Each participant receives a questionnaire to be completed ahead of the interview. Thus, it is easier to identify areas of discussion and allows me to do comparisons between different profiles. The questions concern both studies, family, leisure, technological equipment, as their view of the European Union and their country.

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Family Name:                         Name: 
Date of Birth ___/___/____ Place of Birth: 
Address: 
Mail:
Family situation:  single  single with children  couple  couple with children  married  married with children  divorced  widow/er
Active Situation:  student  employee  unemployed person  no occupation  volunteer  other (specify)

Studies

Studies or occupation: 
Studies Level: 
Studies field: 
Place of studies: 
Did you work to pay your studies? (if yes, specify)
Did you have a grant for your studies? 
Did you do a university exchange (Erasmus…)? 

Family

Parents’ occupation 
Parents’ situation:  cohabitation  married  divorced  widow/er
Siblings (age, occupation) 
Whom do you live with?  parents  family member  alone  shareflat  couple  other (specify)
Where do you live?  in a house  in a flat  other (specify) 
Do you live in the same city as the one you grew up?  yes  no

Digital & languages Device

Do you have a personal computer?  yes  no For how long? 
Do you have Internet at home?  yes  no Do you use Facebook?  yes  no
Do you have a digital camera?  yes  no
Languages spoken: 
Places/countries you’ve been to:

Free time

What do you do during your free time? 
Do you volunteer in any cultural/social association? For how long do you participate? What do you do?
Do you practice any sport? 
Are you politically engaged? Are you defending a cause?
What do you think about Latvia, the political organization, the social situation, the crisis?

The European Union & Youth in Action

What do you think about the European Union?
About France?
What do you think about the European Union motto “United in Diversity”?
Do you know the Youth in Action Program? Did you already participate to a Youth exchange or a volunteering?
Would you like to live and work abroad? Why?

Just for volunteers

May you explain your project, the place, the duration…
Why are you volunteering now?
Why did you choose to volunteer? 
What is different in Latvia from your country?
What do you think of this experience? How do you rate it (positive, negative…)?
What are you plans after volunteering?
What will you advice to people that wish to volunteer?