Flash Eurobarometer 261 (Flash eurobarometer on water)

Attitudes towards water-related issues.<br>Topics: self-rated knowledge about problems facing lakes, rivers, and coastal waters (only in member states with coasts) in the own country; assessment of each of the following issues as a serious problem in the own country: water quality, water quantity; assessment of the quality of lakes, rivers, and coastal waters (only in member states with coasts) in the own country over the last five years; impact of each of the following on the status of water in the own country: household water consumption and waste water, agricultural water use as well as the use of pesticides and fertilizers, industrial water use and pollution, energy production, tourism, shipping; main threats to water environment in the own country; most important impact of climate change on water in the own country; personal measures taken to reduce water problems; awareness of the ´River Basin Management Plans´; participation in consultations by national authorities on the ´River Basin Management Plans´.

Demography: age; sex; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community.

Additionally coded was: respondent ID; interviewer ID; language of the interview; country; costal vs. landlocked countries; sea countries; Mediterranean vs. Black sea countries; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; type of phone line; call history; region; weighting factor.