Flash Eurobarometer 289 (Monitoring the Social Impact of the Crisis: Public Perceptions in the European Union, wave 4)

Social impact of the crisis.<br>Topics: development of poverty in the last twelve months in: residential area, own country, European Union; estimated share of poor people in the own country (in percent); financial difficulties of the own household; changes in the last six months with regard to the affordability of: personal healthcare, childcare, long-term care; expected impact of economic and financial events on personal future pension; concern regarding the appropriateness of personal income in old age (scale); financial difficulties during the last year; expected development of the own financial situation in the next twelve months; assessment of the risk to not being able to: pay rent or mortgage on time, cope with unexpected expense of 1,000 €, repay consumer loans, pay daily consumer items; likelihood to be obliged to leave current accommodation within the next twelve months due to financial reasons; confidence to keep current job in the next twelve months; likelihood to find a new job within six months (scale).

Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community; household composition and household size; current living standard (scale).

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; call history; region; weighting factor.