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In December survey there were included some questions focused on respondents´ relationship to Christmas. Survey showed us that three querters of Czechs are looking forward to Christmas, opposite feeling is shared by every tenth Czech citizen. Almost all respondents give presents to their close family or friends, only 3 % of people do not give presents for anybody. 94 % of respondents suppose Christmas to be family feast, 85 % of addressed citizens keep some customs and traditions.

Infant Jesus is by far the most popular figure related to distribution of presents within the Czech society. Traditional Czech "gift-bearers", i.e. Infant Jesus or St. Nicholas with the Angel and the Devil prevail vastly in popularity over imported figures of Grandpa Frost and Santa Claus.

In September 2006 within the project of continual monitoring of Czech public opinion Our Society some questions used in research - Pubs and Beer in Czech Society in 2004 were repeated. Results of the survey provide us with both topical view of current situation of some aspects of position of beer and pubs in Czech society and of related questions of their development.

Within the project - monitoring of beer phenomenon in Czech society beer consumption and its popularity were surveyed. Press information brings basic information about current structure of popular drinks, trends in beer consumption and development of rate of beer consumption.

Press release offers basic information about some aspects that determine beer choosing strategies of Czech consumers. There are also mentioned topics such as the type of popular beer, concrete beer brand preference, preference of products breweries regionally close to respondents´ residence and importance of price and taste when choosing a beer.

Press release monitors some aspects of Czech citizen’s attitudes to beer and brewing. There are mentioned questions about public attitudes to high rate of consumed beer in Czech Republic, import of foreign beer on Czech market or expectation of development of Czech beer and brewing.

Press release contains analysis of questions related to the topic of gastronomical facilities and especially of the position of Czech pub in the structure of eating facilities and in the Czech society in general. There are also analysed topics such as popularity of eating places or specification of guests of traditional Czech pubs.

Everybody has chance to get such education according to his/her abilities. In September survey this statement was agreed by more than a half of respondents (47 % rather agreed, 12 % definitely agreed). In the following question respondents had to evaluace influence of various circumstances and eventualities on educational background. Own abilities and diligence were considered as most important (95 % of answers – definitely important and rather important).

In the survey on evaluation of level of education according the type of institution the positive evaluation prevailed. The highest level of education is according the respondents at grammar schools (23% mentioned the level of education as a „very good“, 53% mentioned the level of education as a „rather good“), at primary schools (74% positive answers, when 12% of them mentioned the answer „very good“) and at universities.

Approximately three fifths of respondents (61%) expressed their satisfaction with living conditions close to their home, almost a third of them stated that they are nor satisfied nor dissatisfied with it. Less than a tenth of czech population are dissatisfied with living conditions close to their home. People are mostly satisfied with gas, elektricity and water instalation and canalization. About three quarters of Czech citizens are satisfied with domestic waste disposal and with current level of shops and services.