A fifth group (Other) comprises those who answered “don't know” to one of the two questions. Descriptive analysis: trust in the ECB and the euro by socio-economic characteristics The analysis at country level provides initial indications that citizens’ perceptions of the economic situation influence their attitudes towards the monetary union.
The consideration of individual socio-economic characteristics confirms this conjecture: survey data support the conclusion that citizens who assess the current economic outlook in Europe positively are more supportive of the monetary union (Figure 5). Monetary union supporters constitute the clear majority among those respondents who assess the European economic situation at the time of the survey as rather good or very good.