European Communities Study, 1970

<p>The main purpose of the study was to ascertain respondents' attitudes toward the unification of Europe. Themes: knowledge of EEC ( European Economic Community ) membership / united states of Europe / Great Britain's entry / election of European Parliament / acceptance of European government, president / common European currency / acceptance of other countries as members / life satisfaction / the future of Europe: world leadership, world government, economic effects ( inflation, unemployment, standard of living ) , culture, science, social equality, foreign workers / political goals and attitudes / trust in foreigners / political priorities / political knowledge and information / left - right partisanship index / materialist, post - materialist values index ( Inglehart ). Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ occupation/employment/ education/ politics/ religion/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership</p>