Candidate Countries Eurobarometer 2002.3 (New Europeans, Science and Technology, and the Agriculture)

Science and technology. Agricultural policy.

Topics: Levels of information and interest towards science and
technology; interest in developments of different scientific
disciplines; attitudes to media’s scientific coverage; visits to
science and technology museums; boundaries of science; knowledge of
fundamental scientific facts; familiarity with scientific testing
methods, and perception of probability; perception and knowledge of
topical scientific subjects; optimism regarding science and technology,
fundamental research, applied research and industrial applications,
superstition, ignorance towards science and pre-modern nostalgia;
morality of science; responsibility and accountability of scientists;
experiments on animals; BSE epidemic; genetically modified food;
scientific profession: confidence and prestige; scientific vocational
situation in the candidate region; reasons for declining interest in
scientific studies and careers; consequences of declining interest in
scientific studies and careers; European scientific research; research
at EU level; improving the quality of research in Europe; effect of
enlargement on scientific potential; preferred agricultural policy of
EU (scale); EU subsidies of agricultural products; knowledge about
agricultural policy of EU; expected consequences of EU membership for
agricultural farms.

Demography: Nationality; marital status; age; age at termination of
school training; educational level; occupational status; size of
community; church attendance; income of the household; party
preference; gender.