Eurobarometer 59.0 (Jan-Feb 2003)

This Eurobarometer survey queried respondents on standard
Eurobarometer measures as well as lifelong learning, health, and
partners and fertility. To start the interview, standard trend
questions were asked regarding the euro and European Union (EU)
policies. New questions were asked about EU expansion and priorities
for local and national authorities.

Topics: Questions were asked regarding lifelong learning situations
within and outside of one´s private life. Respondents were queried
about places where learning occurred (e.g., school, work, social
situations, and home), whether the study/training was for work or
personal reasons, whether it was mandatory, what the benefits were,
reasons for future study/training, best ways to improve job skills,
obstacles to study/training, most useful information sources for
study/training, and how much respondents would be willing to pay toward
study/training. Respondents were also asked whether they possessed
certain skills and could prove it, whether these skills were important
within and outside of their private lives, and which study/training
opportunities in the past five years they considered most important.
The third portion of the interview collected information on respondent
health problems and health-related issues. Questions were asked
pertaining to current illnesses, visitation of various medical
professionals, long-term treatment of a variety of conditions (e.g.,
diabetes, cancer, and AIDS/HIV), dental issues, health tests, and
check-ups (e.g., X-rays, blood pressure, and hearing), diet, alcohol
consumption, and opinions of and things done to ensure child safety.
Women in the study were asked about their knowledge and use of hormone
replacement therapy, gynecological and other female-specific types of
exams, and breastfeeding of children. The fourth portion of the survey
dealt with issues of family and partners. Respondents were asked about
the importance of having a spouse/partner and children, whether the
father or mother should carry out certain childcare and household
tasks, if they had children and if so who was responsible for various
household and childcare tasks, and with which of these task divisions
they were most dissatisfied. They were also queried on plans for more
children and desire for and timing of the births of current children.

Demography: Age, gender, nationality, marital status, left-right
political self-placement, occupation, age at completion of education,
type and size of locality, and household income.