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Standard Eurobarometer: TrendsEB trend: Democracy Satisfaction 1973-2007

A large number of questions asked in standard Eurobarometer surveys have been repeated more or less regularly over time. They refer to European Union topics (e.g. attitudes towards the European unification, EU institutions and policies) as well as to general socio-cultural and socio-political orientations (e.g. cultural identity, political attitudes, political participation). They are complemented by demographic trends referring to the respondent, the household or to the regional background. For some indicators such as "satisfaction with democracy performance", more than 50 measures are available since the early seventies. (Angelika Scheuer (GESIS-ZUMA): Demokratiezufriedenheit in Deutschland sinkt unter EU-Niveau, in ISI No. 33, January 2005)

Researchers are supported in using raw data for calculating time series or other comparative analysis through:

Simple results for standard EU trends can be retrieved from the European Commisson's interactive trend question database, continuing their former hard copy Trend Report (until 1994):

 

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