Main Eurobarometer trends

This continuity guide is listing selected main trend questions mainly from the Standard Eurobarometer. The detailed trend lists cover tabular overviews of occurrence (survey number, fieldwork date, question/variable identification) as well as a detailed documentation of question texts and possible modifications in question wording and/or answer categories over time.

Please notice that detailed continuity documentation is only available for linked trend entries. Trends included in the Mannheim Eurobarometer Trend File are marked by

Select a trend from the following main groups:

General topics

Cultural and national identity

International relations

Living conditions and issues

Political efficacy and attitudes

Political & social participation

Voting behaviour

Values and religion

EU-Topics

European Unification

Att. tw. European unification
Membership good/bad
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 (<EB71.2)
Marital status & children (EB71.2 ff.)
Membership: polit. party (<EB37)
Membership: trade union (<EB56)
Occupation of respondent - ESOMAR
Gender
Subj. social class (<EB44)
Subj. social position (EB71.2 ff.)
Financial situation (EB71.2 ff.)
National provenance (EB62 ff.)
Internet use (>EB71.1)
Fixed/mobile telephone (EB63.4-64.3)
Mobile telephone (EB64.4 ff.)

Household

Head of HH / MIE (<EB62)
HH composition: children
HH composition: size
HH brutto income (<EB62)
Membership: trade union (<EB42)
Occupation of MIE - ESOMAR (<EB62)
Ownership of durables
Social class of HH (EB77.3 ff.)
Fixed/mobile telephone (EB58-63.3)
Fixed telephone (EB64.4 ff.)

Locality

Region (NUTS)
Size of community
Type of community

Contact persons

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