European Communities Study, 1973

This study can be considered as the start of the Eurobarometer series. It focuses on satisfaction with various aspects of life and society and European unification. Themes: satisfaction with conditions of living, society, democracy / expectations for the future / respect / job values / environment / political attitudes and values / desirable goals for society / cosmopolitan attitudes / information on the EC / awareness of the EC / support for the EC / political problems / goals for EC / support for political unification / political involvement / opinion leadership / left-right self-placement / left-right partisanship index / post - materialist index ( Inglehart ). Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ household characteristics/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ politics/ religion/ organizational membershi