Summary information

Study title

Flash Eurobarometer 553 (The Euro Area, October 2024)

Creator

European Commission, Brussels; Directorate General Communication, COMM.A.3 ´Media monitoring and Eurobarometer´

Study number / PID

ZA8903, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.14435 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Attitude towards the European Union and the implementation of the Euro as currency. Economic situation.Topics: having the euro is a good thing for the own country and for Europe; changes in feeling European due to the euro; difficulty to distinguish and handle euro bank notes and specific coins; opinion about the number of existing coins and which euro coin denominations should be removed; approval of the abolition of 1- and 2-cent euro coins and to mandatory up- and down-rounding of the final sum of purchase; conversion from the price in euro to the national currency when it comes to exceptional and common purchases; prices increased during the changeover period (only in HR); attitude towards selected statements on the euro: eases travelling, reduces cross-border banking charges, has made it easier to do business in different EU countries, has made it easier to compare prices and shop in different EU countries; preference for more or less co-ordination among euro-area governments; attitude towards the following statements on current reforms: need for significant reforms to improve economy, successful reforms in other euro area countries facilitate reforms in the own country, governments need to save for the ageing populations, retirement age should be increased to ensure sustainability of the pension system; importance of reforms to help increase growth and employment in the areas: labour market, health system, pension system, social security system, market reforms, taxation, education systems; expectations regarding the inflation rate in the current year; attitude towards the effectiveness of the EU recovery plan to address the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic and to invest in a green, digital, social and more resilient EU. Demography: age; sex; nationality; travels outside the own country at least once a year; development of household income since last year and expectations for the current year; age at end of education; occupation; professional...
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Methodology

Data collection period

07/10/2024 - 15/10/2024

Country

Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Croatia

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Kind of data

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Data collection mode

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

2025

Terms of data access

0 - Data and documents are released for everybody.

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