Relations, Attitudes

In the December survey 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 November 2012, the CVVM survey focused on expectations concerning the future of the personal life of citizens, the future of the Czech society and the future of the whole humankind.

In May 2012, CVVM survey focused on public opinion on rights of gays and lesbians such as right to get married, right for registered partnership and right for children adoption.

In May, The Public Opinion Research Centre examined the views on abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment. Almost three quarters of Czechs believe that a woman has a right to abortion. Nearly two-thirds agree with euthanasia and the similar percentage agrees with the capital punishment.

In March 2012 CVVM survey investigated Czech public's views with regard to foreigners who live in the long term or permanently in the Czech Republic. 54 % of Czechs see foreign citizens living in the Czech Republic as a problem, 37 % claim the opposite. But, when people should consider their neighbourhood, not the Czech Republic as a whole country, 54 % think foreign citizens are not a problem.

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In March 2012 Public Opinion Research Centre examined as a part of its survey the opinions of the Czech public on long-term or permanently residing foreigners in the Czech Republic. Specifically, there were examined attitudes whether there are too many, appropriate amount, or too few foreigners living in the country, whether foreigners should have the right for the long-term residing in the country and whether the state should allow them to settle here permanently. There were examined the reasons for the acceptance of immigrants, too.

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April survey of CVVM focused on public attitude and public relationships between Czech population and Romany minority.

March survey has dealt with a topic of employment of foreigners in Czech Republic.

In March, the questionnaire included two questions, which concerned the social structure of society and its social cohesion.

Research survey of CVVM focused on public attitudes to foreigners. Majority (58 %) claimed that foreigners living in Czech republic should become conformed to czech cultural habits as much as possible. Another 36 % of informants said that foreigners should adapt to czech cultural habits just in some aspects. And 5 % said that foreigners should be allowed to live according to their habits.