DDI description: Eurobarometer 67.1: Cultural Values, Poverty and Social Exclusion, Developmental Aid, and Residential Mobility, February-March 2007 DDI-kuvailu: Eurobarometri 67.1: kulttuuriset arvot, köyhyys ja sosiaalinen syrjäytyminen, kehitysapu ja väestön liikkuvuus, helmi-maaliskuu 2007 Finnish Social Science Data Archive FSD FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records), jonka tekijä on Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive), on lisensoitu Creative Commons Nimeä-Epäkaupallinen 1.0 Suomi lisenssillä. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) av Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finlands samhällsvetenskapliga dataarkiv) är licensierad under a Creative Commons Erkännande-IckeKommersiell 1.0 Finland License. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) by Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0 Finland License. Eurobarometer 67.1: Cultural Values, Poverty and Social Exclusion, Developmental Aid, and Residential Mobility, February-March 2007 Eurobarometri 67.1: kulttuuriset arvot, köyhyys ja sosiaalinen syrjäytyminen, kehitysapu ja väestön liikkuvuus, helmi-maaliskuu 2007 2312 According to the agreement between FSD and the depositor. Eurobarometers

Eurobarometers are financed by the European Commission and are carried out simultaneously in the European Union member countries. The surveys study the social and political opinions of persons living in the member countries. The first series was published in 1974. The surveys consist of regularly repeated questions, and additional questions on topics considered important at the time of the survey. The regularly asked questions deal with the European Community/European Union, European Parliament, as well as with the functioning of democracy in respondents' native countries. The alternating questions have focused, for example, on the following issues: employment, unemployment, the roles of sexes, ecology and energy policy, position of children and adolescents, poverty, health, biotechnology, regional development, consumer behaviour, and education.

The countries that have participated in the Eurobarometer surveys since 1974 are France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, and Luxemburg. Greece came in in 1980, Portugal and Spain in 1985, the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) in 1990, Sweden and Austria in 1994, Finland in 1995, Cyprus, Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, and Slovakia in 2004, and Romania and Bulgaria in 2007. The Finnish Eurobarometer data have been collected since 1995 (EB 43), but as for the questions related to the EU, Finland has participated already since 1993 (EB 39). The material is collected by specialised organisations. In Finland, the material is collected by Gallup Finland (TNS Gallup Ltd).

Variables related to the contents of the Eurobarometers are usually under embargo for two years, after which they can be freely used. The GESIS (German data archive) maintains a Eurobarometer site, where you can find information on, for example, study profiles (including questionnaires in different languages, and information on possible errata and embargoes), trend questions, and sampling and fieldwork. There is also a search engine for browsing questionnaires and codebooks. The results of the latest surveys can be found on the web pages of the European Commission's Public Opinion Analysis Sector.

Besides the standard Eurobarometers, the Commission has collected comparative data from non-EU countries. The Central and Eastern Eurobarometer (CEEB) was fielded eight times between 1990 and 1997, and the Candidate Countries Eurobarometer (CCEB) eleven times between 2001 and 2004.

GESIS ZACAT, the data portal of the GESIS, offers diverse information on all Eurobarometers. Eurobarometers, the Candidate Countries Eurobarometers, and the Central and Eastern Eurobarometers are available for download. The service is free, but downloading requires registration.

3.0 welfare studies development studies cultural studies Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. Variable frequencies, filter variables, variable and value labels, and missing values are checked. If necessary, the data are anonymised. Kallio, Johanna & Niemelä, Mikko (2010). European Attitudes towards the Poor. In: Lifestyle Patterns and Social Inequalities (Eds. Räsänen, Pekka & Sarpila, Outi). Turku: Turun yliopisto. Working papers in Economic Sociology; I. Lindblom, Taru (2010). Cultural Consumption in the EU. Social mechanisms explaining taste patterns. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. TNS Opinion & Social: Special Eurobarometer 278 / Wave 67.1: European cultural values. Survey requested by Directorate General Education and Culture and coordinated by the Directorate General Press and Communication (European Commission). Brussels, September 2007. [http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_278_en.pdf] TNS Opinion & Social: Special Eurobarometer 279 / Wave 67.1: Poverty and Social Exclusion. Survey requested by Directorate General Employment, Social Affaires and Equal Opportunities and coordinated by the Directorate General Press and Communication (European Commission). Brussels, September 2007. [http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_279.pdf] TNS Opinion & Social: Special Eurobarometer 280 / Wave 67.1: Europeans and Development Aid. Survey requested by Directorate General Development and coordinated by the Directorate General Press and Communication (European Commission). Brussels, June 2007. [http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_280.pdf] Toivonen, Timo (2010). Suomalaiset kulttuurin kuluttajina Euroopan kärkipäätä. Turun Sanomat 13.8.2009. Further information in English available at GESIS website.