Central and Eastern Eurobarometer 3: Political Disintegration, October - November, 1992

<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>The Central and Eastern Eurobarometer (CEEB) surveys were begun in 1990, when nationally representative surveys were undertaken on behalf of the European Commission in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and the Soviet Union. The surveys, which explored individuals' attitudes toward democratic and economic reform, were carried out in the autumn of each year from 1990 to 1997, in up to twenty countries in the region. An extension of the Eurobarometer series, conducted semi-annually in the member nations of the European Union (EU), the Central and Eastern Eurobarometers also focused on public support for the EU and on other issues facing Europe as a whole. After the first wave of research, the number of countries was variably expanded to reflect then-current political alignments and realities of access for survey researchers. In each of the countries surveyed, approximately 1,000 persons aged 15 and over were interviewed in their own homes.<br> <br> The surveys ended in 1997 and were later replaced by the Candidate Countries Eurobarometers.<br> <br> A large selection of Eurobarometer Survey Series datasets, including standard Eurobarometers, Central and Eastern Eurobarometers and Candidate Countries Eurobarometers, are available to browse, analyse and download online via Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Data Archive for the Social Sciences' (GESIS) <a href="http://zacat.gesis.org/" title="ZACAT">ZACAT</a> service. Data analysis and downloading require online registration with ZACAT and there is no restriction upon who can register.<br> <br> GESIS was formed in 2007 when three independent institutes merged (Social Science Information Centre (IZ) in Bonn, Central Archive for Empirical Social Research in Cologne (ZA), and Centre for Survey Research and Methodology (ZUMA) in Mannheim). Users should note that all CEEBs were deposited by ZA but are now available from GESIS.<br> <br> Further information and documentation can be found on the <a href="http://www.gesis.org/en/eurobarometer/survey-series/central-eastern-eb/" title ="GESIS CEEB">GESIS CEEB</a> web pages.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<br>This round of Central and Eastern Eurobarometer Surveys focused on public support for the European Community and on attitudes toward political and economic reforms and other issues facing Europe. Respondents were asked whether they felt their country was going in the right direction in general, how well their country's economy and their own finances had fared over the past year, whether they thought the establishment of a free market economy was right or wrong, and whether economic reforms and privatization were occurring too fast or slow. Satisfaction with the development of democracy and with their own place in their political system was assessed, as was intention to vote in the next general election. A series of questions elicited opinions on the respect for human rights in one's own country and on the situation for minority rights. Several items concerned respondents' trust in various forms of information media, including broadcasts from the West. Respondents were asked how frequently they think of themselves as European. They were also asked to indicate how aware they were of, and how interested in, the European Community, its activities, and institutions, and to rate how positively they regarded the European Community, and the prospect of their country's membership in the Community. Country-specific questions were asked regarding sources of information about the European Community. Participants were also asked about how the economy, government, and private citizens might be advantaged or disadvantaged by the country's increasing ties with the European Community. The survey explored the prospect of future alignments with the United States, the European Community, other East European countries, other (non-EC) European countries, Russia, Turkey, Japan, and South Korea. Opinions were sought on the fairness of European Community and other countries' trade and assistance policies. Respondents' views were obtained on the break-up of European nations and on their personal likelihood of emigration to other European countries, and on the effectiveness of the United Nations and other international organizations' intervention in former Yugoslavia. A few of these questions were asked of a small sample of persons in Serbia and Croatia. Demographic data collected on each participant includes age, education, occupation, religion, ethnic background, mother tongue, citizenship, union membership, left/right political placement, sex, and income.<br>