Eurobarometer special topics by keyword

Intermittently Standard Eurobarometer have investigated special topics, such as agriculture, biotechnology, energy, environment, gender roles, health related issues, immigration, poverty, regional identity, science and technology, working conditions, urban traffic etc. In the case of some  supplementary studies, special youth and elderly samples have been drawn. Starting with Eurobarometer 34.1 additional supplementary surveys on special issues have been conducted which might only include a reduced set of standard trend questions or demographics.

A Eurobarometer specific subject tree supports the identification of these topical modules throughout the survey series:

• Select a topic

Each keyword leads to the study profile of the relevant Eurobarometer survey(s) for direct access to all available documentation (study description, codebook, basic bilingual and country specific field questionnaires, data access) and related primary publications (reports). 

Whenever possible, subject terms have been adopted in accordance with the UK Data Archive's HASSET thesaurus or the ICPSR subject thesaurus depending on adequacy.

Please notice that the keywords in the subject tree only refer to distinct special topical modules in the Eurobarometer series. Stand alone questions or standard EU topics are not considered. The appearance of several surveys under the same topic does not necessarily imply that identical or equivalent questions have been asked. If needed, the hierarchical structure of the subject tree has been adapted for user friendly display. FLASH Eurobarometer are not (yet) completely referenced by the subject categories. 

For detailed item retrieval please use the:

• Data Holdings Catalogue for study level retrieval OR
• Question Retrieval on questionnaire (Qbase) or variable level (ZACAT)