Eurobarometer 12     October 1979     ZA No.  1037

European Parliamentary Elections

Special Topics:

• Attitudes towards the European Parliament and the European Election (post-election)

Documents:

• Study Description
•   Standard codebook
• Search in Eurobarometer Codebooks / Questionnaires

Remarks:

• Errata
• Last update: February 2000 (codebook); February 2008 (SPSS data description) 

Publications:

• Commission of the European Communities: Euro-Barometer 12. Brussels, December 1979 (also available in german).
• Ronald Inglehart and Jacques-Rene Rabier: "Europe elects a Parliament: Cognitive Mobilization, Political Mobilization and Pro-European Attitudes as Influences on Voter Turnout," Government and Opposition, Volume 14, No.4, Autumn, 1979, pp. 479-507.

	Sample size	Fieldwork dates	Field-Questionnaires
France	986	17 Oct 79 - 22 Oct 79	FR
Belgium	1000	06 Oct 79 - 12 Oct 79	BE_NL / BE_FR
Netherlands	1092	15 Oct 79 - 31 Oct 79	NL
Germany (West)	1005	17 Oct 79 - 23 Oct 79	DE
Italy	1170	17 Oct 79 - 30 Oct 79	IT
Luxembourg	298	06 Oct 79 - 22 Oct 79	LU
Denmark	1029	20 Oct 79 - 28 Oct 79	DK
Ireland	1006	11 Oct 79 - 26 Oct 79	IE
Great Britain	1103	11 Oct 79 - 26 Oct 79	GB
Northern Ireland	300	11 Oct 79 - 26 Oct 79	GB_NI
Questionnaire Copyright and Acknowledgements

Errata:

• Inconsistencies have been reported for the AGE variable (V41) with respect to the German  respondents. This variable should be used with caution.