Eurobarometer 45.1 (Apr-May 1996)

This round of Eurobarometer surveys queried respondents on standard
Eurobarometer measures such as public awareness of and attitudes toward
the European Union (EU), and also focused on the rights of EU citizens
as well as issues of work safety, sun exposure, and personal
interviews.

Topics: Respondents were asked about their knowledge of and the
importance of rights such as traveling, working, buying, investing,
studying, voting, and receiving medical care anywhere in the EU.
Respondents provided further interpretation as to the meaning of some
rights by indicating whether the right to live anywhere includes the
right to permanently relocate, work, vote, or retire, if the right to
work anywhere includes the right to set up a business, receive
unemployment, receive retirement pay, or work as a civil servant, if
the right to study includes equal access to schools, universities,
scholarships, or exchange programs, and if purchasing rights include
the right to buy any amount of goods for personal or other use.
Questions concerning work safety asked respondents about their
satisfaction with steps taken to guarantee health and safety in the
workplace and whether employers, government inspectors, worker
representatives, company committees, or individual workers should
contribute more or less in order to reduce work accidents or
work-related illnesses. Responses were also elicited regarding whether
health and safety in the workplace contribute to worker efficiency,
benefits for the people, economic benefits, and costs that are
difficult for the employer to cover. Issues surrounding interviewing
and personal data were also investigated. Respondents were asked if
interviewing is a proper scientific tool, whether the interview format
allows people to express their opinions, and whether it enables
decision-makers to take people´s views into account. Respondents were
also asked if interviewing represents a form of intrusion and whether
people need legal protection against the misuse of data. Respondents
also indicated whether they thought individuals should have the
decision as to whether their personal information can be passed on to
someone else. Respondents´ attitudes and opinions about sun exposure
were also probed. Questions included whether respondents thought sun
exposure was good or bad for their health, how best to protect
themselves from the sun, and what type of skin, eye color, and hair
color they had.

Demography: Respondents age, sex, marital status, and left-right
political self-placement, as well as household income, the number of
people residing in the home, and region.