RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED IN JUNE 15-25, 2006
(1505 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
1. Are you satisfied with how Alexander Lukashenko governed the country in the past 12 years?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Rather satisfied |
38.5 |
|
Partly satisfied |
29.8 |
|
Partly dissatisfied |
9.1 |
|
Rather dissatisfied |
19.7 |
|
DA/NA |
2.9 |
2. Which of the following would you prefer for Belarus?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Market economy with insignificant state control |
34.8 |
|
Market economy with significant state control |
28.8 |
|
Planned economy |
13.2 |
|
Other form of economy |
4.5 |
|
DA/NA |
18.7 |
3. What form of ownership is the most efficient, in your opinion?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Private ownership |
46.4 |
|
State ownership |
39.0 |
|
Other |
5.8 |
|
DA/NA |
8.8 |
4. Do you think the state should regulate prices for goods and services?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Yes |
71.7 |
|
No |
20.7 |
|
DA/NA |
7.6 |
5. What kind of company would you like to work for?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
State-owned |
52.0 |
|
Private |
33.0 |
|
Other |
2.7 |
|
DA/NA |
12.3 |
6. Have you ever been involved into running sole proprietorship?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Yes, I have been and I’m going to continue with this |
15.2 |
|
Yes, I have been but I won’t do this anymore |
9.4 |
|
No, I’ve never been involved but I would like to |
29.2 |
|
No, I’ve never been involved and I’m not going to |
42.2 |
|
NA |
4.0 |
7. How have the conditions for running private business changed in Belarus over the past two-three years? (more than one answer is possible)
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
The conditions have improved |
20.7 |
|
The state has greatly tightened up the law on private business |
35.6 |
|
State bodies (executive committees, taxation departments, fire prevention departments, militia, etc.) have increased abuse of discretion against individual entrepreneurs |
22.2 |
|
Obligation and honesty of business partners has declined |
6.9 |
|
Purchasing capacity has dropped down |
14.8 |
|
Market competition has increased |
18.6 |
|
Other |
1.0 |
|
DA/NA |
21.1 |
8. Would you like that your children take up private business and give their lives to entrepreneurship?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Yes |
46.8 |
|
No |
34.3 |
|
DA/NA |
18.9 |
9. How often do you use the services of private entrepreneurs (do shopping at the market and at stalls, use their personal services, etc.)?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Almost daily |
40.2 |
|
Several times a week |
31.7 |
|
Several times a month |
19.7 |
|
Several times a year |
3.4 |
|
Almost never |
3.7 |
|
NA |
1.3 |
10. What is the role of private entrepreneurs in the society? (more than one answer is possible)
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
They let other people earn money and create new workplaces |
52.6 |
|
They provide population with various goods and services |
54.4 |
|
Taxes from small business make a great part of country’s budget |
30.9 |
|
They are a source of economic development |
21.5 |
|
Their activity promotes competition and price abatement |
22.2 |
|
They are working for financial gain only |
17.4 |
|
They do not produce anything but are profiteering |
13.0 |
|
They evade taxes as they don’t think about their social liabilities before the society |
7.0 |
|
They rise prices without any grounds |
8.4 |
|
They hinder normal development of the economy |
1.8 |
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Other |
0.7 |
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