Euro-Barometer 37.2: Survey on Elderly Europeans, April-May 1992

European survey data from April-May 1992, focusing on the elderly population across European Community member states. The dataset, created by Karlheinz Reif for the European Commission, covers topics including daily activities, finances, health care, social attitudes, and family contact. Demographic background information includes age, sex, education, employment, and political orientation.

Use Cases

• Modeling financial security perceptions among the elderly based on pension preference and self-reported financial situation.
• Analyzing social isolation patterns based on reported frequency of family contact and feelings of loneliness.
• Studying attitudes towards age-based discrimination based on questions about treatment by public institutions and professions.
• Investigating health and care dependency based on questions about long-standing illness and regular assistance received.

Strengths

• Survey covers multiple thematic areas including finances, health, social activities, and attitudes.
• Includes standard Euro-Barometer demographic variables for cross-analysis.
• Data collection was conducted by the authoritative European Commission.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

European Commission

Collection Method

Survey

Time Range

April-May 1992

Geography

European Community member states