Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 2 (May 1948)
Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 2 (máj 1948
SASD 1948002
Michal Malatinec
Slovak National Archive
Michal Malatinec
SASD 2026
2026-01-22
Nesstar Publisher
Slovak Archive of Social Data
Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 2 (May 1948)
Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 2 (máj 1948)
SASD 1948002
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
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Ústav pre výskum verejnej mienky v Bratislave (ÚVVM). (2026). Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku - Výskum č. 2 (Máj 1948). MV SR, SNA, f. Ústredný výbor Komunistickej strany Slovenska, kart. 2204, GT 548. https://doi.org/10.34877/SASD-1948002
public opinion
education
schools
supply and demand
Economics.EconomicSystemsAndDevelopment
Education.EducationalPolicy
The research is the second 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, including the black market, punishment for profiteering, the rationing system, the two-year plan, compulsory insurance, simplification of spelling, and church and state schools. 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 purposeful sample selection to reflect as accurately as possible 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.
single cross-sectional study
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.
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Face-to-face interview with an interviewer
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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.
Dataset 1.NSDstat
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"In your opinion, is the black market in Slovakia more widespread today than it was last year, or is it the same or weaker?" - More widespread - The same as last year - Weaker - I don't know
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"Based on your observations, which items are most commonly sold on the black market in Slovakia today?" - Food - Shoes - Fabrics - Other - I don't know
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"Are you in favor of stricter or more lenient punishment for black market dealers in our country, or do you agree with the current approach?" - Stricter - More lenient - As it is now - I don't know
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"Do you think that the current rationing system in Slovakia is good or not?" - It is good - It is not good - I don't know
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"Do you think that the current rationing system in Slovakia is good or not?"
"If it's not good, why?" - Poor organization - favoritism toward certain social classes - Tickets are available, but there are no goods - Rations are small - It favors the free market - Tickets and rations are sold on the black market - Other reasons - Don't know
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"Do you know the meaning of a two-year plan?" - I know it well - Partially - I don't know it
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"Do you believe that the two-year plan will be fulfilled by October 28, yes or no?" - Yes - No - I don't know
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"Do you think it is right that every citizen should be insured against illness and injury in old age (national insurance), yes or no?" - Right - No - I don't know
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"Are you in favor of simplifying Slovak spelling—especially removing the letter 'y'—yes or no?" - Yes - No - I don't know
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"Which type of school do you prefer: religious or public?" - Religious - Public - I don't know
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"What do you think, could a church school fulfill the tasks that a state school wants to achieve, such as compulsory education, yes or no?" - Yes - No - I don't know
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Slovak questioannaire