Research data

Eurobarometer 59.0 (Jan-Feb 2003)

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA3903 Data file Version 1.0.1, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11352
Other Title (type): Lifelong Learning, Health, and Partners and Fertility (Subtitle)
Abstract: This Eurobarometer survey queried respondents on standard Eurobarometer measures as well as lifelong learning, health, and partners and fertility. To start the interview, standard trend questions were asked regarding the euro and European Union (EU) policies. New questions were asked about EU expansion and priorities for local and national authorities. Topics: Questions were asked regarding lifelong learning situations within and outside of one´s private life. Respondents were queried about places where learning occurred (e.g., school, work, social situations, and home), whether the study/tra ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 15.01.2003 - 11.03.2003
Date(s) of Data Collection: 15.01.2003 - 19.02.2003, Belgium | 19.01.2003 - 19.02.2003, Denmark | 21.01.2003 - 08.02.2003, Germany | 21.01.2003 - 18.02.2003, Greece | 28.01.2003 - 17.02.2003, Spain | 18.01.2003 - 17.02.2003, France | 22.01.2003 - 14.02.2003, Ireland (Republic) | 27.01.2003 - 17.02.2003, Italy | 18.01.2003 - 18.02.2003, Luxembourg | 21.01.2003 - 19.02.2003, 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) | Iceland (IS)
Universe: All respondents were aged 15 and over.
Number of Units: 18005
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 GFK, Lissabon; MDC MARKETING RESEARCH, Espoo, Finnland; GfK SVERIGE, L ... more
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 603
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 and Iceland (600) and Germany with separate samples for the Eastern and the Western part (1000 each). Effective number of realised interviews ... more

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - European Commission, Brussels Directorate-General for Communication, Public Opinion Analysis Sector
Publication year: 2012
DOI: 10.4232/1.11352 | 10.4232/1.3903
Alternate IDs: doi:10.3886/ICPSR03766.v1
Study number: ZA3903
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.1, 2012-03-30, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11352
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Reference publications

Publications: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop): Lifelong learning: citizens´ view. Luxembourg: 2003. http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/ebs_185_en.pdf | THE EUROPEAN OPINION RESEARCH GROUP (EORG): Special Eurobarometer Wave 59.0. Health, Food, and Alcohol, and Safety. Requested by Directorate General Health and ... more
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

Cite:

Europäische Kommission (2012). Eurobarometer 59.0 (Jan-Feb 2003). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA3903 Data file Version 1.0.1, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11352.

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