2218|SOCIOPOLITICAL ATTITUDES AND DEMOCRATIC CULTURE. LATINOBAROMETER 1996 (I)

— Assessment of the current economic situation of the country, retrospective and forward-looking to twelve months. Assessment of the personal economic situation. — Religion of the interviewee. — Feeling of pride for being Spanish. — Assessment of the evolution of the country. — More important problem. — Trust in others. — Evolution, in the last five years, of poverty, drug trafficking, crime, drug addiction and corruption. — Job expectations. — Opinion on who gives more opportunities to the economic system of our country. — Personal victimisation or of any person in the environment of the interviewee in the last twelve months. — Evaluation of the Spanish political situation, current and prospective. — Assessment of different political regimes. — Degree of satisfaction with the functioning of democracy in Spain. — Opinion on the consolidation of our democracy. — Willingness to participate in the defense of democracy in the face of a threat. — More important aspect for democracy. — Feelings produced by politics. — Degree of agreement with opinions on politics. — Degree of concern of politicians about issues of personal interest to the interviewee. — Ability of politicians to solve current problems. — Opinion on the Government’s responsibilities. — Opinion on the cleanliness of the electoral process. — Influence of the intention to vote for the future. — Degree of trust in various groups or institutions. — Opinion on the degree of information given by the political authorities on the situation in the country. — Means or persons by which political affairs are reported. — Number of days last week in which you saw the news and half used. Degree of attention paid. — Scale of political ideology of the interviewee. — Degree of closeness to any political party. Name of that party. — Vote recall in the general elections of March 1996. — Information about: Mercosur (Southern Common Market), Free Trade Agreement/NAFTA or NAFTA, Andean Pact or Group, the European Community/European Union and the UN (United Nations Organisation). — Opinion on the European Union and the United States. — Perception of the degree of information received about the European Union. — Opinion on which will be the most important trading partner of Spain in the next century. — Opinion on which is the country that produces the goods with the most advanced technology. — Opinion on the influence that trade with other countries has on the Spanish economy. — Quantity of items purchased from other countries. — Preferred country as a foreign investor. — Activities that you normally do in free time. — People, groups, entities or media that you believe. — Organisations in which it participates. Reason not to participate in any. — Latin American country for which you feel the most admiration. — Opinion on the evolution, in the last five years, of the quality of health and education, and of access to housing. — Opinion on the groups (maximum three) that have the most power in Spain. — Degree of interest in politics. — Degree of agreement with political participation. — Opinion on the veracity of political opinions. — Frequency with which: follow the political news, talk about politics with friends, try to convince someone of what you think politically, work for an issue that affects you personally or your community, works or has worked for a party or candidate — Willingness to participate in some forms of political activity. — Opinion on the equal opportunities of men and women in Spain. — Priorities between order, citizen participation, prices and freedom of expression. — Environmental contrast/economic development. — Activities, related to the environment, developed in the last two years. — Opinion on whether the issue of the environment is an urgent problem, of the future or if it is not a problem. — Evaluation of the civic traits and characteristics of the Spaniards. — Factors that help you succeed in life. — Assessment of the opportunities to improve their standard of living compared to those that their parents had and with those that their children will have. — Coverage of the salary or the total family income, with respect to their needs. — Number of people living in the house. — Cohabitation in a couple. — Hours worked a week in their last occupation by the interviewee and by the head of family. — Home equipment. — Regime of ownership of the house in which you live. — Knowledge of English, Portuguese and Spanish. — Province of birth.