Flash Eurobarometer 115 (Euro Introduction Attitudes, Step 12 - Non-Euro Members)

Attitude towards the introduction of the Euro in participating countries.

Topics: One’s state of information on the introduction of the Euro; knowledge of the countries in the Euro zone; knowledge of the point in time of introduction in one’s own country and in the other countries; knowledge on possible use of old currency in one’s own country and other countries of the Euro zone; knowledge on the direct usability of the new money from the day of introduction; perception of pricing in Euros used abroad, on the internet, in newspapers, magazines, catalogues and business documents; assessment of inconvenience caused to citizens by the introduction of the Euro; expectation of price-fraud due to adaptation to the Euro; expected introduction of the Euro in one’s own country; assessment of the relief from international price comparisons due to introduction of the Euro; assessment of the development of the Euro to an international currency, similar to the U.S. dollar; expectation of economic growth in Euro-countries due to the introduction of the Euro; expectation of an approximation of the Euro-countries; assessment of the emergence of new jobs due to introduction of the Euro in Euro-countries; elimination of exchange rated due to the Euro; simplified travelling within the EU; expectation of price stabilisation due to the Euro in the Euro zone; evaluation of the advantages caused by the introduction of the Euro; concerns about the value of the Euro in proportion to the U.S. dollar; knowledge of the conversion rate into the old national currency; expected increase in the sense of belonging to Europe due to the Euro.

Demography: Sex; age; age when finished full time education; professional position; party preference; region; degree of urbanisation.