General topics |
Cultural and national identity
- Attitudes towards immigrants and out-groups
- National / European pride
- National vs. European identity
- Regional identity
- Trust in people from other countries
International relations
- Attitudes towards other EU countries
- Understanding among EU countries

- Role of the EU and the USA in the world
- World war risk
- International conflict threat
- Perception of general threats
Living conditions and issues
- Happiness
- Life satisfaction
- Responsdent's personal situation

- Economic & financial situation
- Situation in different social domains
- Expectations of change
- Important national issues
Media, information and language
Political attitudes
- Satisfaction with democracy

- Satisfaction with democracy in the EU

- Left-right self-placement

- Attitude towards change in society

- Attitudes towards society (Anomia)
- Legitimacy of political systems
- Trust in institutions
Political participation
- Interest in politics

- Freq. of political discussion

- Freq. of persuading others

- Associational membership
Political parties
- Strength of party attachment

- Party to which R feels close
- Vote intention (nat. elections)
- Last vote (nat. elections)
- Electoral participation (EP)
- Vote intention (EP)
Values and religion
- Value orientation (Inglehart)

- Education goals
- Social & political values
- Religious denomination
- Church attendance
- Religiosity

- Importance of religion

- Belief in God
EU topics |
European Unification
- Att. tw. European unification >
- Att. tw. EC/EU membership
- Membership country benefit
- Regret EC/EU scrap
- European unification speed
- Att. tw. a political union

- Enlargement - country approval
- Interest in EC/EU politics
- Feeling informed about EU
- Importance of EC/EU matters
- Personal. meaning of the EU
- Personal EU image
European institutions
- EP media awareness
- EP impression

- EP importance for EC/EU
- EP role preference
- Att. tw. a European Government

- Europ. Com. media awareness
- Europ. Com. impression

- EU Presidency awareness
- EU Presidency importance
- Trust in European institutions

European Single Market
- Single Market media awareness
- Att. tw. the Single Market
- Single Market anticipation

- Att.tw. the European Currency
European policies
- National vs. EU policy areas
- EC/EU charter of social rights
Demographics |
Respondent
- Age
- Age when finished education

- Marital status

- Membership: polit. party (<EB37)

- Membership: trade union (<EB56)

- Occupation of respondent

- Sex

- Subj. social class (<EB44)

- Subj. social position (>EB71.1)
- Financial situation (>EB71.1)
- National provenance (>EB61)
Household
- Head of HH / MIE (<EB62)
- HH composition: children
- HH composition: size
- HH brutto income (<EB62)

- Membership: trade union (<EB42)
- Occupation of MIE (<EB62)
- Ownership of durables
- Fixed/mobile telephone
Locality
- Region (NUTS 1 / NUTS 2)
- Size of community
- Type of community

List of main standard trends by topics
This Eurobarometer continuity guide is listing the main standard trends, not including possible repilcation of questions within the special topical modules. The trend lists cover tabular overviews of occurrence (survey number, fieldwork date, question/variable id) and detailed documentation of question texts, indicating possible modifications in question wording and/or answer categories over time.
Please apologize if this detailed continuity documentation is only available for selected trends. We are trying to extend this service continuously.
All trends which are included in the cumulative Mannheim Eurobarometer Trend File 1970-2002 are marked by
.
Select a trend from the frame on the right under the following main categories:
| General Topics | EU Topics | Demographics |
| Cultural and National Identity | European Unification | Respondent |
| International Relations | European Institutions | Household |
| Living Conditions and Issues | European Single Market | Region |
| Media, Information, and Language | European Policies | |
| Political Attitudes | ||
| Political Participation | ||
| Political Parties | ||
| Values and Religion |
Please notice that each trend list is opened in a new window or register.
For further selection you will have to go back to the initial trend list window.
© GESIS Meinhard Moschner

