Flash Eurobarometer 2574 (European Parliament Youth Survey)

Attitudes of young Europeans towards the European Union.<br>Topics: importance of each of the following characteristics with regard to being a good citizen: report a crime, always obey the law, vote in elections, form own opinion, support those who are worse off, join a political party, express own opinion on political or social issues, activity in voluntary groups / community groups / youth organisations; frequency of discussions about political and social issues; self-rated understanding of: local / regional government, national government, European Union; assessment of the amount of personal influence on: local area, own country, European Union; most important political issues; most important values; personal political activities in the past: vote in the last election, contact a politician about an issue, volunteer for a charity or campaign organisation, boycott or buy certain products for political or ethical or environmental reasons, take part in street protests or demonstrations, create or sign a petition, join youth organisation, take part in a public consultation, post opinions online or on social media about a political or social issue, use hashtags or change personal profile picture to show support for a political or social issue, none of these; reasons for: not voting in the last elections, not volunteering for a charity or campaign organisation, not posting opinions online or on social media about a political or social issue; most effective actions for making own voice heard by decision-makers; participation in the European Elections in May 2019; reasons for voting in European Elections; preferred statement with regard to the European Union: respondent is in favour of the European Union and the way it is working at present, respondent is rather in favour of the European Union but not the way it is working at present, respondent is rather sceptical of the European Union but would be ready to change the opinion if the way it works was really changed, respondent is opposed to the idea of the European Union in general; EU image; development of EU image over the last year; preferred sources of information on political and social issues; preferred social media channels on political and social issues; most trustworthy authorities with regard to information on issues facing Europe; awareness of selected ways of citizens‘ involvement in the work of the European Union: European Youth Event (EYE) or EYE Online, European Parliament Ambassador Schools, Euroscola, visit European Parliament / House of European History / Parlamentarium, Charlemagne Youth Prize, events organised by the European Parliament Liaison Office, events or online activities organised by together.eu, petitions to the European Parliament, contact a MEP about an issue, ‘This time I´m voting‘ campaign, none of these; participation in any of the aforementioned activities; reasons for not taking part.

Demography: nationality; mother’s highest level of education; father’s highest level of education; financial situation of the own household; group affiliation; language skills; eligible to vote in 2019; age; sex; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community; region.

Additionally coded was: respondent ID; country; device used for interview; nation group; weighting factor.