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Party Preferences and Voting Model in May 2008
Kunštát, Daniel
In May survey CVVM investigated how people trust to political Parties and whether they are willing to take part in elections to Chamber of Deputies. In the press release there are two different types of information : Party preference and a model of voting behaviour. Party preferences give us information about public sympathy with political Parties in the group of citizens who have voting right and there is also included a part of citizens who will not take part in elections or they do not knot who to vote for. Voting model indicate anticipated result of elections to Chamber of Deputies in the time of the survey. Voting model comes out of Party preferences but it includes only those who want to take part in elections and they answered us a Party they would vote for – in short this group does not include undecided people and non – voters.
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Influence of Czech membership in EU on czech citizens
Veselský, Michal
As a part of April survey made by CVVM there were questions about relationship of Czech citizens to the European Union. Respondents had to talk about impact of EU membership of Czech Republic on some segments of economical and social system of Czech Republic and their standard of living. The EU influence on supply of goods and services on czech market is best evaluated by 66 % of addressed cititizens. On the contrary impact on agriculture is supposed to be the worst by two thirds of respondents. When evaluating individual standard of living 64 % of respondents said that joining the EU has not changed their standard of living. In 2008 45 % of respondents agreed with introducing of Euro in Czech Republic and 46 % of respondents disagreed with it.
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Public Opinion on the Treaty of Lisbon
Tabery, Paulína
In its regular survey ‘Our society’ in April 2007 the Public Opinion Research Centre focused on the questions about the European Union. Three question concerned Treaty of Lisbon. Only 19 % of Czechs have good knowledge about what the term 'Treaty of Lisbon' means. A strong majority (78 %) of Czechs does not have enough information about the Treaty of Lisbon and only 16 % of Czech population are interested in the treaty.
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Public attitudes to European integration and values exercised in EU
Dimitrová, Michaela
In April 2008 CVVM investigated, whether according to Czech citizens values such as democracy, equality, cooperation, toleration, justice and solidarity are being exercised in European Union. The largest proportion of Czechs answered on this subject positively in connection with cooperation and democracy (72 % both) and by contrast equality obtained least agreeing answers (36 %). Then Czechs also evaluated helpfulness and harmfulness of European integration in these areas - economy, politics, culture, country defence and ecology. Most Czechs supposed that European integration is useful in area of ecology (76 %) and on the other hand 57 % of Czech citizens mean that this integration is useful in relation to politics.
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onfidence in constitutional institutions and satisfaction with political situation in May 2008
Kunštát, Daniel
In May 2008 within the regular survey CVVM SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., questioned respondents about their confidence in constitutional institutions. In this month there was a question about their trust to Chambers of Parliament, Government, President, Local and Regional Councils. As a part of the CVVM surveys there is a question about public satisfaction with current political situation in the Czech Republic. The regular survey of public confidence in constitutional institutions and satisfaction with political situation help to monitor development of public attitudes in the long term.
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Confidence in constitutional institutions and satisfaction with political situation in December 2007
Kunštát, Daniel
Confidence in constitutional institutions and satisfaction with political situation in December 2007 In December 2007 within the regular survey CVVM SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., questioned respondents about their confidence in constitutional institutions. In this month there was a question about their trust to Chambers of Parliament, Government, President, Local and Regional Councils. As a part of the CVVM surveys there is a question about public satisfaction with current political situation in the Czech Republic. The regular survey of public confidence in constitutional institutions and satisfaction with political situation help to monitor development of public attitudes in the long term.
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Citizens on U.S. Anti-Missile Radar Base in Czech Republic
Červenka, Jan
In March and April more than three fifths (65 % in March, 63 in April) of Czech citizens did not agree with planned deployment of U.S. anti-missile radar in Czech Republic, on the other hand llightly over a quarter (28 % in March, 29 % in April) of respondents would approve it. Seven of ten respondents expressed their opinion that this question should be decided in a referendum, a fifth of Czechs disagreed with holding a plebiscite in this matter. People who are against the referendum are for the most part supporters of idea to locate the U.S. anti-missile radar in Czech Republic.
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Czechs about membership of Czech Republic in European Union
Dimitrová, Michaela
In April 2008 CVVM probed, how Czech citizens evaluate membership of Czech Republic in European Union. Besides satisfaction with membership Czechs also talked about measure of their pride in fact that they are citizens of European Union. Last but not least we focused on opinions concerning advantages and disadvantages that membership in this institution produces.
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Citizens about the presidency to the European Union
Škodová, Markéta
In March survey the Public Opinion Research Centre focused on topic of the presidency of the European Union. The Czech Republic will assume the presidency of the EU on 1 January 2009. The respondents were asked if they are interested in this topic or if they have a lot of informations about the presidency. The survey also investigated citizens´ evaluation of the Czech Republic’s preparations for the presidency.
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Political culture
Škodová, Markéta
In March 2007 CVVM focused on political culture in Czech Republic. According to major part of czech citizens arguments, problems and scandals are common and occur in other democracies, although major part of addressed respondents expressed their opinion that these argumentations and scandals discredit us abroad. Almost all respondents agreed that there is need to inform public about the problems, argumentations and scandals, because czech politicians need to be under control of public. Czech citizens are critical when talking about political culture of most of politically active people. More than a half of respondents evaluate political culture of members of Local Councils positively. Czech citizens are more critical when they talk about political culture of members of Chamber of Deputies.
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