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RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED IN December 3-13, 2007
(1521 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)
21. Do you use a computer? (more than one answer is possible)
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Variant of answer |
% |
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No |
58.5 |
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Yes, at home |
28.1 |
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Yes, at work |
16.4 |
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Yes, at a cybercafé |
2.1 |
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Yes, in the library |
1.1 |
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Yes, in another place |
2.7 |
22. Have you got a VCR or a DVD-player to watch movies? (more than one answer is possible)
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Variant of answer |
% |
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I have got neither |
33.7 |
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I have got a DVD-player as well as a VCR |
24.4 |
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I have got a DVD-player |
22.4 |
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I have got a VCR |
17.3 |
23. Do you use the Internet?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes, daily |
7.0 |
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Yes, several times a week |
8.7 |
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Yes, several times a month |
6.4 |
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Yes, several times a year |
3.1 |
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No |
69.1 |
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I do not know what it is |
5.0 |
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NA |
0.7 |
24. How do you assess the condition of mass media in Belarus?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Mass media in Belarus are dependent |
46.1 |
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Mass media in Belarus are independent |
16.3 |
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Some mass media are independent in Belarus, others are dependent |
24.3 |
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DA/NA |
13.3 |
25. If you consider that mass media in Belarus are dependent, than whom do they depend on? (more than one answer is possible)
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Variant of answer |
% |
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On the president |
48.0 |
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On other government agencies |
29.8 |
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On international organizations and foreign capital |
13.6 |
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On political parties and public associations |
13.0 |
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On the demand of the audience |
11.9 |
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On journalists’ own corporative interests |
9.8 |
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On Belarusian businessmen |
1.6 |
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DA |
9.8 |
26. In your opinion, should control of mass media exist? (more than one answer is possible)
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes, control with the help of mass information legislation is necessary |
36.2 |
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Yes, control on the part of the society (public committees, councils, etc.) is necessary |
19.2 |
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Yes, control on the part of government bodies is necessary |
19.2 |
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Control of mass media is not necessary |
23.8 |
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DA |
8.2 |
27. Did you happen to go into the results of independent studies of the public opinion in Belarus (through mass media, leaflets, contacts with other people, etc.) during the last year?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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No |
69.9 |
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Yes |
29.4 |
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NA |
0.7 |
28. Can figures and analysis of independent research centers be trusted?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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Yes, they can, as they give citizens unbiased information about processes in political life, economy and society |
40.8 |
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No, they cannot, as they deliberately give citizens wry information for the sake of those who pay for the research |
20.4 |
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I have not heard anything about such centers |
22.0 |
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DA/NA |
16.8 |
29. Do you work at a private or at a state enterprise?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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At a state one |
39.5 |
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At a private one |
21.2 |
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I do not work |
38.6 |
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NA |
0.7 |
30. Have you ever been imprisoned including imprisonment for administrative violation?
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Variant of answer |
% |
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No, I have not |
89.7 |
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Yes, I have, several times |
2.6 |
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Yes, I have, one time |
6.8 |
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NA |
0.9 |
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