Eurobarometer 65.3    May-June 2006     ZA No.  4507

Special Topics: 

• The European Union and its neighbours - perception and relations  see related publication   
• Services of general interest (electricity, gas, water, telephone, internet, postal, transport, banking)  see related publication 
• European employment and social policy, employment and job training situation   see related publication 
• Energy Technologies : knowledge, perception, measures  see related publication 
• Family planning see related publication 

Documents:

• Study description
• Standard codebook
•   Basic Bilingual Questionnaire
• Search Eurobarometer Codebooks / Questionnaires

Remarks:

• Original data set and documentation supplied by TNS Opinion&Social
• The SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST module (QB) was only surveyed in the EU 25 member countries.  
• The EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY module (QC) was only surveyed in the EU 25 member countries.  
• The ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES module (QD) was only surveyed in the EU 25 member countries.
• The FAMILY PLANNING module (QE) was only surveyed in Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey. In the EU 25 member countries the same questions were asked in the framework of Eurobarometer 65.1 (ZA4505).
• Standard trend questions not included
• 1st Archive release as of August 10, 2007  

Publications:

•   TNS Opinion & Social: Special Eurobarometer 259 / Wave 65.3: The European Union and its Neighbours. Survey requested by Directorate General External Relations and coordinated by Directorate General Communication (European Commission). Brussels, October 2006. [DE]

•   TNS Opinion & Social: Special Eurobarometer 260 / Wave 65.3: Services of General Interest. Survey requested by Directorate General SANCO and coordinated by Directorate General Communication (European Commission). Brussels, July 2007. [DE]

•   TNS Opinion & Social: Special Eurobarometer 261 / Wave 65.3: European Employment and Social Policy. Survey requested by Directorate General Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, and coordinated by Directorate General Communication (European Commission). Brussels, October 2006. [DE]

•   TNS Opinion & Social: Special Eurobarometer 262 / Wave 65.3: Energy Technologies: Knowledge, Perception, Measures. Survey requested by Directorate General for Research and coordinated by Directorate General Communication (European Commission). Brussels, January 2007.

•   TNS Opinion & Social / Maria Rita Testa, Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Sciences: Special Eurobarometer 253 / Wave 65.1:Childbearing preferences and family issues in Europe. July 2006. [based on Eurobarometer waves 65.1 (member countries) and 65.3 (accession and candidate countries)]

 

	Sample size	Fieldwork dates	Field-Questionnaires
France	1034	10 May 06 - 07 Jun 06	FR
Belgium	1057	08 May 06 - 05 Jun 06	BE_NL BE_FR
Netherlands	1020	11 May 06 - 05 Jun 06	NL
Germany (West)	1028	10 May 06 - 06 Jun 06	DE
Italy	1024	08 May 06 - 01 Jun 06	IT
Luxembourg	501	05 May 06 - 02 Jun 06	LU_LU LU_FR LU_DE
Denmark	1021	08 May 06 - 08 Jun 06	DK
Ireland	1000	08 May 06 - 08 Jun 06	IE
Great Britain	1019	05 May 06 - 05 Jun 06	GB (UK)
Northern Ireland	318	05 May 06 - 05 Jun 06	GB (UK)
Greece	1000	05 May 06 - 05 Jun 06	GR
Spain	1006	06 May 06 - 06 Jun 06	ES_ES ES_CA
Portugal	1000	05 May 06 - 31 May 06	PT
Germany (East)	501	10 May 06 - 06 Jun 06	DE
Finland	1013	05 May 06 - 05 Jun 06	FI_FI FI_SE
Sweden	1006	10 May 06 - 07 Jun 06	SE
Austria	1011	09 May 06 - 31 May 06	AT
Rep. of Cyprus	505	09 May 06 - 01 Jun 06	CY_GR
Czech Republic	1110	06 May 06 - 26 May 06	CZ
Estonia	1000	06 May 06 - 05 Jun 06	EE_EE EE_RU
Hungary	1002	05 May 06 - 29 May 06	HU
Latvia	1002	09 May 06 - 11 Jun 06	LV_LV LV_RU
Lithuania	1025	05 May 06 - 04 Jun 06	LT
Malta	500	05 May 06 - 03 Jun 06	MT_MT MT_GB
Poland	1000	13 May 06 - 05 Jun 06	PL
Slovakia	1103	10 May 06 - 26 May 06	SK
Slovenia	1009	10 May 06 - 06 Jun 06	SI
Bulgaria	1031	05 May 06 - 18 May 06	BG
Romania	1007	05 May 06 - 04 Jun 06	RO
Turkey	1002	09 May 06 - 02 Jun 06	TR_TR TR_KU
Croatia	1000	08 May 06 - 31 May 06	HR
Cyprus (TCC)	500	05 May 06 - 01 Jun 06	CY_TR
Questionnaire Copyright and Acknowledgements