(1.522 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
1. What kind of year did 2008 turn out to be for Belarus in comparison with the previous one – more difficult or easier?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| More difficult |
42.8 |
| The same as the previous one |
44.6 |
| Easier |
7.7 |
| DA/NA |
4.9 |
2. How has your financial position changed for the last three months?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
It has improved |
9.4 |
|
It has not changed |
55.4 |
|
It has become worse |
33.8 |
| DA/NA |
1.4 |
3. Do you think that an economic crisis is getting under way in Belarus?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| Yes |
64.3 |
| No |
20.4 |
| DA/NA |
15.3 |
4. If you believe that an economic crisis is getting under way in Belarus, then which opinion concerning it, do you agree with?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Serious upheavals are expecting our country’s economy |
46.4 |
| It is a temporary phenomenon which does not affect fundamentals of our economy and the situation is going to become stabilized soon |
20.8 |
|
I have not heard anything about the crisis |
5.6 |
|
DA/NA |
27.2 |
5. If you believe that an economic crisis is getting under way in Belarus, then to what extent can it be considered a consequence of the country’s authorities economic policy of the last years?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| Virtually to the full extent |
14.5 |
| To a considerable extent |
24.3 |
| To an insignificant extent |
17.1 |
| It is impossible to say that it is the cause of the economic crisis |
13.1 |
| DA/NA |
31.0 |
6. If one speaks about you and members of your family who live together with you, do you expect delays of wage payment in the near future?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
It is already happening |
10.5 |
|
It might happen in the course of the weeks immediately ahead |
14.0 |
|
If nothing changes it might happen within the next few months |
20.2 |
|
I think, it is not going to happen in the near future |
37.6 |
|
DA/NA |
6.4 |
|
There are no employed in my family |
11.3 |
7. If one speaks about you and members of your family who live together with you, do you expect in the near future dismissals from enterprises (organizations) where you (members of your family) work?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
It is already happening |
3.6 |
|
It might happen in the course of the weeks immediately ahead |
10.5 |
|
If nothing changes it might happen within the next few months |
17.1 |
|
I think, it is not going to happen in the near future |
48.9 |
|
DA/NA |
7.4 |
|
There are no employed in my family |
12.5 |
8. If one speaks about you and members of your family who live together with you, do you expect in the near future reduction of earnings?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
It is already happening |
19.6 |
|
It might happen in the course of the weeks immediately ahead |
13.3 |
|
If nothing changes it might happen within the next few months |
18.3 |
|
I think, it is not going to happen in the near future |
30.2 |
|
DA/NA |
6.3 |
|
There are no employed in my family |
12.3 |
9. To what extent does the rise in prices for foodstuffs, manufactured goods, accommodation, education, medical and other services tell upon your life?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
It does not virtually tell on my life, as the rise in prices is made up for by the income growth |
9.2 |
|
It is already telling on it and causes nervousness |
40.1 |
|
It is seriously telling on my life and causes alarm |
31.8 |
|
I experience real shock thanks to the rise in prices |
18.3 |
|
NA |
0.6 |
10. Who, in your opinion, is responsible for worsening of the economic situation in the country in the first place? (more than one answer is possible)
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
The government |
52.0 |
|
The president |
42.5 |
|
The West |
27.4 |
|
Local authorities |
24.0 |
|
Directors of state enterprises and collective farms |
14.5 |
|
Russia |
9.9 |
|
The Mafia |
7.9 |
|
Businessmen |
7.3 |
|
Mass media (newspapers, radio, TV) |
1.6 |
|
Other |
1.9 |
| DA |
9.0 |
11. What currency enjoys your greatest confidence?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| The USA dollars |
41.2 |
| Belarusian rubles |
28.8 |
| Euro |
19.5 |
| Russian rubles |
2.8 |
| Other |
1.3 |
| DA/NA |
6.4 |
12. How many times have you encountered with a delay of wage or pension payment for the last 12 months?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Not once |
72.5 |
| One time |
11.3 |
|
Several times |
13.9 |
|
Every month |
1.9 |
| NA |
0.4 |
13. How do you estimate the probability of the Belarusian ruble devaluation that is reduction of its value in comparison with the world’s currencies (the dollar and euro)?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| It is very likely |
52.2 |
| It is unlikely |
23.1 |
| It is beyond belief |
8.0 |
| DA/NA |
16.7 |
14. How, in your opinion, is the socio-economic situation in Belarus going to change within the next few years?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
It is going to improve |
14.2 |
|
It is not going to change |
35.2 |
|
It is going to become worse |
38.2 |
| DA/NA |
12.4 |
15. If one speaks about the life of your family, what do you and members of your family set themselves as an object?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
To survive, even if at the most primitive level of existence |
12.1 |
| To live not worse than the majority of families in your town, district |
45.3 |
| To live better than the majority of families in your town, district |
20.2 |
| To live as an average family in Western Europe and the USA |
15.0 |
| To live better than an average family in Western Europe and the USA |
5.2 |
| DA/NA |
2.2 |
16. Do you agree or disagree that the political system of Belarus has been more and more reminding of the political system of the former Soviet Union for the last years?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| I fully agree |
13.7 |
| I more likely agree |
31.5 |
| I more likely disagree |
26.0 |
| I completely disagree |
10.5 |
| DA/NA |
18.3 |
17. Do you as a whole like or dislike the idea of return to such a political system as it used to be in the USSR?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
I like it very much |
4.1 |
| I rather like it |
17.6 |
| I rather dislike it |
34.0 |
| I completely dislike it |
27.9 |
| DA/NA |
16.4 |
18. Have you personally won or lost due to the fact that Belarus became an independent country?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| I have won |
39.9 |
| I have lost |
19.4 |
| DA/NA |
40.7 |
19. What is more important – improvement of Belarus economic position or independence of the country?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| Improvement of Belarus economic position |
71.9 |
| Independence of the country |
18.7 |
| DA/NA |
9.4 |
20. In your opinion, president and the government now have to…
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| Give people freedom and only watch that they do not break laws |
50.7 |
| Strictly control political and economic life in the country |
36.6 |
| DA/NA |
12.7 |
21. Some people consider themselves supporters of the present authorities, others – their opponents. Which group would you attribute yourself to?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| I consider myself a supporter of the present authorities |
36.5 |
| I consider myself an opponent of the present authorities |
19.6 |
| I have not thought about it, and it makes no difference to me |
36.4 |
| DA/NA |
7.5 |
22. What is your attitude to the recently established non-government organization “Belaya Rus”?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| I have not heard anything about this organization |
56.1 |
| This organization makes no difference to me |
24.6 |
| I am against joining this organization |
7.9 |
| I am not against joining this organization |
4.6 |
| I have already joined this organization |
1.2 |
| DA/NA |
5.6 |
23. What do you think about the readiness of people in Belarus to express their political views?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| Nobody is afraid to express their political views |
21.9 |
| Only some people are afraid |
19.8 |
| Many people are afraid |
38.8 |
| Everybody is afraid |
11.9 |
| DA/NA |
7.6 |
24. The leadership of the country has taken a terminal decision to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus. What is your attitude towards this decision?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| I approve of it |
39.5 |
| I disapprove of it |
38.2 |
| It makes no difference to me |
16.3 |
| DA/NA |
6.0 |
25. What is your attitude towards the present national symbols (the emblem, flag and anthem) of the Republic of Belarus?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
I approve of them |
56.7 |
|
I disapprove of them |
12.3 |
|
They make no difference to me |
28.2 |
|
DA/NA |
2.8 |
26. Have you happened to face with the facts of corruption for the last years?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
No, I have not |
54.8 |
|
Yes, one time |
12.1 |
|
Yes, more than once |
24.4 |
|
DA/NA |
8.7 |
27. If a referendum on the question about Belarus entering the European Union were being conducted now, what would your choice be?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Against |
40.6 |
|
For |
30.1 |
|
I would not take part in voting |
17.8 |
|
DA/NA |
11.5 |
28. In case you had to choose between integration with Russia and entering the European Union, what would you choose?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Integration with Russia |
46.0 |
|
Entering the European Union |
30.1 |
|
DA/NA |
23.9 |
29. Did you take part in the elections which occurred on the 28th of September, 2008?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| Yes |
64.8 |
|
No |
33.2 |
|
I have not heard anything about it |
1.3 |
|
NA |
0.7 |
30. If you took part in voting, then did you vote ahead of schedule or on Sunday September, 28?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
| I voted ahead of schedule |
24.0 |
|
I voted on Sunday September, 28 |
41.1 |
|
NA |
34.9 |
31. If you voted ahead of schedule, then did you do it led by your own initiative or due to the fact that somebody (the authorities, your boss) forced you to do that?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
By my own initiative |
27.3 |
|
Because I was forced to do that |
4.8 |
|
NA |
67.9 |
32. Were the last parliamentary elections, in your opinion, free and just?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Yes |
48.7 |
|
No |
27.1 |
|
DA/NA |
24.2 |
33. Your elected representative is:
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
A supporter of the president |
30.8 |
|
A supporter of the opposition |
4.9 |
|
An independent candidate |
16.4 |
|
DA/NA |
47.9 |