Eurobarometer 60.2 (Nov-Dec 2003)

This round of Eurobarometer surveys diverged from the standard
Eurobarometer measures and queried respondents on their opinions
regarding employment and social policies of the European Union (EU),
financial services and practices, illegal and harmful Internet content,
and product safety instructions.

Topics: The first topic focused on the respondents´ knowledge of and
opinions about the EU in the areas of employment and social policies,
including current and future sources of information about the EU in
these areas. Respondents were asked questions concerning their
awareness of rules and guidelines set by the EU pertaining to
employment. They were also questioned as to whether the EU has a
positive or negative image with regard to employment and social
policies. Another topic covered was financial services. Respondents
were asked about their top financial priorities, the type of bank
accounts they personally had, and if they had a checkbook, credit card,
pension, stocks, bonds, mortgage, and loans. Respondents were also
asked if they use the phone or Internet to conduct financial
transactions. A third topic was about protecting children from illegal
and harmful Internet content. Respondents answered questions concerning
Internet rules in their house, Internet safety, and procedures for
reporting harmful content. The final topic about product safety
instructions included questions about household products, beauty
products, and paints/varnishes.

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