The country the respondent has selected
2 = The Netherlands
3 = France
4 = Germany
6 = Austria
7 = Belgium: Dutch-speaking electoral college
8 = Belgium: French-speaking electoral college
10 = Bulgaria
11 = Croatia
12 = Cyprus
13 = Czech Republic
14 = Denmark
15 = Estonia
16 = Finland
17 = Greece
18 = Hungary
19 = Ireland
20 = Italy
21 = Latvia
22 = Lithuania
23 = Luxembourg (DE)
24 = Luxembourg (FR)
25 = Luxembourg (LU)
26 = Malta
27 = Poland
28 = Portugal
29 = Romania
30 = Slovakia
31 = Slovenia
32 = Spain
33 = Sweden
34 = Switzerland (DE)
35 = Switzerland (FR)
36 = Switzerland (IT)
37 = Turkey
38 = UK: England
39 = UK: Northern Ireland
40 = UK: Scotland
41 = UK: Wales

The nearest party in the country spectrum
23 = Parti écologiste francophone de Belgique
39 = Hrvatska narodna stranka - Liberalni demokrati
45 = Istarski demokratski sabor/Dieta democratica Istriana
58 = Krestanská a demokratická unie – Ceskoslovenská strana lidová
175 = Fiamma Tricolore/La Destra-Movimento per l&#39;Autonomia-Partito Pensionati-Alleanza di Centro
181 = Partito di Rifondazione Comunista - Partito dei Comunisti Italiani
209 = Tevynes sajunga - Lietuvos krikšcionys demokratai
210 = Chrëschtlech-Sozial Vollékspartei - Christlich-Soziale Volkspartei
211 = Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei - Luxemburgische Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei
212 = Demokratesch Partei - Demokratische Partei
214 = Alternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei - Alternative Demokratische Reformpartei
216 = Kommunistesch Partei Lëtzebuerg - Kommunistische Partei Luxemburgs
231 = Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy
233 = Centro Democrático Social - Partido Popular
237 = Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses
255 = Ludová strana - Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko
256 = Slovenská demokratická a krestanská únia
259 = Strana madarskej koalície - Magyar Koalíció Pártja
262 = Nova Slovenija, Kršcansko ljudska stranka
294 = ChristenUnie / Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij
340 = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
383 = Porozumienie dla Przyszlosci - CentroLewica (PD+SDPL+Zieloni 2004)

Social programmes should be maintained even at the cost of higher taxes
-1 = No opinion
1 = Completely disagree
2 = Tend to disagree
3 = Neutral
4 = Tend to agree
5 = Completely agree

Saliency of question 1: Social programmes should be maintained even at the cost of higher taxes
0.5 = -
1 = =
2 = +

The mediapartner from where the application was started
1 = Kieskompas BV
2 = Trouw
3 = EO
4 = RNW
5 = Euranet
6 = Aftonbladet
7 = Knack
8 = BNN

The language the user selected
1 = Nederlands (The Netherlands)
2 = English (UK: England)
3 = svenska (Sweden)
4 = Français (France)
5 = Deutsch (Germany)
6 = Deutsch (Austria)
7 = Nederlands (Belgium: Dutch-speaking electoral college)
8 = Français (Belgium: French-speaking electoral college)
10 = Bulgarian (Bulgaria)
11 = hrvatski (Croatia)
12 = Greek (Cyprus)
13 = Czech (Czech Republic)
14 = dansk (Denmark)
15 = eesti (Estonia)
16 = suomi (Finland)
17 = Greek (Greece)
18 = magyar (Hungary)
19 = English (Ireland)
20 = Italiano (Italy)
21 = Latviešu (Latvia)
22 = Lithuanian (Lithuania)
23 = Deutsch (Luxembourg (DE))
24 = Français (Luxembourg (FR))
25 = Lëtzebuergesch (Luxembourg (LU))
26 = English (Malta)
27 = Polski (Poland)
28 = Português (Portugal)
29 = Romanian (Romania)
30 = Slovak (Slovakia)
31 = Slovene (Slovenia)
32 = Español (Spain)
33 = Deutsch (Switzerland (DE))
34 = Français (Switzerland (FR))
35 = Italiano (Switzerland (IT))
36 = Türkçe (Turkey)
37 = English (UK: Northern Ireland)
38 = English (UK: Scotland)
39 = English (UK: Wales)

How do you judge the quality of the EU Profiler?
4 = very poor
5 = rather poor
6 = average
7 = rather good
8 = very good
9 = don't know

The EU Profiler result surprised me
10 = yes
11 = no

The EU Profiler convinced me
12 = yes
13 = no

The EU Profiler confirmed my anticipated political position
14 = yes
15 = no

The EU Profiler helped me find a party to vote for
16 = yes
17 = no

The EU Profiler made me want to vote for a party in another country
18 = yes
19 = no

The EU Profiler changed my vote choice
20 = yes
21 = no

The EU Profiler made me more interested in the EP elections
22 = yes
23 = no

The EU Profiler made me more interested in politics
24 = yes
25 = no

The EU Profiler made me want to participate in the EP elections
26 = yes
27 = no

The EU Profiler made me want to abstain in the EP elections
28 = yes
29 = no

The EU Profiler did not change my desire to vote/abstain in the EP elections
30 = yes
31 = no

The EU Profiler left me indifferent
32 = yes
33 = no

In the EU Profiler, how useful did you find... the compass?
34 = very useful
35 = somewhat useful
36 = not very useful
37 = useless
38 = don't know

... the smartspider?
39 = very useful
40 = somewhat useful
41 = not very useful
42 = useless
43 = don't know

... the match list?
44 = very useful
45 = somewhat useful
46 = not very useful
47 = useless
48 = don't know

... the weighting of issues?
49 = very useful
50 = somewhat useful
51 = not very useful
52 = useless
53 = don't know

... the documentation of party positions?
54 = very useful
55 = somewhat useful
56 = not very useful
57 = useless
58 = don't know

... comparisons with national parties?
59 = very useful
60 = somewhat useful
61 = not very useful
62 = useless
63 = don't know

... comparisons with other parties in Europe?
64 = very useful
65 = somewhat useful
66 = not very useful
67 = useless
68 = don't know

Have you either previously used the EU Profiler or do you intend to use this tool more than once?
69 = yes
70 = no
71 = don't know

What is your preferred medium for informing yourself about politics?
72 = the internet
73 = traditional media
74 = both about equally
75 = don't know

Normally, how many days of the week do you... watch the news on television?
76 = 0 days
77 = 1 day
78 = 2 days
79 = 3 days
80 = 4 days
81 = 5 days
82 = 6 days
83 = 7 days

... read a newspaper?
84 = 0 days
85 = 1 day
86 = 2 days
87 = 3 days
88 = 4 days
89 = 5 days
90 = 6 days
91 = 7 days

... use the internet?
92 = 0 days
93 = 1 day
94 = 2 days
95 = 3 days
96 = 4 days
97 = 5 days
98 = 6 days
99 = 7 days

During the weeks before the European election, how often do you normally.....watch a program about the election on television?
100 = often
101 = sometimes
102 = never

... read about the election in a newspaper?
103 = often
104 = sometimes
105 = never

... talk to friends or family about the election?
106 = often
107 = sometimes
108 = never

... attend a public meeting or rally about the election?
109 = often
110 = sometimes
111 = never

... look into a website concerned with the election?
112 = often
113 = sometimes
114 = never

How often does politics seem so complicated that you can’t really understand what is going on?
115 = never
116 = seldom
117 = occasionally
118 = regularly
119 = frequently
120 = don't know

To what extent would you say you are interested in politics?
121 = very
122 = somewhat
123 = a little
124 = not at all

How interested are you in the campaign for the European elections?
125 = very
126 = somewhat
127 = a little
128 = not at all

If you intend to participate, which party would you vote for in the EP elections in June of this year? (codes as in 'nearest')
129 = I do not intend to vote in the elections
1015 = other

Which party did you vote for in the last national election? (codes as in 'nearest')
130 = voted blank
131 = spoiled vote
132 = did not vote
133 = do not remember
134 = no answer
1016 = other

And if there was a national parliamentary election tomorrow, which party would you vote for? (codes as in 'nearest')
135 = would vote blank
136 = would spoil vote
137 = would not vote
138 = don't know
139 = no answer
1017 = other

Party 3 (party codes as in *nearest* : We have a number of parties in your country each of which would like to get your vote. May we ask you once more to indicate how probable it is that you will ever vote for the following parties in the European election
-1 = Not answered
0 = 0 - Not at all probable
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 - Very probable

In your view, how important is it for democracy... that everybody is equal before the law and has equal chances to access the courts?
959 = 0 (unimportant)
960 = 1
961 = 2
962 = 3
963 = 4
964 = 5
965 = 6
966 = 7
967 = 8
968 = 9
969 = 10 (important)

... that elections should be free and fair?
970 = 0 (unimportant)
971 = 1
972 = 2
973 = 3
974 = 4
975 = 5
976 = 6
977 = 7
978 = 8
979 = 9
980 = 10 (important)

... that citizens are regularly able to decide about political issues through referenda?
981 = 0 (unimportant)
982 = 1
983 = 2
984 = 3
985 = 4
986 = 5
987 = 6
988 = 7
989 = 8
990 = 9
991 = 10 (important)

... that governments do what is right even if this is against the wishes of those people who voted for it?
992 = 0 (unimportant)
993 = 1
994 = 2
995 = 3
996 = 4
997 = 5
998 = 6
999 = 7
1000 = 8
1001 = 9
1002 = 10 (important)

... that new technologies (the Internet etc.) should be employed to facilitate political participation?
1003 = 0 (unimportant)
1004 = 1
1005 = 2
1006 = 3
1007 = 4
1008 = 5
1009 = 6
1010 = 7
1011 = 8
1012 = 9
1013 = 10 (important)

On the whole, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in your country? Are you ...
150 = very satisfied
151 = fairly satisfied
152 = not very satisfied
153 = not at all satisfied

How satisfied are you with the way democracy works in the European Union?
154 = very satisfied
155 = fairly satisfied
156 = not very satisfied
157 = not at all satisfied

Some say European unification should be pushed further. Others say it already has gone too far. What is your opinion?
158 = 0 (unification has already gone too far)
159 = 1
160 = 2
161 = 3
162 = 4
163 = 5
164 = 6
165 = 7
166 = 8
167 = 9
168 = 10 (unification should be pushed further)

Please tell me on a score of 0-10 how much you personally trust each of the institutions below:... The national Parliament?
169 = 0 (do not trust at all)
170 = 1
171 = 2
172 = 3
173 = 4
174 = 5
175 = 6
176 = 7
177 = 8
178 = 9
179 = 10 (complete trust)

... The European Parliament?
180 = 0 (do not trust at all)
181 = 1
182 = 2
183 = 3
184 = 4
185 = 5
186 = 6
187 = 7
188 = 8
189 = 9
190 = 10 (complete trust)

... The national Government?
191 = 0 (do not trust at all)
192 = 1
193 = 2
194 = 3
195 = 4
196 = 5
197 = 6
198 = 7
199 = 8
200 = 9
201 = 10 (complete trust)

... The European Commission?
202 = 0 (do not trust at all)
203 = 1
204 = 2
205 = 3
206 = 4
207 = 5
208 = 6
209 = 7
210 = 8
211 = 9
212 = 10 (complete trust)

... Political Parties?
213 = 0 (do not trust at all)
214 = 1
215 = 2
216 = 3
217 = 4
218 = 5
219 = 6
220 = 7
221 = 8
222 = 9
223 = 10 (complete trust)

What is your opinion regarding this statement: 'our national government would run better if decisions were left up to non-elected independent experts rather than politicians or the people'
224 = completely agree
225 = somewhat agree
226 = neutral
227 = somewhat disagree
228 = completely disagree
229 = don't know

What is your opinion regarding this statement: 'the European Union would run better if decisions were left up to non-elected independent experts rather than politicians or the people'
230 = completely agree
231 = somewhat agree
232 = neutral
233 = somewhat disagree
234 = completely disagree
235 = don't know

Do you approve or disapprove the national government's record to date?
236 = approve
237 = disapprove

In elections for which you had the right to vote, have you participated in...
238 = ... all the elections
239 = ... most of the elections
240 = ... some elections
241 = ... none of the elections
242 = ... don’t know

In political matters people talk of 'the left' and 'the right'. What is your position?
243 = 0 (left)
244 = 1
245 = 2
246 = 3
247 = 4
248 = 5
249 = 6
250 = 7
251 = 8
252 = 9
253 = 10 (right)

Are you...
254 = male
255 = female

What is your current marital status?
761 = Married
762 = Living with partner (not married)
763 = Widowed
764 = Divorced
765 = Separated
766 = Single

What is the highest level of education that you have achieved?
767 = pre-primary education
768 = primary education
769 = lower secondary education
770 = upper secondary education
771 = post-secondary non tertiary education
772 = first stage of tertiary education
773 = second stage of tertiary education

What is your current work situation? Are you:
774 = self-employed
775 = employed
776 = in school, still in education
777 = working in the household
778 = military service
779 = retired
780 = unemployed
781 = other

Are (were) you working in...
782 = agriculture
783 = state industry
784 = private industry
785 = public services
786 = private services
787 = other

Where do you live?
788 = rural area or village
789 = small or middle-sized town
790 = suburbs of large town or city
791 = large town or city

Do you consider yourself as belonging to any particular religion or denomination? If yes, which one?
892 = No, do not belong to a denomination
893 = Roman Catholic
894 = Protestant
895 = Orthodox (Russian/Greek/etc.)
896 = Jewish
897 = Muslim
898 = Hindu
899 = Buddhist
900 = Other

Apart from special occasions such as weddings and funerals, about how often do you attend religious services nowadays?
901 = several times a week
902 = once a week
903 = once a month
904 = a few times a year
905 = once a year or less
906 = never

Regardless of whether you belong to a particular religion, how religious would you say you are?
908 = 0 (Not at all religious)
909 = 1
910 = 2
911 = 3
912 = 4
913 = 5
914 = 6
915 = 7
916 = 8
917 = 9
918 = 10 (Very religious)

How many children do you have?
920 = 1
921 = 2
922 = 3
923 = 4
924 = 5
925 = 6
926 = 7
927 = 8
928 = 9
929 = 10 or more

How many people live in your household, including yourself, who are 18 years of age or older?
930 = 1
931 = 2
932 = 3
933 = 4
934 = 5
935 = 6
936 = 7
937 = 8
938 = 9 or more

What is your monthly household total income after tax and compulsory deductions from all sources?
939 = 0-500 Euros
940 = 500-1000 Euros
941 = 1000-1500 Euros
942 = 1500-2000 Euros
943 = 2000-3000 Euros
944 = 3000-4000 Euros
945 = 4000-6000 Euros
946 = 6000-10000 Euros
947 = more than 10000 Euros