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Attitude towards EU competition policy.Topics: preferred point of contact in case of encountering problems referring to competition: national competition authority, national court, European court, European Commission, consumer organisation, other; awareness of issues with regard to competition cases in the media in the last year; sources of the information; awareness of the executing authority; attitude towards selected statements regarding competition between companies: allows for better consumer prices, allows for more choice for consumers, allows for higher quality, encourages innovation and economic growth, encourages more environmentally friendly goods and services, encourages digital transformation of economy and society, helps EU companies to become more competitive in global markets; experiences regarding a lack of competition in the following sectors resulting in higher prices, a reduction in choice, or lower quality: telecommunication and internet access, energy, financial services, transport services, food retailing, pharmaceutical products, others, none; main problems in the mentioned sectors; expected contribution of policies to enhance competition with regard to achieving the following objectives: stimulating economic growth and employment, stimulating innovation, allowing better and cheaper products and services for all; importance of selected improvements to competition: taking advantages away from competitors who are subsidised by non-EU governments, taking advantages away from competitors who are subsidised by EU governments, preventing players across market sectors from abusing their market power, preventing mergers and acquisitions that reduce competition in a given sector, fighting cartels. 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;...