Countries, regions, population coverage
Special Target group polls are a specific Flash Eurobarometer domain. The main focus are business managers in small and middle sized enterprises, but they also comprise special professional groups, decision makers in general, young people or other specific population subgroups.
A large Top Decision Makers survey in 1996 was conceived as a feasibility study to evaluate the possibility of surveying on a regular basis the very Top Decision Makers in all Member States of the European Union on their attitudes towards the EU, further European Integration, and a common currency.
Depending on the specific survey, the standard sample size is 500 or 1000 completed interviews per country for the total population (aged 15+) surveys, increased to 2000 respondents if required by the topic (internet use). The size of special target group samples differs largely depending on the respectiv universe.