Flash Eurobarometer 386: The Euro Area

For this survey carried out in early October 2013, some 15 000 respondents across the 17 euro area countries were interviewed by phone. Citizens replied to a set of questions focusing on issues ranging from perception and practical aspects of the euro to their assessment of the economic situation, policy and reforms in their country and in the euro area. In addition, citizens were asked about their views and expectations regarding household income and inflation. The economic and financial crisis notwithstanding, respondents' overall assessment of the euro for their own country continues on the positive trend of recent years, with the public perception in this regard at its second highest since the introduction of the survey in 2002. A clear majority also sees the euro as good for the EU as a whole. There are nevertheless important differences between the 17 countries. #####The results by volumes are distributed as follows: * Volume A: Countries * Volume AA: Groups of countries * Volume A' (AP): Trends * Volume AA' (AAP): Trends of groups of countries * Volume B: EU/socio-demographics * Volume B' (BP) : Trends of EU/ socio-demographics * Volume C: Country/socio-demographics ---- Researchers may also contact GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: [https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer](https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer)