Euro-Barometer 44.2BIS Mega-Survey
Subtitle: policies and practices in building Europe and the European Union
By: Karlheinz Reif, and Eric Marlier.
Contributors: Reif, Karlheinz, 1943-; Marlier, Eric.
Edition: 1st ICPSR Release.
Publisher: INRA (Europe; Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Brussels, Belgium; Ann Arbor, MI
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: European Union -- Public opinion -- Statistics
Genres: Statistics
Other titles: Eurobarometer 44.2BIS Mega-Survey; Policies and practices in building Europe and the European Union
Description: Survey queried respondents on standard Eurobarometer measures such as public awareness of and attitudes toward the European Union (EU) and also focused on expectations and fears regarding the EU. Respondents were asked whether they feared economic crisis, loss of power for smaller member states, increased crime, more foreign workers, language acculturation, richer member countries paying for less rich countries, slower decisions due to bureaucracy, disappearance of small and midsized farms, businesses, and fisheries, loss of social benefits, transfer of jobs, massive imports, more taxes, decisions being imposed by the bigger member countries, and loss of national identity. Respondents were also asked to evaluate the likelihood of such situations occurring. Expectations of the EU were assessed through questions concerning whether areas such as defense, employment, culture, environment, consumerisn, agriculture and fishing, immigration, border control, transoprtation, importation, social justice, equality, law, crime, and research should be key priorities for the EU. Opinions were sought on necessary further policies for the EU, which groups were in favor of the EU, and who benefited most from the EU. Demographic information was elicited about the home of the respondent, including political self-placement.
Notes: ICPSR 6748

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