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 84.2 covered topics including: community, urban and rural life; crime; trade, industry and markets; agriculture, forestry and rural industry; international politics and organization; natural environment; land use and planning; and labor and employment.