- Euskobarómetro
The Euskobarómetro ("Basque-barometer") is a sociological
statistical survey in the Basque Country ("País Vasco"), anautonomous community ofSpain . It is conducted by theUniversidad del País Vasco .Technique
The poll does not cover
Navarre or the Basque areas ofFrance ; where Basque nationalism is generally believed to be weaker than in the three provinces of the Basque Country autonomous community.It is based on personal interviews at home. [ [http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/paginas/ultimoeusko/ultimoeusko_01.html Trabajo de campo] ]On Basque separatism
Because the Spanish government has passed laws outlawing formal
referendum s about the possibility of Basque independence, the Euskobarómetro is one of the better gauges available of the extent of Basque separatist sentiment. According to the survey, as of May 2004 a significant number of Basques support independence of their region from Spain, but rather few support the violence of groups such asETA :* 33% favor Basque independence, 31% federalism, 32% autonomy, 2% centralism. (2% undecided or not answering)
*Asked whether they agree or disagree with the statement, "Today in Euskadi it is possible to defend all political aspirations and objectives without the necessity of resorting to violence", 87% agree and only 4% disagree (9% undecided or not answering). In fact, 33% "of those who identify politically with ETA-affiliatedBatasuna " actively agreed with the statement.
*Asked directly about their views of ETA, 60% rejected ETA totally and another 18% identified themselves as former ETA sympathizers who no longer support the group. Another 13% agreed with ETA's ends, but not their means. 3% said that their attitude towards ETA was mainly one of fear, 2% indifference. Only 2%, all identified with Batasuna, gave ETA support even as mild as "justified, with criticism". 2% were undecided or did not answer. Even within Batasuna, 63% rejected ETA's violence.References
External links
* [http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/paginas/euskobarometro.html Official site] (in Spanish)
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