Research data

Eurobarometer 58.0 (Sep-Oct 2002)

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA3692 Data file Version 1.0.1, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.10952
Other Title (type): Services of General Interest, New Technologies, ICT, Health, Environment, and Public Safety (Subtitle)
Abstract: This Eurobarometer survey queried respondents on standard Eurobarometer measures, such as how satisfied they were with their present life, whether they attempted to persuade others close to them to share their views on subjects they held strong opinions about, whether they discussed political matters, and what the European Union´s priorities should be. Topics: Additional questions focused on the respondents´ knowledge of and opinions about the European Union (EU), including sources of information about the EU and whether their country had benefited from being an EU member. This round include ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.09.2002 - 16.10.2002
Date(s) of Data Collection: 02.09.2002 - 04.10.2002, Belgium | 01.09.2002 - 04.10.2002, Denmark | 01.09.2002 - 19.09.2002, Germany | 02.09.2002 - 02.10.2002, Greece | 03.09.2002 - 04.10.2002, Spain | 02.09.2002 - 24.09.2002, France | 03.09.2002 - 30.09.2002, Ireland (Republic) | 05.09.2002 - 30.09.2002, Italy | 04.09.2002 - 30.09.2002, Luxembourg | 01.09.2002 - 02.10.2002, Ne ... more
Geographic coverage: Belgium (BE) | Denmark (DK) | Germany (DE) | Greece (GR) | Spain (ES) | France (FR) | Ireland (IE) | Italy (IT) | Luxembourg (LU) | Netherlands (NL) | Portugal (PT) | Great Britain (GB-GBN) | Northern Ireland (GB-NIR) | Austria (AT) | Sweden (SE) | Finland (FI) | Norway (NO)
Universe: All respondents were aged 15 and over.
Number of Units: 16040
Sampling Procedure: A multi-stage sampling design was used for this Eurobarometer. In the first stage, primary sampling units (PSU) were selected from each of the administrative regions in every country (i.e., Statistical Office of the European Community, EUROSTAT regions). PSU selection was systematic with probability proportional to population size, from sampling fr ... more
Mode of Data Collection: Face-to-face interviews with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector: INRA BELGIUM, Brüssel; GfK Danmark, Frederiksberg; INRA DEUTSCHLAND, Mölln; MARKET ANALYSIS, Athen; INRA ESPANA, Madrid; CSA-TMO, Paris; LANSDOWNE Market Research, Dublin; INRA Demoskopea, Rom; ILReS, Luxemburg; INTOMART, Hilversum, Niederlande; SPECTRA, Linz, Österreich; METRIS, Lissabon; MDC MARKETING RESEARCH Ltd, Espoo, Finnland; GfK SVERIGE, L ... more
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 790
Notes: The regular sample size (in the sense of completed interviews) is 1000 respondents per country, except the United Kingdom with separate samples for Great Britain (1000) and Northern Ireland (300), Luxembourg (600) and Germany with separate samples for the Eastern and the Western part (1000 each). Effective number of realised interviews in this roun ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - European Commission, Brussels DG Press and Communication Opinion Polls
Publication year: 2012
DOI: 10.4232/1.10952 | 10.4232/1.3692
Alternate IDs: doi:10.3886/ICPSR03661.v2
Study number: ZA3692
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

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Current Version: 1.0.1, 2012-03-30, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.10952
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Study group:
EB - Standard and Special Eurobarometer | show all hits of the group
Since the early nineteen seventies the European Commission´s “Standard and Special Eurobarometer” are regularly monitoring the public opinion in the European Union member countries at times. Interviews are conducted face-to-face, in each spring and each autumn, at all times based on new samples with a size 1000 respondents per country. Separate sam ... more

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