This survey on European issues was conducted on behalf of The Irish Times by MRBI Ltd among a national quota sample of 1,000 representative of the 2.5 million electors aged 18 upwards, covering 100 sampling points throughout all constituencies in the Republic. Personal in-home interviewing took place on October 5th and 6th, 1998 and the accuracy level is estimated to be approximately plus or minus 3 per cent. In all respects the survey was conducted within the guidelines laid down by the Marketing Society of Ireland and by ESOMAR (European Society).
The survey was carried out in 10 other countries, namely Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. Other publications involved in the survey include Le Monde, El Pais and Der Spiegel.