Eurobarometer 47.2OVR: Young Europeans Survey on EU and Social Issues, 1997

April-June 1997 survey focusing on young Europeans aged 15-24, merging responses from Eurobarometer 47.2 with an oversample of the same age group. It was authored by Anna Melich for the European Commission and covers attitudes towards the European Union, social issues, and personal experiences. The survey includes demographic information such as age, sex, religious preference, income, occupation, household size, locality size, and region of residence.

Use Cases

• Analyze youth perceptions of the European Union's impact based on survey questions about EU benefits and information sources.
• Study correlations between demographic factors and social attitudes based on questions about euthanasia, capital punishment, and rights of homosexuals.
• Model predictors of young people's life choices based on data on reasons for living at home, when to have children, and source of income.

Strengths

• Focuses specifically on the 15-24 age demographic through a merged dataset with an oversample.
• Covers a wide range of topics including EU opinions, social issues, leisure activities, and demographics as described.
• Authored by a named individual (Anna Melich) for an authoritative organization (European Commission).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

European Commission

Collection Method

Survey

Time Range

April-June 1997

Geography

European Union