Special Eurobarometer EB005EP : Europeans and the economic and financial crisis

On the eve of the European elections, it was important to measure Europeans' perceptions of the EU's actions in the face of the economic and financial crisis. This survey, conducted between mid-January and mid-February 2009, shows a collective concern about the crisis, a demand for more coordinated actions at an EU level. There are a number of significant points to note: Europeans are very worried about the repercussions of the crisis. This anxiety, which is felt very strongly in all countries, affects all levels of the economy: global, European and national. Respondents are in favour of coordinated action to fight the crisis.

#### Processed data

Processed data files for the Eurobarometer surveys are published in .xlsx format.

+ __Volume A "Countries/EU"__
The file contains frequencies and means or other synthetic indicators including elementary bivariate statistics describing distribution patterns of (weighted) replies for each country or territory and for (weighted) EU results.
+ __Volume AP "Trends"__
The file compares to previous poll in (weighted) frequencies and means (or other synthetic indicators including elementary bivariate statistics describing distribution patterns of replies); shifts for each country or territory foreseen in Volume A and for (weighted) results.
+ __Volume AA "Groups of countries"__
The file contains (labelled) frequencies and means or other synthetic indicators including elementary bivariate statistics describing distribution patterns of (weighted) replies for groups of countries specified by the managing unit on the part of the EC.
+ __Volume AAP "Trends of groups of countries"__
The file contains shifts compared to the previous poll in (weighted) frequencies and means (or other synthetic indicators including elementary bivariate statistics describing distribution patterns of replies); shifts for each groups of countries foreseen in Volume AA and for (weighted) results.
+ __Volume B "EU/socio-demographics"__
The file contains (labelled) frequencies and means or other synthetic indicators including elementary bivariate statistics describing distribution patterns of replies for the EU as a whole (weighted) and cross-tabulated by some 20 sociodemographic, socio-political or other variables, depending on the request from the managing unit on the part of the EC or the managing department of the other contracting authorities.
+ __Volume BP "Trends of EU/socio-demographics"__
The file contains shifts compared to the previous poll in (weighted) frequencies and means (or other synthetic indicators including elementary bivariate statistics describing distribution patterns of replies); shifts for each country or territory foreseen in Volume B above)and for (weighted) results.
+ __Volume C "Country/socio-demographics"__
The file contains (labelled) weighted frequencies and means or other synthetic indicators including elementary bivariate statistics describing distribution patterns of replies for each country or territory surveyed separately and cross-tabulated by some 20 socio-demographic, socio-political or other variables (including a regional breakdown).

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