Special Eurobarometer 321: Poverty and Social Exclusion

This new survey was commissioned to see where opinion about poverty and social exclusion stood in Europe in autumn 2009.
Ten years after Heads of State and Governments committed to a major drive against poverty in the EU, 2010 will mark the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. Its goals cover four broad objectives and guiding principles:
♦ a recognition of the right of those living in poverty and suffering social exclusion to live in dignity, and play an active part in society;
♦ a shared responsibility for and participation in the fight against poverty, with an emphasis on both collective and individual action;
♦ the promotion of cohesion, highlighting the advantages of the eradication of poverty, and greater social inclusion, for all members of society;
♦ political commitment at all levels of governance and concrete action to eradicate poverty and social exclusion, as well as a commitment to these goals within societies.

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