Trust in various social institutions is monitored by CVVM in the long

run. Last survey has been made in October 2005.

People place the greatest trust in persons they know and in the president.

The political Parties are found the least trustworthy.

In October survey, the Public Opinion Research Centre investigated whether the respondents confide in selected constitutional bodies.

The submitted list included the names of 25 politicians (all members of the government, president, chairmen of Senate and Chamber of Deputies,

leaders of parliamentary parties and EU-commissioner Špidla).

President Václav Klaus is considered to be the most trustworthy person, he enjoys trust expressed by almost two thirds of respondents(65%).

Confidence in constitutional institutions has not almost changed since last month. In October 2005 Czech 71 % of czech citizens trusted to the president of the country. President has been found the most trustworthy constitutional institution since September 2003. 42 % of respondents trust in government. Both Chambers of Parliament were considered to be least trustworthy. 26% of czech citizens trust in Chamber of Deputies and 24 % people confide in Senate.

All respondents having the right to vote were asked an open question (i.e. without a list of political parties being used) investigating which party they would vote for if an election to the Chamber of Deputies took place the following week. The structure of the answers given is summarised in the table (in %).

The question ‘Imagine that an election to the Chamber of Deputies is held next week.

In September 2005 CVVM used questions from survey Pubs and beer in czech society, which took place in September 2004. Although Czechs belong to top ten beer consumers according to results of the survey they are not proud of it very much. On the one hand, the future of czech beer is viewed optimistically on the whole, on the other hand czech public is quite pesimistic when talking about future...

As a part of September survey there was a question for respondents to express their opinion on acceptability and unacceptability of certain types of behaviour. Czech citizens consider drink drive offence to be the least acceptable behaviour. Respondents were very strict when judging situation of a person who has no job and who is on the dole and gifts or whethera person sometimes has conflict with Police.

As a part of September survey there were some questions about public opinion on Czech school system. Major part of Czech citizens thinks that primary schools, secondary schools and universities are successful at developing and supporting of good knowledge, independence,

self – confidence and socialization of their pupils. According to our respondents primary and secondary schools are not successful at developing of discipline and moral values, on contrary universities are successful at it.

In September survey more than a half of respondents expressed their opinion that everybody has a chance to get such education according to his or her abilities.

Then respondents had to answer a question, what circumstances and various facts influence educational background. Respondents often suppose human abilities and diligence to be important, when trying to get higher education.

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In September CVVM also focused on evaluation of current level of school education, including primary and secondary schools and universities. All types of school education are positively evaluated by major part of respondents. In other part of survey respondents had to talk about their own educational background. Respondents think that education helped them to get general knowledge and professional qualification, when three quarters of respondents share this opinion.

In September survey 28 % of respondents stated they are interested in situation in Palestine and Israel, on contrary 69 % of respondents stated they are not interested in it. Czech public is mainly sceptical when judging current relations between Palestine and Israel. Only 2 % of respondents evaluate these relations as rather good, 12 % of respondents suppose these relations to be neither good nor bad and three fifths of respondents consider the relations to be bad.