2444|JANUARY 2002 BAROMETER

— Most important problems in Spain. Problems that, personally, affect you the most. — Payment of purchases in euros or pesetas from the beginning of the use of the euro. Frequency, in that period, of credit card use in purchases. — Ability of the interviewee to assess prices in euros to the same extent as before in pesetas. — Use of calculator to translate prices of euros to pesetas and frequency of its use. — Convenience in the use of the euro, compared to that of the peseta. — Feelings caused by the exchange of currency: increased European sentiment; less feeling of belonging to a nation. — Opinion on the effect of euro entry on prices. — Opinion on whether the implementation of the euro will be beneficial or harmful to Spain and the European Union. — Knowledge of the celebration of the fourteenth National Congress of the People’s Party. Interest in your follow-up. — Opinion on the influence of the decisions taken at this congress on possible changes in the People’s Party. — Opinion on whether congresses of political parties are of interest to all citizens or only to the members and supporters of each party. — Opinion that Aznar does not run as a candidate in the upcoming elections. — Best candidate of the People’s Party, alternative to Aznar. — Opinion on the need to limit the term of office in political office. — Knowledge that Spain chairs the European Union during the first half of 2002. — Main problems to be addressed by the Spanish government during the months of the presidency of the European Union. — Opinion on what Spanish management will be like in the presidency of the European Union. — Assessment of the importance of the Spanish presidency of the European Union and the effects that this presidency will have for Spain. — Opinion on how the management of Aznar will be in charge of the presidency of the European Union. — Evaluation of the economic situation of Spain, current, retrospective and prospective to one year. — Evaluation of the political situation in Spain, current, retrospective and prospective to one year. — Knowledge and scale of valuation of political leaders. — Evaluation of the management of the Government of the PP. — Evaluation of the PSOE’s performance in the opposition. — Knowledge and scale of assessment of the ministers who form the Government. — Degree of confidence inspired by the President of the Government, José Mª Aznar. — Intention to vote in general elections. — Scale of ideology of the interviewee. — Vote recall in March 2000 general elections. — Vote fidelity in March 2000 general elections. — Electoral volatility in general elections in March 2000.