The Euskobarómetro ("Basque-barometer") is a sociological statistical survey in the Basque Country (País Vasco), an autonomous community of Spain. It is conducted by the Universidad del País Vasco. The poll does not cover Navarre or the Basque areas of France; where Basque nationalism is generally believed to be weaker than in the three provinces of the Basque Country autonomous community. Sociology is the study of the social lives of humans, groups, and societies, sometimes defined as the study of social interactions. ... Statistical surveys are used to collect quantitative information in the fields of marketing, political polling, and social science research. ... Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz Official languages Basque and Spanish Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 14th   7 234 km²  1,4% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 7th  2 108 281  5,0%  291,44/km² Demonym  – English  – Basque  – Spanish  Basque  euskal herritar, euskaldun  vasco/a, vascongado/a Statute of Autonomy... Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades aut nomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades aut nomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). ... Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ...

On Basque separatism

Because the Spanish government has passed laws outlawing formal referenda 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 as ETA: A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... This article is about the Basque people. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ETA logo Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, or ETA, is a Basque armed organisation that seeks to create an independent socialist state for the Basque people, separate from Spain and France, the countries in which Basque-populated areas currently lie. ...

• 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-affiliated Batasuna 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.

Batasunas Flag Batasuna (Unity) is an illegal Basque political party based mainly in Spain but with a French presence, which is presumed to be associated with the Basque separatist armed group ETA. It has been banned in Spain since 2003, ostensibly for failing to condemn the atrocities of ETA...

External links

• Official site (http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/paginas/euskobarometro.html) (in Spanish)