Central and Eastern Eurobarometer 1 (Public Opinion in Central and Eastern Europe)

Attitude to the EC and current political and economic questions of the
country. Trust in other peoples and evaluation of democratic and
economic reforms. Topics: In at least two of the involved countries the
following questions were posed: judgement on the general political and
economic development of the country; expected development of the
economic situation; judgement on one´s own financial situation;
attitude to the market economy; personal opinion leadership; frequency
of political discussions; judgement on economic reforms; satisfaction
with democracy; feeling as European; attitude to European unification;
knowledge about the EC or the Common Market; judgement on the goals and
activities of the EC; knowledge of the president of the EC Commission;
judgement on Western European economic aid for the country; attitude to
a closer cooperation with the EC and desired point in time for the
country´s joining the EC; attitude to EC cooperation of the country in
selected political, social and cultural areas; attitude to unification
of the two German states; most important source of information about
the EC; self-assessment of extent to which informed about the EC and
frequency of obtaining news in press, radio and television; extent of
trust in the residents of Ukraine, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain,
Slovakia, Greece, Russia, Romania, Austria, Portugal, Poland, Norway,
Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Yugoslavia, Ireland, Italy,
Holland, France, Finland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Great
Britain, Belorussia, Belgium, America; self-classification on a
left-right continuum; attitude to the so-called ´European House´ and
´Pan-European Unification´; interest in affairs and problems of the EC;
contentment with life; interest in politics; benefit of EC membership
for one´s own country; knowledge as well as judgement on the European
social charter and the common domestic market; judgement on the speed
of unification of the two German states; judgement on the membership of
reunited Germany in the EC; regret of a failure of the EC; approval of
a European Government; satisfaction with the national government;
expected price development and development of unemployment; judgement
on price development in comparison to wage development; expected
success of the government in economic policy; necessity of social
reforms (scale); desired extent of rapproachment to the EC and domestic
market; media usage.