Study title

Croatia after the changeover to the euro.
Topics: difficulties handling euro coins and banknotes; currency used for counting or calculating when doing common or exceptional purchases; difficulties converting Croatian kunas to euro and understanding the value in euro; assessment of dual price displays as useful; purchase of a euro coins starter kit before January 2023 and reasons for not having purchased one; intended use of the starter kit; problems and kind of problems encountered when exchanging or withdrawing euro cash in the first week of January 2023; assessment of the changeover to the euro as smoothly and efficiently; naming of security features of euro banknotes; assessment of the frequency of incorrect price conversions or rounding of prices; having the euro is a good thing for the own country and for Europe; expectation of positive consequences due to the introduction for the own country and personally; euro will help to maintain price stability or will increase inflation in Croatia; used source of information about the introduction of the euro; most efficient source of information during the changeover period; self-rated knowledge about the euro; desire for more information on selected issues about the euro; satisfaction with the information about the euro provided by the national authorities; awareness of the following issues and assessment of their usefulness: euro TV spots, euro advertisements in Croatian newspapers or magazines, euro calculator. Demography: age; sex; nationality; type of community; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone; household composition and household size; region. Additionally coded was: respondent ID; country; weighting factor.