Flash Eurobarometer 237 (Introduction of the Euro in the New Member States)

Introduction of the euro in the recently acceded EU member states.<br>Topics: contact with and use of euro banknotes or coins; use of euro banknotes or coins in the own country or abroad; knowledge test on the euro: equal design of euro banknotes and coins in every country, number of countries that already introduced the euro, possibility of the own country to choose whether to introduce the euro or not, year of introduction of the euro in the own country; self-rated knowledge on the euro; preferred time of information about the introduction of the euro in the own country; trust in information about the introduction provided by: national or regional government or authorities, local administration, national central bank, European institutions, commercial banks, journalists, trade unions or professional organizations, consumer associations; preferred places of information about the euro and the changeover; most important issues to be covered by information campaigns; significance of selected information campaign actions; satisfaction with the replacement of the national currency by the euro; assessment of the impact of the introduction on the own country and on personal life; approval of the introduction of the euro by own friends; preferred time for introducing the euro in the own country; assessment of the impact of the introduction of the euro in the countries already using the euro as positive; expected impact of the introduction on the prices in the own country; assessment of the euro compared to US dollar and Japanese Yen; expected impact of the introduction: easier price comparisons with other countries, easier shopping in other countries, save money by eliminating fees of currency exchange in other countries, more convenient travel in other countries, protection of the own country from the effects of international crises; benefits from the adoption of the euro on the own country: lower interest rates, sounder public finances, reinforcement of the place of Europe in the world, improvement of growth and employment, ensuring price stability; approval of the following statements on the impact of the introduction of the euro: personal inconvenience due to replacement of national currency, afraid of abuses and cheating on prices, loss of control over national economic policy, loss of national identity, strengthening of European identity.

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

Additionally coded was: interviewer ID; language of the interview; country; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; type of phone line; region; weighting factor.