In May 2012, Centre for Public Opinion Research asked questions about environment and its protection. Czech citizens should evaluate activity of Czech Republic in this area and also activities of some state institutions and ecological organizations in these questions. Specifically, we were interested in opinions of Czechs on activity of Government, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, Parliament, Regional Offices, Municipal Offices.

According to May 2012 survey of CVVM people are more satisfied with state of environment at their place of residence (76%) than in Czech republic in general (60%). Respondents were most satisfied with accessability of free nature (85% "satisfied"), quality of drinking water (85%) and cleanness of surrounding nature (77%). On the other hand respondents were dissatisfied with impact of density of traffic on the environment (55% "dissatisfied", 44% "satisfied").

The survey of May touched briefly the issue of drugs and their use in the Czech Republic. People were asked whether and how much they perceive the current situation regarding drug use to be a problem in the Czech Republic as a country, and specifically in their place of residence. Furthermore, the survey investigated whether institutions in the Czech Republic deal with the drug problem adequately, inadequately or excessively in the view of the public. The attention of research also focused on how acceptable or unacceptable in view of public opinion is the use of certain legal and illegal psychoactive substances like tobacco, alcohol, painkillers, sleeping pills or antidepressants, so-called soft drugs like hashish or marihuana and so-called hard drugs like heroin, methamphetamine or “Ecstasy”.

In May, The Public Opinion Research Centre examined the views on abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment. Almost three quarters of Czechs believe that a woman has a right to abortion. Nearly two-thirds agree with euthanasia and the similar percentage agrees with the capital punishment.

May's survey of CVVM covered the topic of trade unions. Questions concerned the opinion on the role of trade unions in the society and the acceptability of means that trade unions may use to influence social processes. At the same time, CVVM also surveyed how the real impact of trade unions is perceived and what is the level of trust to trade unions.

In April 2012 Public Opinion Research Centre investigated if Czechs believe, that decisions of the EU are in behalf of the Czech Republic and ordinary people (like themselves). There was also investigated, whether, according to Czech citizens, values such as democracy, equality, cooperation, tolerance, justice and solidarity are applied in the European Union. Moreover, CVVM probed satisfaction with EU membership and Czechs also talked about measure of their pride in context of being citizens of European Union.

In May 2012 survey we enquired a question in which respondents on a scale corresponding to school grades evaluated activity of individual ministries and the Government Office over the past twelve months.

In May 2012, CVVM included to the survey a question about satisfaction with some areas in the Czech Republic. Citizens also responded to the question whether the evaluated areas need the reforms, and CVVM investigated to what extent the Czechs know planned reforms.

In May 2012 CVVM SOÚ AV ČR investigated whether respondents trust to selected  politicians. They were given a list with 34 names of top politicians who represent political parties present in Chamber of Deputies.

In March 2012 CVVM survey investigated Czech public's views with regard to foreigners who live in the long term or permanently in the Czech Republic. 54 % of Czechs see foreign citizens living in the Czech Republic as a problem, 37 % claim the opposite. But, when people should consider their neighbourhood, not the Czech Republic as a whole country, 54 % think foreign citizens are not a problem.

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