Eurobarometer 34.2 (Dec 1990)

Description of the work and education situation of young people in Europe. Living conditions, morals, values and future prospects. Attitudes to society and to a united Europe. Topics: contentment with life and satisfaction with democracy in one´s country; personal opinion leadership; frequency of political discussions; most important personal interests; willingness to act regarding selected social and political goals; educational goals; most important problem of young people; belonging to selected political, social sport and leisure organizations; attendance at youth clubs and communication centers; knowledge of a foreign language; language used at home; origins and importance of language proficiency; judgement on foreign language courses available; desired knowledge of a foreign language; reasons for learning further languages; knowledge about the European Community and interest in additional information; preferred sources of information for EC topics; knowledge about the EC from school; knowledge about EC member countries; stays abroad as tourist and as employee; participation in international youth exchange programs; visits to other EC countries; preferred EC countries for work or study; major problems of a stay abroad; living together with one´s parents, with spouse or friends; satisfaction in selected situations in life; membership in a youth organization; perceived discrimination against selected groups; discrimination experienced personally; financial situation; source of income and amount of income; computer knowledge and origin of this knowledge; interest in further computer knowledge; reference persons; reference groups in important decisions in life; evaluation of support on the part of public agencies and perceived major difficulties; frequency of utilization of public agencies and initiator of contact; knowledge of places of information for young people run by young people; knowledge and evaluation of the EC-commission as well as of the Common Market 1992; attitude to the European Community; judgement on the progress of European unification; attitude to EC membership of one´s own country; regret of a failure of the EC; perceived change in the relationship of the EC-countries among each other during the last 12 months; attitude to social changes. Those part-time or full-time employed were also asked: full-time or part-time occupation and time worked each week; reasons for part-time employment; further education possiblities at work; how job was found; job satisfaction; level of job standards; planned resumption of studies or training; current duration of employment; number of times employed previously; frequency of unemployment since end of school; union membership and reasons for not being a member. School and college students were asked: study of a desired subject; reasons for study; selection of the subject; anticipated age at end of studies; type of institution of study or college. Respondents currently in training were additionally asked: duration of occupational instruction up to now; detailed information on occupational training. For unemployed or job-seekers: duration and manner of search for work; major reason for unemployment. All no longer in training were asked: duration of general further education after conclusion of mandatory school; reasons for dropping out of training; begin and conclusion of one or more programs for occupational further education; total duration of these programs; information on demands of the occupation, benefit and perceived help in the search for work from these measures for further education; supplemental qualifications through measures for further education. Demography: further education after school; age; self-assessment on a left-right continuum; party allegiance; marital status; age at end of education; sex; size of household; number of children in household; occupational position; position in household; occupation of head of household; degree of urbanization; religious denomination; frequency of church attendance; religiousness; city size; region. Also encoded was: date of interview; length of interview; presence of third persons during interview; willingness of respondent to cooperate. Indices: opinion leadership (cognitive mobility); postmaterialism; EC support; status in profession; EC support; political orientation.