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 86.1 covered topics including: politics; international politics and organization; mass political behavior, attitudes and opinion; information and communication; information society; and information technology.