(1516 persons interviewed, margin of error doesn’t exceed 0.03)
1. Compare living standards in Belarus and the neighboring countries. Where is it higher?
Variant of answer |
Higher |
Same |
Lower |
DA/NA |
Poland |
63.1 |
15.2 |
2.9 |
18.8 |
Latvia |
47.6 |
19.1 |
6.4 |
26.9 |
Lithuania |
45.7 |
20.8 |
6.2 |
27.3 |
Russia |
28.9 |
40.4 |
15.9 |
14.8 |
Ukraine |
11.2 |
30.9 |
41.6 |
16.3 |
2. How often do you use the services of individual entrepreneurs (buy consumables and foodstuffs at markets, in stalls, use domestic services, etc.)?
Variant of answer |
% |
Almost daily |
27.7 |
Several times a week |
29.6 |
Several times a month |
31.5 |
Several times a year |
5.2 |
Almost never |
5.9 |
NA |
0.1 |
3. Have you heard about recent strikes of individual entrepreneurs who protested against new VAT payment scheme?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
87.2 |
No |
12.8 |
4. What is your attitude to these strikes?
Variant of answer |
% |
I support them in their demands |
54.4 |
I don’t support them in their demands |
20.7 |
DA/NA |
24.9 |
5. Do you work at one or more jobs?
Variant of answer |
% |
One |
56.7 |
Two |
6.5 |
More than two |
0.7 |
Presently unemployed |
35.4 |
NA |
0.7 |
6. Several directors of large state-run enterprises have been arrested over lately, criminal cases instituted against them (for misappropriation, misfeasance, etc.) Who do you think is guilty of the arrests?
Variant of answer |
% |
Directors themselves break the law |
53.7 |
Country’s economic system forces them to break the law |
25.6 |
DA/NA |
20.7 |
7. Do you think corruptibility takes place in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
81.4 |
No |
6.8 |
DA/NA |
11.8 |
8. Have you personally faced the cases of corruptibility over lately?
Variant of answer |
% |
No |
62.6 |
Yes, many times |
28.3 |
Yes, one time |
8.8 |
DA/NA |
0.3 |
9. The authorities have many times stated that the country have chosen the right economic course. Do you agree with this?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes, chosen economic course was right |
41.3 |
No, chosen economic course was wrong |
33.8 |
DA/NA |
24.9 |
10. A. Lukashenko has recently ordered to take under strict state control health-improving trips of children from contaminated areas on the grounds that children come back with a changed outlook from those trips. What is your opinion of this?
Variant of answer |
% |
I don’t support this proposition |
52.0 |
It makes no difference to me |
18.3 |
I support this proposition |
20.1 |
DA |
9.6 |
11. Do you know the families whose children went abroad on Chernobyl programs?
Variant of answer |
% |
I don’t know |
53.3 |
I know such families |
42.0 |
My children went on such programs |
4.5 |
NA |
0.2 |
12. Over the past three years, have you suffered an offence from public authorities?
Variant of answer |
% |
No, never |
73.8 |
Yes, many times |
7.2 |
Yes, several times |
13.6 |
Yes, one time |
5.2 |
NA |
0.2 |
13. If you have suffered, in what form then? (open question)
Variant of answer |
% |
Infringement of my rights |
8.6 |
Insult |
6.0 |
Squeezing of money |
2.3 |
Non-performance of their duties |
1.6 |
Other |
1.7 |
DA/NA |
79.8 |
14. How would you assess, on a five-point scale, the work of the Belarusian authorities?
Variant of answer |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
NA |
In average |
President |
9.0 |
13.7 |
26.1 |
27.1 |
23.5 |
0.6 |
3.43 |
Government |
10.8 |
19.9 |
36.8 |
24.4 |
7.3 |
0.8 |
2.97 |
Parliament |
12.2 |
21.4 |
37.6 |
23.1 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
2.87 |
Local authorities |
17.3 |
25.0 |
33.6 |
17.9 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
2.70 |
15. In your opinion, how are human rights observed in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
always |
not always |
not observed |
DA/NA |
Right to national self-determination |
42.2 |
23.9 |
12.6 |
21.3 |
Right to freedom of movement and choice of the place of residence |
40.6 |
32.9 |
15.5 |
11.0 |
Right to elect and be elected into state bodies |
31.5 |
32.8 |
21.9 |
13.8 |
To privacy |
28.2 |
34.9 |
21.9 |
15.0 |
To freedom of association |
24.3 |
30.7 |
20.4 |
24.6 |
To parity before the law |
23.1 |
34.0 |
33.2 |
9.7 |
To freedom of opinion and its expression |
22.2 |
37.7 |
30.0 |
10.1 |
To safe environment |
21.6 |
42.4 |
25.3 |
10.7 |
To freedom of meeting, demonstrations and marches |
17.5 |
37.9 |
29.7 |
14.9 |
To worthy standard of living |
16.3 |
44.1 |
33.0 |
6.6 |
16. To which extent are you satisfied with democratization in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
Absolutely dissatisfied |
17.5 |
Rather dissatisfied |
27.6 |
Rather satisfied |
29.5 |
Totally satisfied |
9.7 |
DA/NA |
15.7 |
17. Ex-minister, ambassador and presidential candidate M. Marinich was arrested and convicted last year. Various opinions about the cause of his conviction were spoken out. Which one do you agree with?
Variant of answer |
% |
I don’t know anything about this case |
53.5 |
М. Marinich didn’t commit any crimes he was convicted of; his conviction is a reprisal of authorities against the political opponent |
20.3 |
М. Marinich was convicted, as the sentence read, of stealing the PC’s given to him into temporary use by US embassy |
13.1 |
DA/NA |
13.1 |
18. Special report has been recently passed in the Council of Europe. It states that some of the top-level officials are involved into disappearance of well-known political figures V. Gonchar and Y. Zakharenko, businessman A. Krasovsky and TV cameraman D. Zavadsky. Do you believe or not into their involvement into these cases of disappearance?
Variant of answer |
% |
No, I don’t believe this |
49.9 |
Yes, I do |
47.1 |
NA |
3.0 |
19. In your opinion, what are the true reasons of disappearances of these persons?
Variant of answer |
% |
Political: they stood out with criticism of authorities |
36.8 |
Criminal: they had relations with criminals |
14.5 |
Perhaps, they left the country themselves and never disappeared |
13.7 |
Heard nothing about this |
15.4 |
DA/NA |
19.6 |
20. Are you satisfied with how Belarusian authorities investigated into the cases of disappearance?
Variant of answer |
% |
Rather dissatisfied |
29.1 |
To a certain extent dissatisfied |
10.1 |
To a certain extent satisfied |
12.8 |
Rather satisfied |
9.2 |
DA/NA |
38.8 |
21. For how long do you think А. Lukashenko will remain President of Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
For at least one more term from 2006 |
43.5 |
For as long as he wants |
41.1 |
Till 2006 |
15.0 |
NA |
0.4 |
22. What is your attitude to giving life presidency to А. Lukashenko?
Variant of answer |
% |
Totally negative |
27.8 |
Rather negative |
24.4 |
Indifferent |
13.1 |
Rather positive |
21.8 |
Totally positive |
12.3 |
NA |
0.6 |
23. If you knew a man able to compete successfully with A. Lukashenko at the next presidential election, would you vote for him/her or for A. Lukashenko?
Variant of answer |
% |
Don’t know yet, would see from circumstances |
38.3 |
Would vote for such a man |
32.8 |
Would vote for A. Lukashenko |
28.4 |
NA |
0.5 |
24. Imagine that you are offered candidatures of A. Lukashenko and A. Milinkevich, former Vice-Mayor of Grodno and Head of the Belarusian Language Society, at the presidential election. For whom of these candidates would you vote?
Variant of answer |
% |
For A. Lukashenko |
46.4 |
For A. Milinkevich |
7.8 |
For none of them |
27.5 |
DA/NA |
18.3 |
25. For whom of the following potential presidential candidates would you vote and for whom you wouldn’t vote for sure?
Variant of answer |
I would vote for |
I would vote against |
DA/NA |
А. Lukashenko |
50.2 |
35.0 |
14.8 |
V. Frolov |
11.7 |
60.9 |
27.4 |
А. Voitovich |
11.0 |
60.8 |
28.2 |
N. Statkevich |
11.0 |
61.2 |
27.8 |
V. Kolos |
10.3 |
61.9 |
27.8 |
А. Lebedko |
10.1 |
64.4 |
25.5 |
А. Yaroshuk |
9.6 |
61.9 |
28.5 |
А. Milinkevich |
8.7 |
62.2 |
29.1 |
А. Klimov |
7.3 |
65.9 |
26.8 |
V. Leonov |
7.2 |
65.7 |
27.1 |
S. Kalyakin |
5.9 |
68.0 |
26.1 |
26. In your opinion, who will win the presidential election of 2006? (open question)
Variant of answer |
% |
А. Lukashenko |
76.2 |
Other politician (14 names, under 0.5% each) |
3.4 |
Other answer |
0.8 |
DA/NA |
19.6 |
27. How do you see the prospects of Belarus in case A. Lukashenko wins the next presidential election?
Variant of answer |
% |
Prospects of Belarus won’t change radically |
45.7 |
Prospects of Belarus will improve |
35.3 |
Prospects of Belarus will aggravate |
18.2 |
NA |
0.8 |
28. What changes in your life do you expect in case A. Lukashenko wins the next presidential election?
Variant of answer |
% |
My state won’t change radically |
54.5 |
My state will improve |
27.0 |
My state will aggravate |
18.1 |
NA |
0.4 |
29. What is your attitude to the European Union (EU)?
Variant of answer |
% |
Positive |
43.9 |
Indifferent |
27.9 |
Negative |
10.9 |
I don’t know what it is |
5.5 |
DA/NA |
11.8 |
30. Many citizens going abroad complain about waiting for long at the check points before crossing the Belarusian border. Who is to blame, you think?
Variant of answer |
% |
Belarusian frontier bodies |
35.0 |
Frontier bodies of Poland |
4.9 |
Frontier bodies of Latvia |
4.0 |
Frontier bodies of Ukraine |
2.8 |
Frontier bodies of Lithuania |
1.9 |
DA/NA |
51.4 |
31. Do you think Belarus should become an EU member?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
52.8 |
No |
44.4 |
NA |
2.8 |
32. If you had to choose between integration with Russia and accession to the EU, which one would you choose?
Variant of answer |
% |
Integration with Russia |
51.9 |
Accession into the EU |
31.6 |
DA/NA |
16.5 |
33. Have you heard that the EU introduced visa ban for several top officials of Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
No |
59.8 |
Yes |
39.6 |
NA |
0.6 |
34. Do you know why the EU introduced visa ban for these Belarusian officials?
Variant of answer |
% |
No |
68.5 |
Yes |
22.4 |
DA/NA |
9.1 |
35. What is your attitude to this ban?
Variant of answer |
% |
Negative |
21.5 |
Indifferent |
36.1 |
Positive |
17.0 |
DA/NA |
25.4 |
36. What is your attitude to the statement US President G. Bush made recently in Bratislava before his meeting with Russia’s President V. Putin on that “one day the citizens of Belarus will be proud to live in a democratic country”?
Variant of answer |
% |
Positive |
35.1 |
Indifferent |
40.8 |
Negative |
23.1 |
NA |
1.0 |
37. The European Parliament has been considering the draft Program of Actions on Democratization in Belarus. In particular, it provides for increasing the pressure on the official authorities of Belarus and rending assistance to the civic society. If the Program passes, how do you think it will influence the situation in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
In no way |
45.8 |
Positively |
31.4 |
Negatively |
21.5 |
NA |
1.3 |
38. How do you estimate recent stormy events (Orange Revolution) in Ukraine?
Variant of answer |
% |
That was a person-controlled process that happened due to implementation of Western political technologies and weakness of the authorities |
47.0 |
That was a process beyond anyone’s control generated by people’s discontent with the policy of the authorities |
45.6 |
Other |
5.0 |
NA |
2.4 |
39. In your opinion, can a similar scenario take place in Belarus?
Variant of answer |
% |
No |
61.2 |
Yes |
22.4 |
DA/NA |
16.4 |
40. Would you like to receive on a regular basis independent radio and TV programs in Belarusian and Russian from the neighboring countries (Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia)?
Variant of answer |
% |
Yes |
57.1 |
No |
32.4 |
DA/NA |
10.5 |