FSD3077 Cross-national Survey on the Future of the Welfare State 2015

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[v1_1] In the year 2050, do you think that the public welfare system in [country] will cover the needs of citizens in the following fields: Health care

[v1_2] In the year 2050, do you think that the public welfare system in [country] will cover the needs of citizens in the following fields: Pensions

[v1_3] In the year 2050, do you think that the public welfare system in [country] will cover the needs of citizens in the following fields: Support for the unemployed

[v1_4] In the year 2050, do you think that the public welfare system in [country] will cover the needs of citizens in the following fields: Child care

[v1_5] In the year 2050, do you think that the public welfare system in [country] will cover the needs of citizens in the following fields: Care for elderly people

[v1_6] In the year 2050, do you think that the public welfare system in [country] will cover the needs of citizens in the following fields: Education and training

[v2] If taxes and social security contributions were not sufficient to maintain the current level of public welfare benefits and services in [country], which of the following two options would you prefer:

[v3_1] Thinking about the future public welfare system in [country], how important should the following aims be: Guaranteeing health care for all citizens

[v3_2] Thinking about the future public welfare system in [country], how important should the following aims be: Guaranteeing income and appropriate living standards for all citizens throughout life

[v3_3] Thinking about the future public welfare system in [country], how important should the following aims be: Guaranteeing child care

[v3_4] Thinking about the future public welfare system in [country], how important should the following aims be: Guaranteeing care for elderly people

[v3_5] Thinking about the future public welfare system in [country], how important should the following aims be: Enabling all citizens to acquire education, knowledge and skills

[v4_1] I know which public welfare services and benefits are available in [country] for me and my family

[v4_2] I can choose the way in which public welfare benefits and services, for example child care services and health care services, are provided to me and my family

[v4_3] The public welfare benefits and services in [country] are flexible regarding changing needs in different life circumstances

[v4_4] The public welfare system in [country] encourages me to actively enhance my personal well-being

[v5_1] The EU shall ensure financial transfers from the rich to the poor member states

[v5_2] The EU shall set minimum standards of social protection for all its member states

[v5_3] The EU shall enable and support more mobility of students and workers between the member states than existing today

[v5_4] The EU shall put pressure on national states including [country] to implement reforms of the welfare system when they are necessary

[bv1] The respondent's sex

[bv2] The respondent's age

[bv3_1] Net income of the household per month, Germany

[bv3_2] Net income of the household per month, the United Kingdom

[bv3_3] Net income of the household per month, France

[bv3_4] Net income of the household per month, Italy

[bv3_5] Net income of the household per month, Poland

[bv3_6] Net income of the household per month, Belgium

[bv3_7] Net income of the household per month, Portugal

[bv3_8] Net income of the household per month, Finland

[bv4] Some people talk about politics in terms of 'left' and 'right'. On a left-right scale from 1 to 7, with 1 indicating 'extreme left' and 7 indicating 'extreme right', where would you place yourself?

[bv5] Country

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