Public opinions about foeticide and legitimatization of registered partnership
March survey confirmed tolerant attitude of czech public to foeticide. 7 out of 10 citizens think that a woman has right to decide herself to end her pregnancy. Support of law about registered partnership has drop a bit since 2003.
Public tolerance
Respondents were shown a list of groups of people and they had to choose which group they would not want to be their neighbours. Czech citizens refused these groups of people to be their neighbours : alcoholics (87%), drug addicts (87%), people with criminal past (77%), Romanians (75%). Other groups of people were supposed to be more or less acceptable.
A third of people said, they would want to live far from homosexuals (34%), emotional unbalanced people (32%),almost a fifth of public would not want people with different colour of skin (22%), foreigners living in Czech Republic (21%) to be their neighbours and 1 out of six respondents would not want rich people to be their neighbours, the unwanted people are also rich people (17%),politicians (16%).
Citizen involvement in local activities
According to March survey CVVM interrogated citizens about their involvement in sport activities, civil affinity group next to their home (Almost a third of citizens sometimes join in these activities). A fifth of repondents stated they sometimes involve in the activity, that was started by a charity organization or by a foundation. 18% of respondents participate in municipal government and 12 % in professional associations.
Citizens‘ satisfaction with lving conditions close to their home
In March almost two thirds of respondents are satisfied with living conditions close to their home.A quarter of respondents is neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. A tenth of czech population over 15 years are dissatisfied with it. More than three quarters of respondents are satisfied with installation of service gas pipes, electric connection, water service pipe and sewerage in their homes. People are also satisfied with waste disposal, environment close to their home.
Public opinion about relationships among people
Czech respondents are convinced of probably or definitely bad relationships among people in Czech Republic,public opinion about bad relationships(53%) prevails opinions about good relationships(43%). People with good standart of living evaluate relationships among people more positively. People under 30 years consider relationships among people are better, older people are more critical. Age differencies are related to marital status of respondent.
Public approval of a Czech EU and NATO membership and czech interest in working in EU member states
Major part of czech citizens (72%) agree with Czech EU membership, only almost a quarter of respondents (22%) dissagree with it, 6% of citizens could not answer that question.Majot part of czech citizens agree with czech NATO membership, though less people agree with it than in case of czech Eu membership. 62% of respondents agree with czech NATO membership, 28% of respondents disagree with it.
Image of political Parties
As a part of a March survey there was a question focused on a way , how voters perceive 4 long-term strongest political Parties. There were chosen some criterions, that represent both concrete programme aspects and general characteristics of activity made by Parties at political stage. There were not detected outstanding differences among evaluation of every single Party, particularly at negative statement „ it deals only with how to gain power“.
Confidence in constitutional institutions and evaluation of their activities during governmental crisis
According to March survey made by CVVM, the least trustworthy parlament Party is KSČM.
Two thirds of respondents did not trust to this Party (Either definitely or probably )
A quarter of respondents trust definitely or probably this Party.
The most trustworthy Party was found ODS(43%) according to March survey.
There is no Party (included ODS), which is supported by more supporters than
non-supporters.
Political culture
In May 2005 CVVM focused on political culture and political Parties in Czech Republic.
According to major part of czech citizens (75%) arguments, problems and scandals are common and occur in other democracies, although major part of addressed respondents (82%) expressed their opinion that these argumentations and scandals discredit us abroad.
Almost all respondents (95%) agreed that there is need to inform public about the problems, argumentations and scandals, because czech politicians need to be under control of public.
When a politician is supposed to leave his office?
Practically unanimous agreement with demands to demission exists only in cases, when
a politician is punished for delict, either delict connected with his politician office or not. In a similar way public perceive accusation of delict. As a reason for resignation public suppose illegitimate usage of academical degree(90% of respondents are for demission), if a politician was connected with a criminal act in public (89%),lying in public speech(82%), commitment an alcoholic disturbance (78%), unclear financial or property machinations (76%), causing serious car accident (74%), being sentenced for civil litigation (69%), public unbecoming behaviour (64%).
Popularity of political leaders
CVVM interrogate czech citizens about whether they confide in the selected political leaders. This time the submitted list included the names of 27 politicians, who are representatives of the Parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies. Besides political leaders 1.vice chairman of ČSSD and minister of finance Bohuslav Sobotka is found most trustworthy(by 38 of trustees). Chairman of ODS Mirek Topolánek and chief magistrate of Prague Prahy Pavel Bém are regarded as a second most trustworthy people.
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