Study title

Attitudes towards and knowledge about biodiversity.
Topics: awareness of the term ‘biodiversity‘; associations with the phrase ‘loss of biodiversity‘; self-rated knowledge about the loss of biodiversity; most important reasons to halt the loss of biodiversity: moral obligation, significance for well-being and quality of life, importance for the production of goods and the economy, indispensable to tackle climate change; seriousness of the decline and possible extinction of animal species, flora and fauna in the own country, in Europe, and globally; impact on the respondent; most important threats to biodiversity; prioritized measures the EU should take to protect biodiversity; awareness of the Natura 2000 network; most important roles of nature protection areas; attitude towards prioritization of nature protection areas over economic development; personal efforts to protect biodiversity. Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; professional position; type of community. Additionally coded was: interviewer ID; language of the interview; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; interview mode; type of phone line; region; country; weighting factor.