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In September 2012, CVVM carried out an opinion poll on how Czech citizens evaluate the quality of education on all school levels. Part of the press release is also comparison of current results with findings from previous surveys. Then Czechs should have evaluated, which from the following characteristics - knowledge, independence, self-confidence, orientation in society, discipline, moral values, ability to work in a team, communication skills, creativity - are best evolved by particular types of schools.

October survey contained a set of questions concerning electricity consumption and electricity production.

In September survey 59% of respondents expressed their opinion that everybody has a chance to get such education according to his or her abilities.

In September 2012, questions about education were included in the regular research "Our Society". One of the questions was focused on the peoples' interest in the state secondary school-leaving examination, attitude to the idea of state guaranteed examination on secondary schools as a general concept and views on the preparation and conduct of this year's state examination.

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In May 2012 Public Opinion Research Centre asked questions about environment. People were inquired about their activities in environment protection. We also investigated, if Czechs are interested in information about the environment and have enough of this kind of information.

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 2012, Centre for Public Opinion Research asked questions about environment and its protection. Czech citizens should evaluate activity of Czech Republic in this area and also activities of some state institutions and ecological organizations in these questions. Specifically, we were interested in opinions of Czechs on activity of Government, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, Parliament, Regional Offices, Municipal Offices.

According to May 2012 survey of CVVM people are more satisfied with state of environment at their place of residence (76%) than in Czech republic in general (60%). Respondents were most satisfied with accessability of free nature (85% "satisfied"), quality of drinking water (85%) and cleanness of surrounding nature (77%). On the other hand respondents were dissatisfied with impact of density of traffic on the environment (55% "dissatisfied", 44% "satisfied").

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. The attention of research also focused on how acceptable or unacceptable in view of public opinion is the use of certain legal and illegal psychoactive substances like tobacco, alcohol, painkillers, sleeping pills or antidepressants, so-called soft drugs like hashish or marihuana and so-called hard drugs like heroin, methamphetamine or “Ecstasy”.

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.