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In a survey realized through the probabilistic online Our Society Panel, the Centre for Public Opinion Research of the Institute of Sociology of the CAS included questions from the AV21 Strategy Sustainable Food Production and Consumption in March 2025. The survey focused on the overall views and attitudes of the Czech public towards food shopping, packaging materials and preferences regarding shopping.
The part of the survey presented in this press release investigated preferences regarding personal diet, whether people limit certain dietary components and for what reasons, as well as to what extent Czech citizens are familiar with so-called novel foods and whether they regularly include these types of foods in their diet.

Czech citizens most often eat three (44%) or four (29%) meals a day.
Men are more likely to eat three meals a day (50% of men, 39% of women), while women are slightly more likely to eat four meals a day (24% of men, 32% of women). In terms of age, we then see that the proportion of people who regularly consume 3 meals a day also increases with age.
By far the most common meals people (themselves or someone in their household) prepare at home are breakfast and dinner, with around two thirds of people (66% breakfast, 69% dinner) preparing them 6 to 7 times a week. As for lunches, more than half of people (52%) prepare these at home 6 to 7 times a week.
The vast majority of people (97%) usually have dinner at home in a typical week, 70% have breakfast and the least often people have lunch at home (50%).

In the research Potraviny 2025, CVVM SOÚ AV ČR surveyed the opinions and attitudes of the Czech public towards food shopping, packaging materials and preferences regarding shopping. In this part of the research, we focused on shopping behaviour with respect to the environment, shopping with or without packaging or how relevant it is for Czech citizens to consider the environmental impact of food production

In the Potraviny (Food) 2025 survey, the CVVM SOÚ AV ČR surveyed the opinions and attitudes of the Czech public towards food shopping. Respondents reported what activities and shopping habits their households have, how much they spend on food per month, and according to what criteria and where they shop. In the next part of the research we focused on shopping behaviour that may contribute to or prevent food waste.

More than half of the Czech public (56%) consider food waste to be a major problem, more than two-fifths (41%) think food waste is not right but there are more urgent issues that need to be solved, and only 2% of Czech citizens do not consider food waste to be a society-wide problem.
Almost two thirds (65%) of citizens declare that the total amount of food wasted by their households does not exceed 10%. A fifth (20%) of respondents lean towards the option that their household throws away more than 10% but less than a quarter of the food. Only 3% of respondents admitted to throwing away more than a quarter but less than half of their food. Conversely, 12% of the public say that their household does not throw away any food.

This report presents the findings of a longitudinal quantitative study on the Ukrainian refugee population in the Czech Republic, specifically Ukrainians who arrived in the country as a result of the Russian invasion that began on February 24, 2022. The research examines their situation in key areas of integration and everyday life, focusing on working conditions and labor market integration, income and material living conditions, housing, Czech language proficiency among adults, children's education and leisure activities, access to healthcare services, plans to return to Ukraine, and issues of identity and religion. The findings provide an overview of the challenges this population faces and the factors shaping their adaptation, helping to better understand their needs and the dynamics of their integration.

In its autumn survey the Public Opinion Research Centre of the Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic posed to all respondents a question: "How satisfied are you with your life? Are you very satisfied, rather satisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, rather dissatisfied, very dissatisfied?"

In Autumn 2024 survey Public Opinion Research Centre included a blok of questions connected to health care. One of the discussed topics was also health care measures in the Czech Republic. Questions focused mainly on charges for medication, doctor visit and stay in hospital. Next issue was connected to insurance and insurance company.

In Autumn 2024 survey the Public Opinion Research Centre included a block of questions connected to health care. Questions focused mainly on satisfaction with health care in the Czech Republic, evaluation of the quality of the health care in the last year and the amount of information provided by the doctors. Respondents evaluated their own health condition and possibilities to decide the ways of their medical treatment.

In a survey conducted between mid-September and the end of November 2024, The Public Opinion Research Centre included a block of questions related to health care system. Citizens were asked about their overall satisfaction with health care system in the Czech Republic as well as their views on the various problematic areas of healthcare, such as the financing of public health, the quality and availability of health care or the sufficiency of health workers.

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