2452|MARCH 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, during the last month, 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 whether the implementation of the euro will be beneficial or harmful to Spain and the European Union. — Assessment of the situation of teaching in colleges and institutes. Comparison of the current situation with that existing 15 or 20 years ago. Assessment of the quality of teaching. — Agreement with phrases concerning discipline and authority in colleges and institutes. — Opinion on whether teachers should have the power to punish students, and what kind of punishment would be the most appropriate. — Evaluation of the contents taught in schools. — Opinion on the degree of effort of students to learn and the degree of demand by schools and institutes. — Rating (0 to 10) of current young people in relation to: knowledge, effort, manners, discipline, desire to learn and responsibility. — According to various phrases related to teaching content, tolerance in schools, need for exams. — Assessment of the degree of tolerance of society, parents and teachers towards young people aged 15 to 20. — Opinion on the assessment that society, parents and students make about teachers. — Opinion on who has the primary responsibility for the social and personal development of young people: to the family or to schools. — Opinion on whether classes on religion (Catholic and other religions) should be taught in public centres. — Opinion about the use of handkerchief at school by Muslim girls. — Assessment of whether young people soon start consuming alcoholic beverages in Spain and whether legal measures must be complied with to prevent them from accessing them. — Concern of the interviewee about the issue of the bottle and the consumption of pills among young people. Assessment that young people go out throughout the night on weekends. — Evaluation of the economic situation of Spain, current and prospective to one year. — Evaluation of the political situation in Spain, current and prospective to one year. — 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. — Possession of children between 14 and 18 years. Type of school in which they study.