The Eurobarometer is a program commissioned by the European Commission to monitor public opinion in the European Union member countries. Topics vary with each series, and have included agriculture, energy, environment, gender roles, immigration, knowledge of foreign languages, poverty, public health, technology, and other special topics.

Eurobarometer 36 covered topics including cultural and national identity; law, crime and legal systems; drug abuse, alcohol and smoking; international politics; mass political behavior, attitudes and opinion; government and political systems; and economic policy and development.