Economical

More than half (56%) of Czech citizens are of the opinion that their real incomes are lower than last year. A third (33%) rate their real income as about the same and a tenth (10%) rate their real income as higher than last year.
Ratings of the change in household real income over the past year are highly significantly positively correlated with ratings of household income levels.

The most acceptable loans for the Czech public are for housing (79%), business (74%) and studies (72%), while the least acceptable are loans for holidays (3%) and Christmas presents (5%).
Opinions on the acceptability of loans for housing, business, studies and cars vary according to age (younger people report higher acceptability), education (more educated people report higher acceptability) and household income (those who are better off with their income report higher acceptability). No statistically significant association was found for the other items.

In a survey conducted in the second half of March 2025, the Center for Public Opinion Research asked a set of questions about the concerning the assessment of the material living conditions of their households, their expectations of the development of these conditions in the current year, as well as the financial and material situation of their households.

According to the autumn 2024 survey of CVVM, 20% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 32% view it as neither good nor bad, and 48% consider it to be bad.

According to the summer 2024 survey of CVVM, 20% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 34% view it as neither good nor bad, and 45% consider it to be bad.

In summer survey CVVM investigated whether the respondents in case of their unemployment would accept a job requiring certain concessions, such as overtime work, nightwork, work on weekends or higher work rate.

In summer survey CVVM investigated opinions of Czech citizens related to the level and the future trend in unemployment in the Czech Republic as well as to the situation on labour-market in the place of their living.

The Public Opinion Research Centre in its survey examined how Czech citizens perceive the financial situation of their households. They evaluated whether it is difficult to make ends meet with their earnings.

In a survey conducted in the period since mid of March to the beginning of June of 2024 the Public Opinion Research Centre examined two questions related to evaluation of material living conditions of respondent's households, and to expectation of development of these conditions in this year.

According to the Spring 2024 survey of CVVM, 17% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 36% view it as neither good nor bad, and 47% consider it to be bad.