Security, Negative Phenomena

In October 2011 CVVM survey investigated Czech public's views on the situation in the north of the Czech Republic (Šluknovský výběžek). One of the questions is focused on how serious problem the situation in the north Bohemia is. Another examined public opinion on the performance of different actors in this matter.

>> Full text is available in Czech only <<

The survey of May touched briefly the issue of drugs and their use in the Czech Republic. People were asked whether and how much they perceive the current situation regarding drug use to be a problem in the Czech Republic as a country, and specifically in their place of residence. Furthermore, the survey investigated whether institutions in the Czech Republic deal with the drug problem adequately, inadequately or excessively in the view of the public.

Press release offers information about some attitudes of Czech citizens towards nuclear energy that were surveyed especially in the context of Fukushima accident. Some of the results are comparable with the survey, made in this long-lasting project after the Chernobyl accident.

In December survey of CVVM, citizens answered questions about the sense of security and satisfaction with the activities of the police.

The survey of May touched briefly the issue of drugs and their use in the Czech Republic. People were asked whether and how much they perceive the current situation regarding drug use to be a problem in the Czech Republic as a country, and specifically in their place of residence. Furthermore, the survey investigated whether institutions in the Czech Republic deal with the drug problem adequately, inadequately or excessively in the view of the public.

In December survey of CVVM addressed citizens answered questions about the sense of security and satisfaction with the activities of the police.

In May survey Centre for Public Opinion Research SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., asked respondents about their attitude to death penalty. As a part of this press information the answers of respondents are sorted according to socio-demographic indicators a there is also time comparison with results from previous results, because this question has been a part of continual CVVM surveys since 1992.

>>...

In its May survey CVVM explored some attitudes of Czechs related to drug addiction problem.

In May 2009 CVVM investigated on public attitudes towards drugs. The most tolerated was coffee (96 % said that at least irregular consumption is acceptable) followed by alcohol (93 %) and tobacco (72 %). Marihuana was marked as an acceptable just by 18 % of respondents followed by ecstasy (6 %), pervitin (3 %) and heroin (2 %).

The majority of respondents claimed not just production and distribution of drugs but also consumption to be prosecuted (83 % for consumption of hard drugs and 65 % for soft drugs).

In May survey Centre for Public Opinion Research SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., asked respondents about their attitude to death penalty. As a part of this press information the answers of respondents are sorted according to socio-demographic indicators a there is also time comparison with results from previous results, because this question has been a part of continual CVVM surveys since 1992.