers an eclectic combination of topics: (1) the future of Europe (e.g. the effects of European integration and the impact of the euro); (2) consumer protection within the EU's internal market (e.g. the security of transborder purchases); (3) family planning (e.g. ideal family sizes); and (4) overall opinions of the Single Market (e.g. citizens' rights within the Single Market).
• Eurobarometer 65.2: The European Constitution, Social and Economic Quality of Life, Avian Influenza, and Energy Issues, March-May 2006. Standard Eurobarometer fare are covered in this survey, such as whether countries benefit from EU membership, views on the proposed European Constitution, the accession of countries such as Turkey, and migration amongst EU members. The survey also covers some "special topics" such as the following: (1) respondents' quality of life; (2) avian influenza (e.g. whether fears of it have affected respondents' poultry consumption); and (3) energy usage (e.g. how to promote use of alternative fuel sources).
• Eurobarometer 65.3: Neighbors of the European Union, Services of General Interest, Employment and Social Policy, Energy Technologies, and Family Planning, May-June 2006. In this round, respondents were asked about (1) the European Union (EU) and its neighbors (e.g. interactions with individuals from other countries); (2) services of general interest (e.g. banking, utilities, and the internet, and how affordable such services are); (3) employment and social policy (e.g. job training, unemployment insurance); (4) energy technologies (e.g. sources of energy and methods of energy production); and (5) family planning (e.g. family size and timing for when to have children).
• Eurobarometer 66.1: European Values and Societal Issues, Mobile Phone Use, and Farm Animal Welfare, September-October 2006. True to form, this Eurobarometer covers "standard Eurobarometer measures" such as life satisfaction, knowledge of the EU, and beliefs about the benefits of EU membership. The survey also includes questions on social issues such as whether there are "European" values. In addition to these topics, respondents in the survey also answered questions on (1) mobile phones (e.g. EU involvement in price regulation, the cost of local mobile services); (2) animal welfare (e.g. treatment of animals in food production); and (3) positions of the EU and the United States on various social issues.
• Eurobarometer 66.2: Nuclear Energy and Safety, and Public Health Issues, October-November 2006. In typically electic fashion, Eurobarometer 66.2 covers a set of topics that you would not necessarily associate with each other: (1) nuclear energy (e.g. its safety as a source of energy); (2) electromagnetic fields (e.g. sources thereof); (3) alcohol and smoking habits (should be fun); (4) organ donation (e.g. willingness to donate organs); and (5) personal health and prevention (e.g. current/past health problems).
• Eurobarometer 66.3: Social Reality, E-Communications, Common Agricultural Policy, Discrimination and the Media, and Medical Research, November-December 2006. Yet more divergence from "Standard Eurobarometer measures" - this round includes questions on the following topics: (1) "social reality" (e.g. confidence in job skills, effectiveness of social welfare); (2) e-communications (e.g. customer expectations with services for internet access); (3) the Common Agricultural Policy (e.g. the importance of rural development); (4) discrimination and the media (e.g. whether the media contributes to inter-ethnic tensions); and (5) medical research (e.g. respondents' interest therein).
• Eurobarometer 67.1: Cultural Values, Poverty and Social Exclusion, Developmental Aid, and Residential Mobility, February-March 2007. In a development of positively epic proportions, Eurbarometer 67.1 "diverged from the Standard Eurobarometer measures" and instead focused on the following subjects: (1) cultural values (e.g. participation in cultural activities); (2) poverty and social exclusion (e.g. why people become homeless); (3) developmental aid (e.g. the value of the EU providing such aid); and (4) residential mobility (e.g. countries in which respondents have lived).
• Eurobarometer 67.2: European Union Enlargement, Personal Data Privacy, the National Economy, and Scientific Research, April-May 2007. More standard Eurobarometer fare are covered in this survey, such as whether countries benefit from current or future membership in the European Union, respondents' opinions on and levels of knowledge about the EU, and the relationship between the EU and globalization. In addition to these topics, the survey also includes questions about (1) personal data privacy (e.g. knowledge about laws meant to protect such privacy); (2) personal finances and the national economy (e.g. respondents' estimates of GDP growth); (3) views about the role of statistics in decision-making; and (4) interest in scientific research (e.g. how the media presents information about such research).
• Eurobarometer 67.3: Health Care Service, Undeclared Work, EU Relations With Its Neighbor Countries, and Development Aid, May-June 2007. Topics covered in this Eurobarometer include the following: (1) various health care services issues (e.g. respondents' experiences with access to and costs of health care services, and experiences with planning for long-term health care for the elderly); (2) knowledge about "undeclared" work (e.g. evaluation of the risk of detection for non-declaration of income, undeclared income from received from employers); (3) relations between the EU and neighboring countries (e.g. whether developmental aid to the poor is better-delivered via the European Commission or via member-states); and (4) euro coins (e.g. ability to identify the value of different coins).