Flash Eurobarometer 269 (Intergenerational Solidarity)

Intergenerational solidarity in an ageing society.<br>Topics: attitude towards selected issues regarding relationships between younger and older people: different views on what is best for society, older people as a burden for society, exaggerated media reports on the risk of a generation conflict, future political decision making in favour of older people, fewer jobs available for younger people as older people work longer, higher risk of older women than of men of falling into poverty in the own country, better performance of companies which employ younger people; attitude towards the following statements related to pensions: increasing difficulty for governments to pay for older people, increasing reluctance of people in employment to pay for older ones, too little government spendings for young people compared to older ones, acceptance of major pension reforms by older people in order to take financial burdens from the younger generations, need for increased financial support of older people, simplified possibility to continue work beyond normal retirement age; attitude towards selected statements with regard to the role of older people to society: major contribution as volunteers in charitable and community organisations in the own country, no appropriate appreciation of older people who care for relatives, importance of financial help of parents and grand-parents for the young ones, support older and younger people in meeting and working together in associations and local community initiatives, products and services responding to the needs of older people will become a key driver in the national economy; attitude towards selected statements on elderly care: well-trained medical personnel in the own country, good support from national social services for people who care for older family members, sufficiency of national social services to help old people stay in their homes, no sufficient adaption of homes to the needs of frail people, higher contribution of older people to society if it was easier to move around; attitude towards the role of public authorities in intergenerational relationships: schools should promote better relations, local authorities should support organisations that foster stronger relationships, government is doing good job to promote better intergenerational understanding, support older people to find opportunities for volunteering.

Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community.

Additionally coded was: respondent ID; interviewer ID; language of the interview; country; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; type of phone line; call history; region; weighting factor.

本数据集围绕老龄化社会中的代际团结议题展开，具体涵盖以下多维度态度调查：
1. 老少群体关系相关特定议题态度：包括对“社会最优解”的代际分歧认知、“老年人为社会负担”的观点、媒体对代际冲突风险的夸大报道、“未来政治决策偏向老年人”的倾向、“老年人延迟退休导致年轻人可获得的就业岗位减少”现象、“本国老年女性较男性更易陷入贫困”的现状、“雇佣年轻群体的企业绩效更优”的判断；
2. 养老金相关表述态度：包括“政府赡养老年人的难度持续攀升”、“在职人群对赡养老年人的意愿逐步降低”、“相较老年人，政府对年轻人的财政投入过少”、“老年人接受重大养老金改革以减轻年轻一代财政负担”的认可度、“需加大对老年人的财政扶持力度”的主张、“放宽正常退休年龄后继续就业的便捷性”的看法；
3. 老年人社会角色相关特定表述态度：包括“老年人在本国慈善与社区组织中作为志愿者的重要贡献”、“照料亲属的老年人未获得应有的认可”的现状、“父母与祖辈为年轻人提供经济援助的重要性”、“支持老少群体通过协会与地方社区倡议开展交流与协作”的主张、“适配老年人需求的产品与服务将成为国民经济的关键增长驱动力”的判断；
4. 养老照料相关特定表述态度：包括“本国拥有训练有素的医疗人员”、“国家社会服务为照料老年家属的人群提供充足支持”、“国家社会服务足以帮助老年人居家养老”、“住宅未充分适配体弱老人的需求”的现状、“若出行便利性提升，老年人对社会的贡献将进一步提高”的观点；
5. 公共部门在代际关系中的角色态度：包括“学校应推动代际关系改善”、“地方政府应支持培育代际紧密联结的社会组织”、“政府在促进代际理解方面工作成效良好”的评价、“支持老年人获取志愿服务机会”的主张。

人口统计学字段包括：性别、年龄、受教育终止年龄、职业、职务、社区类型。

此外额外编码的字段包括：受访者ID、访员ID、访谈语言、所属国家、访谈日期、访谈开始时间、访谈时长、电话线类型、通话历史、所属区域、加权因子。