Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 3 (June 1948)
Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 3 (jún 1948
SASD 1948003
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. 3 (June 1948)
Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 3 (Jún 1948)
SASD 1948003
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. 3 (Jún 1948). MV SR, SNA, f. Ústredný výbor Komunistickej strany Slovenska, kart. 2204, GT 548. https://doi.org/10.34877/SASD-1948003
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COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TradeIndustryAndMarkets / AgricultureAndRuralIndustry
Politics / InternationalPoliticsAndOrganisations
Education
The research is the third 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 harvests, land ownership, attitudes towards alcohol consumption, the expulsion of Hungarians, the immigration of Slovaks from Yugoslavia, compulsory nine-year schooling, anti-Semitism, and opinions on Palestine. 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 deliberate 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 selection. 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.
Šuľan, Pavol (1948) Ústav pre výskum verejnej mienky v Bratislave, Osveta mesačník pre kultúrnych a ľudovovýchovných pracovníkov, Ročník 3(3-4): 146-148.
Šuľan, Pavel (1948) Vyskum verejnej mienky, Nové slovo týždenník pre politiku, kultúru a hospodárstvo, Ročník 5(51): 773, vydanie 17.12.1948
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
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
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Nesstar 200801
"What do you think, will this year's harvest in Slovakia be better than last year, similar, or worse?" Better Similar to last year Worse I don't know
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"Do you think it is right that land should belong only to those who work it?" Yes No I don't know
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"Do you drink alcoholic beverages every day, several times a week, only occasionally, or never?" Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never
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"Do you drink alcoholic beverages every day, several times a week, only occasionally, or never?"
"If so, what do you drink most often: beer, wine, or spirits?" Beer Wine Spirits
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"Are you in favor of restricting the consumption of alcoholic beverages completely, partially, or not at all?" Completely Partially Not at all I don't know
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"Are you in favor of expelling Hungarians from Slovakia, yes or no?" Yes No I don't know
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"Are you in favor of Slovaks from Yugoslavia moving to Slovakia?" Yes No I don't know
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"Do you consider nine years of compulsory schooling necessary, yes or no?" Yes No I don't know
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"Do you consider anti-Semitism to be consistent with your moral values, yes or no?" Yes No I don't know
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"In your opinion, should Palestine belong to the Jews or the Arabs?" The Jews The Arabs I don't know
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"Do you think the Palestinian conflict could lead to a world war?" Yes No I don't know
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Slovak questioannaire