1 1 - - - EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 NATIONAL PRIORITIES AND THE INSTITUTIONS OF EUROPE (ICPSR STUDY NUMBER 7728) - - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS - JACQUES-RENE RABIER SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 0 RONALD INGLEHART CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - - - FIRST ICPSR EDITION, 1980 FIRST PRINTING, 1980 - INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 U.S.A. 1 - - - - - - - - - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NUMBER: ISBN (PAPERBACK) 0 C 1980 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED, 1980 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0 COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO MEMBER INSTITUTIONS OF THE ICPSR. ALL OR PART OF THIS CODEBOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED FOR USE AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS WITH APPROPRIATE CITATION TO THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AND THE ICPSR. 1 - 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS - PAGE NO. - INTRODUCTION 0 THE EURO-BAROMETER SURVEY SERIES I 0 STUDY DESCRIPTION III 0 PUBLICATIONS III 0 SAMPLING INFORMATION IV 0 WEIGHTING INFORMATION AND FREQUENCIES VI 0 CODEBOOK INFORMATION VII 0 DATA PREPARATION AND FORMATTING X - VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST XI - CODEBOOK 1 - APPENDIX 0 BRITISH QUESTIONNAIRE 100 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSISTANCE 0 ALL MANUSCRIPTS USING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPSR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF ICPSR DATA FACILITIES TO FOLLOW SOME ADAPTATION OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL USER. THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) UTILIZED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. THE DATA FOR EURO-BAROMETER 10 WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY JACQUES-RENE RABIER, SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, AND BY RONALD INGLEHART, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. NEITHER THE ORIGINAL COLLECTORS OF THE DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTER- PRETATIONS PRESENTED HERE. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AND TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPSR PAR- TICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT OR THESIS ABSTRACT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED. 1 I 0 THE EURO-BAROMETER SURVEY SERIES 0 THE SURVEYS DOCUMENTED IN THIS CODEBOOK ARE THE FRUIT OF A UNIQUE PROGRAM OF CROSS-NATIONAL AND CROSS-TEMPORAL SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH. THIS EFFORT BEGAN IN EARLY 1970, WHEN THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES SPONSORED SIMULTANEOUS SURVEYS OF THE PUBLICS OF THE SIX NATIONS THAT WERE THEN MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY. THESE SURVEYS WERE DESIGNED TO MEASURE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF, AND ATTITUDES TOWARD, THE COMMON MARKET AND OTHER EUROPEAN COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS; IN COMPLEMENTARY FASHION, THEY ALSO PROBED INTO THE GOALS GIVEN TOP PRIORITY FOR ONE'S OWN NATION. THESE CONCERNS HAVE REMAINED A CENTRAL PART OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY'S RESEARCH EFFORTS--WHICH WERE CARRIED FORWARD WITH ANOTHER SIX-NATION SURVEY IN THE SUMMER OF 1971 THAT GAVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS. THESE THEMES WERE OF CENTRAL INTEREST AGAIN IN A SURVEY OF THE PUBLICS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COUNTRIES--NOW NINE IN NUMBER--CARRIED OUT IN SEPTEMBER 1973. AT THIS POINT THE SURVEYS TOOK ON A SOMEWHAT BROADER SCOPE IN CONTENT AS WELL AS IN GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE, WITH MEASURES OF SUBJECTIVE SATISFACTION AND THE PERCEIVED QUALITY OF LIFE BECOMING A STANDARD FEATURE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS. IN 1974, THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES LAUNCHED THE EURO-BAROMETER SERIES OF SURVEYS, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A REGULAR MONITORING OF THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ATTITUDES OF THE PUBLICS OF THE NINE MEMBER-NATIONS, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, DENMARK, IRELAND AND LUXEMBOURG. CARRIED OUT IN THE SPRING AND FALL OF EACH YEAR, A TOTAL OF TWELVE EURO-BAROMETERS HAD BEEN COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1979. IN ADDITION TO OBTAINING REGULAR READINGS OF SUPPORT FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND THE PERCEIVED QUALITY OF LIFE, GIVEN EURO-BAROMETERS HAVE EXPLORED A VARIETY OF SPECIAL TOPICS. THUS EURO-BAROMETER 3 (CARRIED OUT IN THE SPRING OF 1975) PROBED INTO PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE. BAROMETER 4 CARRIED A SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION ON CONSUMER ATTITUDES. BAROMETER 5 INCLUDED AN INVESTIGATION OF MASS PERCEPTIONS OF AND ATTITUDES TOWARD POVERTY AND TOWARD MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS. BAROMETER 6 CONTAINED AN EXPANDED SERIES OF QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE COMMON MARKET, IN CONNECTION WITH THE FACT THAT IT WAS THEN ENTERING ITS TWENTIETH YEAR OF EXISTENCE. BAROMETER 7 WAS COMPLEMENTED WITH AN EXPLORATION OF PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WHILE EURO-BAROMETER 8, CARRIED OUT IN THE FALL OF 1977, INQUIRED ABOUT ATTITUDES TOWARD EARLY RETIREMENT, AS WELL AS A FURTHER EXPLORATION OF ATTITUDES TOWARD THE ROLE OF WOMEN. BAROMETER 9 1 II - INCLUDED A SECTION ON EMPLOYMENT AND ATTITUDES TOWARD UNEMPLOYMENT AND BAROMETER 11 FOCUSED ON THEMES RELATED TO CHILD-REARING AND THE FAMILY. IN ADDITION, ATTITUDES TOWARD THE ORGANIZATION AND ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT HAVE BEEN EXPLORED IN EACH EURO-BAROMETER BEGINNING WITH NUMBER 7 IN THE SPRING OF 1977. EURO-BAROMETERS 9 AND 10 TOOK UP THE QUESTION OF WHETHER EUROPEANS APPROVE OF THE DIRECT ELECTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, WHILE BAROMETER 11 SAMPLED REACTIONS TO THE CAMPAIGN. ATTITUDES TOWARD EXPANSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY HAVE ALSO BEEN PROBED. THIS ENTIRE SERIES OF PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JACQUES-RENE RABIER, SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES; RONALD INGLEHART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COLLABORATED WITH HIM IN DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEYS, AND IN HELPING MAKE THE RESULTING DATA AVAILABLE TO THE SOCIAL SCIENCE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ICPSR SURVEY DATA ARCHIVE. THE EURO-BAROMETER SERIES ALONE NOW CONTAINS 108 NATIONAL SURVEYS COORDINATED ACROSS BOTH TIME AND SPACE. KEY QUESTIONS IN THIS DATA COLLECTION HAVE BEEN ASKED IN COMPARABLE FORM ACROSS NINE NATIONS AT GIVEN TIME POINTS, AND ACROSS A PERIOD OF NEARLY EIGHT YEARS IN GIVEN COUNTRIES. IT IS HOPED THAT THESE DATA WILL PROVIDE A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO EMPIRICALLY-ORIENTED SOCIAL SCIENTISTS. RESPONDENTS FOR BAROMETER 10 WERE INTERVIEWED IN OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1978. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT OF THE NSF, GRANT NUMBER SOC-7914619, FOR THE CLEANING AND PROCESSING OF THE STUDY. 1 III - STUDY DESCRIPTION EURO-BAROMETER 10 WAS CONDUCTED BY JACQUES-RENE RABIER, SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, AND BY RONALD INGLEHART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. THIS STUDY IS PART OF AN ONGOING PROGRAM OF PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH SPONSORED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY. THE FIELDWORK WAS CARRIED OUT BY A CONSORTIUM OF EUROPEAN POLLING ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL NINE NATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY. RESPONDENTS FOR EURO-BAROMETER 10 WERE INTERVIEWED IN OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1978. THIS STUDY CONTAINS AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THE QUESTIONS ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED THROUGHOUT THE EURO-BAROMETER SERIES. PERCEPTIONS OF RECENT CHANGES IN THE EXTENT OF INTEGRATION AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE COMMON MARKET COUNTRIES ARE EXPLORED, AS ARE ATTITUDES TOWARD THE FORTHCOMING EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. EURO-BAROMETER 10 ALSO CONTAINS AN EXPANDED SECTION ON THE PROBLEMS WHICH RESPONDENTS FEEL SHOULD BE GIVEN POLITICAL PRIORITY IN THE COMING YEARS. THESE ISSUES ARE PROBED BOTH IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPORTANCE AND IN TERMS OF WHETHER THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS OR THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE MIGHT BETTER DEAL WITH THEM. THE PERSONAL DATA SECTION OF THE INTERVIEW OBTAINED INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, MARITAL STATUS, AGE AND SEX OF THE RESPONDENT. THIS SECTION ALSO ASCERTAINED THE OCCUPATION OF THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD AND COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSEHOLD. - RELATED PUBLICATIONS 0 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, EURO-BAROMETRE 10 (BRUSSELS: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, JANUARY, 1979). RONALD INGLEHART, THE SILENT REVOLUTION: CHANGING VALUES AND STYLES AMONG WESTERN PUBLICS. (PRINCETON: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1977). RONALD INGLEHART AND JACQUES-RENE RABIER, "EUROPE ELECTS A PARLIAMENT: COGNITIVE MOBILIZATION, POLITICAL MOBILIZATION AND PRO-EUROPEAN ATTITUDES AS INFLUENCES ON VOTER TURNOUT," GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION, VOLUME 14, NO.4, AUTUMN, 1979, PP. 479-507. 1 IV - SAMPLING INFORMATION 0 EACH NATIONAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY A PROFESSIONAL POLL- ING AGENCY. A LIST OF THE SURVEY ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EURO-BAROMETER SERIES IN EACH NATION IS INCLUDED AT THE END OF THIS SECTION. REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF AGE FIFTEEN YEARS AND OLDER WERE DRAWN IN EACH COUNTRY. THE SAMPLING DESIGNS WERE EITHER MULTI-STAGE NATIONAL PROBABILITY SAMPLES OR NATIONAL STRATIFIED QUOTA SAMPLES. 1) NATIONAL PROBABILITY SAMPLES WERE DRAWN IN BELGIUM, DENMARK, AND THE NETHERLANDS. THESE SAMPLES RELY ON COMPLETE LISTINGS OF THE NATIONAL POPULATION, FIFTEEN YEARS AND OLDER, FROM WHICH RESPONDENTS ARE RANDOMLY CHOSEN (IN SEVERAL STAGES). 2) STRATIFIED NATIONAL QUOTA SAMPLES WERE DRAWN IN FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN (INCLUDING NORTHERN IRELAND), ITALY, IRELAND, AND LUXEMBOURG. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT REGION AND THE SIZE OF LOCALATIES, RESPONDENTS ARE CHOSEN WITHIN SELECTED SAMPLING POINTS TO PROVIDE A REGIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE WITH RESPECT TO THE CRITERIA SEX, AGE, AND OCCUPATION. IN ORDER TO PRODUCE SAMPLES MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FRENCH, DUTCH, BRITISH, AND DANISH POPULATIONS, A NATIONAL WEIGHT VARIABLE (V6) HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED FOR THOSE NATIONS. THE SAMPLES IN ALL OTHER COUNTRIES ARE UNAFFECTED BY THE APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL WEIGHT VARIABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPECIFIC NATIONAL SAMPLE DESIGNS, THE NATIONAL POLLING AGENCIES SHOULD BE CONTACTED. SURVEY ORGANIZATIONS FRANCE -- INSTITUT FRANCAIS D'OPINION PUBLIQUE (IFOP) -- PARIS BELGIUM -- DIMARSO-INRA -- BRUSSELS THE NETHERLANDS -- NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR DE PUBLIEKE OPINIE EN HET MARKTONDERZOEK B.V. (NIPO) -- AMSTERDAM GERMANY -- EMNID-INSTITUT FUER MARKT- UND MEINUNGSFORSCHUNG -- BIELEFELD ITALY -- ISTITUTO PER LE RICERCHE STATISTICHE E L'ANALISI DELL'OPINIONE PUBBLICA (DOXA) -- MILAN 1 V - LUXEMBOURG --DIMARSO-INRA -- BRUSSELS DENMARK -- GALLUP MARKEDSANALYSE -- COPENHAGEN IRELAND (AND NORTHERN IRELAND) -- IRISH MARKETING SURVEYS -- DUBLIN GREAT BRITAIN -- THE GALLUP POLL -- LONDON 1 VI - WEIGHTING INFORMATION AND FREQUENCIES 0 APART FROM THE NATIONAL WEIGHT VARIABLE (V6) DESCRIBED IN THE SECTION ON SAMPLING INFORMATION, EURO-BAROMETER 10 CONTAINS A WEIGHT VARIABLE (V7) WHICH ADJUSTS THE BRITISH AND NORTHERN IRISH RESPONDENTS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPORTIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THIS VARIABLE INCLUDES THE BRITISH PORTION OF THE NATIONAL WEIGHT VARIABLE, BUT DOES NOT AFFECT RESPONSES FROM THE OTHER EIGHT EC NATIONS. THIS STUDY ALSO CONTAINS A WEIGHT VARIABLE (V5) WHICH PRODUCES A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE WHEN USED IN ANALYSIS. THIS WEIGHT VARIABLE ADJUSTS THE SIZE OF EACH NATIONAL SAMPLE, WEIGHTING EACH NATION IN TERMS OF ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS WEIGHT VARIABLE IS NOT NECESSARY IF THE ANALYST IS ONLY INTERESTED IN THE INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL SAMPLES, AND NOT IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THE EUROPEAN WEIGHT VARIABLE INCORPORATES THE NATIONAL WEIGHT VARIABLE, SO THAT APPLICATION OF BOTH WEIGHT VARIABLES SIMULTANEOUSLY IS UNNECESSARY. THE UNWEIGHTED N FOR THE COMBINED 9-NATION FILE IS 8677, THE WEIGHTED N OF THIS FILE IS 8711.47. ALL RESPONDENTS WERE GIVEN WEIGHT VALUES TO TWO IMPLIED DECIMAL PLACES. THE FOLLOWING TABLE PRESENTS THE UNWEIGHTED AND WEIGHTED N FOR EACH NATION, AND THE WEIGHTING FACTOR USED: 0 UNWEIGHTED WEIGHTED WEIGHT (N) (N) VALUE FRANCE 1038 1774.59 1.71* BELGIUM 1008 342.72 0.34 NETHERLANDS 945 454.76 0.48* GERMANY 1006 2152.84 2.14 ITALY 1030 1884.90 1.83 LUXEMBOURG 291 8.73 0.03 DENMARK 1006 175.66 0.17* IRELAND 1005 100.50 0.10 BRITAIN 1048 1765.77 1.68* NORTHERN IRELAND 300 51.00 0.17 EUROPE 8677 8711.47 *THIS IS A MEAN VALUE. INDIVIDUAL WEIGHTS REFLECT BOTH THE FRENCH, DUTCH, DANISH, AND BRITISH WEIGHTS IN EUROPE AND THE INDIVIDUAL RESPONDENTS' WEIGHTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE NATIONAL SAMPLES. FREQUENCIES FOR EACH NATIONAL SAMPLE HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE BODY OF THE CODEBOOK FOLLOWING THE QUESTION TEXT AND CODES FOR EACH VARIABLE. THESE FREQUENCIES DO NOT USE THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY WEIGHTS, BUT DO USE THE NATIONAL WEIGHT VARIABLE. 1 VII 0 CODEBOOK INFORMATION 0 THE EXAMPLE BELOW ILLUSTRATES THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE CODEBOOK FOR A TYPICAL VARIABLE. THE NUMBERS IN CIRCLES DO NOT APPEAR IN THE CODEBOOK, BUT REFER TO THE EXPLANATIONS WHICH FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE. ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 VAR 106 2 NUMB PERS IN DWELL UNIT 3 MD=0 OR GE 8 REF 106 4 LOC 344 WIDTH 1 5 DK 2 COL 33 6 ------------ 0 7 Q.91. HOW MANY PERSONS LIVE IN YOUR HOME, INCLUDING YOURSELF, ALL ADULTS AND CHILDREN? 8 ---------------------------- 9 ---------------------------- 10 11 12 1. ONE PERSON 2. TWO PERSONS 3. THREE PERSONS 4. FOUR PERSONS 5. FIVE PERSONS 6. SIX PERSONS 7. SEVEN PERSONS 8. EIGHT PERSONS 9. NINE PERSONS OR MORE 13 FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 134 122 82 112 75 64 124 72 113 33 2. 321 257 258 251 240 101 359 167 328 63 3. 245 227 175 231 258 74 183 156 180 51 4. 258 184 277 196 306 67 217 162 254 65 5. 94 101 103 152 158 24 88 143 122 43 6. 42 64 39 38 71 9 16 102 38 26 7. 27 30 9 16 22 1 3 73 13 7 8. 7 9 4 10 15 3 1 51 6 3 9. 11 12 6 3 10 1 4 71 4 7 0. 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 ........................................................... 1 VIII 0 1. INDICATES THE VARIABLE AND REFERENCE NUMBERS. A VARI- ABLE AND A REFERENCE NUMBER ARE ASSIGNED TO EACH ITEM IN THE STUDY. IN THIS CODEBOOK, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE ARCHIVED DATASET, THESE NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL. SHOULD THE DATA BE SUBSET OR REARRANGED BY AN OSIRIS PROGRAM (E.G., MMP TO INTERSPERSE DATA FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, OR TCOT TO PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS DECK), THE VARIABLE NUMBERS WOULD CHANGE TO REFLECT THE ORDER OF THE NEW DATASET, WHILE THE REFERENCE NUMBERS WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED TO REFLECT THE VARIABLE NUMBER IN THE CODEBOOK DESCRIBING THE ARCHIVED DATASET. 2. INDICATES THE ABBREVIATED VARIABLE NAME (MAXIMUM OF 24 CHARACTERS) USED IN THE OSIRIS SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE VARIABLE FOR THE USER. AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THE VARIABLE NAME CAN BE FOUND IN THE VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST. 3. INDICATES THE CODE VALUES OF MISSING DATA. IN THIS EXAMPLE, CODE VALUES EQUAL TO ZERO AND THOSE GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO EIGHT ARE MISSING DATA (MD=0 OR GE 8). ALTERNATIVE STATEMENTS FOR OTHER VARIABLES ARE "MD=0", "MD GE 7", OR "NO MISSING DATA CODES". SOME ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PACKAGES (INCLUDING THE OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE) REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN TYPES OF DATA WHICH THE USER DESIRES TO EXCLUDE FROM ANALYSIS CAN BE DESIGNATED AS "MISSING DATA", E.G., INAPPROPRIATE, UNASCERTAINED, UNASCERTAINABLE OR AMBIGUOUS DATA CATEGORIES. ALTHOUGH THESE CODES ARE DEFINED AS MISSING DATA CATEGORIES, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE USER SHOULD NOT OR CANNOT USE THEM IN A SUBSTANTIVE ROLE IF SO DESIRED. 4. INDICATES THE STARTING LOCATION AND WIDTH OF THIS VARI- ABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE STORED ON A MAGNETIC TAPE IN THE OSIRIS FORMAT. IF THE VARIABLE IS OF A MULTIPLE- RESPONSE TYPE, THE WIDTH REFERENCED IS THAT OF A SINGLE RESPONSE. 5. INDICATES THE LOCATION BY DECK AND COLUMN(S) OF THIS VARIABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE ON CARDS OR IN A CARD-IMAGE FORMAT (EITHER 80- OR 84-COLUMN FORMAT). 6. A VARIABLE CONTAINING DATA WITH IMPLIED DECIMALS IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE "XX DEC PLACE(S)", WHERE XX IS THE NUMBER OF DECIMAL PLACES IMPLIED (NOT PUNCHED) IN THE VARIABLE. 7. THIS IS THE FULL TEXT (QUESTION) SUPPLIED BY THE INVESTIGATOR TO DESCRIBE THE VARIABLE. THE QUESTION TEXT REFLECTS THE ORIGINAL WORDING OF THE QUESTION- NAIRE ITEM. 1 IX 0 8. INDICATES AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT OR EXPLANATION APPENDED TO THE VARIABLE DESCRIPTION. 9. A VARIABLE WHICH HAS A FOOTNOTE ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE "SEE NOTE(S) X", WHERE X IS THE NUMBER OF THE FOOTNOTE REFERENCED. 10. INDICATES THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF EACH CODE VALUE FOR THIS VARIABLE. 11. INDICATES THE CODE VALUES OCCURRING IN THE DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE, WHERE RANGES OF VALUES ARE INDICATED BY ..., THE "..." DO NOT APPEAR IN THE DATA. 12. INDICATES THE TEXTUAL DEFINITIONS OF THE CODES. ABBREVIATIONS COMMONLY USED IN THE CODE DEFINITIONS ARE "DK" (DON'T KNOW), "NA" (NOT ASCERTAINED), AND "INAP" (INAPPROPRIATE). 13. INDICATES THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF EACH CODE IN EACH NATIONAL SAMPLE. THESE FREQUENCIES DO NOT USE THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY WEIGHTS, BUT DO USE THE FRENCH WEIGHT VARIABLE. (SEE WEIGHTING INFORMATION AND FREQUENCIES). 1 X - DATA PREPARATION AND FORMATTING 0 THE DATA RECEIVED BY THE ARCHIVE WERE FIRST SORTED AND CHECKED FOR MISSING OR DUPLICATE CARDS. DUPLICATE CARDS, IF ANY, WERE VERIFIED AND THE DUPLICATES WERE REMOVED. MISSING CARDS WERE REPLACED BY MISSING DATA VALUES. THE DATA WERE THEN CHECKED FOR ILLEGAL (WILD) CODES AND INCONSISTENCIES WHICH, WHENEVER FOUND, WERE ASSIGNED TO MISSING DATA VALUES. THE CODEBOOK WAS REORDERED TO PRESERVE THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH QUESTIONNAIRE. (MINOR VARIATIONS IN THE QUESTION ORDER DO APPEAR IN OTHER NATIONAL QUESTIONNAIRES.) INDICES WERE INCLUDED AS CREATED BY THE ORIGINAL INVESTIGATORS. THROUGHOUT THE TEXT ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BRACKETED IN "<" AND ">" SIGNS, WERE INSERTED BY THE STUDY PROCESSOR IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE CODEBOOK IN ORDER TO FACILITATE NON-SEQUENTIAL REFERENCING AND TO PROVIDE FURTHER EXPLANATORY INFORMATION. THE DATA ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CONSORTIUM IN TWO FORMATS: A CARD IMAGE FILE, OR AN OSIRIS DATASET. THE CARD IMAGE FILE CONTAINS 3 DECKS PER RESPONDENT IN A FORMAT BASED ON 80 COLUMN PUNCHED CARDS. THE DECKS FOR EACH RESPONDENT ARE SORTED IN ASCENDING ORDER. THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THE OSIRIS DATASET. THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY GIVES THE FORMAT AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR EACH VARIABLE IN THE OSIRIS DATA FILE. THE DICTIONARY OR DICTIONARY- CODEBOOK IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE. THE OSIRIS DATA FILE IS CONSTRUCTED WITH A SINGLE LOGICAL RECORD PER RESPONDENT. THE OSIRIS DATA FILE CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY BY SOFTWARE PACKAGES WHICH DO NOT USE THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY BY SPECIFYING THE TAPE LOCATIONS OF THE DESIRED VARIABLES. THESE TAPE LOCATIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE OSIRIS CODEBOOK. THE STUDY STAFF FOR EURO-BAROMETER 10 DEVELOPED AN EQUIVALENT FRENCH AND BRITISH QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THIS SURVEY THESE QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE NATIONAL POLLING INSTITUTES WHO TRANSLATED THE QUESTIONNAIRES INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE LANGUAGES. THE TEXT OF THE BRITISH QUESTIONNAIRE WAS USED IN CONSTRUCTING THIS CODEBOOK AND IS INCLUDED IN AN APPENDIX OF THIS CODEBOOK. THE OTHER NATIONAL QUESTIONNAIRES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ICPSR UPON REQUEST. DATA PROCESSING FOR EURO-BAROMETER 10 WAS DONE BY THOMAS ROCHON AND GINGER MAGGIO. 1 XI - VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST 0 VAR. NO. 0 STUDY PROCEDURE INFORMATION 1 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER - 7728 2 ICPSR EDITION NUMBER 3 ICPSR PART NUMBER 4 RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 5 EUROPEAN WEIGHT VARIABLE 6 NATIONAL WEIGHT VARIABLE 7 UNITED KINGDOM WEIGHT VARIABLE 8 NATION 0 POLITICAL EFFICACY AND INVOLVEMENT 9 RESPONDENT'S (DIS)SATISFACTION WITH LIFE 10 DOES RESPONDENT PERSUADE OTHERS TO SHARE HIS/HER VIEWS 11 DOES RESPONDENT DISCUSS POLITICAL MATTERS 12 RESPONDENT'S (DIS)SATISFACTION WITH DEMOCRACY 13 RESPONDENT'S ATTITUDE VIS-A-VIS SOCIETY 0 R'S POLITICAL GOALS FOR SOCIETY 14 FIRST SET OF GOALS: MOST IMPORTANT 15 FIRST SET OF GOALS: SECOND MOST IMPORTANT 16 SECOND SET OF GOALS: MOST IMPORTANT 17 SECOND SET OF GOALS: SECOND MOST IMPORTANT 18 THIRD SET OF GOALS: MOST IMPORTANT 19 THIRD SET OF GOALS: SECOND MOST IMPORTANT 20 MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL GOALS 21 SECOND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL GOALS 22 LEAST IMPORTANT OF ALL GOALS 23 RESPONDENT'S LEFT-RIGHT SELF-PLACEMENT 0 ATTITUDES TOWARD EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 24 IS RESPONDENT INTERESTED IN PROBLEMS OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY XII 0 1 25 HAS RESPONDENT HEARD ABOUT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THROUGH MEDIA 26 WHAT RESPONDENT HEARD ABOUT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THROUGH MEDIA 0 R'S VOTING BEHAVIOR 27 IS RESPONDENT OF VOTING AGE AND ON ELECTORAL LIST 28 IS RESPONDENT FOR/AGAINST EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION 29 LIKELIHOOD THAT RESPONDENT WILL VOTE 30 IS RESPONDENT INTERESTED IN THE STRENGTHS OF THE DIFFERENT PARTIES 31 IS RESPONDENT FOR/AGAINST EFFORTS TO UNIFY EUROPE 32 HAS UNIFICATION OF EUROPE MADE PROGRESS 33 RESPONDENT'S OPINION ON FUTURE ELECTIONS 34 (DIS)AGREE: ELECTIONS NECESSARY FOR DEMOCRATIC CONTROL 35 (DIS)AGREE: ELECTIONS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE KIND OF EUROPE WANTED 36 (DIS)AGREE: ELECTIONS WOULD GIVE TOO MUCH POWER TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 37 IS RESPONDENT CLOSE TO ANY PARTICULAR PARTY 38 DOES POLITICAL PARTY ATTACH TOO MUCH IMPORTANCE TO PROBLEMS OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 39 IMPORTANCE OF PARTY OR IDEAS ABOUT EUROPE IN CHOOSING REPRESENTATIVE 0 ATTITUDES TOWARD EC MEMBERSHIP 40 (DIS)AGREE: COMMON MARKET BEST GUARANTEE FOR STABILITY 41 (DIS)AGREE: COMMON MARKET LEADS TO RISK OF LOSING CULTURE 42 (DIS)AGREE: MEMBER COUNTRIES SHOULD GO FURTHER TOWARDS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNION 43 (DIS)AGREE: NATURAL INDEPENDENCE SHOULD BE OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION 44 PARTY RESPONDENT IS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 45 OTHER PARTY RESPONDENT MIGHT CONSIDER: 2ND CHOICE, 1ST MENTION 46 OTHER PARTY RESPONDENT MIGHT CONSIDER: 2ND CHOICE, 2ND MENTION 47 OTHER PARTY RESPONDENT MIGHT CONSIDER: 2ND CHOICE, 3RD MENTION 48 OTHER PARTY RESPONDENT MIGHT CONSIDER: 2ND CHOICE, 4TH MENTION 49 ATTITUDE EXPECTED OF MEMBER OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 50 IS MEMBERSHIP IN COMMON MARKET A GOOD THING 51 IS MEMBERSHIP IN COMMON MARKET A GOOD THING IN LIGHT OF (COUNTRY'S) FUTURE XIII 1 POLITICAL ISSUES: IMPORTANCE AND PREFERENCE FOR DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY 52 IMPORTANCE OF HELPING LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS 53 IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING NATURE/FIGHTING POLLUTION 54 IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING NUMBER OF VERY RICH AND VERY POOR 55 IMPORTANCE OF HELPING UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES 56 IMPORTANCE OF FIGHTING RISING PRICES 57 IMPORTANCE OF CONTROLLING ACTIVITIES OF MULTI-NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FIRMS 58 IMPORTANCE OF MORE SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR THE REGIONS 59 IMPORTANCE OF FIGHTING UNEMPLOYMENT 60 IMPORTANCE OF DEFENDING INTERESTS AGAINST THE SUPER POWERS 61 IMPORTANCE OF MODERNIZING EDUCATION 62 IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING MILITARY DEFENSE 63 IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING PUBLIC AGAINST FRAUDULENT SELLING 64 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR HELPING LESS-DEVELOPED REGIONS 65 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR PROTECTING NATURE/FIGHTING POLLUTION 66 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VERY RICH AND VERY POOR 67 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR HELPING UNDER-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 68 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR FIGHTING RISING PRICES 69 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR CONTROLLING ACTIVITIES OF MULTI-NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FIRMS 70 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR MORE SELF-GOVERNMENT 71 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR FIGHTING UNEMPLOYMENT 72 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR DEFENDING INTERESTS AGAINST THE SUPER POWERS 73 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR MODERNIZING EDUCATION 74 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR STRENGTHENING OUR MILITARY DEFENSE 75 WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR PROTECTING THE PUBLIC AGAINST FRAUDULENT SELLING 0 EFFECTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 76 HAS UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN COUNTRIES PROGRESSED 77 SHOULD UNIFICATION OF EUROPE BE SPEEDED UP 78 ATTITUDE OF GOVERNMENT TOWARDS UNIFICATION OF EUROPE 79 SHOULD MEMBER COUNTRIES AID EACH OTHER ECONOMICALLY 80 IS RESPONDENT PREPARED TO PAY MORE TAXES TO HELP ANOTHER COUNTRY 81 HAS (COUNTRY) BENEFITTED MORE BY ITS MEMBERSHIP 1 XIV 0 82 WOULD ENTRY OF SPAIN INTO COMMON MARKET BE GOOD 83 WOULD ENTRY OF SPAIN INTO COMMON MARKET BE GOOD FOR SPAIN ITSELF 84 IS RESPONDENT VERY HAPPY THESE DAYS 85 GENERAL POLITICAL VIEWS OF RESPONDENT'S FATHER 0 R'S RELIGIOUS ATTACHMENT 86 DOES RESPONDENT BELONG TO A RELIGION 87 HOW OFTEN RESPONDENT ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES 88 RESPONDENT'S MARITAL STATUS 89 RESPONDENT'S AGE UPON COMPLETION OF FULL-TIME EDUCATION 0 R'S PARTISAN PREFERENCES 90 PARTY RESPONDENT WOULD SUPPORT IF GENERAL ELECTION WERE TOMORROW 0 PERSONAL DATA 91 RESPONDENT'S SEX 92 RESPONDENT'S AGE 93 NUMBER OF PERSONS LIVING IN RESPONDENT'S HOME 94 NUMBER OF CHILDREN LIVING IN RESPONDENT'S HOME BETWEEN 8 AND 15 YEARS 95 NUMBER OF CHILDREN LIVING IN RESPONDENT'S HOME UNDER 8 YEARS 96 RESPONDENT'S FAMILY INCOME 97 RESPONDENT'S OCCUPATION 98 NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING WHERE RESPONDENT WORKS 99 IS RESPONDENT HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 100 OCCUPATION OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD 101 OBJECTIVE SIZE OF TOWN 102 SUBJECTIVE SIZE OF TOWN 103 REGION OF INTERVIEW 104 PROVINCE OF INTERVIEW 105 LANGUAGE RESPONDENT SPEAKS 106 IS IRISH LANGUAGE IMPORTANT 0 CONSTRUCTED INDICES 107 MATERIALIST/POST-MATERIALIST VALUES 108 LEFT-RIGHT NATIONAL PARTY SUMMARY 109 LEFT-RIGHT EUROPEAN PARTY SUMMARY 110 LEFT-RIGHT EUROPEAN PARTY SUMMARY -2ND CHOICE 111 LEFT-RIGHT EUROPEAN PARTY SUMMARY -2ND CHOICE, 2ND MENTION 1 XV 0 112 LEFT-RIGHT EUROPEAN PARTY SUMMARY -2ND CHOICE, 3RD MENTION 113 LEFT-RIGHT EUROPEAN PARTY SUMMARY -2ND CHOICE, 4TH MENTION 114 EUROPEAN PARTY GROUP 115 EUROPEAN PARTY GROUP -2ND CHOICE 116 EUROPEAN PARTY GROUP -2ND CHOICE, 2ND MENTION 117 EUROPEAN PARTY GROUP -2ND CHOICE, 3RD MENTION 118 EUROPEAN PARTY GROUP -2ND CHOICE, 4TH MENTION 119 COGNITIVE MOBILIZATION INDEX 1 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 1 - DECK IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS '01' DK 1 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------------- 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-7728 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER - 7728 ------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR EDITION NUM NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 7 0 ICPSR EDITION NUMBER -------------------- THIS VARIABLE IDENTIFIES THE RELEASE VERSION OF THIS DATASET. 1. SPRING, 1980 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 ICPSR PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 8-10 0 ICPSR PART NUMBER ----------------- THIS VARIABLE IDENTIFIES THE PART NUMBER OF THIS DATASET. 001. PART 1 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 RESPONDENT NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 6 DK 1 COL 11-16 0 RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -------------------------------- THIS NUMBER UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH CASE. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ARE THE NATION CODES 1 2 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 - (CONTINUED) - (SEE REF. NO. 8). THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE REPRESENT A UNIQUE CASE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WITHIN EACH NATION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 WEIGHT EC REPRESENTATIVE NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 15 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 17-19 IMP DEC= 2 0 EUROPEAN WEIGHT VARIABLE ------------------------ THIS NUMBER CREATES A TOTAL SAMPLE IN WHICH THE NATIONAL SAMPLES ARE PROPORTIONATE TO THEIR SIZE IN THE EUROPEAN POPULATION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0006 WEIGHT NATIONAL REPRSNT NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0006 LOC 18 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 20-22 IMP DEC= 2 0 NATIONAL WEIGHT VARIABLE ------------------------ THIS WEIGHT IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE REPRESENTATIVENESS OF THE FRENCH, DUTCH, BRITISH AND DANISH SAMPLES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0007 WEIGHT UK REPRESNT NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0007 LOC 21 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 23-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 UNITED KINGDOM WEIGHT VARIABLE ------------------------------ THIS WEIGHT IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE REPRESENTATIVENESS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM SAMPLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0008 COUNTRY NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0008 LOC 24 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 26-27 0 NATION ------ 1 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 3 - (CONTINUED) - 1194 01. FRANCE 1008 02. BELGIUM 913 03. NETHERLANDS 1006 04. GERMANY 1030 05. ITALY 291 06. LUXEMBOURG 1001 07. DENMARK 1005 08. IRELAND 1045 09. GREAT BRITAIN 300 10. NORTHERN IRELAND 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0009 LIFE SATISFACTION MD=0 REF 0009 LOC 26 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 28 0 Q.112. ON THE WHOLE, ARE YOU VERY SATISFIED, FAIRLY SATISFIED, NOT VERY SATISFIED, OR NOT AT ALL SATISFIED WITH THE LIFE YOU LEAD? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. VERY SATISFIED 2. FAIRLY SATISFIED 3. NOT VERY SATISFIED 4. NOT AT ALL SATISFIED 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 128 462 404 198 97 99 575 411 332 99 2. 710 433 436 654 554 142 383 455 580 161 3. 272 84 46 125 248 39 29 80 87 30 4. 70 20 14 14 128 6 9 50 39 9 0. 11 9 11 15 3 5 4 9 5 1 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0010 PERSUADE FRIENDS MD=0 REF 0010 LOC 27 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 29 0 Q.113. WHEN YOU, YOURSELF, HOLD A STRONG OPINION, DO YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF PERSUADING YOUR FRIENDS, RELATIVES OR FELLOW WORKERS TO SHARE YOUR VIEWS? IF SO, DOES THIS HAPPEN OFTEN, FROM TIME TO TIME, OR RARELY? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 4 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 - (CONTINUED) - <"RELATIVES" NOT MENTIONED IN GERMANY OR ITALY.> 1. OFTEN 2. FROM TIME TO TIME 3. RARELY 4. NEVER 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 151 175 189 79 184 47 170 100 118 27 2. 510 391 501 406 408 150 330 373 352 116 3. 211 155 128 354 246 57 191 221 260 83 4. 290 238 49 117 175 35 292 303 309 70 0. 30 49 45 50 17 2 16 8 4 4 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0011 DISCUSS POLITICS MD=0 REF 0011 LOC 28 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 30 0 Q.114. WHEN YOU GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR FRIENDS, WOULD YOU SAY YOU DISCUSS POLITICAL MATTERS FREQUENTLY, OCCASIONALLY OR NEVER? ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. FREQUENTLY 2. OCCASIONALLY 3. NEVER 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 236 95 215 88 167 54 189 99 129 41 2. 537 356 496 641 439 160 527 447 548 136 3. 411 548 186 245 420 74 277 452 366 122 0. 9 9 14 32 4 3 6 7 1 1 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0012 DEMOCRACY SATISF MD=0 REF 0012 LOC 29 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 31 0 Q.115. ON THE WHOLE, ARE YOU VERY SATISFIED, FAIRLY SATISFIED, NOT VERY SATISFIED OR NOT AT ALL SATISFIED WITH 1 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 5 - (CONTINUED) - THE WAY DEMOCRACY WORKS IN (COUNTRY)? ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. VERY SATISFIED 2. FAIRLY SATISFIED 3. NOT VERY SATISFIED 4. NOT AT ALL SATISFIED 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 53 35 82 89 12 43 95 105 61 4 2. 432 380 398 687 185 140 543 508 477 65 3. 398 246 321 149 471 85 238 180 286 126 4. 201 134 72 24 325 8 70 115 123 77 0. 108 213 38 57 37 15 54 97 97 28 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0013 CHANGE SOCIETY MD=0 REF 0013 LOC 30 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 32 0 Q.116. (INTERVIEWER: SHOW RESPONDENT CARD A.) ON THIS CARD ARE THREE BASIC KINDS OF ATTITUDES VIS-A-VIS THE SOCIETY WE LIVE IN. PLEASE CHOOSE THE ONE WHICH BEST DESCRIBES YOUR OWN OPINION. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. THE ENTIRE WAY OUR SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED MUST BE RADICALLY CHANGED BY REVOLUTIONARY ACTION 2. OUR SOCIETY MUST BE GRADUALLY IMPROVED BY REFORMS 3. OUR PRESENT SOCIETY MUST BE VALIANTLY DEFENDED AGAINST ALL SUBVERSIVE FORCES 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 139 60 55 19 96 15 41 69 56 9 2. 837 617 573 437 648 187 606 616 662 192 3. 153 155 232 442 243 65 291 204 262 79 0. 64 176 52 108 43 24 62 116 65 20 0 1 6 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 - 0 VAR 0014 GOALS A 1ST CHOICE MD=0 REF 0014 LOC 31 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 33 0 Q.117. THERE IS A LOT OF TALK THESE DAYS ABOUT WHAT THE AIMS OF THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS. (INTERVIEWER: SHOW RESPONDENT CARD B.) ON THIS CARD ARE LISTED SOME OF THE GOALS WHICH DIFFERENT PEOPLE WOULD GIVE TOP PRIORITY. WOULD YOU PLEASE SAY WHICH OF THESE YOU, YOURSELF, CONSIDER THE MOST IMPORTANT? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. MAINTAINING A HIGH LEVEL OF ECONOMIC GROWTH 2. MAKING SURE THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS STRONG DEFENSE FORCES 3. SEEING THAT PEOPLE HAVE MORE SAY ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE DONE AT THEIR JOBS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES 4. TRYING TO MAKE OUR CITIES AND COUNTRYSIDE MORE BEAUTIFUL 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 341 290 284 461 575 104 327 456 490 128 2. 70 29 60 129 36 52 33 73 179 39 3. 597 395 434 214 268 92 499 380 285 109 4. 155 183 111 113 127 25 68 75 66 19 0. 28 111 22 89 24 18 71 21 24 5 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0015 GOALS A 2ND CHOICE MD=0 REF 0015 LOC 32 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 34 0 Q.117(A). AND WHICH WOULD BE THE NEXT MOST IMPORTANT? ------------------------------------------------------ 1. MAINTAINING A HIGH LEVEL OF ECONOMIC GROWTH 2. MAKING SURE THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS STRONG DEFENSE FORCES 3. SEEING THAT PEOPLE HAVE MORE SAY ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE DONE AT THEIR JOBS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES 4. TRYING TO MAKE OUR CITIES AND COUNTRYSIDE MORE BEAUTIFUL 1 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 7 - (CONTINUED) - 0. DK; NA; INAP., NO FURTHER MENTION FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 245 204 238 179 232 54 240 273 247 82 2. 73 39 106 186 81 10 82 156 242 56 3. 302 237 202 242 333 112 200 307 310 98 4. 450 355 297 253 282 87 333 212 187 54 0. 121 173 68 146 102 28 144 57 57 10 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0016 VALUES 1ST CHOICE MD=0 REF 0016 LOC 33 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 35 0 Q.119. (INTERVIEWER: SHOW RESPONDENT CARD C.) IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE, WHICH ONE OF THE THINGS ON THIS CARD WOULD YOU SAY IS MOST DESIRABLE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. MAINTAINING ORDER IN THE NATION 2. GIVING THE PEOPLE MORE SAY IN IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT DECISIONS 3. FIGHTING RISING PRICES 4. PROTECTING FREEDOM OF SPEECH 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 279 155 281 332 376 82 534 249 288 103 2. 216 150 210 140 194 70 168 210 177 57 3. 446 454 185 335 362 88 155 450 351 119 4. 243 181 230 132 91 42 117 91 213 20 0. 8 68 6 67 7 9 25 5 15 1 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0017 VALUES 2ND CHOICE MD=0 REF 0017 LOC 34 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 36 0 Q.120. AND WHAT WOULD BE YOUR SECOND CHOICE? --------------------------------------------- 1 8 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 - (CONTINUED) - 1. MAINTAINING ORDER IN THE NATION 2. GIVING THE PEOPLE MORE SAY IN IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT DECISIONS 3. FIGHTING RISING PRICES 4. PROTECTING FREEDOM OF SPEECH 0. DK; NA; INAP., NO FURTHER MENTION FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 202 185 202 212 256 49 157 257 281 69 2. 215 149 185 151 180 63 128 231 226 63 3. 327 249 233 294 358 98 372 307 270 96 4. 388 314 254 241 202 59 278 182 235 71 0. 60 111 37 108 34 22 65 28 31 1 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0018 GOALS B 1ST CHOICE MD=0 REF 0018 LOC 35 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 37 0 Q.121. HERE IS ANOTHER LIST (INTERVIEWER: SHOW RESPONDENT CARD D.). IN YOUR OPINION, WHICH ONE OF THESE IS MOST IMPORTANT? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. A STABLE ECONOMY 2. PROGRESS TOWARD A LESS IMPERSONAL AND MORE HUMANE SOCIETY 3. PROGRESS TOWARD A SOCIETY IN WHICH IDEAS COUNT MORE THAN MONEY 4. THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 192 259 253 562 276 101 523 386 373 110 2. 412 226 299 141 200 87 122 105 138 31 3. 237 156 121 69 94 24 132 110 98 16 4. 334 285 233 168 452 66 188 401 421 142 0. 17 82 4 66 8 13 33 3 14 1 0 1 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 9 - 0 VAR 0019 GOALS B 2ND CHOICE MD=0 REF 0019 LOC 36 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 38 0 Q.122. AND WHAT WOULD BE YOUR SECOND CHOICE? --------------------------------------------- 1. A STABLE ECONOMY 2. PROGRESS TOWARD A LESS IMPERSONAL AND MORE HUMANE SOCIETY 3. PROGRESS TOWARD A SOCIETY IN WHICH IDEAS COUNT MORE THAN MONEY 4. THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME 0. DK; NA; INAP., NO FURTHER MENTION FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 238 164 192 171 268 61 179 308 355 106 2. 299 236 230 147 223 53 134 137 174 35 3. 251 190 192 128 213 61 200 146 164 41 4. 339 273 264 451 272 90 398 379 316 112 0. 64 145 32 109 54 26 89 35 34 6 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0020 FIRST GOAL OVRALL MD=0 REF 0020 LOC 37 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 39-40 0 Q.123. NOW WOULD YOU LOOK AGAIN AT ALL OF THE GOALS LISTED ON THESE THREE CARDS TOGETHER (INTERVIEWER: SHOW RESPONDENT CARDS B, C, AND D.) AND TELL ME WHICH ONE YOU THINK IS THE MOST DESIRABLE OF ALL? JUST READ OFF THE ONE YOU CHOOSE. ------------------------------------------------------------ 01. ECONOMIC GROWTH 02. STRONG DEFENSE 03. MORE SAY IN HOW THINGS ARE DONE 04. MORE BEAUTIFUL CITIES AND COUNTRYSIDE 05. MAINTAINING ORDER 06. MORE SAY IN GOVERNMENT DECISIONS 07. FIGHTING RISING PRICES 08. FREEDOM OF SPEECH 09. STABLE ECONOMY 10. FIGHTING CRIME 11. HUMANE SOCIETY 12. IDEAS COUNT 1 10 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 - (CONTINUED) - 00. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 101 138 115 183 227 45 158 213 175 61 2. 20 4 23 23 11 12 13 16 68 4 3. 138 111 84 39 46 30 137 58 73 26 4. 39 42 24 28 14 10 12 12 5 2 5. 100 70 60 126 88 37 208 74 94 39 6. 51 42 80 27 74 28 26 64 45 16 7. 226 230 40 129 146 29 68 225 116 55 8. 113 60 61 50 39 13 58 30 90 8 9. 53 51 116 175 45 26 128 97 113 21 10. 82 68 121 78 182 20 45 159 164 46 11. 193 96 135 63 109 13 76 38 54 18 12. 58 25 44 9 41 18 23 15 23 2 0. 14 71 5 76 8 10 44 4 19 2 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0021 SECND GOAL OVRALL MD=0 REF 0021 LOC 39 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 41-42 0 Q.124. AND WHICH IS THE NEXT MOST DESIRABLE ? ---------------------------------------------------- 01. ECONOMIC GROWTH 02. STRONG DEFENSE 03. MORE SAY IN HOW THINGS ARE DONE 04. MORE BEAUTIFUL CITIES AND COUNTRYSIDE 05. MAINTAINING ORDER 06. MORE SAY IN GOVERNMENT DECISIONS 07. FIGHTING RISING PRICES 08. FREEDOM OF SPEECH 09. STABLE ECONOMY 10. FIGHTING CRIME 11. HUMANE SOCIETY 12. IDEAS COUNT 00. DK; NA; INAP., NO FURTHER MENTION FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 58 69 64 77 112 20 60 131 127 32 2. 10 15 22 31 14 5 11 18 49 14 3. 117 83 93 44 31 20 90 41 52 29 4. 30 49 34 38 39 19 22 32 23 6 1 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 11 - (CONTINUED) - 5. 84 68 89 108 98 44 144 98 97 37 6. 78 44 68 45 68 19 30 82 64 18 7. 164 150 67 123 179 48 119 178 144 55 8. 99 97 71 74 45 19 79 48 80 12 9. 81 72 89 154 67 26 119 102 131 30 10. 181 122 122 149 236 30 141 198 173 54 11. 172 94 111 52 81 24 73 37 45 4 12. 70 52 50 18 50 5 32 14 24 3 0. 43 93 26 93 10 12 74 26 30 6 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0022 LAST GOAL OVRALL MD=0 REF 0022 LOC 41 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 43-44 0 Q.125. AND WHICH ONE OF ALL THE AIMS ON THESE CARDS (INTERVIEWER: SHOW RESPONDENTS CARDS B, C, AND D.) IS LEAST IMPORTANT FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW? JUST READ OFF THE LETTER OF THE ONE YOU CHOOSE. ------------------------------------------------------------ 01. ECONOMIC GROWTH 02. STRONG DEFENSE 03. MORE SAY IN HOW THINGS ARE DONE 04. MORE BEAUTIFUL CITIES AND COUNTRYSIDE 05. MAINTAINING ORDER 06. MORE SAY IN GOVERNMENT DECISIONS 07. FIGHTING RISING PRICES 08. FREEDOM OF SPEECH 09. STABLE ECONOMY 10. FIGHTING CRIME 11. HUMANE SOCIETY 12. IDEAS COUNT 00. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 62 41 84 25 15 5 40 20 23 4 2. 453 466 341 150 428 136 325 151 126 30 3. 56 35 57 55 35 4 37 73 75 15 4. 136 47 127 89 155 5 93 143 244 58 5. 35 22 8 24 24 3 3 21 20 5 6. 70 38 55 55 61 2 64 52 90 15 7. 16 22 39 10 26 3 13 24 24 12 8. 27 24 18 13 28 9 7 85 44 14 9. 12 17 10 14 8 2 3 13 7 2 10. 15 34 13 12 19 3 8 16 10 2 11. 27 38 23 43 30 5 21 42 47 16 1 12 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 - (CONTINUED) - 12. 69 58 88 188 73 27 81 159 153 61 0. 209 166 45 328 128 87 299 206 177 66 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0023 LEFT-RIGHT PLACEMT MD=0 REF 0023 LOC 43 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 45-46 0 Q.126. IN POLITICAL MATTERS PEOPLE TALK OF "THE LEFT" AND "THE RIGHT." HOW WOULD YOU PLACE YOUR VIEWS ON THIS SCALE? (INTERVIEWER: SHOW RESPONDENT CARD E. DO NOT PROMPT.) ----------------------------------------------------------- 01. LEFT 02. . 03. . 04. . 05. . 06. . 07. . 08. . 09. . 10. RIGHT 00. REFUSALS; DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 69 31 40 16 86 4 25 21 40 2 2. 76 18 58 13 117 2 35 17 32 7 3. 142 36 126 64 134 27 59 38 63 15 4. 172 49 106 114 95 31 84 47 100 19 5. 238 108 174 169 205 54 292 265 224 74 6. 137 128 74 161 151 51 133 151 197 49 7. 72 95 70 100 40 37 106 98 118 27 8. 50 92 84 115 29 28 93 85 93 40 9. 23 36 36 41 18 7 34 53 32 9 10. 22 73 79 53 14 7 16 98 46 13 0. 186 342 60 160 141 43 120 132 95 45 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0024 INTEREST IN EC MD=0 REF 0024 LOC 45 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 47 0 Q.127. ARE YOU PERSONALLY VERY INTERESTED, A LITTLE INTERESTED, OR NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN THE PROBLEMS OF THE 1 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 13 - (CONTINUED) - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (THE COMMON MARKET)? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. VERY INTERESTED 2. A LITTLE INTERESTED 3. NOT AT ALL INTERESTED 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 163 104 194 167 253 49 186 213 203 37 2. 643 402 516 531 501 159 541 479 527 113 3. 361 432 176 250 214 77 255 300 291 147 0. 25 70 26 58 62 6 18 13 23 3 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0025 HRD ABOUT EC PARL MD=0 REF 0025 LOC 46 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 48 0 Q.128. HAVE YOU RECENTLY SEEN OR HEARD IN THE PAPERS, OR ON THE RADIO OR TV, ANYTHING ABOUT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT? THIS IS THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OR COMMON MARKET. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. YES 2. NO 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 678 489 441 516 504 142 600 480 462 90 2. 487 434 433 325 465 142 370 491 551 204 0. 28 85 37 165 61 7 30 34 31 6 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0026 HRD ABOUT EC ELECT MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0026 LOC 47 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 49 0 Q.129. IF "YES:" CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS THAT YOU HEARD THEN? (INTERVIEWER: DO NOT PRESS OR SUGGEST OR 1 14 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 - (CONTINUED) - PROMPT.) ------------------------------------------------------- 1. ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2. ANY OTHER RESPONSES 9. INAP., CODED 0 OR 2 IN Q.128 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 325 279 203 399 282 88 366 282 185 43 2. 199 117 80 61 91 41 116 118 159 36 9. 515 519 471 490 526 149 401 525 583 210 0. 153 93 158 56 131 13 117 80 117 11 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0027 CAN R VOTE FOR EC MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0027 LOC 48 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 50 0 Q. 130. HAVE YOU REACHED VOTING AGE (18 YEARS OR MORE)? --------------------------------------------------------- NETHERLANDS, ITALY, DENMARK: 1. VOTING AGE 3. NOT OF VOTING AGE 0. DK; NA 0 FRANCE, IRELAND, BRITAIN, NORTHERN IRELAND: 1. VOTING AGE AND ON LIST 2. VOTING AGE, NOT ON LIST 3. NOT OF VOTING AGE (TOO YOUNG) 0. VOTING AGE; DON'T KNOW IF ON LIST OR NOT 0 9. INAP., BELGIUM, GERMANY, OR LUXEMBOURG RESPONDENT FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 1050 0 866 0 961 0 942 864 941 261 2. 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 25 4 1 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 15 - (CONTINUED) - 3. 52 0 41 0 69 0 58 76 53 29 9. 0 1008 0 1006 0 291 0 0 0 0 0. 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 35 25 6 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0028 IS R FOR EC ELECT MD=0 REF 0028 LOC 49 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 51 0 Q.131. IN JUNE OF NEXT YEAR THE CITIZENS OF COUNTRIES BELONGING TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, INCLUDING (COUNTRY), WILL BE ASKED TO VOTE TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. EVERYBODY WILL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE. ARE YOU, YOURSELF, FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ELECTION? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. COMPLETELY FOR 2. TO SOME EXTENT FOR 3. TO SOME EXTENT AGAINST 4. COMPLETELY AGAINST 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 303 271 417 224 393 85 275 423 352 91 2. 501 354 327 476 426 146 267 331 306 105 3. 86 60 44 54 48 30 100 42 93 30 4. 45 67 27 21 24 6 117 30 122 22 0. 257 256 97 231 139 24 241 179 170 52 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0029 WILL R VOTE EC ELECT MD=0 REF 0029 LOC 50 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 52 0 Q.132. HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT YOU WILL GO AND VOTE ? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. WILL CERTAINLY GO AND VOTE 2. WILL PROBABLY GO AND VOTE 3. WILL PROBABLY NOT VOTE 4. WILL CERTAINLY NOT VOTE 1 16 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 - (CONTINUED) - 5. DEPENDS (INTERVIEWER: DO NOT SUGGEST THIS.) 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 741 353 583 299 676 94 516 554 469 119 2. 216 199 158 352 204 87 190 237 271 100 3. 38 78 33 96 25 46 70 57 102 22 4. 66 234 63 62 57 46 92 68 140 26 5. 62 52 43 19 36 7 49 31 21 8 0. 68 92 30 178 32 11 81 58 39 25 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0030 R INTERST IN EC RESLTS MD=0 REF 0030 LOC 51 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 53 0 Q.133. WHEN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ARE HELD, WILL YOU BE PERSONALLY INTERESTED TO KNOW THE STRENGTHS OF THE DIFFERENT PARTIES IN THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. VERY INTERESTED 2. QUITE INTERESTED 3. ONLY A LITTLE INTERESTED 4. NOT AT ALL INTERESTED 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 349 190 337 211 311 88 328 314 295 66 2. 407 263 259 338 321 100 235 281 316 79 3. 224 161 169 260 192 61 177 213 185 51 4. 160 295 122 111 156 32 156 154 218 95 0. 52 99 24 86 50 10 103 43 29 9 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0031 IS R FOR UNIF OF EUR MD=0 REF 0031 LOC 52 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 54 0 Q.134. IN GENERAL, ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST EFFORTS BEING MADE TO UNIFY WESTERN EUROPE? (IF FOR:) ARE YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS, OR ONLY TO SOME EXTENT? (IF AGAINST:) ARE YOU ONLY TO SOME EXTENT AGAINST OR VERY MUCH AGAINST? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 17 - (CONTINUED) - 1. FOR - VERY MUCH 2. FOR - TO SOME EXTENT 3. AGAINST - TO SOME EXTENT 4. AGAINST - VERY MUCH 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 331 272 333 369 334 91 148 244 231 52 2. 616 421 421 413 524 124 334 452 427 122 3. 60 39 62 38 40 37 168 69 120 41 4. 23 26 32 16 13 14 154 25 108 17 0. 162 250 63 170 119 25 196 215 157 68 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0032 HS UNIF GAINED MD=0 REF 0032 LOC 53 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 55 0 Q.135. IN YOUR OPINION, HAS THE UNIFICATION OF EUROPE MADE SOME PROGRESS OR LOST GROUND OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS? (IF PROGRESSED OR LOST GROUND:) TO A CONSIDERABLE EXTENT OR ONLY A LITTLE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. PROGRESSED - CONSIDERABLY 2. PROGRESSED - A LITTLE 3. LOST GROUND - A LITTLE 4. LOST GROUND - CONSIDERABLY 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 109 137 67 212 144 49 180 222 88 32 2. 556 405 559 491 419 133 342 444 454 123 3. 199 113 90 67 131 46 84 67 175 51 4. 24 25 27 21 18 10 86 31 97 18 0. 303 328 167 215 318 53 307 241 230 76 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0033 IS ELECT IMPORTNT MD=0 REF 0033 LOC 54 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 56 0 Q.136. (INTERVIEWER: SHOW RESPONDENT CARD F.) WHICH ONE 1 18 EURO-BAROMETER 10 -- OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 1978 - (CONTINUED) - OF THESE OPINIONS COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR OWN ON THE FUTURE ELECTIONS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT? ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. IT IS AN EVENT WITH IMPORTANT CONSEQUENCES WHICH IS CERTAIN TO MAKE EUROPE MORE POLITICALLY UNIFIED 2. IT IS AN UNIMPORTANT EVENT BECAUSE THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS WILL NOT BE BOUND BY THE VOTES IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 0. DK; NA FRA BEL NL GER ITA LUX DEN IRE GB NIR 1. 596 501 433 400 650 153 465 524 524 100 2. 306 204 294 357 199 71 238 264 311 111 0. 291 303 185 249 181 67 298 217 209 89 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0034 ELECT:DEMO CONTRL MD=0 REF 0034 LOC 55 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 57 0 Q.137. HERE ARE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT HOLDING THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR. PLEASE SAY, FOR EACH ONE, WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH IT OR NOT, AND HOW STRONGLY YOU FEEL. Q.137(A) ELECTIONS ARE NECESSARY TO GIVE MORE DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OVER THE COMMUNITY AND THE OFFICIALS IN BRUSSELS. ---------------------------------------------