Eurobarometer special topics
Standard & Special Eurobarometer have intermittently investigated a broad scope of special topics, such as agriculture, biotechnology, energy, environment, gender roles, immigration, information society, knowledge of foreign languages, poverty and social exclusion, public health, regional identity, science and technology, working conditions, urban traffic etc. A Eurobarometer specific subject tree supports the identification of these topical modules throughout the survey series.
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Age Groups
Youth
Youth: Drug addiction
Communication
Mass media
Media attentiveness_(use and preferences)
Television european wide
Information Society
E-Communication in the Household
Information systems / services
Consumer behaviour
Consumer associations
Consumer rights
Food products
Product safety
Purchasing behaviour
Purchasing across borders
Cultural identity
Ethnic groups / minorities
European values
Immigrants
National / European identity
Regional identity
Economic issues
Economic conditions
Economic indicators
International economics
Globalisation (crisis)
Trade: Fair trade products
Trans-national enterprises
Education
Employment and Labour
Conditions of employment
Domestic responsibilities
Retirement
Unemployment
Family
Child care
Family work relationship
Gender Role / women-s role
EU gender politics
Family life
Leisure
Living conditions
Quality of life
Happiness
Social inequality / disadvantage
Discrimination (see also: Cultural identity: minorities)
Poverty (social exclusion)
Natural Environment
Environmental deterioration (Climate change see: Energy)
Environmental protection / attitudes
Natural Resources: Biodiversity
Natural Resources: Energy
Climate change
Energy consumption / supply
POLITICS
Political attitudes / support
Political extremism
Political trust: corruption
Political trust: institutions
Political Participation
Political interest
Social participation
Political Parties / Elections
European Elections
National Elections
POLITICS:_International relations
Development aid /_developing countries
Human rights
International security
International conflicts
POLITICS:_International relations: EU
EU: Agricultural policy
EU: Civil rights
EU: Enlargement
EU: Future of Europe
EU: Political Institutions:_European Court of Justice
EU: Political Institutions:_European Parliament
EU: Political unification /_constitution
EU: Single (Internal) Market
POLITICS: International understanding
Crossnational perceptions
EU countries
France
Japan
Switzerland
Public Health
Addiction: Alcohol abuse
Addiction: Drug abuse
COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Diet: Drinking habits
Diseases
Health services / care
Health status (individual)
Medical care
Radiation
Smoking
Public safety
Civil protection / disaster control
Crime
Crime / crime prevention
Fraud
Science and technology
Science and technology
Genetic engineering / biotechnology
Notes on the Eurobarometer topic classification
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.
The main subject categories for the classification of the FLASH Eurobarometer are documented separately.
Special topic: Discrimination
Eurobarometer have repeatedly focussed on discrimination against racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and sex. While perspectives partly changed, a few measures for awareness and experience of discrimination or attitudes towards out-groups have been repeated over time. Most recently this special topic was surveyed in the context of Eurobarometer 91.4 (2019).
- Questions over time (47 kB) [EXCEL]
- Results via EU Open Data Portal
Special topic: Development
One of the special topics investigated across the Eurobarometer series regards the international aid to development (Eurobarometer by keyword: Please select "POLITICS: International relations - Development aid /_developing countries"), starting already with EB 20 (1983). An exemplary research article on attitudes towards development aid is based on EB 71.2 (2009).