Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 5 (October 1948)
Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 5 (Október 1948)
SASD 1948005
Michal Malatinec
Slovak National Archives
Michal Malatinec
SASD 2026
2026-02-22
Nesstar Publisher
Slovak Archive of Social Data
Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 5 (October1948)
Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 5 (Október1948)
SASD 1948005
Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava
Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava
Nesstar Publisher
Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava
Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences
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Ústav pre výskum verejnej mienky v Bratislave, Výskum verejnej mienky č. 5, MVSR., SNA., Povereníctvo školstva a osvety kar. 89 DOI:10.34877/sasd-1948005
Libraries
Economic planning
Government control
Savings
public opinion
Práva menšín
Medzinárodné vztahy
Socialism
public opinion
The survey is the fifth 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: the name of the library, the results of the biennial, a comparison of regimes, the payment of deposits, the willingness to deposit money, damage to the economy by not depositing money into accounts, opinions on socialism, collectivization, the rights of Hungarians, and international problems. 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.
One-time cross-sectional 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. Sample size: 1201
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Personal interview with a pollster (face-to-face interview)
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Šuľan, Pavel (1948) Vyskum verejnej mienky, Nové slovo týždenník pre politiku, kultúru a hospodárstvo, Ročník 5(51): 773, vydanie 17.12.1948
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Dataset 1.NSDstat
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Nesstar 200801
O. 1
Question 1: "What do you think the university in Bratislava should be called: Slovak University, Comenius University, or Štúr University?" [ ] Slovak University [ ] Comenius University [ ] Štúr University [ ] I don't know
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O. 2
Question 2: "Do you appreciate the results achieved in the two-year period, yes or no?" [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] I don't know
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O. 3
Question 3: "When were you better off economically: during the First Czechoslovak Republic, during the Slovak State, or now?" [ ] During the First Czechoslovak Republic [ ] During the Slovak State [ ] Now [ ] I don't know
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O. 4
Question 4: "Do you think I will get my fixed deposits back?" [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] I don't know
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O. 5
Question 5: "If you had money saved, would you put it in a financial institution today?" [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] I don't know
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O. 6
Question 6: "Why do you think some people don't deposit their savings in financial institutions?" [ ] 1. They are afraid that they will lose their money or that they will be tied down again. [ ] 2. They don't trust financial institutions. [ ] 3. They are afraid of currency exchange and devaluation. [ ] 4. They have had bad experiences with fixed deposits. [ ] 5. Because they don't have any spare cash. [ ] 6. Because they invest their money. They buy various goods and unnecessary items. [ ] 7. So that they have it on hand in case of need. [ ] 8. Due to political uncertainty. [ ] 9. Due to low interest rates. [ ] 10. Other [ ] 11. I don't know.
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O. 7
Question 7: "Are you aware that keeping your savings at home harms our economy, yes or no?" [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] I don't know
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O. 8
Question 8: "Do you think socialism will improve our lives, yes or no?" [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] I don't know
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O. 9
Question 9: "Are you in favor of cooperative land management or not?" [ ] In favor of cooperative management [ ] Not in favor [ ] Don't know
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O. 10
Question 10: "Do you agree that Hungarians should be granted civil and political rights in our country, or not?" [ ] I agree [ ] I disagree [ ] I don't know
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O. 11
Question 11: "Do you believe that today's international conflicts will be resolved peacefully or not?" [ ] Peacefully [ ] No [ ] I don't know
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Slovak questionnaire