Eurobarometer Data Service

The economic and financial situation compared to last year

Eurobarometer 18 to 30 (1982-1988)

How do you think the general economic situation in this country has changed over the last 12 months?

How does the financial situation of your household now compare with what it was 12 months ago?


Eurobarometer 34 to 42 (1990-1994)

Compared to 12 months ago, do you think the general economic situation in this country now is ... ? 

Compared to 12 months ago, do you think the financial situation of your household now is ... ? 


Eurobarometer 40 to 42 (1993-1994) in addition

Compared to 12 months ago, do you think the employment situation in this country now is ... ?

Compared to 12 months ago, do you think your job situation now is ... ?

  1. (got) a lot better 
  2. (got) a little better 
  3. stayed the same 
  4. (got) a little worse 
  5. (got) a lot worse


Eurobarometer 69 ff.

Thinking about your purchasing power, that is to say the things that your household can afford in your daily life, if you compare your present situation with five years ago, would you say it has improved, stayed about the same, or got worse?


Eurobarometer 84.1 (new)

When it comes to the financial situation of your household, would you say that during these last two years it has improved a lot, improved somewhat, got somewhat worse or got a lot worse?


See also related trend: Expectations for the next year
 

ZA Study Number Eurobarometer Fieldwork Month Fieldwork Year Question Number Variable Name (1)
1209 18 10 1982 Q.161/162 V13/V14
1318 19 3-4 1983 Q.123/124 V12/V13
1319 20 10 1983 Q.131/132 V14/V15
1320 21 3-4 1984 Q.151/152 (2) V42/V43
1321 22 10-11 1984 Q.127/128 V15/V16
1542 24 10-11 1985 Q.153/154 V15/V16
1544 26 10-11 1986 Q.143/144 V15/V16
1713 28 10-11 1987 Q.133/134 V15/V16
1715 30 10-11 1988 Q.116/117 V15/V16
  Flash 11 1989 (3)  
1960 34.0 10-11 1990 Q.3/Q.5 V19/V21
2081 36 10-11 1991 Q.35/Q.37 V97/V99
2295 38.1 11 1992 Q.4/Q.6 V19/V21
2459 40 10-11 1993 Q.5/Q.7/Q.9/Q.11 V22/V24/V26/V28
2563 42 11-12 1994 Q.5a-d V37-V40
4744 69.2 3-5 2008 QA27  
4819 70.1 10-11 2008 QA20  
4971 71.1 1-2 2009 QA12  
4972 71.2 5-6 2009 QA4 (4)  
5235 73.5 6 2010 QA4 (4)  
5564 75.4 6 2011 QB4 (4)  
5613 77.4 6 2012 QB4 (4)  
5852 79.4 5-6 2013 QA4 (4)  
5929 81.5 6 2014 QA4 (4)  
6596 84.1 9 2015 QP27  

(1) Please note that the variable names refer to the final ICPSR/ZA codebook editions, if available. 

(2) Only asked in France, Germany, Italy and Great Britain

(3) Results have been published in the European Commission's Trends report 1974-1994; data are not available.

(4) Different question wording: Compared with FIVE YEARS AGO, would you say things have improved, gotten worse or stayed about the same when it comes to…? (15 items as in preceding question on expectations)