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 83.4 covered topics including: social behavior and attitudes; social stratification and groupings; minorities; social exclusion; natural environment; and plant and animal distribution.