In September 2012 within the regular survey CVVM SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., questioned respondents about their confidence in constitutional institutions. In this month there was a question about their trust to Chambers of Parliament, Government, President, Local and Regional Councils.

In September survey CVVM investigated how people trust to political Parties and whether they are willing to take part in elections to Chamber of Deputies. In the press release there are two different types of information: Party preference and a model of voting behaviour.

In June 2012 CVVM investigated, how Czech citizens evaluate material living conditions of their households and economic situation in the Czech Republic. In July comparable surveys on this theme were carried out also in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.

In June survey CVVM investigated eventual behaviour in the course of finding of a new job in the case of being unemployed.

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In its regular survey ‘Our society’ in June 2012 the Public Opinion Research Centre focused on the reputation of 26 selected occupations. The most prestigious occupation according to the opinion of the Czech population is a medicine doctor, followed by a scholar, a university educator, a nurse and a teacher on basic school.

June's survey of CVVM asked questions regarding the relationship of workers to their jobs. On the one hand, the survey focused on the topics such as job satisfaction, perception of workplace climate and subjective evaluation of adequacy of earnings. On the other hand, the aim was also to determine, what is the proportion of workers considering the possibility of changing their job, what do they think is the probability of job loss and what would be the patterns of searching for a new job opportunities in such a case. The main finding is that the job satisfaction of working people is not changing noticeably and that the concerns about job loss are not raising significantly either. All questions have been responded to only by economically active population.

In June survey CVVM investigated opinions of Czech citizens related to the level and the future trend of unemployment in Czech Republic as well as to the situation on labour-market in the place of their living. 68 % respondents declared that unemployment is too high, which is more that in the last year (61 %) and especially in comparison to the situation before economical crisis (2008: 36 %). Future trend view follows the current situation on the labor market.

In May 2012 Public Opinion Research Centre asked questions about environment. People were inquired about their activities in environment protection. We also investigated, if Czechs are interested in information about the environment and have enough of this kind of information.

In May 2012, CVVM survey focused on public opinion on rights of gays and lesbians such as right to get married, right for registered partnership and right for children adoption.

In June 2012, citizens of the Czech Republic evaluated how satisfied they are with the situation in selected areas of public life (29 areas were selected).Citizens of the Czech Republic are the most satisfied with the offer of goods and services (75 % satisfied), culture (59 %). Czechs are dissatisfied with the corruption (92 % dissatisfied), economic crime (81 %), the unemployment (77 %) the political situation (76 %) and the situation of public finance (75 %).