Eurobarometer 73.2+73.3 (FEB-MAR 2010)
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5236 Data file Version 2.0.1, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11473
Other Title (type): Consumer Empowerment (Subtitle)
Abstract: Since the early 1970s the European Commission´s Standard & Special Eurobarometer are regularly monitoring the public opinion in the European Union member countries. Principal investigators are the Directorate-General Communication and on occasion other departments of the European Commission or the European Parliament. Over time, candidate and accession countries were included in the Standard Eurobarometer Series. Selected questions or modules may not have been surveyed in each sample. Please consult the basic questionnaire for more information on country filter instructions or other questi ... more Content: Topics: 1. Consumer empowerment: computer skills; recent internet use; frequency of internet use; place of use; internet use to compare prices and quality; purchases made by post, phone or the internet; knowledge about having the right to return goods without giving a reason and to have it repaired or replaced for free; knowledge test: the legality ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 26.02.2010 - 01.04.2010
Date(s) of Data Collection: 26.02.2010 - 01.04.2010, Belgium | 26.02.2010 - 30.03.2010, Denmark | 26.02.2010 - 30.03.2010, Germany | 26.02.2010 - 28.03.2010, Greece | 27.02.2010 - 29.03.2010, Spain | 27.02.2010 - 31.03.2010, Finland | 27.02.2010 - 29.03.2010, France | 26.02.2010 - 28.03.2010, Ireland (Republic) | 26.02.2010 - 27.03.2010, Italy | 26.02.2010 - 26.03.2010, Luxem ... more Geographic coverage: Belgium (BE) | Denmark (DK) | Germany (DE) | Greece (GR) | Spain (ES) | Finland (FI) | France (FR) | Ireland (IE) | Italy (IT) | Luxembourg (LU) | Netherlands (NL) | Austria (AT) | Portugal (PT) | Sweden (SE) | Great Britain (GB-GBN) | Northern Ireland (GB-NIR) | Cyprus (CY) | Czech Republic (CZ) | Estonia (EE) | Hungary (HU) | Latvia (LV) | Lithua ... more Universe: Population of the respective nationalities of the European Union Member States, resident in each of the Member States and aged 15 years and over.
In Iceland, the survey covers the national population of citizens and the population of citizens of all the European Union Member States that are residents in this country and have a sufficient command ... more Number of Units: 56471
Sampling Procedure: Probability Sample: Proportionate Stratified Multistage Sample Mode of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview
CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) was used in those countries where this technique was available
Data Collector: TNS Dimarso, Brussels, Belgium;
TNS BBSS, Sofia, Bulgaria;
TNS Aisa, Prague, Czech Republic;
TNS GALLUP DK, Copenhagen, Denmark;
TNS Infratest, Munich, Germany;
Emor, Tallinn, Estonia;
TNS MRBI, Dublin, Ireland;
TNS ICAP, Athens, Greece;
TNS Demoscopia, Madrid, Spain;
TNS Sofres, Montrouge, France;
TNS Infratest, Italy;
Synovate, Nicosia, Cyprus;
T ... more Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 488
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Papacostas, Antonis - European Commission, Brussels DG Communication, Public Opinion Analysis Sector
Publication year: 2012
DOI: 10.4232/1.11473 | 10.4232/1.11433 | 10.4232/1.11058
Alternate IDs: doi:10.3886/ICPSR34082.v1
Study number: ZA5236
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 2.0.1, 2012-10-04, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11473
Version history: ... more Version changes: ... more Errata in current version: ... more Reference publications
Publications: TNS Opinion & Social:
Special Eurobarometer 342 / Wave 73.2 & 73.3: Consumer Empowerment. Survey requested by EUROSTAT and the Directorate-General for “Health and Consumers” (DG SANCO) and coordinated by the Directorate-General for Communication (“Research and Speechwriting” Unit),
Brussels, April 2011.
Study group: 
EB - Standard and Special Eurobarometer |
show all hits of the groupSince 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 
