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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