Economical

In July 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 July 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.

According to the July 2020 survey of CVVM, 26% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 41% view it as neither good nor bad, and 32% consider it to be bad.

55% of Czechs evaluate the living standard of their household as good, 11% consider it to be bad, and 34% characterize it as neither good, nor bad.

In the June 2020 survey 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. Almost half (47%) of Czechs evaluates material living conditions of their households as good, 33% think they are neither good, nor bad and 12% consider them to be bad.

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According to the June 2020 survey of CVVM, 23% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 42% view it as neither good nor bad, and 33% consider it to be bad.

5% of citizens think that the economic situation will improve in this year, 16% expect no change, and 76% await worsening of economic situation.

In the survey, respondents answered several questions concerning economic impact of the epidemic and related anti-epidemic measures. In particular, the survey looked at how the incomes of households in which respondents live have changed since the beginning of the epidemic, how the crisis has affected their current economic activity and how long their household would be able to earn a living if the current situation continued.

In February 2020 Public Opinion Research Centre included a block of questions connected to social policy of families. Respondents evaluated overall approach of the Czech government to social situation of families with children in the Czech Republic. Next citizens commented on specific measures related to family policy.

According to the February 2020 survey of CVVM, 49% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 36% view it as neither good nor bad, and 13% consider it to be bad.

56% of Czechs evaluate the living standard of their household as good, 11% consider it to be bad, and 33% characterize it as neither good, nor bad.

In January 2020 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. 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. Another question was focused on importance of financial resources for unexpected expenses and difficulties with the repayment of debts.

In January 2020, 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.