Research Catalog

Title

European Communities study, 1973 [electronic resource].

Author

Inglehart, Ronald.

Publication

Ann Arbor, MI : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 2002.

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Additional Authors

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79141035
• Rabier, Jacques-René.

Summary

A precursor to the Eurobarometer studies, this survey queried respondents on some of what would become standard Eurobarometer measures, such as how satisfied they were with their present lives, whether they attempted to persuade others close to them to share their views on subjects they held strong opinions about, whether they discussed political matters, what their country's goals should be for the next ten years, and how they viewed the need for societal change. Additional questions focused on the respondents' knowledge of and opinions on the European Community (EC), including how well-informed they felt about the EC, what sources of information about the EC they used, whether their country had benefited from being an EC member, and the extent of their personal interest in EC matters. Another major focus of the surveys was on the respondents' satisfaction with various aspects of life and society, including satisfaction with their work, housing, leisure time, welfare programs, and life in general. Respondents' political attitudes were also assessed, e.g., political party preference, political participation, and which goals they felt were important for their country. Another series of questions focused on the European Community. Respondents were asked to name the countries that had recently joined the Common Market. They were also asked to rate the information they received from the news media along several dimensions. Other questions covered respondents' attitudes toward their countries' EC membership, e.g., whether it was good or bad and why, whether their own country or the European Community could better handle certain problems, and whether it was desirable to work toward a United Europe. Respondents were also asked which party they supported and to place themselves on a left-right ideological scale. Demographic information on religion, age, occupation, sex, marital status, education, size of community, income, and number of persons in household was also gathered. In addition to the survey itself, the ICPSR version of the study contains three constructed indices. Two of these indices place respondents along a materialist/postmaterialist values continuum and the other categorizes respondents' political ideology according to their party preferences. This study contains information gathered from samples of respondents aged 15 or older interviewed in each of the nine nations of the newly expanded European Community in September-October 1973. The same questionnaire was administered to a total of 13,484 respondents: 1,957 from Germany, 1,933 from Great Britain, 1,199 from Denmark, 1,909 from Italy, 2,227 from France, 1,266 from Belgium, 330 from Luxembourg, 1,199 from Ireland, and 1,464 from the Netherlands.

Series Statement

• Eurobarometer survey series
• ICPSR ; 7330

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 7330.

Subjects

• dataset
• Political affiliation
• Life satisfaction
• European Union
• dataset > 1973
• Work attitudes
• European Economic Community
• International cooperation
• European federation > Public opinion
• Political attitudes
• National interests
• Information sources
• Economic integration
• Interpersonal communication
• Quality of life
• International organizations
• Citizen attitudes
• Social attitudes
• European Parliament
• Knowledge (awareness)
• Public opinion > European Economic Community countries
• European unification
• Media coverage

Genre/Form

• dataset – 1973.
• dataset.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on February 2, 2006).

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 + SPSS data definition statements + data collection instrument (PDF).

Event (note)

• Date(s) of collection: September 1973-October 1973.
• Time period: September 1973-October 1973.

Coverage (note)

• Geographic coverage: Belgium, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands.

Cite As (note)

• Inglehart, Ronald, and Jacques-Rene Rabier. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES STUDY, 1973 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Conducted by Institut Francais D'Opinion Publique (IFOP), Paris, et al. 2nd ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 2002.

Funding (note)

• Funding agency: the Commission of the European Community, and the National Science Foundation.
• Grant number: NSF: SES 8208333.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Data format: Logical Record Length and card image with SPSS data definition statements.
• Extent of processing: CONCHK.ICPSR/ UNDOCCK.ICPSR/ MDATA.ICPSR/ DDEF.ICPSR/ CDBK.ICPSR/ SCAN/ REFORM.DOC.

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library