Eurobarometer 64.3: Foreign Languages, Biotechnology, Organized Crime, and Health Items, November-December 2005

This round of Eurobarometer surveys diverged from the standard Eurobarometer measures and queried respondents on (1) foreign languages, (2) biotechnology, (3) organized crime and corruption, (4) health consciousness, (5) smoking, (6) AIDS prevention, (7) medical errors, and (8) consumer rights. For the first topic, foreign languages, respondents were asked to identify their native language, and first, second, and third foreign languages spoken, including proficiency and frequency of use. In addition, respondents were asked to identify the main reasons to learn a new language, methods used in learning, and barriers preventing learning. Respondents' opinions were sought regarding the best age to start learning a first and second new language, language support, and whether there should be a common language used throughout the European Union (EU). For the second topic, respondents were asked about their understanding of biotechnology, including gene therapy, pharmacogenetics, genetically modified foods and plants, nanotechnology, stem cell research, and its application in industry. Respondents' opinions were sought regarding the use of these techniques, governing safety and regulatory processes, new technology development, and integration of biotechnology into society. Respondents were also queried about their knowledge of science and politics and discussion of these matters with others, their opinions regarding entity involvement, including the EU, in utilizing or advancing biotechnology, and their personal political involvement in this area. For the third topic, organized crime and corruption, respondents were asked to identify the degree of national corruption, sources where corruption exists, a regulatory force in reducing it, and any personal involvement with corruption, in addition to providing an opinion about whether information sharing or policy development may reduce corruption. For the fourth topic, health consciousness, respondents were asked about their current state of health, breastfeeding, dieting, views on eating, foods consumed, changes in eating or drinking patterns and associated reasons for these changes, ease of and barriers to eating healthily, and exercise. Respondents were asked about their knowledge of sports and physical activity, and their opinion about obesity among adults and children. For the fifth topic, smoking, respondents were asked about their smoking habits and use with other substances, sensitivity to smoke, knowledge about second-hand smoke, exposure to tobacco cessation campaigns, and the likelihood of quitting. In addition, respondents were asked to provide an opinion about smoking bans in public places and the consumption of alcohol and tobacco among pregnant women. For the sixth topic, AIDS prevention, respondents were asked about their knowledge of AIDS transmission, changes in personal behaviors influenced by AIDS, and their opinions regarding current national measures in managing the AIDS pandemic and the potential coordination with the EU. For the seventh topic, medical errors, respondents were asked about their awareness of incidents of medical errors in their country, the significance of those errors, personal experience of a medical error, the likelihood of avoiding an error, and their degree of concern about suffering a medical error. For the eighth and final topic covered by this survey, consumer rights, those respondents living in Poland were asked about where and how often they saw or heard information about consumer rights, how frequently the media talked about consumer rights, and who in the media was the source of this information. Respondents were also asked whether they had heard a particular message and to define the meaning of that message, to evaluate Poland's consumer rights in comparison to other EU countries, and to assess the effectiveness of the justice system in protecting consumer rights. In addition, respondents were queried about their knowledge of consumer rights in certain situations, which organizations they would trust to provide correct advice and information about consumer rights, and whether they would refer others to a specific organization that deals with consumer rights, Federacja Konsumentow. Demographic and other background information includes respondent's age, gender, height, and weight, nationality, origin of birth (personal and parental)

本轮欧洲晴雨表调查偏离了常规的欧洲晴雨表衡量标准，对受访者进行了以下方面的调查：(1) 外语能力，(2) 生物技术，(3) 有组织犯罪与腐败，(4) 健康意识，(5) 吸烟，(6) 艾滋病预防，(7) 医疗事故，以及(8) 消费者权益。在第一项关于外语能力的调查中，受访者被要求识别自己的母语，以及第一、第二和第三外语，包括语言熟练程度和使用频率。此外，受访者还被问及学习新语言的主要原因、学习所用方法，以及阻碍学习的因素。关于何时开始学习第一和第二外语、语言支持，以及在整个欧盟（EU）范围内是否应使用一种共同语言等问题，也征求了受访者的意见。在第二项关于生物技术的调查中，受访者被询问对生物技术的理解，包括基因治疗、药理学遗传学、转基因食品和植物、纳米技术、干细胞研究及其在工业中的应用。关于这些技术的应用、治理安全与监管流程、新技术开发以及生物技术融入社会等问题，也征求了受访者的意见。受访者还被问及他们对科学和政治的了解，以及与其他人讨论这些问题的频率，他们对实体（包括欧盟）利用或推进生物技术的看法，以及他们在这一领域的个人政治参与程度。在第三项关于有组织犯罪与腐败的调查中，受访者被要求评估国家腐败的程度、腐败存在的来源、减少腐败的监管力量，以及个人与腐败的关联，此外，还提供了关于信息共享或政策制定是否可能减少腐败的意见。在第四项关于健康意识的调查中，受访者被问及他们的健康状况、母乳喂养、节食、对饮食的看法、所摄入的食物、饮食或饮酒模式的变化及其相关原因，以及健康饮食的便利性和障碍，以及锻炼。受访者还被问及他们对体育和身体活动的了解，以及他们对成人和儿童肥胖的看法。在第五项关于吸烟的调查中，受访者被问及他们的吸烟习惯与其他物质的使用、对烟雾的敏感性、对二手烟的了解、接触戒烟宣传活动的情况，以及戒烟的可能性。此外，受访者还被问及对公共场所吸烟禁令的看法，以及孕妇饮酒和吸烟的看法。在第六项关于艾滋病预防的调查中，受访者被问及对艾滋病传播的了解、受艾滋病影响的个人行为变化，以及他们对当前国家在管理艾滋病大流行方面的措施和与欧盟潜在协调的意见。在第七项关于医疗事故的调查中，受访者被问及他们对本国医疗事故事件的了解、这些事故的重要性、个人医疗事故的经历、避免事故的可能性，以及他们对遭受医疗事故的关注程度。在本调查涵盖的第八和最后一项主题——消费者权益中，居住在波兰的受访者被问及他们何时何地看到或听到有关消费者权益的信息，媒体谈论消费者权益的频率，以及媒体中谁提供了这些信息。受访者还被问及是否听到过特定的信息，以及定义该信息的含义，比较波兰与其他欧盟国家的消费者权益，以及评估司法系统在保护消费者权益方面的有效性。此外，受访者还被问及他们对特定情况下消费者权益的了解，他们信任哪些组织提供关于消费者权益的正确建议和信息，以及他们是否会向他人推荐专门处理消费者权益的组织——消费者联合会。人口统计和其他背景信息包括受访者的年龄、性别、身高、体重、国籍、出生地（个人和父母的）等。