Research Catalog

Title

Euro-barometer 31 [electronic resource] : European elections, 1989 : pre-election survey, March-April 1989 / Karlheinz Reif and Anna Melich.

Author

Reif, Karlheinz, 1943-

Publication

Ann Arbor, MI : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1992.

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Additional Authors

• Faits et opinions (Firm). http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87905689
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79141035
• Melich, Anna.

Summary

This round of Euro-Barometer surveys had for its major focus issues surrounding the European elections. Questions on political party preferences 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, which party they would vote for within their countries, how they planned to vote in the June 1989 elections for the European Parliament, how they viewed the importance of certain national problems, and what they thought about democracy and individual liberties. Respondents were asked about their usage of the media for news, their opinions of an ''All Europe'' television channel and what it should offer, and how the single European market planned for in 1992 would affect their lives. The survey also gauged respondents' perceptions of the general attitude of their countries' political parties toward the most important problems facing their nations. Other items included life satisfaction, union membership, smoking habits, views on environmental issues such as nuclear accidents and radioactivity, views regarding cancer, and knowledge of and attitudes toward European Community institutions and policies, including the Common Agricultural Policy. Respondents also were asked to name current topics and events most important for them and to state whether or not certain causes such as the promotion of world peace were worth taking risks and making sacrifices for. The section on cancer queried respondents about their knowledge of the causes of cancer and medical recommendations for its early detection and prevention, and asked respondents if they followed or intended to follow those recommendations. Women were questioned about specific kinds of cancer detection examinations as well. Additional information was gathered on family income, number of persons and children under 15 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, and left-right political self-placement.

Series Statement

• Eurobarometer survey series
• ICPSR ; 9322

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 9322.

Subjects

• dataset
• Public opinion
• Social change
• Health behavior
• Political parties > European Economic Community countries
• European unification
• Nuclear accidents
• European Parliament Elections, 1989
• Life satisfaction
• Elections > European Economic Community countries
• dataset > 1989
• Parliamentary elections
• Quality of life
• Voter preferences
• Smoking
• Economic integration
• Environmental attitudes
• Political influence
• European Union
• Attitudes
• Voter attitudes
• Disease prevention
• Agricultural policy
• Public opinion > European Economic Community countries
• Voting research > European Economic Community countries
• European Parliament
• Cancer
• Womens health care
• Radioactive wastes
• National elections
• European Economic Community Public opinion

Genre/Form

• dataset – 1989.
• dataset.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on May 21, 2008).

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

File Type (note)

• Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) + SPSS Control Cards.

Event (note)

• Date(s) of collection: March 2, 1989-April 19, 1989.
• Time period: March 2, 1989-April 19, 1989.

Coverage (note)

• Geographic coverage: Belgium, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, Global.

Cite As (note)

• Reif, Karlheinz, and Anna Melich. EURO-BAROMETER 31: EUROPEAN ELECTIONS, 1989: PRE-ELECTION SURVEY, MARCH-APRIL 1989 [Computer file]. Conducted by Faits et Opinions, Paris. ICPSR09322-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1992.

Funding (note)

• Funding agency: National Science Foundation.
• Grant number: SES 85-12100 and SES 88-09098.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library