Eurobarometer 23 (Apr 1985)

The main survey focus of this Eurobarometer is:

1. Working hours and income

2. The European currency ECU

3. Questions on the European Parliament and the EC

Topics: 1. Working hours and income: frequency of travel to European
countries; attitude to border checks for citizens of EC member
countries; attitude to extradition of criminals within EC member
countries. Preference for a wage increase or reduction in working
hours; preferred normal weekly working hours; attitude to flexible
working hours; attitude to salary reductions given difficult situations
for the company; profit-sharing in the company; attitude to differences
in pay with same activity.

2. The European currency ECU: knowledge about the European currency
ECU; influence of strength of national currency on personal life;
attitude to replacement of national currency by a European one as well
as to concurrent use of both currencies; interest in currency and stock
market information; personal business in foreign countries; possession
of bank account and savings account as well as stocks and shares;
expected development of use of the European currency; assumed
integration function of the ECU; ECU as future international means of
payment; interest in a savings account, traveler´s checks or investment
in ECU currency; particular advantages of the ECU; preference for
national currency, ECU or dollars for medium-term investment.

3. Questions on the European Parliament and the EC: general attitude
to the European Parliament; assessment of the current and desired
future significance of the European Parliament; personal participation
in the last European Election; assessment of the development of harmony
among the nations of the European Community; judgement on the
advantages of national membership in the European Community; approval
of the efforts for European integration; attitude to a European
Government; countries that should in any case be represented in such a
European Union; knowledge about countries that have applied for EC
membership; interest in Spain and Portugal joining; judgement on
Spanish membership for the EC as well as for one´s own country.

4. Miscellaneous: personal opinion leadership; satisfaction with the
political system; postmaterialism index; political interest;
self-assessment on a left-right continuum; party sympathy; attitude to
social reforms.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; ages of
children (classified); religious denomination; frequency of church
attendance; school education; occupational position; employment;
company size; household income; size of household; composition of
household; respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of
household; party inclination; person managing household; party
preference (Sunday question); behavior at the polls in the last Federal
Parliament election; city size; union membership; memberships; age at
termination of school or university education (classified).

Interviewer rating: date of interview.