European public opinion survey conducted in November-December 2000 by the European Commission. The dataset likely contains responses on topics including satisfaction with life, knowledge of the European Union, opinions on the European Parliament, public safety, defense policy, and EU enlargement. The survey was authored by Harald Hartung and is available under an Open Access license.
Use Cases
- Modeling public trust in EU institutions based on reported levels of trust and satisfaction with democracy.
- Analyzing predictors of feeling safe in one's neighborhood based on questions about attacks, threats, and drug-related problems.
- Studying attitudes towards EU enlargement based on questions about support for new members and criteria for joining.
- Investigating the relationship between media consumption (TV news watching, newspaper reading) and EU knowledge or opinions.
Strengths
- Survey covers a wide range of policy topics including EU institutions, defense, safety, and enlargement in a single wave.
- Data collection has a specific temporal focus (November-December 2000), providing a snapshot of post-1990s European opinion.
- Produced by an authoritative source, the European Commission, suggesting standardized methodology.
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
- November-December 2000
- Geography
- Europe (European Union member states)