RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED ON September 2-12, 2008
(1501 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
1. To what extent are you satisfied with the present living conditions in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
I am completely satisfied with them |
15.6 |
I am more likely satisfied than unsatisfied |
40.1 |
I am more likely unsatisfied than satisfied |
31.1 |
I am completely unsatisfied |
10.3 |
DA/NA |
2.9 |
2. In your opinion, market reforms in Belarus...
Variant of answer |
% |
Are successfully accomplished |
4.7 |
Are successfully developing |
29.8 |
Have been hampered |
24.7 |
Have ended in failure |
8.5 |
Have never seriously begun |
15.7 |
DA/NA |
16.6 |
3. If you think that some changes have lately occurred in the economy of the country, than what kind of changes has there been more?
Variant of answer |
% |
There has been more of favorable changes |
20.7 |
Both kinds of changes have occurred equally |
39.3 |
There has been more of unfavorable changes |
24.4 |
There has been no changes at all |
9.1 |
DA/NA |
6.5 |
4. Do you have any idea, what direction Belarus is moving in, what is made its aim by the governing body of the country?
Variant of answer |
% |
I have a quite clear idea |
27.1 |
I have a quite vague idea |
41.0 |
I have no idea |
26.9 |
DA/NA |
5.0 |
5. In your opinion, are fundamental changes possible in home and foreign policy of Belarus in the next five years?
Variant of answer |
% |
They are possible |
31.8 |
They are unlikely |
46.6 |
They are impossible |
15.2 |
DA/NA |
6.4 |
6. If you consider that such changes are possible, who, in your opinion, is going to trigger them? (more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
Belarusian authorities |
32.7 |
Belarusian people |
23.6 |
Belarusian opposition |
9.8 |
The West |
8.1 |
Russia |
6.3 |
DA/NA |
12.0 |
7. Would you like such changes to happen?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
52.2 |
No |
15.6 |
I do not care |
14.7 |
DA/NA |
17.5 |
8. What does the concept “stability in the country” mean to you in the first place? (more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
A possibility to live decently on my salary or pension |
73.1 |
Overcoming of inflation and rise in prices |
40.6 |
Increase in production |
22.7 |
Increase in Belarus international authority |
17.3 |
Curb of criminality |
16.7 |
Stability of the government |
16.3 |
Absence of contrast between the life of the rich and the poor |
15.0 |
Rebirth of cultural wealth |
14.1 |
A possibility to freely express one’s opinion |
11.3 |
A possibility to freely choose work and place of residence |
10.2 |
Other |
0.4 |
DA/NA |
3.8 |
9. In your opinion, does Belarus need the House of Representatives of the National Assembly (the parliament), or can the life in Belarus be organized by the president equally well?
Variant of answer |
% |
Belarus needs the parliament |
65.3 |
Life in the country can be successfully organized by the president |
21.4 |
DA/NA |
13.3 |
10. What do you think about the readiness of people in Belarus to express their political views?
Variant of answer |
% |
Nobody is afraid of expressing one’s political views |
24.6 |
Only some people are afraid |
22.1 |
Many people are afraid |
39.1 |
Everybody is afraid |
10.0 |
DA/NA |
4.2 |
11. Do you agree that a strong leader can do more for the country today than good laws?
Variant of answer |
% |
I agree |
47.4 |
I disagree |
42.2 |
DA/NA |
10.4 |
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