Economical

In June 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 June 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. 49 % of respondents declared that the unemployment is too high, which is less than in the last year (67 %), but more in comparison to the situation before economical crisis (2008: 36%).

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According to the May survey of the Public Opinion Research Centre, 35% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 40% view it as neither good nor bad, and 24% consider it to be good.

According to the April survey of the Public Opinion Research Centre, 35% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 41% view it as neither good nor bad, and 23% consider it to be good.

According to the March survey of the Public Opinion Research Centre, 37% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 42% view it as neither good nor bad, and 19% consider it to be good.

According to the February survey of CVVM, 36% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 42% view it as neither good nor bad, and 21% consider it to be good. 45% of Czechs evaluate the living standard of their household as good, 17% consider it to be bad, and 38% characterize it as neither good, nor bad.

In January 2015 Public Opinion Research centre investigated, how Czech citizens evaluate material living conditions of their households and economic situation in the Czech Republic. During January of 2015 comparable surveys on this theme were carried out also in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.

Less than half (45%) of people believe that for the income of their household they can buy or pay less than a year ago, 45% believe that the real income of their households is about the same as a year before, and only 8% of respondents said that their real income during the last year has increased. 44% of Czech citizens consider current inflation to be acceptable, 39% of people share the opposite opinion. 55% of Czechs expect that this year they will be able to buy less goods and pay less services for the same amount of money than the last year.

In January 2015, the Public Opinion Research Centre investigated views on the problem of indebtment. We surveyed the opinion on the level of indebtment among the Czech citizens and on the level of indebtment of the Czech state. With regard to these two fields of indebtment, we also asked questions about how serious a problem the current level of indebtment poses to the Czech people.

According to the January survey of CVVM, 38% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 41% view it as neither good nor bad, and 19% consider it to be good.