Eurobarometer 60.2 (Nov-Dec 2003)

This round of Eurobarometer surveys diverged from the standardEurobarometer measures and queried respondents on their opinionsregarding 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 andopinions about the EU in the areas of employment and social policies,including current and future sources of information about the EU inthese areas. Respondents were asked questions concerning theirawareness of rules and guidelines set by the EU pertaining toemployment. They were also questioned as to whether the EU has apositive or negative image with regard to employment and socialpolicies. Another topic covered was financial services. Respondentswere asked about their top financial priorities, the type of bankaccounts they personally had, and if they had a checkbook, credit card,pension, stocks, bonds, mortgage, and loans. Respondents were alsoasked if they use the phone or Internet to conduct financialtransactions. A third topic was about protecting children from illegaland harmful Internet content. Respondents answered questions concerningInternet rules in their house, Internet safety, and procedures forreporting harmful content. The final topic about product safetyinstructions included questions about household products, beautyproducts, and paints/varnishes. Demography: Age, gender, nationality, marital status, left-rightpolitical self-placement, occupation, age at completion of education,household income, region of residence, and subjective size of community.