Public Opinion on Loans and Debts
In January 2011 Public Opinion Research Centre carried out a survey about debts and loans. In this press release are published attitudes of Czech citizens to debts of common people on one hand and opinion about the Czech Republic public debt on the other hand. In this text there are also published attitudes of Czechs to individual debts, e.g. acceptability of loans for real estate, education, consumption, car, holidays or for starting a business.
Taxation in View of Public Opinion - February 2011
According to February 2011 survey 8 % of citizens regard taxation on high-income earners as high, 21 % say it is adequate and 62 % think it is low. Taxation on average-income earners is considered to be high by 35 % of respondents, adequate by 52 % and low by 5 % of citizens. Taxation on low-income earners was supposed to be high by 66 %, adequate by 23 % and low by 2 %. 70 % of respondents think that tax rate should be higher for high-income earners than for low-income earners.
Public attitude to form of political system
As a part of February survey made by CVVM SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i. there were some questions about respondents´ opinions of form of political system.
Evaluations in the areas of public life - February 2011
In January and February this year, respondents of the Public Opinion Research Centre evaluated the state of some areas of public life. People were the most satisfied with supply of goods and services (65 % "satisfied"), culture (60 % "satisfied") and membership in the European Union (53 % "satisfied"). Dissatisfaction was related mainly to health service (79 % "dissatisfied"), corruption (74 % "dissatisfied") and unemployment (72 % "dissatisfied").
Evaluation of Petr Nečas's Cabinet - February 2011
In February survey, CVVM focused on evaluation of Petr Nečas's government. 33 % of Czechs are satisfied with the person of Prime Minister, 56 % are dissatisfied, 26 % are satisfied with government's performance and 66 % are not. Also government's program (35 % / 51 %) as well as communication with public (25 % / 66 %) is evaluated predominantly negatively. 71 % of respondents see negatively also a personal composition of Nečas's government, 19 % expressed opposite feeling in this matter.
Evaluation of Economic Situation and Material Living Conditions in Central European Comparison - January 2011
Almost half (47%) of people believe that for the income of their household they can buy or pay less than a year ago, a little more than two fifths (43%) believe that the real income of their households is about the same as one year before, and less than a tenth of respondents said that their income during the last year has increased. More than a half of Czech citizens (52%) consider current...
Inflation And Real Income Of Households In View Of Public - January 2011
Almost half (47%) of people believe that for the income of their household they can buy or pay less than a year ago, a little more than two fifths (43%) believe that the real income of their households is about the same as one year before, and less than a tenth of respondents said that their income during the last year has increased. More than a half of Czech citizens (52%) consider current inflation to be acceptable, roughly three tenth of people (31%) share the opposite opinion.
Economic Level of Czech Republic in Context of Some Other Countries - January 2011
Since February 1997 CVVM has been examined what people think about the economic standard of our country compared to nine other European countries. 3% of Czechs assesses the economy as being very good, 47% rather good, 43% rather bad and 4% very bad. Only 3% could not judge the situation. In the ranking of countries, the Czech Republic is situated on the fourth place behind Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
Confidence in constitutional institutions and satisfaction with political situation in February 2011
In February 2011 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.
As a part of the CVVM surveys there is a question about public satisfaction with current political situation in the Czech Republic.
Financial Crisis In View Of Czech Public - January 2011
According to January survey 52 % of Czechs think that economic situation of the Czech Republic became worse in 2010. 32 % of Czechs see as worsened living material conditions of their households. 58 % of respondents feel that financial crisis afflicted their household and 65 % see as affected their job. 47 % see the reaction of Czech government to present situation as bad, 36 % expressed opposite view.
Party Preferences and Voting Model in February 2011
In February 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.
Party preferences give us information about public sympathy with political Parties in the group of citizens who have voting right and there is also included a part of citizens who will not take part in elections or they do not knot who to vote for.
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