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 60.2 covered topics including: employment; crime; mass media; international politics and organizations; social welfare systems and structures; income, property, investment and savings; and consumption and consumer behavior.