Eurobarometer 87.1: Two Years Until the 2019 European Elections, Attitudes of Europeans Towards Tobacco and Electronic Cigarettes, Climate Change, Attitudes Towards the Impact of Digitization and Automation on Daily Life, and Coach Services, March 2017

The Eurobarometer series is a unique cross-national and cross-temporal survey program conducted on behalf of the European Commission. These surveys regularly monitor public opinion in the European Union (EU) member countries and consist of standard modules and special topic modules. The standard modules address attitudes towards European unification, institutions and policies, measurements for general socio-political orientations, as well as respondent and household demographics. The special topic modules address such topics as agriculture, education, natural environment and resources, public health, public safety and crime, and science and technology. Eurobarometer 87.1 covered the following special topics: two years until the 2019 European elections, tobacco and electronic cigarettes, climate change, the impact of digitization and automation on daily life, and coach services. Questions regarding the European elections in 2019 included information on and the role of the European Parliament (EP), the knowledge about European institutions and the EP, the present and future of the EP, European values and policies, European identity, and media use. Further questions were asked regarding smoking habits and various tobacco/nicotine products. Respondents were queried about their smoking habits, their efforts to quit smoking, passive smoking inside, and banning advertisements for tobacco products. Respondent's opinions were collected on which world issues they believed were the most serious problems, how serious the issue of climate change was and if the EU should be responsible for addressing it, and what actions they have personally taken to fight climate change. Respondents were also asked their awareness of, usage of, and attitude towards autonomous systems including robots, artificial intelligence, driverless cars, civil drones, cyber security, online social networks, and health services. Lastly, several questions were asked regarding the usage frequency of coach services, the reasons for using coaches, and the appraisal of services. Demographic and other background information collected includes left or right self-placement on political scale, age, gender, nationality, marital status, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, ownership of a fixed or mobile telephone and other goods, difficulties in paying bills, self-assessed social class, internet use, life satisfaction, political discussion frequency, and opinions on whether their voice counts in their country/EU. Country-specific data includes type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (select countries).