2594|FEBRUARY 2005 BAROMETER

— Most important problems in Spain. Problems that, personally, affect you the most. — Use of public services, in the last twelve months. — Opinion on the operation of different public services. — Assessment of State expenditure on various public services. — Attitude to the reduction of public expenditure on different public services. — Responsibility of the State for the welfare of citizens. — Assessment of the protection afforded by the State to different groups. — Opinion on the groups that should be most protected by the state. — Evolution of different aspects of social protection. — According to the opinion of whether it is preferable to raise or lower taxes to spend more or less on social benefits and public services. — Assessment of different measures to prevent the pension system from having financing problems. — Opinion on the financing of social services, the public/private nature of social security pensions, education and health. — Opinion on the institution that should be responsible for managing health, pensions, education and social services. — Public service in which a reduction in public expenditure would be allowed. — Public service in which cuts in public expenditure would not be allowed. — Opinion on the origin of poverty or existence of people living in situations of need in Spain. — Degree of agreement with different statements on social benefits. — 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 2004 general elections. — Vote fidelity in general elections in March 2004. — Religious practice. — Subjective social class of the interviewee.