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 38.1 included: trade, industry, and markets; mass media; international politics and organization; mass political behavior, attitudes, and opinion; government, political systems, and organization; consumption and consumer behavior; economic systems and development; and science and technology.

Data collection took place from 2-27 November, 1992.