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RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED ON June 2-12, 2008
(1502 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
1. Have you ever taken part in private enterprise?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes, I have and I am going to continue taking part in it |
11.1 |
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Yes, I have, but I am not going to continue |
11.6 |
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No, I have not, but I would like to do it |
31.9 |
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I have never taken part in it and I am not going to |
44.7 |
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NA |
0.7 |
2. In what way have conditions for taking up private enterprise in Belarus changed for the last two or three years? (more than one answer is possible)
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Conditions have improved |
9.3 |
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The state has considerably toughened legislative control of private enterprise |
50.8 |
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State agencies (executive committees, tax inspectorates, fire prevention, militia, etc.) have reinforced arbitrariness with respect to private entrepreneurs |
23.6 |
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Purchasing capacity of consumers has decreased |
14.7 |
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Competition at the market has become stronger |
13.7 |
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Obligation and honesty of business partners has decreased |
11.3 |
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Other |
1.3 |
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DA |
16.1 |
3. What life strategy do you adhere to now?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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To spend money, while I have it, on daily needs |
44.9 |
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To invest money in consumer durable |
29.9 |
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To save as much as possible, to put aside for a rainy day |
24.3 |
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NA |
0.9 |
4. Have you ever happened to be unemployed?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes, I have. I have been registered as an unemployed at the placement service |
10.9 |
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Yes, I have, but I have not been registered at the placement service |
27.6 |
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No, I have not |
61.1 |
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NA |
0.4 |
5. At the present moment the majority of large-scale Belarusian enterprises are state-owned. In your opinion, should they become privatized?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes, the majority of them should be privatized |
39.7 |
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No, the majority of them should remain state-owned |
48.2 |
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DA/NA |
12.1 |
6. In your opinion, is it acceptable or not for the Russian capital to take part in privatizing of Belarusian enterprises?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes |
44.2 |
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No |
44.5 |
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DA/NA |
11.3 |
7. Do you agree that the Russian ruble should become the unified currency in the union of Belarus and Russia and that it should be issued by Russia alone?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes |
23.0 |
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No |
66.7 |
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DA/NA |
10.3 |
8. In your opinion, can young people today make themselves a successful career in Belarus?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes, young people can make themselves a successful career in Belarus |
48.7 |
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No, young people should better move into another country for this purpose |
40.5 |
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DA/NA |
10.8 |
9. What is more important for you today: preservation of the present state of affairs or its change?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Preservation of the present state of affairs is more important |
37.4 |
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Change of the present state of affairs is more important |
53.8 |
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DA/NA |
8.8 |
10. In your opinion, has A. Lukashenko’s rating (that is, readiness of the country’s population to vote for him at the next elections) increased or decreased during the time passed since the presidential elections?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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It has increased |
17.6 |
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It has decreased |
43.0 |
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It has remained the same |
33.8 |
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DA/NA |
5.6 |
11. In your opinion, has A. Lukashenko’s victory at the elections of 2006 contributed to the unity of the Belarusian society, or vice versa – to the deepening of its disunity?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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It has united the Belarusian society still more |
38.9 |
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It has split the Belarusian society still more |
35.8 |
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DA/NA |
25.3 |
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