Eurobarometer Survey Series

collection: series

Investigator(s): European Commission

Studies

215

Variables

122,147

Publications

1,106

About this Collection

The Standard and Special Eurobarometer surveys are the products of a unique program of cross-national and cross-temporal survey research. The effort began in early 1970, when the Commission of the European Communities sponsored simultaneous surveys of the publics of the European Communities. Three pilot studies were conducted in 1970, 1971 and 1973 under the header of European Communities Studies. Starting with 1974, regular Eurobarometer are carried out in spring and fall of each year.

The standard Eurobarometer surveys are designed to provide a regular monitoring of the social and political attitudes among the European publics, to obtain regular readings of support for European integration, public awareness of and attitudes toward European unification, the institutions of the European Communities, as of 1992 the European Union, and its policies in complementary fashion. Attitudes towards the organization and role of the European Parliament and electoral behavior became a major topic in pre- and post- European Elections times, until in 2011 the European Parliament took responsibility for an own survey module ("Parlemeter"). The standard program was complemented by measures of general socio-political orientations, of subjective satisfaction and the perceived quality of life, or of cultural, national and European identities.

Intermittently Eurobarometer surveys have investigated special topics, such as agriculture, biotechnology, energy, environment, family planning, gender roles, health related issues, immigration, poverty and social exclusion, regional identity, science and technology, information society, working conditions, urban traffic, knowledge of languages etc. In the case of some supplementary studies, special youth and elderly samples have been drawn. Starting with Eurobarometer 34 (1990) additional supplementary surveys on special issues are conducted under each wave.

Eurobarometer regularly include all member countries, starting with the six founder members and in accordance with the enlargement process. Norway has been un-officially included in selected waves between 1989 (EB 34) and 1996 (EB 46), Finland started before the actual enlargement in 1993 (EB 39.0), and a few Swiss Eurobarometer surveys were run in parallel to selected waves or topics, starting in 1999 (EB 51.1). Candidate and Accession Countries for the Eastern enlargement process were surveyed in the Candidate Countries Eurobarometer (CCEB) series from 2001 until the 2004 enlargement. From Autumn 2004 (EB 62) onwards the official membership candidates are at the time included in the standard surveys, as in the cases of Croatia, Turkey, Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania. Additional samples are drawn for Great Britain and Northern Ireland almost from the start, in Germany (East and West) after the re-unification in 1989, and in Cyprus for the Turkish Cypriot Community (Northern Cyprus) for selected surveys since 2004.

The surveys are conducted by affiliate international networks of survey research institutes on behalf of the European Commission's Directorate-General Communication. Beginning with Eurobarometer 43, the archival survey titles in this ICPSR series no longer contain a hyphen separating "Euro" and "Barometer," in keeping with current usage. Other archives may follow different naming.

Studies

215 results

Eurobarometer 87.2: Designing Europe's Future, and E-Communications and Digital Single Market, April 2017

The Eurobarometer series is a unique cross-national and cross-temporal survey program conducted on behalf of the European Commission. These surveys regularly monitor public opinion in the European Union (EU) member countries and consist of standard modules and special topic modules. The standard modules address attitudes towards European unification, institutions and policies, measurements for general socio-political orientations, as well as respondent and household demographics. The special topic modules address such topics as agriculture, education, natural environment and resources, public health, public safety and crime, and science and technology.

Eurobarometer 87.2 covered the following special topics: (1) Designing Europe's Future, and (2) ECommunications and Digital Single Market. Questions regarding the EU future included respondents' opinions regarding the EU budget and policies and trust in institutions. Respondents were also asked about attitudes towards economic policies, globalization, a common foreign and defense policy and future priorities and perspectives. Additionally, respondents were asked about their use of telephones and digital electronics, the importance of specific factors in choosing to subscribe to an Internet connection, experiences with the internet subscription, bundling Internet connection with other services, and switching communication service providers. Further topics included experiences with international calls, consumer protection issues and the knowledge of emergency numbers.

Demographic and other background information collected includes left or right self-placement on political scale, age, gender, nationality, marital status, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, ownership of a fixed or mobile telephone and other goods, difficulties in paying bills, self-assessed social class, internet use, life satisfaction, political discussion frequency, and opinions on whether their voice counts in their country/EU. Country-specific data includes type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (where applicable).

Eurobarometer 87.1: Two Years Until the 2019 European Elections, Attitudes of Europeans Towards Tobacco and Electronic Cigarettes, Climate Change, Attitudes Towards the Impact of Digitization and Automation on Daily Life, and Coach Services, March 2017

The Eurobarometer series is a unique cross-national and cross-temporal survey program conducted on behalf of the European Commission. These surveys regularly monitor public opinion in the European Union (EU) member countries and consist of standard modules and special topic modules. The standard modules address attitudes towards European unification, institutions and policies, measurements for general socio-political orientations, as well as respondent and household demographics. The special topic modules address such topics as agriculture, education, natural environment and resources, public health, public safety and crime, and science and technology.

Eurobarometer 87.1 covered the following special topics: two years until the 2019 European elections, tobacco and electronic cigarettes, climate change, the impact of digitization and automation on daily life, and coach services. Questions regarding the European elections in 2019 included information on and the role of the European Parliament (EP), the knowledge about European institutions and the EP, the present and future of the EP, European values and policies, European identity, and media use. Further questions were asked regarding smoking habits and various tobacco/nicotine products. Respondents were queried about their smoking habits, their efforts to quit smoking, passive smoking inside, and banning advertisements for tobacco products. Respondent's opinions were collected on which world issues they believed were the most serious problems, how serious the issue of climate change was and if the EU should be responsible for addressing it, and what actions they have personally taken to fight climate change. Respondents were also asked their awareness of, usage of, and attitude towards autonomous systems including robots, artificial intelligence, driverless cars, civil drones, cyber security, online social networks, and health services. Lastly, several questions were asked regarding the usage frequency of coach services, the reasons for using coaches, and the appraisal of services.

Demographic and other background information collected includes left or right self-placement on political scale, age, gender, nationality, marital status, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, ownership of a fixed or mobile telephone and other goods, difficulties in paying bills, self-assessed social class, internet use, life satisfaction, political discussion frequency, and opinions on whether their voice counts in their country/EU. Country-specific data includes type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (select countries).

Eurobarometer 88.3: Standard Eurobarometer 88, European Union, November 2017

The Eurobarometer series is a unique cross-national and cross-temporal survey program conducted on behalf of the European Commission. These surveys regularly monitor public opinion in the European Union (EU) member countries and consist of standard modules and special topic modules. The standard modules address attitudes towards European unification, institutions and policies, measurements for general socio-political orientations, as well as respondent and household demographics. The special topic modules address such topics as agriculture, education, natural environment and resources, public health, pubic safety and crime, and science and technology.

Eurobarometer 88.3 covered standard trend questions on living conditions, important political issues, trust in institutions, democracy satisfaction, perception of and attitudes towards the European Union and European Unification, and also on their knowledge about the European Union. Respondents' opinions were collected regarding their level of political participation and general political attitudes. Respondents were also questioned about European Citizenship, citizen rights and identification. Additional questions were asked regarding the impact of the economic crisis on the job market, and about policy measures related to the financial and economic crisis. Respondents were also asked about policy priorities, such as the Europe 2020 strategy. Finally, respondents were asked about media use and political information on national and European matters.

Demographic and other background information collected includes age, gender, nationality, marital status, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, ownership of a fixed or mobile telephone and other goods, difficulties in paying bills, level in society, and Internet use. In addition, country-specific data includes type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (select countries).

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