Relations, Attitudes
The views on abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment
In May this year, The Public Opinion Research Centre examined the views on abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment.
Tolerance to Different Social Groups
In March 2010 Public Opinion Research Centre focused on social distance among the major population and different social groups. Social distance was measured by a specific question: people should pick from a list of 15 different groups those, which they would not like to have as neighbours. The biggest distance was noticed towards drug addicts (86 % of Czechs would not want them to be their neighbours), people addicted to alcohol (79%), people with criminal past (75%) and also people with mental disease (60%).
Relation to Different National Groups Living in the Czech Republic
In March 2010 CVVM investigated attitudes of Czech public to 15 national groups that are living in the Czech Republic in significant number. The most positive relation was observed to Slovaks, Polish people, Greeks and Jews, the worst relation have Czechs to Roma people.
Citizens on Coexistence with Romanies - April 2010
April survey of CVVM focused on public attitude and public relationships between Czech population and Romany minority. Survey showed that more than four fiths of Czech citizens (82 %) see living together of Romany and non-Romany population as problematic.
Attitudes of Czech Public Towards Employment of Foreigners - March 2010
March survey has dealt with a topic of employment of foreigners in Czech Republic. 55 % of Czechs think it is right to employ foreigners, 39 % express the opposite view. The employment of foreigners has higher approval rate among graduates of universities or secondary schools and people with good living standard. On the other hand, people with bad living standard opposed the idea more frequently.
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Czech Public's Attitudes to Foreigners - March 2010
In March survey CVVM investigated Czech public's views with regard to foreigners who live in the long term or permanently in Czech Republic. 78 % of Czechs think that incomers should have had the right to stay here in the long term under some conditions, 10 % would support this right with no restricting conditions and only 9 % said that foreigners should not have any right to stay in the long term in Czech Republic.
The Expectations of Czech Citizens towards the Future
In December 2009, the CVVM survey focused on people's fears. Almost two thirds (63 %) of Czechs admitted that they were afraid of something. The most frequent were fear of unemployment, disease and the fall of living standard. Other questions concerned about the future of the personal life of citizens, the future of the Czech society and the future of the whole humankind. The majority was optimistic about their own future (71 %), but only 42 % of informants were optimistic about the Czech society and even less of them were optimistic about the future of the humankind (37 %).
Gender roles
Center for Public Opinion Research in the November survey examined views on the distribution of work between the partners in the family. Research participants also commented on the selected indicators of success in life for men and women.
Relationship of Czechs to Other Nationalities - December 2009
In December survey the CVVM focused on Czech relationship to other nations and nationalities. Respondents were shown a list with 24 nationalities and they were asked to evaluate these nationalities with marks from 1 to 7 according to their sympathies for these nationalities (1 – very sympathetic and 7-very unsympathetic).
Partner's relationship, marriage and parenthood
The theme of partnership, marriage, parenthood was made by Center for Public Opinion Research, during the November. This investigation was divided into several blocks. Center examined the views on the optimal number of children in the family and the ideal age for entering marriage. Furthermore, the intention of the respondents had been measured at meetings to conclude their marriage life. Respondents also evaluated the statements regarding the various forms of family living life and the importance of their life goals.
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