Special Eurobarometer 'European social reality'

QA21 How safe do you feel walking alone in the area where you live after dark? Do you feel…?
TOTAL Very safe Fairly safe A bit unsafe Very unsafe DK Safe Unsafe
EU25 24732 28% 42% 20% 9% 1% 70% 29%
EU27 26755 28% 42% 20% 9% 1% 70% 29%
BE 1009 33% 43% 17% 7% - 76% 24%
CZ 1150 17% 45% 32% 6% - 62% 38%
DK 1037 60% 25% 13% 2% - 85% 15%
D-W 1000 32% 44% 18% 6% - 76% 24%
DE 1504 30% 43% 20% 7% - 73% 27%
D-E 504 24% 40% 25% 11% - 64% 36%
EE 1000 23% 42% 22% 10% 3% 65% 32%
EL 1000 31% 28% 19% 21% 1% 59% 40%
ES 1000 24% 44% 22% 9% 1% 68% 31%
FR 1012 41% 38% 14% 6% 1% 79% 20%
IE 1000 27% 41% 18% 13% 1% 68% 31%
IT 1038 19% 45% 23% 13% - 64% 36%
CY 504 36% 36% 18% 10% - 72% 28%
LV 1019 23% 40% 23% 13% 1% 63% 36%
LT 1025 13% 32% 31% 23% 1% 45% 54%
LU 502 44% 32% 16% 7% 1% 76% 23%
HU 1000 31% 38% 22% 9% - 69% 31%
MT 500 44% 28% 15% 12% 1% 72% 27%
NL 1020 46% 42% 9% 2% 1% 88% 11%
AT 1029 25% 49% 20% 4% 2% 74% 24%
PL 1000 21% 44% 23% 9% 3% 65% 32%
PT 1004 17% 54% 20% 8% 1% 71% 28%
SI 1019 43% 45% 11% 1% - 88% 12%
SK 1003 10% 50% 30% 10% - 60% 40%
FI 1028 52% 37% 10% 1% - 89% 11%
SE 1014 51% 32% 11% 5% 1% 83% 16%
UK 1315 25% 40% 20% 14% 1% 65% 34%
BG 1023 16% 30% 30% 22% 2% 46% 52%
RO 1000 24% 45% 21% 10% - 69% 31%
Sex
Male 11904 38% 43% 13% 5% 1% 81% 18%
Female 12828 19% 41% 26% 13% 1% 60% 39%
Age
15-24 3755 30% 43% 19% 8% - 73% 27%
25-39 6468 31% 43% 18% 7% 1% 74% 25%
40-54 6326 32% 42% 18% 8% - 74% 26%
55 + 8183 23% 40% 23% 13% 1% 63% 36%
Education (End of)
15 6147 22% 40% 23% 14% 1% 62% 37%
16-19 10175 28% 42% 20% 9% 1% 70% 29%
20+ 5626 37% 42% 15% 5% 1% 79% 20%
Still Studying 2341 30% 44% 18% 7% 1% 74% 25%
Left-Right scale
(1-4) Left 6648 32% 42% 17% 8% 1% 74% 25%
(5-6) Centre 8373 27% 43% 21% 8% 1% 70% 29%
(7-10) Right 4340 33% 38% 20% 8% 1% 71% 28%
Respondent occupation scale
Self- employed 1876 37% 43% 13% 6% 1% 80% 19%
Managers 2241 40% 41% 15% 3% 1% 81% 18%
Other white collars 2982 27% 46% 20% 7% - 73% 27%
Manual workers 5201 32% 43% 17% 7% 1% 75% 24%
House persons 2402 21% 38% 26% 14% 1% 59% 40%
Unemployed 1584 29% 42% 20% 9% - 71% 29%
Retired 6106 21% 39% 24% 14% 2% 60% 38%
Students 2341 30% 44% 18% 7% 1% 74% 25%
Subjective urbanisation
Rural village 8005 39% 41% 14% 5% 1% 80% 19%
Small/ mid size town 10627 24% 43% 22% 10% 1% 67% 32%
Large town 6068 22% 40% 23% 14% 1% 62% 37%
EU27 results are purely indicative as it is impossible to anticipate the impact of the accession of these countries on the results.