Eurobarometer 28.1 [electronic resource] : young Europeans -- life, interests, education, employment, and knowledge of foreign languages, October-November 1987.

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Ann Arbor, MI : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributors], 2007.
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Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + SAS setup file + SPSS setup file + Stata setup file.

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    Summary note
    This round of Eurobarometer surveys queried respondents who were aged 15-24 on standard Eurobarometer measures, such as how satisfied they were with their present life, whether they attempted to persuade others close to them to share their views on subjects they held strong opinions about, whether they discussed political matters, what their country's goals should be for the next 10 or 15 years, and how they viewed the need for societal change. Additional questions focused on the respondents' knowledge of and opinions on the European Community (EC), including how well-informed they felt about the EC, what sources of information about the EC they used, whether their country had benefited from being an EC member, and the extent of their personal interest in EC matters. Other major areas of focus of the surveys included: (1) life and interests, (2) foreign languages and traveling abroad, (3) employment and education and (4) foreign relations. For the first topic, life and interests, respondents were asked: to identify their areas of interest, ideas or causes they support, three major problems facing youth today, to list their membership in particular organizations, their use of neighborhood youth services or centers, how well-informed they felt about opportunities of interest, with whom they lived, and how well different aspects of life were going. For the second topic, languages, respondents were asked about languages learned and those spoken well enough to converse with others, languages used at home, reasons and methods for learning a new language, and the teaching and importance of knowing foreign languages. Pertaining to traveling abroad, respondents were asked about the countries they visited, the duration and reasons for visiting, travel arrangements, and the main problem in traveling abroad. For the third topic, employment and education, respondents were asked about their experiences with youth discrimination, their personal financial situation, and services or individuals who assisted them in making life choices. Respondents employed full- or part-time were asked about methods used to obtain a job, duration of employment, hours worked per week, average pay rate, job satisfaction, chances for promotion, and past episodes of employment and unemployment. Respondents in school were asked about current studies and the type of institution they attended, while those in vocational training were asked about when they started the program, length of attendance, opinions regarding completion, and trainee benefits. Unemployed respondents were asked about the reasons why and the length of time they were unemployed, as well as their job-seeking methods. All respondents, except those in school, were asked about formal education, satisfaction with training courses, assistance with job attainment through training, and receipt of a diploma or certificate. For the final topic, foreign relations, respondents were asked about their feelings about the United States and its present policy towards West European unification, the relationship between the EC and the United States, establishment of the Common European Market, and the unification of Europe. Less of a focus were questions about the qualities children are encouraged to learn at home, their knowledge of a European program for the fight against cancer, and their skills and education in computers. Demographic and other background information collected includes age, gender, marital status, age when expecting to finish full-time education, size and composition of household, family income, occupation, size of company where respondent works, type and size of community, and region of residence. Several questions pertaining to voting and politics include political party attachment, vote intention, and left-right political self-placement.
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    • Codebook available in print and electronic format.
    • Title from title screen (viewed on July 23, 2008).
    • ZA study 2041.
    Type of data
    Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + SAS setup file + SPSS setup file + Stata setup file.
    Time and place of event
    • Date(s) of collection: October 1987-November 1987.
    • Time period: October 1987-November 1987.
    Geographic coverage
    Geographic coverage: Belgium, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, global.
    System details
    Mode of access: World Wide Web.
    Case file characteristics
    Sample size: 9451. The 9451 cases of the data set are distributed among the individual countries as follows: Belgium 833 cases, Federal Republic of Germany 801 cases, Denmark 813 cases, France 803 cases, Greece 790 cases, Ireland 844 cases, Italy 856 cases, Luxembourg 260 cases, Netherlands 750 cases, Portugal 832 cases, Portugal 832 cases, Spain 788 cases, United Kingdom 812 cases, Northern Ireland 269 cases.
    Methodology note
    • Mode of data collection: face-to-face interview.
    • Sample: multistage national probability samples.
    • Universe: citizens of the EU aged 15 to 24 years, residing in the 12 EU member countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
    Cite as
    Rabier, Jacques-Rene, Helene Riffault, and Ronald Inglehart. EUROBAROMETER 28.1: YOUNG EUROPEANS -- LIFE, INTERESTS, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1987 [Computer file]. Conducted by Faits et Opinions, Paris, France. ICPSR09135-v1. Cologne, Germany: Zentralarchiv fur Empirische Sozialforschung [producer], 2007. Cologne, Germany: Zentralarchiv fur Empirische Sozialforschung/Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributors], 2007-04-20.
    Title on accompanying codebook
    • Eurobarometer 28.1 : youth sample, October-November 1987
    OCLC
    190871896
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