Flash Eurobarometer 216 (Public attitudes and perceptions in the euro area)

Attitude towards the EU and the euro.<br>Topics: assessment of the own country’s membership in the EU as a good thing; having the euro is a good thing for the own country and for Europe; changes in feeling European due to the euro; difficulty to distinguish and handle euro bank notes and specific coins; opinion about the number of existing coins and which euro coin denominations should be removed; conversion from the price in euro to the national currency when it comes to exceptional and common purchases; assessment of dual price displays as useful (only in SI, MT, CY); prices increased during the changeover period (only in SI, MT, CY); development of the inflation rate compared with the situation before the introduction of the euro; travels outside the own country at least once a year; impact of the euro introduction: easier traveling, easier price comparisons with other countries, reduction of cross-border banking charges; state of national budget in 2006: surplus, deficit, balance; awareness of the ´Stability and Growth Pact´; need for significant reforms to improve economy; successful reforms in other euro area countries put pressure on national government to reform; governments need to save for the ageing populations; taxes should be increased to finance economic reforms; expenditures should be reduced to finance economic reforms; EU should play an active role in national reforms; importance of reforms in the areas: labour market, health system, pension system, social security system, market reforms, taxation, education systems, reforms in general, reforms in other areas; personally affected by the aforementioned reforms; expected impact of the reforms on national economy; inflation rate in the own country last year; expectations regarding the inflation rate in the current year; development of household income since last year and expectations for the current year.

Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community; household composition and household size; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone.

Additionally coded was: respondent ID; 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; region; weighting factor.

本数据集聚焦欧盟（European Union）与欧元（euro）相关态度调研，具体调研主题如下：
1. 对本国加入欧盟的正面评价（即认为本国加入欧盟是一件好事）；
2. 认为欧元对本国及欧洲整体均为利好因素；
3. 因欧元推行产生的欧洲身份认同变化；
4. 欧元纸币与特定面额硬币的辨识及使用困难；
5. 对现有欧元硬币数量及应取消的硬币面额的看法；
6. 特殊及日常消费场景下欧元与本国货币的汇率转换问题；
7. 对双价显示机制的效用评价（仅适用于斯洛文尼亚（SI）、马耳他（MT）、塞浦路斯（CY）三国）；
8. 货币转换过渡期内的物价上涨情况（仅适用于斯洛文尼亚、马耳他、塞浦路斯三国）；
9. 相较于欧元引入前的本国通胀率变化趋势；
10. 每年至少一次境外出行经历；
11. 欧元推行的影响：出行便利性提升、跨国物价对比更便捷、跨境银行手续费降低；
12. 2006年本国财政预算状况（盈余、赤字、收支平衡）；
13. 对《稳定与增长公约（Stability and Growth Pact）》的认知情况；
14. 推行重大经济改革的必要性认知；
15. 欧元区其他成员国的成功改革对本国政府推行改革形成的施压效应；
16. 政府需为人口老龄化做好储蓄储备；
17. 应提高税收以筹措经济改革资金；
18. 应削减财政支出以筹措经济改革资金；
19. 欧盟应在本国改革进程中发挥积极作用；
20. 各领域改革的重要性认知，涵盖劳动力市场、医疗体系、养老金体系、社会保障体系、市场改革、税收制度、教育体系，以及一般性改革与其他领域改革；
21. 自身是否受上述改革影响的情况；
22. 改革对本国经济的预期影响；
23. 本国去年的通胀率；
24. 对本年度通胀率的预期；
25. 自去年以来的家庭收入变化趋势及本年度家庭收入预期。

人口统计维度包含：性别、年龄、受教育结束年龄、职业、职位、社区类型、家庭构成与家庭规模、是否拥有移动电话与固定电话。

额外编码字段如下：受访者编号、访员编号、访谈语言、受访国家、访谈日期、访谈开始时间、访谈时长、电话线类型、所属区域、加权因子。