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RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED IN APRIL OF 2006
(1594 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
11. Do you think the people like you influence political and socio-economic decision taking in this country?
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Variant of answer |
% |
|
No, they don’t |
51.7 |
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Yes, they do |
42.1 |
|
DA/NA |
6.2 |
12. Do you think fair decisions can be taken under the current judicial system in Belarus?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
|
Yes, they can be |
51.8 |
|
No, this is almost impossible |
38.3 |
|
DA/NA |
9.9 |
13. Do you place yourself in the opposition to the current authorities?
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Variant of answer |
% |
|
No |
73.3 |
|
Yes |
18.5 |
|
DA/NA |
8.2 |
14. Presidential candidate Alexander Kozulin, former head of the Belarusian State University, has been arrested on a charge of "antisocial behavior" (for trying to enter the All-Belarusian Assembly and for calling people at the meeting to go to prison and support detained participants of protest actions). He will now most likely be put in jail. Some people approve this action of authorities, and others – not. What is your opinion?
|
Variant of answer |
% |
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Approve |
39.9 |
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Don’t approve |
34.5 |
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It doesn’t matter for me |
19.8 |
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DA/NA |
5.8 |
15. Did you discuss with your family, friends or colleagues the events pertaining to the mass actions of protest against the results of the presidential election?
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Variant of answer |
% |
|
Yes |
70.3 |
|
No |
29.7 |
16. Do you think Alexander Lukashenko, who now stands in his office for the third term, is a legitimate president of Belarus?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes |
63.6 |
|
No |
25.8 |
|
DA/NA |
10.6 |
17. Belarusian and Russian are the two state languages of Belarus. Some people agree with this, others think that Belarusian should be the only state language. Also, there are some who think that Russian should be the only state language. What is your opinion?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Belarusian and Russian should be the two state languages of Belarus |
67.4 |
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Belarusian should be the only state language of Belarus |
15.2 |
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Russian should be the only state language of Belarus |
8.7 |
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It doesn’t matter for me |
8.6 |
|
NA |
0.1 |
18. Do you think the West is hostile towards Belarus and the Belarusians should be very careful about it?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes |
48.4 |
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No |
42.1 |
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DA/NA |
9.5 |
19. List five countries which you think are the most friendly and five countries which you think are the most non-friendly towards Belarus
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Country |
Friendly |
Non-friendly |
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Russia |
85.1 |
1.4 |
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China |
43.1 |
2.1 |
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Ukraine |
24.9 |
13.5 |
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Kazakhstan |
23.2 |
2.3 |
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Cuba |
20.3 |
2.4 |
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Poland |
19.9 |
23.3 |
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Germany |
16.8 |
15.2 |
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Iran |
13.3 |
9.8 |
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Italy |
11.4 |
6.8 |
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Lithuania |
10.6 |
19.5 |
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Bulgaria |
10.0 |
1.2 |
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Latvia |
9.2 |
23.4 |
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Moldova |
9.2 |
4.5 |
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Japan |
8.7 |
2.4 |
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Iraq |
7.9 |
10.9 |
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Kyrgyzstan |
6.4 |
1.7 |
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Israel |
6.2 |
3.4 |
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North Korea |
6.2 |
2.5 |
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Armenia |
5.3 |
1.9 |
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Uzbekistan |
4.6 |
2.1 |
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Azerbaijan |
4.4 |
2.2 |
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Georgia |
4.2 |
23.8 |
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USA |
4.1 |
74.3 |
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Slovakia |
3.6 |
4.9 |
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Turkmenistan |
3.5 |
1.2 |
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France |
3.0 |
11.6 |
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Lebanon |
2.7 |
5.3 |
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Romania |
2.7 |
2.3 |
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UK |
2.6 |
21.6 |
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Serbia |
2.6 |
5.0 |
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Czech Republic |
2.4 |
4.0 |
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Turkey |
2.3 |
2.3 |
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Syria |
1.3 |
5.0 |
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Sweden |
1.3 |
4.1 |
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Estonia |
0.7 |
11.9 |
20. To which extent are you ready to accept representatives of the following nationalities?
|
Variant of answer |
Ready to make a family |
Ready to work together |
Ready to live in the neighborhood |
Ready to live in one city/town |
Ready to live in Belarus |
NA |
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Russians |
50.9 |
14.9 |
19.8 |
5.2 |
8.6 |
0.6 |
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Ukrainians |
32.8 |
19.2 |
28.5 |
8.3 |
10.4 |
0.8 |
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Poles |
31.1 |
21.7 |
25.9 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
1.3 |
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Western Europeans (English, French, Germans, etc.) |
21.6 |
26.1 |
24.2 |
10.1 |
16.9 |
1.1 |
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Americans |
16.2 |
23.4 |
23.1 |
7.9 |
27.7 |
1.7 |
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Natives from Central Europe (Czech, Slovaks, Hungarians, Serbs, etc.) |
14.2 |
26.1 |
27.5 |
12.8 |
18.5 |
0.9 |
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Jews |
12.8 |
22.9 |
33.8 |
11.9 |
17.5 |
1.1 |
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Lithuanians |
12.6 |
24.4 |
31.3 |
11.5 |
19.2 |
1.0 |
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Letts |
11.5 |
23.1 |
32.2 |
11.5 |
20.2 |
1.5 |
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Natives from Central Asia (Uzbeks, Kazakhs and others) |
4.0 |
18.9 |
28.9 |
15.3 |
31.6 |
1.3 |
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Natives from the Caucasus (Azerbaijani, Armenians, Georgians, Chechens, etc.) |
2.4 |
14.6 |
26.7 |
10.3 |
44.2 |
1.8 |
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Arabs |
2.3 |
14.5 |
26.9 |
10.3 |
44.1 |
1.9 |
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Africans |
1.9 |
13.1 |
28.4 |
10.8 |
44.0 |
1.8 |
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Natives from South Eastern Asia (Vietnamese, Chinese, etc.) |
1.5 |
16.3 |
24.1 |
11.5 |
44.6 |
2.0 |
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