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Description
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This study explores public attitudes in the ten member nations of the European Economic Community. The monitoring of attitudes on European integration, life satisfaction, and social goals undertaken in previous Euro-Barometers was continued in this data collection. Respondents were asked questions regarding the European Community, specifically which nations they would prefer not be members of the Community. Respondents were also questioned concerning their consumer attitudes and buying habits, particularly concerning foreign products. German and British respondent attitudes toward present levels of government spending in a number of areas were also investigated. Additional questions, asked in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Great Britain, measure respondent support for various political movements, such as ecology and anti-nuclear groups. This survey is part of a continuing series designed to measure public awareness of, and attitudes to, the Common Market and other European Community institutions. In addition to continuing to monitor attitudes on European integration, life satisfaction, and social goals, this study questioned respondents as to which of the member countries they would prefer not belonged to the European community. Respondents were also asked whether or not they planned to vote in the upcoming elections to the European parliament and about the reasons for their turnout decision, as well as being questioned concerning their consumer attitudes and buying habits, particularly as concerns foreign products. Variables include: nation; weight; is R registered to vote at present address; satisfaction with life; satisfaction with the way democracy works in own country; political involvement and orientations, incl does R persuade others to share his views; country's goals for next 10-15 years, how often does R discuss politics with friends; state of R's personal life, incl health income, leisure time, local government, personal safety, living accommodation, work, family, public services; prefer to invest money for future or spend it now; has R joined public demonstration in past years; concerns for future, incl young people taking drugs, foreign labourers, businesses about to collapse, increase in population of poor countries, joblessness among young people, international tensions, job losses in some areas and industries, lack of increase in standard of living, pollution, crime and terrorism; would unified Europe improve prospects of today's children; effect of people with pacifist ideas on the security of R's country; do people supporting ecological ideas have a real effect on protection of environment; economic outlook and personal efficacy, incl changes in general economic situation in last year, change in financial situation of R's household in past year, control R has over life, change in household income relative to cost of living, worries in household about losing or not finding job, unemployment in neighbourhood, financial situation of people like R; government economic policy, incl effect of government policies on economic situation, on unemployment, on prices, on R's employment prospects, on financial situation of R's household, on general economic situation; R ever angry about government economic policies; political parties which offer best policies for handling the economy; attitudes toward foreign products and companies, incl would R buy foreign car, borrow money from foreign bank, seek out products from other countries, vote for party advocating buying domestic products; attitude to foreign advertising; pride in nationality; would R continue working if he had enough money to live comfortably; consumer habits, incl attitude to consumer decision making, trying new products, spending for quality, judging people by their possessions, right to spend money on self, reasons for not buying; financial outlook for retirement, incl expected financial situation when retired, amount of pension, guaranteed pension, personal payments to pension schemes; attitudes to social and political issues, incl violence, rights of employees, importance of family, research spending, patriotism, censorship, solar energy, unemployment, are students parasites, trade unions, courts of law, nuclear power plants, homosexuals, military expenditures, energy crisis, income differences, television, free abortions, peace, racism, likelihood of world war, God, immigrant labour, electricity vs fossil fuels; would R be willing to pay more taxes to protect environment, how much; government spending on defense, public security, education, health care, recreation, housing, environmental protection, trade and industry, transportation, social security, aid to developing countries, art and culture, technological development, support for EC policies; support for political movements, incl ecology movements, anti-nuclear power, anti-war; left-right self-placement; attitude to societal change; political party closeness; attitudes toward EC, including knowledge of European parliament, attitudes to efforts to unify western Europe; preferred name for EC; areas on which the EC should concentrate; countries R would prefer not to be in the EC; is EC membership a good thing; benefits to country from EC; reaction if the EC were scrapped; opinions on a European passport, European currency, single European olympic team, extradition, single ambassador, unrestricted hiring, uniform social benefits, free trade between EC countries; importance of European parliament; intention to vote in European parliamentary election, reasons; goals of European parliament members and of parliament; attitudes toward political parties, incl types of parties for which R might vote. Demographic data includes: religion; importance of religion in R's life; marital status; age finished full-time education; vote intention if general election were held tomorrow; vote recall; sex; age; number of persons, of children, of teenagers living in R's home; family income; occupation; number of persons working at R's place of work; relation to and occupation of head of household; size of locality; subjective size of community; region; province; linguistic region. Constructed indices include: cognitive mobilization index; materialist/post-materialist values index; political orientation typology; support for Common Market index.
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