Research Catalog

Title

Euro-barometer 31A [electronic resource] : European elections, 1989: post-election survey, June-July 1989.

Author

Reif, Karlheinz, 1943-

Publication

Ann Arbor, MI : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1993.

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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 focused on the European Community and on the European Parliamentary elections, energy resources, environmental pollution, and the financial well-being of the respondents' households. Respondents' attitudes towards the European Community were elicited through a series of questions that asked about respondents' interest in politics and in European Community politics, views on the importance of European Community matters for the future and, more specifically, for people of the respondent's country, support of efforts to unify western Europe, and opinions on whether the respondent's country had benefited from being a member the European Community. Questions about the European Parliamentary elections included queries on the role of the media, whether the respondent had voted in the recent European elections and which party the respondent voted for, and reasons for not voting. Respondents were asked if candidates' stands on domestic matters or on European matters were important in their voting decision, and which reason best explained the way they voted. Other questions examined the respondent's views on whether cooperation among national members of the European Parliament should be based on nationality or on party affiliations. Political queries included questions about the idea of democracy, how well democracy worked in the respondent's country, and to what extent the respondent believed the European Community was democratic. In a series of questions on environmental issues, respondents were asked to evaluate major energy resources in terms of price stability, supply, and pollution, and to weigh the risks, costs, and benefits of nuclear energy. They were also asked about the causes, effects, and possible solutions for the problems of acid rain, the greenhouse effect, and the deteriorating ozone layer. Additional information gathered by the survey includes life satisfaction, family income, home ownership, 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, and subjective social class standing.

Series Statement

• Eurobarometer survey series
• ICPSR ; 9360

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 9360.

Subjects

• Political influence
• European unification
• Voting research > European Economic Community countries
• Pollution
• Nuclear energy
• Life satisfaction
• Elections > European Economic Community countries
• Political parties > European Economic Community countries
• Ademocracy
• Voter behavior
• Social change
• Public opinion > European Economic Community countries
• European Economic Community Public opinion
• Energy
• Personal finances
• Parliamentary elections
• European Union
• European Parliament Elections, 1989
• dataset > 1989
• European cooperation > Public opinion
• Quality of life
• Attitudes
• Economic integration
• Voter preferences
• Environmental policy > European Economic Community countries > Public opinion
• Environmental attitudes
• Environmental degradation

Genre/Form

• dataset – 1989.
• dataset.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on May 22, 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) + OSIRIS dictionary + SAS Control Cards + SPSS Control Cards + data collection instruments.

Event (note)

• Date(s) of collection: June 19, 1989-July 19, 1989.
• Time period: June 19, 1989-July 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 31A: EUROPEAN ELECTIONS, 1989: POST-ELECTION SURVEY, JUNE-JULY 1989 [Computer file]. Conducted by Faits et Opinions, Paris. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1993.

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