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As a part of September survey there was a question for respondents to express their opinion on acceptability and unacceptability of certain types of behaviour. Czech citizens consider drink drive offence to be the least acceptable behaviour. Respondents were very strict when judging situation of a person who has no job and who is on the dole and gifts or whethera person sometimes has conflict with Police.

As a part of September survey there were some questions about public opinion on Czech school system. Major part of Czech citizens thinks that primary schools, secondary schools and universities are successful at developing and supporting of good knowledge, independence,

self – confidence and socialization of their pupils. According to our respondents primary and secondary schools are not successful at developing of discipline and moral values, on contrary universities are successful at it.

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

Then respondents had to answer a question, what circumstances and various facts influence educational background. Respondents often suppose human abilities and diligence to be important, when trying to get higher education.

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In September CVVM also focused on evaluation of current level of school education, including primary and secondary schools and universities. All types of school education are positively evaluated by major part of respondents. In other part of survey respondents had to talk about their own educational background. Respondents think that education helped them to get general knowledge and professional qualification, when three quarters of respondents share this opinion.

According to June survey Czech citizens watch mostly news programmes on Czech Television and TV Nova. A half of respondents think these news programmes, which they watch regularly, inform us about important events. A third of repondents watch news programmes every day.

May survey contained a topic – environment. More than four fifths of respondents agreed that every single attempt to save the environment is important.

37% of respondents take always dangerous waste to special enchosen places. And other 35 % does it often. Same number of respondents sort domestic waste (33% always, 42 % often). A third of respondents take part in activities organized under companies for environment protection such as working groups and revitalisation of nature.

In May survey most of respondents were satisfied with condition of the environment close to their home and in Czech Republic.

The April results of CVVM survey shows that single women are more decided to get married in future than single men.

81 % of single women and 64 % of single men would like to get married in the future.

The most frequently named reasons for getting married were “children” (50 %) and the opinion that "two is better than one” (30 %), a fifth of respondents consider taking marriage vows...

In April survey CVVM interogated respondents with question„ Tell us, please, which of following institutions and areas of public life are mostly affected by corruption ?“ Mark it as at school, 1 means no corruption, 5 means high corruption.

Political Parties were supposed to be heavily affected by corruption, they were evaluated with mark 4 on average. Areas ,that were evaluated quite favourably - on average under mark 3, were Army (2,90), masmedia (2,81), system of education (2,61).

In CVVM survey more than two thirds of czech citizens spoke up for existence of Death penalty, while only a quarter of citizens (27%) is against it. Most pensioners and people who do not confess any religion or church, skilled workpeople, ČSSD and KSČM followers support existence of Death penalty. The existence of Denalty penalty is less supported by students, university graduetes, churchpeople,ODS or KDU-ČSL followers.