(1505 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
1. Are you satisfied with how Alexander Lukashenko governed the country in the past 12 years?
Variant of answer |
% |
Rather satisfied |
38.5 |
Partly satisfied |
29.8 |
Partly dissatisfied |
9.1 |
Rather dissatisfied |
19.7 |
DA/NA |
2.9 |
2. Which of the following would you prefer for Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
Market economy with insignificant state control |
34.8 |
Market economy with significant state control |
28.8 |
Planned economy |
13.2 |
Other form of economy |
4.5 |
DA/NA |
18.7 |
3. What form of ownership is the most efficient, in your opinion?
Variant of answer |
% |
Private ownership |
46.4 |
State ownership |
39.0 |
Other |
5.8 |
DA/NA |
8.8 |
4. Do you think the state should regulate prices for goods and services?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
71.7 |
No |
20.7 |
DA/NA |
7.6 |
5. What kind of company would you like to work for?
Variant of answer |
% |
State-owned |
52.0 |
Private |
33.0 |
Other |
2.7 |
DA/NA |
12.3 |
6. Have you ever been involved into running sole proprietorship?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, I have been and I’m going to continue with this |
15.2 |
Yes, I have been but I won’t do this anymore |
9.4 |
No, I’ve never been involved but I would like to |
29.2 |
No, I’ve never been involved and I’m not going to |
42.2 |
NA |
4.0 |
7. How have the conditions for running private business changed in Belarus over the past two-three years? (more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
The conditions have improved |
20.7 |
The state has greatly tightened up the law on private business |
35.6 |
State bodies (executive committees, taxation departments, fire prevention departments, militia, etc.) have increased abuse of discretion against individual entrepreneurs |
22.2 |
Obligation and honesty of business partners has declined |
6.9 |
Purchasing capacity has dropped down |
14.8 |
Market competition has increased |
18.6 |
Other |
1.0 |
DA/NA |
21.1 |
8. Would you like that your children take up private business and give their lives to entrepreneurship?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
46.8 |
No |
34.3 |
DA/NA |
18.9 |
9. How often do you use the services of private entrepreneurs (do shopping at the market and at stalls, use their personal services, etc.)?
Variant of answer |
% |
Almost daily |
40.2 |
Several times a week |
31.7 |
Several times a month |
19.7 |
Several times a year |
3.4 |
Almost never |
3.7 |
NA |
1.3 |
10. What is the role of private entrepreneurs in the society? (more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
They let other people earn money and create new workplaces |
52.6 |
They provide population with various goods and services |
54.4 |
Taxes from small business make a great part of country’s budget |
30.9 |
They are a source of economic development |
21.5 |
Their activity promotes competition and price abatement |
22.2 |
They are working for financial gain only |
17.4 |
They do not produce anything but are profiteering |
13.0 |
They evade taxes as they don’t think about their social liabilities before the society |
7.0 |
They rise prices without any grounds |
8.4 |
They hinder normal development of the economy |
1.8 |
Other |
0.7 |
11. In your opinion, individual enterprise serves for the country’s good or to its detriment?
Variant of answer |
% |
Certainly for the good |
35.2 |
Rather for the good |
40.9 |
Rather to its detriment |
12.9 |
Certainly to its detriment |
3.6 |
DA/NA |
7.4 |
12. Do you think considerable improvement of living in Belarus is possible under the current government and taking into account the policy it carries?
Variant of answer |
% |
Possible |
60.6 |
Impossible |
28.0 |
DA/NA |
11.4 |
13. How did the expenses get distributed in your family in the past year?
Variant of answer |
% |
Foodstuffs |
32.3 |
Running costs for accommodation (including public utilities) |
24.3 |
Daily necessities |
9.5 |
Healthcare (including expenses for medicines) |
8.3 |
Entertainment (including expenses for vacation) |
5.1 |
Domestic appliances (TV, vacuum cleaners, PC’s, etc.) |
5.1 |
Transport (including expenses for gas) |
4.9 |
Education |
4.1 |
Other |
3.8 |
14. What percentage of your family income do you spent for foodstuffs and public utilities?
Variant of answer |
% |
Below 10% |
2.7 |
From 10 % to 30% |
11.5 |
From 30 % to 50% |
37.6 |
From 50% to 80% |
34.0 |
Over 80% |
7.4 |
DA/NA |
6.8 |
15. What currency do you trust the most?
Variant of answer |
% |
US dollars |
46.2 |
Euros |
17.5 |
Belarusian rubles |
27.6 |
Russian rubles |
1.4 |
Other |
– |
DA/NA |
7.3 |
16. Election into the Local Councils is to be held shortly. Will you come to voting?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
70.3 |
No |
28.5 |
NA |
1.2 |
17. If you’re going to come to voting, when will you?
Variant of answer |
% |
I will vote ahead of term |
13.5 |
I will vote on the official election day |
47.8 |
DA/NA |
38.7 |
18. President of Russia Vladimir Putin once said, “We and Belarusians are actually one nation.” What is your attitude to this statement?
Variant of answer |
% |
Agree |
53.7 |
I don’t agree but this statement of V. Putin doesn’t hurt me |
29.3 |
I’m indignant and feel insulted with this statement of V. Putin |
7.1 |
This doesn’t touch me at all |
9.4 |
NA |
0.5 |
19. If a referendum on Russia-Belarus integration is held, how would you vote?
Variant of answer |
% |
For integration |
42.0 |
Against integration |
37.6 |
I wouldn’t come to voting |
10.2 |
DA/NA |
10.2 |
20. In your opinion, will incorporation of Belarus into Russia have a positive or negative impact on the living of population?
Variant of answer |
% |
Positive |
32.4 |
Negative |
33.7 |
Won’t influence it |
19.5 |
DA/NA |
14.4 |
21. In your opinion, within the next ten years Belarus:
Variant of answer |
% |
will remain a sovereign state but its dependence on Russia will increase |
35.8 |
will remain a sovereign state but its independence from Russia will strengthen |
24.6 |
will incorporate into Russia |
20.6 |
DA/NA |
19.0 |
22. What variant of Russia-Belarus integration would you personally prefer?
Variant of answer |
% |
Belarus and Russia should form a union of independent states bound with close political and economic ties |
44.7 |
Belarus and Russia should become a single state with one president, government, army, flag, currency, etc. |
21.8 |
Relations between Russia and Belarus should be the same as with other CIS member states |
25.1 |
DA/NA |
8.4 |
23. The governments of Russia and Belarus negotiate about introduction of Russian rubble in Belarus. Do you think the Russian ruble should be introduced in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
30.3 |
No |
58.1 |
DA/NA |
11.6 |
24. What do you think about Russia’s demand to pay for gas at European prices?
Variant of answer |
% |
It is fair. Any product should be paid for as much as it costs. |
28.6 |
It is unfair. Belarus is Russia’s closest ally, and Russia shouldn’t demand that Belarus pays for gas at the same prices like other countries |
62.3 |
DA/NA |
9.1 |
25. In your opinion, on what conditions can Belarus sell its gas transportation and supply enterprise Beltransgaz?
Variant of answer |
% |
Under no circumstances they should sell Beltransgaz |
78.7 |
They could sell it at the market price |
20.1 |
NA |
1.2 |
26. Which of the statements below do you agree with?
Variant of answer |
% |
Belarus is a self-sufficient country. Its economy will survive even if prices for gas rise to the European level. |
55.7 |
If Russia takes prices for gas to the European level for Belarus, the Belarusian economy will collapse. |
42.8 |
NA |
1.5 |
27. Did you happen to come across the results of independent public opinion polls in Belarus (in the mass media, from leaflets, while talking with other people, etc.) during the past year?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
23.8 |
No |
72.2 |
DA/NA |
4.0 |
28. How often do you take strong drinks?
Variant of answer |
% |
Daily |
1.3 |
Several times a week |
10.1 |
Several times a month |
35.8 |
Several times a year |
30.4 |
Don’t take these at all |
18.5 |
DA/NA |
3.9 |
29. What foreign languages do you know (can read, write and communicate)? (open question, more than one answer is possible)
Variant of answer |
% |
English |
8.5 |
German |
6.0 |
Polish |
4.2 |
Ukrainian |
0.9 |
French |
0.7 |
Spanish |
0.3 |
Italian |
0.2 |
Lithuanian |
0.2 |