Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 1 (April 1948) Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 1 (Apríl 1948) SASD 1948001 Michal Malatinec

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Michal Malatinec SASD 2026 2026-01-22 Nesstar Publisher Scientific Grant Agency VEGA2/0068/23 (https://sociologia.sav.sk/vyskumne_projekty.php?id=3290 ) Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 1 (April 1948) Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 1 (Apríl 1948) SASD 1948001 Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava Nesstar Publisher Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava Slovak Social Data Archive 1 Ústav pre výskum verejnej mienky v Bratislave (ÚVVM). (1948). Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku - Výskum č. 1 (Apríl 1948). MVSR, SNA, f. Povereníctvo školstva a osvety, kart. 48-49. https://doi.org/10.34877/SASD-1948001 relationship to Czech regions Czech-Slovak relations preservation of Slovak national authorities Cultural and national identity The research is the first study conducted by the Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava, which was the workplace of the Information Commission in 1947-1950. The research covers a wide range of topics related to the Czech regions, the Czech Republic, Czech-Slovak relations, KVP, the preservation of Slovak national institutions, and the party system. SASD provides a reconstruction of the research results, compiled on the basis of final reports intended for state authorities and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Slovakia. Neither the data nor the original questionnaire are available, but SASD provides a reconstruction of the questions used in the questionnaire, and the basic results of the research are available online in an Excel file. The research was carried out using a purposive sample selection to ensure that it corresponded as closely as possible to the estimated structure of the population of Slovak society at that time. As this was the post-war period and the last nationwide census was in 1930, with the next one not until 1950, it was not possible to use quota sampling. However, the nature of the sample indicates that the sample selection corresponded in several respects to the structure of Slovak society at the time of the research closest to the 1950 census. Slovak Republic Slovakia individual Adult population of Slovakia. Cross-sectional, one time research Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava Intentional, attempting to capture the diversity of the population in Slovakia in terms of gender, type of employment, age, and religious affiliation. The research was carried out through in-person interviews by approximately 200 external interviewers of the institute, most of whom worked as educational and cultural officers in Slovakia. The interviewers were trained in the research procedure in writing and through informational brochures. They received the questionnaires by mail together with instructions on what kinds of respondents they should seek out in their area. The completed questionnaires were then mailed back by the interviewers. Respondents of Hungarian nationality were not included in the research. It was the institute's first research project. Of the questionnaires distributed by the interviewers, just under 9% were not returned. The research was completed within a week, and on April 22, 1948, the processing of the returned questionnaires began. Not specified Face-to-face interview with an interviewer Not specified Not specified B files available online subject to specific conditions set by the author or owner of the rights to the research To obtain the data file, you must sign an agreement on the terms of use of the data. We ask SASD data users to send us bibliographic information about each use of SASD data in theses and other unpublished works by e-mail – this is essential information about the use of the archive for funding organizations. Please specify which data you have used. The data is accessible without restriction. The condition for downloading the data file is agreement with the terms of use. Neither the author of the data file and documentation nor SASD shall bear any responsibility for the manner in which this collection of data and documentation is used or for any conclusions that may arise from its processing and use. Tížik, M. 2022. Zrod výskumu verejnej mienky na Slovensku: inštitucionálne a politické súvislosti. In Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review, vol. 54, no.1, pp. 53-83. 0049-1225. TÍŽIK, Miroslav. Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku - počiatky, križovatky a inštitucionálne etablovanie. Recenzovali: Jakub Rákosník, Jiří Šubrt. In Vývoj empirického sociologického výzkumu na území Československa. 1. vyd. - Praha : Karolinum, 2023, 222-285. ISBN 978-80-246-5422-5. ŠRÁMEK, Ľ., 2000: Výskum verejnej mienky – politika – média. Bratislava: Mediálne informačné centrum. BARNOVSKÝ, M., 2004: Slovenská spoločnosť v zrkadle výskumov verejnej mienky 1948 – 1949. Historický časopis 52(3): 469-502. Milan, Mikuláš (1948) Na okraj uskutočnenia Ústavu pre výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku, Psychologický sborník, časopis Psychologického odboru MS, 1948, Ročník 3, Číslo 1: 59-60 Šuľan, Pavel (1948) Vyskum verejnej mienky, Nové slovo týždenník pre politiku, kultúru a hospodárstvo, Ročník 5(51): 773, vydanie 17.12.1948 Šuľan, Pavol (1948) Ústav pre výskum verejnej mienky v Bratislave, Osveta mesačník pre kultúrnych a ľudovovýchovných pracovníkov, Ročník 3(3-4): 146-148. Ústav pre ... (1948) Ústav pre výskum verejnej mienky, Sloboda ústredný orgán Strany slobody, Ročník 3(78): 2, vydanie z 18.4.1948 Dataset 1.NSDstat 0 11 Nesstar 200801 question 1 1. Have you ever been to the Czech Republic? [ ] Several times [ ] Once [ ] Never 0 0 question 2 2. Do you know any Czechs personally? [ ] Several [ ] One [ ] None 0 0 question 3 3. Do you think that Slovaks differ significantly from Czechs in terms of character, or do you think they are roughly the same as Czechs? [ ] They differ in character [ ] They are similar in character [ ] I don't know 0 0 question 4 4. Do you believe that Czechs and Slovaks are two branches of one nation, or are they two separate nations? [ ] Two branches of one nation [ ] Two separate nations [ ] I don't know 0 0 question 5 5. Are you familiar with the contents of the Košice government program? [ ] Yes [ ] Partially [ ] No 0 0 question 6 6. Would you like the new Constitution to address the issue of the ratio of Slovaks to Czechs in our republic? [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] I don't know 0 0 question 7 7. Are you in favor of maintaining the Slovak National Council and the Board of Commissioners as legislative and executive bodies in Slovakia? [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] I don't know 0 0 question 8 8. Are you in favor of having nationwide political parties or separate parties in Slovakia? [ ] Nationwide [ ] Separate in Slovakia [ ] I don't know 0 0 question 9 9. In your opinion, is the number of political parties in Slovakia (4) appropriate, or should there be fewer or more? [ ] Appropriate [ ] Fewer [ ] More [ ] Don't know 0 0 question 10 10. Are you in favor of each party having its own list of candidates in future elections, or one joint list for all parties? [ ] Each party should have its own list [ ] One joint list (for all parties) [ ] I don't know 0 0 question 11 11. Do you consider it necessary to allow blank ballots? [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] I don't know 0 0 Slovak questionnaire