(1.515 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
1. To what extent are you satisfied with the present day living conditions in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
Completely satisfied |
8.8 |
More likely satisfied |
40.9 |
More likely unsatisfied |
35.1 |
Completely unsatisfied |
12.7 |
DA/NA |
2.5 |
2. Has the economic crisis begun in Belarus, in your opinion?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
73.1 |
No |
15.1 |
DA/NA |
11.8 |
3. How many times during the last 12 months have you faced arrears in salary or pension payment?
Variant of answer |
% |
None |
70.4 |
Once |
8.3 |
Several times |
15.9 |
Monthly |
3.0 |
NA |
2.4 |
4. Who, in your opinion, is mainly responsible for the worsening of the economic circumstances in the country? (more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
Government |
40.7 |
President |
40.6 |
The West |
36.2 |
Local authorities |
22.6 |
Heads of state enterprises and collective farms |
14.7 |
Russia |
13.0 |
Mafia |
9.5 |
Businessmen |
8.5 |
Mass media (newspapers, radio, TV) |
4.0 |
Other |
2.5 |
DA |
9.4 |
5. Whom (what) would you pin your hopes for the economic development of Belarus on? (more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
On attraction of foreign capital |
52.7 |
On the president of the country |
35.7 |
On the government of the country |
34.2 |
On Belarusian businessmen |
23.2 |
On heads of state enterprises, collective farms, etc. |
16.5 |
On political parties and movements |
7.2 |
On the National Assembly |
4.6 |
On mass media |
3.2 |
On the army and security bodies |
2.1 |
On the judicial system of the country |
1.8 |
DA |
10.4 |
6. Which opinion do you agree with?
Variant of answer |
% |
Belarus needs changes |
48.0 |
Belarus needs stability |
46.4 |
DA/NA |
5.6 |
7. How do you, as a whole, assess the political situation in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
It is safe |
7.2 |
It is quiet |
54.6 |
It is tense |
31.4 |
It is critical, highly explosive |
2.7 |
DA/NA |
4.1 |
8. Some people consider themselves supporters of the present authorities, others–their opponents. Which group would you ascribe yourself to?
Variant of answer |
% |
I consider myself a supporter of the present authorities |
39.1 |
I consider myself an opponent of the present authorities |
22.1 |
I did not think about it and it is all the same to me |
32.9 |
DA/NA |
5.9 |
9. If a referendum on integration of Belarus and Russia were being held today, how would you vote?
Variant of answer |
% |
Against integration |
44.3 |
For integration |
38.8 |
I would not take part in voting |
12.4 |
DA/NA |
4.5 |
10. If a referendum on the question whether Belarus should enter the European Union were being held now in Belarus, what choice would you make?
Variant of answer |
% |
For |
41.4 |
Against |
39.8 |
I would not take part in voting |
10.8 |
DA/NA |
8.0 |
11. If you had to choose between integration with Russia and joining the European Union, what choice would you make?
Variant of answer |
% |
Integration with Russia |
42.1 |
Joining the European Union |
41.4 |
DA/NA |
16.5 |
12. The governing body of the country has made a final decision to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus. What is your attitude to this decision?
Variant of answer |
% |
I approve of it |
40.7 |
I disapprove of it |
38.2 |
It makes no difference to me |
14.1 |
DA/NA |
7.0 |
13. Which opinion do you agree with? (more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
In our country all citizens are equal before the law, and anyone who violates it will be punished without fail |
26.8 |
Those who have money and connections can evade punishment for crimes |
55.6 |
Those who hold high posts can evade punishment for crimes |
32.5 |
14. Is it possible, in your opinion, to gain impartial decisions under the present day Belarusian judicial system?
Variant of answer |
% |
It is always possible |
23.6 |
It is sometimes possible |
45.3 |
It is virtually impossible |
29.8 |
DA/NA |
1.3 |
15. Does the judicial system of our country need a reform?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, a reform is necessary |
55.8 |
No, a reform is unnecessary |
19.2 |
DA/NA |
25.0 |
16. Are you for or against the abolition of capital punishment in the Republic of Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
Against abolition |
48.4 |
For abolition |
41.7 |
DA/NA |
9.9 |
17. Are there people among your friends and acquaintances who have been in prisons, prison settlements or other places of detention, or are there no such people among your friends and acquaintances?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, there are |
35.2 |
No, there aren’t |
59.9 |
I was there myself |
3.8 |
DA/NA |
1.1 |
18. Is it necessary or unnecessary to improve incarceration conditions of inmates in Belarusian prisons?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, it is |
55.0 |
No, it is not |
28.6 |
DA/NA |
16.4 |
19. Do you know, have you heard of or do you hear it now for the first time that the share of inmates in Belarus within the population is one of the greatest in the world?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, I do |
7.4 |
I have heard of it |
22.3 |
I hear about it for the first time now |
67.1 |
DA/NA |
3.2 |
20. Some people believe that our fellow citizens often violate the laws because they treat them with disrespect. Others consider that our fellow citizens violate the laws because they are forced to do it. Which opinion–the former or the latter–do you agree with?
Variant of answer |
% |
With the former |
48.1 |
With the latter |
39.2 |
DA/NA |
12.7 |
21. Is the post of a human rights commissioner necessary in Belarus, in your opinion?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, it is necessary |
53.3 |
No, there is no need for such a post |
31.7 |
DA/NA |
15.0 |
22. How, in your opinion, should a human rights commissioner be nominated, if such a post is introduced in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
He should be elected nationwide |
40.1 |
He should be nominated by the president |
12.0 |
He should be nominated by the Constitutional Court |
9.4 |
He should be nominated by the parliament |
8.9 |
He should be nominated by the government |
5.1 |
By a different method |
1.8 |
DA/NA |
22.7 |
23. Does or does not the capital punishment contradict moral and religious principles of the human society, in your opinion?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, it does |
58.6 |
No, it does not |
32.0 |
DA/NA |
9.4 |
24. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus young men have the right to serve military obligations in an alternative way at their own choice (for instance, at social jobs). However, no law about the alternative military service has been enacted until now. Should the right of the citizens for the alternative military service be secured, in your opinion?
Variant of answer |
% |
No, all physically qualified young men should serve in the army |
46.8 |
Yes, it is necessary to enact an appropriate law |
46.4 |
DA/NA |
6.8 |
25. Are you satisfied with the social assistance provided by the state?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
7.2 |
More likely yes |
23.5 |
More likely no |
25.9 |
No |
19.3 |
NA |
24.1 |