RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED IN MAY OF 2005
(1510 persons interviewed, margin of error doesn’t exceed 0.03)
11. President A. Lukashenko stood out with criticism of the EU and US position on Belarus which consider this country non-democratic. Some people agree with the president, other – not and some more are even not concerned about the issue. What is your opinion?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
I agree with the president. Belarus is a democratic country |
37.8 |
|
I don’t agree with the president. Belarus is a non-democratic country |
32.8 |
|
I’m not concerned about this |
17.4 |
|
DA/NA |
12.0 |
12. What civil rights and freedoms are important and what are not important for you? Please, give your estimate of the rights and freedoms below on the five-point scale, where 1 is “this is absolutely not important for me” and 5 – “this is very important for me”:
|
Variant of answer |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
In average |
NA |
|
Right to medical care |
1.3 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
7.0 |
86.7 |
4.79 |
0.8 |
|
Right to personal safety |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
9.6 |
83.9 |
4.75 |
0.8 |
|
Right to social welfare |
1.4 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
11.9 |
80.1 |
4.69 |
0.3 |
|
Equality under the law |
1.0 |
0.8 |
7.3 |
14.1 |
76.3 |
4.65 |
0.5 |
|
Right to healthy environment |
1.2 |
1.6 |
6.7 |
13.2 |
77.0 |
4.64 |
0.3 |
|
Right to work |
4.4 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
9.8 |
77.5 |
4.54 |
0.2 |
|
Right to private property |
4.0 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
15.3 |
67.3 |
4.39 |
0.4 |
|
Right to education |
6.8 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
11.5 |
68.4 |
4.31 |
0.3 |
|
Freedom of opinion |
4.6 |
4.4 |
13.6 |
16.8 |
60.0 |
4.24 |
0.6 |
|
Freedom of religion |
8.5 |
7.1 |
13.9 |
16.3 |
54.0 |
4.00 |
0.2 |
|
Freedom of mass media |
8.6 |
6.5 |
16.6 |
18.7 |
49.0 |
3.94 |
0.6 |
|
Freedom of movement, including trips abroad |
11.3 |
6.4 |
12.9 |
15.0 |
54.1 |
3.94 |
0.3 |
|
Right to elect and be elected |
10.3 |
8.0 |
15.2 |
17.0 |
49.1 |
3.87 |
0.4 |
|
Freedom of enterprise |
15.7 |
7.7 |
17.4 |
16.6 |
42.1 |
3.62 |
0.5 |
|
Right to protesting |
27.2 |
11.0 |
17.5 |
14.8 |
29.3 |
3.08 |
0.2 |
|
Right to form public associations, including political parties |
30.1 |
11.8 |
17.0 |
13.4 |
27.6 |
2.97 |
0.1 |
13. Are human rights and freedoms given below observed in Belarus?
|
Variant of answer |
Always observed |
Sometimes observed |
Never observed |
DA/NA |
|
Freedom of religion |
63.4 |
25.9 |
3.2 |
7.5 |
|
Right to education |
50.7 |
38.5 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
|
Right to medical care |
40.4 |
50.2 |
5.8 |
3.6 |
|
Right to social welfare |
38.1 |
47.0 |
8.9 |
6.0 |
|
Right to elect and be elected |
37.9 |
35.3 |
15.0 |
11.8 |
|
Right to work |
37.8 |
47.2 |
9.3 |
5.7 |
|
Freedom of movement, including trips abroad |
33.2 |
43.3 |
11.0 |
12.5 |
|
Right to private property |
33.0 |
43.9 |
10.9 |
12.2 |
|
Right to personal safety |
28.7 |
53.2 |
11.2 |
6.9 |
|
Freedom of opinion |
27.9 |
41.2 |
22.0 |
8.9 |
|
Freedom of enterprise |
26.5 |
43.0 |
15.5 |
15.0 |
|
Right to form public associations, including political parties |
23.3 |
35.6 |
17.0 |
24.1 |
|
Freedom of mass media |
23.1 |
39.6 |
24.6 |
12.7 |
|
Equality under the law |
22.9 |
45.9 |
23.3 |
7.9 |
|
Right to protesting |
20.9 |
35.3 |
23.1 |
20.7 |
|
Right to healthy environment |
20.7 |
46.0 |
23.2 |
10.1 |
14. In his recent address to the Parliament, A. Lukashenko said that we chose the right course in Belarus and it won’t change. Do you agree with him?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Definitely yes |
21.3 |
|
Rather yes |
27.1 |
|
Rather not |
22.9 |
|
Definitely not |
15.1 |
|
DA/NA |
13.6 |
15. Citizens of Belarus give different estimates of their current living – some are satisfied and others not. What is your opinion? Please, estimate the following statements on the five-point scale, where 1 is "fully agree with À" and 5 – "fully agree with Â"
|
À |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
In average |
NA |
 |
|
The people like me are pessimistic about the future of Belarus |
11.3 |
10.5 |
24.1 |
26.6 |
27.2 |
3.48 |
0.3 |
The people like me are optimistic about the future of Belarus |
|
The people like me are disappointed with life |
11.8 |
13.6 |
32.1 |
27.8 |
14.3 |
3.19 |
0.4 |
The people like me are fully satisfied with life |
|
The people like me fear to lose their job |
17.7 |
15.9 |
23.7 |
18.8 |
23.5 |
3.15 |
0.4 |
The people like me don’t fear to lose their job |
|
The people like me cannot freely express their political viewpoints |
17.2 |
15.2 |
30.3 |
17.7 |
19.0 |
3.06 |
0.6 |
The people like me can freely express their political viewpoints |
|
The people like me cannot influence the way their lives go |
16.0 |
17.1 |
28.8 |
25.6 |
12.2 |
3.01 |
0.3 |
The people like me can fully influence the way their lives go |
|
The people like me cannot influence the decisions taken by governmental bodies in this country |
36.1 |
18.4 |
26.2 |
11.9 |
7.0 |
2.35 |
0.4 |
The people like me can influence the decisions taken by governmental bodies in this country |
16. Do you discuss socio-political issues with your friends, family or colleagues?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Discuss from time to time |
45.8 |
|
Almost never discuss |
32.3 |
|
Constantly discuss |
21.8 |
|
NA |
0.1 |
17. Do you think the majority or the minority of Belarusians share your viewpoints?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Majority |
67.5 |
|
Minority |
9.9 |
|
DA/NA |
22.6 |
| 
