DOI: 10.3886/icpsr09519
title: Euro-Barometer 32: The Single European Market, Drugs, Alcohol, and Cancer, November 1989
title: Archival Version

description: This round of Euro-Barometer surveys had for its major focus issues involving drugs, alcohol, cancer, and the single European market. Respondents were asked to consider the influence of the environment, the anticipated effects of the Single Market of 1992, and the repercussions of an aging population on public health. Moreover, respondents were asked to identify and prioritize the most serious health problems facing the European Community, and also to evaluate the various efforts being made to combat these problems. Health topics addressed included drugs and drug addiction, cancer, smoking, alcoholism, AIDS, cardiovascular disease, education, diet, and vaccinations. Other major questions involved additional effects of the Single European Market of 1992, and whether certain issues of public policy should be decided by national governments or jointly within the European Community. Also, the survey gauged respondents' perceptions of the European Parliament and the Commission of the European Communities, along with categorizing opinions on the Soviet Union and President Gorbachev, the United States and President Bush, the role and relevance of NATO, U.S. military presence in Western Europe, and the possibility of economic cooperation with Poland and Hungary. Respondents were also asked to give examples of why they felt the United Nations was doing either a good or a poor job in solving the problems it had to face, to name various agencies and institutions that were part of the United Nations, and to identify the Secretary General of the United Nations. Respondents were queried regarding their source of information and education on the United Nations, and were asked to indicate their level of interest in receiving more information on pertinent United Nations issues. As in previous Euro-Barometers, questions on political party preference asked respondents which party they felt the closest to, how they voted in their country's last general election, how they would vote if a general election were held tomorrow, and, if not sure, which party they would be most inclined to vote for. Respondents were also asked to comment on the ideal number of children a family should have, factors influencing the number of children parents decide to have, the role of the family in society, and what government can do to improve life for families. Other items included life satisfaction, use of and attitudes toward dairy products, interest in politics, priority of national goals, political party membership, and union membership. Additional information was gathered on family income, number of people residing in the home, size of locality, region of residence, occupation of the head of household, and the respondent's age, sex, occupation, education, religion, religiosity, subjective social class standing, socio-professional status, and left-right political self-placement.
description: Multistage national probability samples.
description: Datasets: DS0: Study-Level Files DS1: Main Data File DS2: SAS Proc Format for Logical Record Length Data DS3: SAS Input for Logical Record Length Data DS4: SAS Labels for Logical Record Length Data DS5: SAS Missing Value Recode for Logical Record Length Data DS6: SAS Format for Logical Record Length Data DS7: SAS Proc Format for Card Image Data DS8: SAS Input for Card Image Data DS9: SAS Labels for Card Image Data DS10: SAS Missing Value Recode for Card Image Data DS11: SAS Format for Card Image Data DS12: SPSS Data List for Logical Record Length Data DS13: SPSS Variable Labels for Logical Record Length Data DS14: SPSS Missing Value Declarations for Logical Record Length Data DS15: SPSS Value Labels for Logical Record Length Data DS16: SPSS Data List for Card Image Data DS17: SPSS Variable Labels for Card Image Data DS18: SPSS Missing Value Declarations for Card Image Data DS19: SPSS Value Labels for Card Image Data
description: Persons aged 15 and over residing in the 12 member nations of the European Community: Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and West Germany (including West Berlin).