Flash Eurobarometer 173 (The European Constitution: Post-Referendum in Luxembourg)

Voting behaviour in the referendum on the European Constitution in Luxembourg.<br>Topics: participation in the referendum on the treaty of the establishment of a European Constitution; voting decision; reasons for voting in favour or against the European Constitution; time of voting decision; satisfaction with the result of the referendum; assessment of the starting time of the debates on the European Constitution in Luxembourg as appropriate; attitude towards the following statements: good image of EU institutions, NO victory allows for renegotiations in order to come to a more social text / YES victory guarantees maintenance of social Europe, NO victory allows for renegotiations in order to come to a text which will better defend Luxembourg’s interests / YES victory guarantees Luxembourg’s interests, Luxembourg’s membership in the EU is a good thing, NO victory will decrease Luxembourg’s influence within the EU / YES victory will increase Luxembourg’s influence within the EU, NO victory makes running of European institutions difficult, necessary information available before the referendum, NO victory will make the accession of new countries more difficult, NO victory in some countries will lead to NO votes in other countries, European Constitution is essential to pursue European construction, YES victory in some countries will lead to YES votes in other countries; approval of the prolonging of the ratification period of the European Constitution; attitude towards abandoning the idea of a European Constitution.

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

Additionally coded was: country; respondent ID; language of the interview; weighting factor.