Eurobarometer 62.1 (2004)

European Constitution. Lisbon Agenda. Education. Environment.Information and communication technologies. Services of generalinterest.Topics: This round of Eurobarometer surveys diverges from standardtrend topics. Respondents were asked if they had heard of the EuropeanConstitution, whether they were for or against the EuropeanConstitution and why, where they obtained information regarding theEuropean Constitution, and whether they would exercise the ´citizensright of initiation´ described in the draft of the EuropeanConstitution. The surveys also solicited respondents´ opinions withrespect to the state of both the national and European economy, theirassessment of the employment situation, social welfare, and the overallquality of life in their individual countries and how it compared toother EU countries, their outlook for the economy, and their opinion oftheir overall quality of life. The surveys also inquired about therespondents´ experiences with vocational training such as the extentand nature of information and communication technology trainingreceived, sources of funding for such training, recent and futureparticipation in vocational training, and what sorts of training therespondents believed would help them to advance in their careers.Additional questions were asked about what specific environmentalissues were of concern to them, and whether or not priority should begiven to economic or environmental policies. Respondents were alsoasked to describe their personal efforts made towards conservation ofthe environment and what level of government they felt should beresponsible for overseeing environmental conservation. There were alsoseveral questions pertaining to information and communicationtechnology. Respondents were asked what technological devices were mostprevalent in their daily (both professional and personal) lives, towhat extent they made use of computers and the Internet, whether or notthey had received information and communication technology training,and whether or not they were able to telework. Finally, respondentswere asked to describe the services of general interest (telephone,electric, water, postal, public transit) available to them and whichwere most used, the affordability of these services, and the quality ofthe services that they received. Demography: Respondent´s age, gender, nationality, marital status,left-right political self-placement, occupation, age at completion ofeducation, household income, type and size of locality, and region ofresidence.