Special Eurobarometer 272a: Electromagnetic fields

This Special Eurobarometer on EMF was conducted in October and November 2006, simultaneously with the public consultation of the SCENIHR opinion on EMF, and assess the issue of electromagnetic fields through the eyes of EU citizens. It examines on a broad basis how much they know about EMF, which sources they believe produce them and whether they view them as harmful. EMF are also placed in a broader context when respondents are asked to rank a wide range of products and conditions which they believe could potentially damage their health. European citizens are then asked how well protected they feel against the potential health risks of EMF and which level of public authority should bear responsibility for supervising this protection. The survey also examines the preferred means of communication on matters related to EMF and satisfaction with the quality or quantity of information received on this issue. This survey was carried out as a part of the general Eurobarometer survey and involved face-to-face interviews with approximately 30 000 EU citizens in their homes. It was commissioned by the Directorate-General Health and Consumer Protection of the European Union and carried out by TNS opinion & social network. The methodology used was that of the Standard Eurobarometer surveys of the Directorate-General Communication. Annexed to this report is a technical note concerning the interviews carried out by the institutes of the TNS Opinion & Social network. That note specifies the interview method used, as well as the intervals of confidence.6 All differences between figures commented upon in this report are statistically significant to a confidence interval of 95% or above. #####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)