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.

Topics covered by Eurobarometer 39 included: society and culture; international politics and organization; mass political behavior, attitudes, and opinion; government, political systems, and organization; family life and marriage; gender and gender roles; children; and economic systems and development.

Data collection took place from 13 March-15 April, 1993.