(1502 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
1. Have you ever taken part in private enterprise?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, I have and I am going to continue taking part in it |
11.1 |
Yes, I have, but I am not going to continue |
11.6 |
No, I have not, but I would like to do it |
31.9 |
I have never taken part in it and I am not going to |
44.7 |
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)
Variant of answer |
% |
Conditions have improved |
9.3 |
The state has considerably toughened legislative control of private enterprise |
50.8 |
State agencies (executive committees, tax inspectorates, fire prevention, militia, etc.) have reinforced arbitrariness with respect to private entrepreneurs |
23.6 |
Purchasing capacity of consumers has decreased |
14.7 |
Competition at the market has become stronger |
13.7 |
Obligation and honesty of business partners has decreased |
11.3 |
Other |
1.3 |
DA |
16.1 |
3. What life strategy do you adhere to now?
Variant of answer |
% |
To spend money, while I have it, on daily needs |
44.9 |
To invest money in consumer durable |
29.9 |
To save as much as possible, to put aside for a rainy day |
24.3 |
NA |
0.9 |
4. Have you ever happened to be unemployed?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, I have. I have been registered as an unemployed at the placement service |
10.9 |
Yes, I have, but I have not been registered at the placement service |
27.6 |
No, I have not |
61.1 |
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?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, the majority of them should be privatized |
39.7 |
No, the majority of them should remain state-owned |
48.2 |
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?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
44.2 |
No |
44.5 |
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?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
23.0 |
No |
66.7 |
DA/NA |
10.3 |
8. In your opinion, can young people today make themselves a successful career in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, young people can make themselves a successful career in Belarus |
48.7 |
No, young people should better move into another country for this purpose |
40.5 |
DA/NA |
10.8 |
9. What is more important for you today: preservation of the present state of affairs or its change?
Variant of answer |
% |
Preservation of the present state of affairs is more important |
37.4 |
Change of the present state of affairs is more important |
53.8 |
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?
Variant of answer |
% |
It has increased |
17.6 |
It has decreased |
43.0 |
It has remained the same |
33.8 |
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?
Variant of answer |
% |
It has united the Belarusian society still more |
38.9 |
It has split the Belarusian society still more |
35.8 |
DA/NA |
25.3 |
12. If tomorrow presidential elections took place in Belarus again and the same candidates as in March, 2006 took part in them, whom would you vote for?
Variant of answer |
% |
For A. Lukashenko |
38.9 |
For A. Milinkevich |
8.3 |
For A. Kozulin |
7.3 |
For S. Gajdukevich |
2.8 |
Against all of them |
15.2 |
I would not vote |
13.1 |
Refused to answer |
6.4 |
DA/NA |
8.0 |
13. In your opinion, whose interests do the present authorities express? (more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
Of officials and bureaucrats |
43.0 |
Of such people, as me |
31.7 |
Of poor and socially unprotected groups of the society |
14.2 |
Of rich people |
14.0 |
Of Russia |
3.6 |
Of the West |
1.4 |
DA |
11.9 |
14. Have representatives of power agencies treated you badly for the last three years?
Variant of answer |
% |
No, they have not |
57.4 |
Yes, they have one time |
13.6 |
Yes, they have several times |
18.1 |
Yes, they have many times |
6.8 |
DA/NA |
4.1 |
15. Do you think it is possible to obtain fair decisions by the present Belarusian judicial system?
Variant of answer |
% |
It is always possible |
23.9 |
It is sometimes possible |
46.4 |
It is virtually impossible |
23.6 |
DA/NA |
6.1 |
16. Do you think the opinion of such people as you are influences taking political and socio-economic decisions in our country?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, it does |
28.6 |
No, it does not |
66.0 |
DA/NA |
5.4 |
17. What is your attitude towards the non-government organization “Belaya Rus” established in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
I have not heard anything about this organization |
53.2 |
I have already enrolled in this organization |
2.1 |
I support enrolling in this organization |
3.8 |
I am against enrolling in this organization |
14.5 |
I do not care about this organization |
20.8 |
DA/NA |
5.6 |
18. In 2006 the former head of the Belarusian State University and presidential contender A. Kozulin was sentenced to five and a half years of imprisonment for “evil hooliganism and active participation in group actions causing disorderly conduct”. Many international organizations, the European Union and the USA consider him a political prisoner and insist on his discharge. The Belarusian authorities do not agree to it as they consider him a criminal. And what is your opinion?
Variant of answer |
% |
He is sentenced because of political reasons and should be discharged |
39.5 |
He is sentenced justly and should serve his sentence |
22.1 |
It makes no difference to me |
28.4 |
DA/NA |
10.0 |
19. More than two years have passed since A. Lukashenko was elected president of the country for the third time. How would you assess his keeping of his pre-election promises using a five point scale? (1 point–very bad, 5 points–very well)
Variant of answer |
% |
1 |
18.9 |
2 |
16.6 |
3 |
27.7 |
4 |
25.0 |
5 |
11.1 |
On average |
2.93 |
NA |
0.7 |
20. On April, 26 2008 Alexander Lukashenko declared the following: “I have already said: my youngest son is going to be president of Belarus”. What is your attitude towards such a possibility?
Variant of answer |
% |
It is positive |
16.1 |
It is negative |
66.8 |
DA/NA |
17.1 |
21. There are different opinions concerning presence of the opposition in the parliament. Which of them do you agree with?
Variant of answer |
% |
If there is no opposition in the parliament, there is no democracy in the country |
48.8 |
If the majority of voters support the authorities, than there could be no opposition in the parliament, and it would be exactly the manifestation of democracy |
32.3 |
DA/NA |
18.9 |
22. The governing body of the country has taken a final decision to build an atomic power-plant in Belarus. What is your attitude to this decision?
Variant of answer |
% |
I do not approve of it |
40.2 |
I approve of it |
37.8 |
It makes no difference to me |
13.9 |
DA/NA |
8.1 |
23. If a referendum on Belarus joining up Russia were being conducted today, how would you vote?
Variant of answer |
% |
Against joining up |
42.2 |
For joining up |
38.7 |
I would not take part in voting |
10.4 |
DA/NA |
8.7 |
24. If you had to choose between integration with Russia and entering the European Union, what would your choice be?
Variant of answer |
% |
Integration with Russia |
50.3 |
Entering the European Union |
32.4 |
DA/NA |
17.3 |
25. The governing bodies of Ukraine and Georgia want their countries to become members of the NATO. In your opinion, does entry of these countries into the NATO constitute a menace for Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
No |
47.5 |
Yes |
38.8 |
DA/NA |
13.7 |
26. In spring a serious diplomatic conflict flared up between Belarus and the USA: as an answer to the economic sanctions applied by the American government the Belarusian authorities demanded to considerably reduce the staff of the American embassy in Belarus. In your opinion, who is responsible for the conflict?
Variant of answer |
% |
Both parties equally |
41.5 |
The authorities of the USA |
28.5 |
The authorities of Belarus |
19.3 |
DA/NA |
10.7 |
27. Are you going to take part in voting at the parliamentary elections of 2008?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, I am |
53.0 |
No. I am not |
18.4 |
I have not decided yet |
27.4 |
NA |
1.2 |
28. In your opinion, are the forthcoming parliamentary elections going to be free and just?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
45.9 |
No |
34.8 |
DA/NA |
19.3 |
29. Lately many citizens have been advocating modification of the Electoral Code so that elections in Belarus would become freer and fairer. Some people support this demand, others do not. What is your opinion?
Variant of answer |
% |
I support it: the present Electoral Code constrains free and fair elections, it must be changed |
34.0 |
I do not support it: the present Electoral Code does not constrain free and fair elections, it must not be changed |
39.6 |
DA/NA |
26.4 |
30. Which candidate would you prefer to vote for?
Variant of answer |
% |
For a supporter of A. Lukashenko |
39.6 |
For an opponent of A. Lukashenko |
17.7 |
For a different candidate |
31.4 |
DA/NA |
11.3 |
31. In your opinion, should representatives of all political forces, including members of the opposition, be part of election committees?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
66.6 |
No |
21.8 |
DA/NA |
11.6 |
32. In your opinion, should observers representing all political forces, including the opposition, be present at election centers?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
71.4 |
No |
19.3 |
DA/NA |
9.3 |
33. Do you have sufficient access to the information about the present political situation in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
63.3 |
No |
36.1 |
NA |
0.6 |
34. Do you trust the Belarusian television?
Variant of answer |
% |
Trust |
46.9 |
Distrust |
43.5 |
DA/NA |
9.6 |