Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 7 (December 1948)
Prieskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Prieskum č. 7 (December 1948)
SASD 1948007
Michal Malatinec
Slovenský Národný Archív
Michal Malatinec
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Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 7 (December 1948)
Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 7 (December 1948)
SASD 1948007
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, Výskum verejnej mienky č. 7, MVSR., SNA., Povereníctvo školstva a osvety kar. 48-49 DOI:10.34877/sasd-1948007
Religion
Labour and Employment
INSURANCE
Religion and values
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
The research is the seventh study conducted by the Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava, which was the workplace of the Information Commission in 1947-1950. The survey covers a wide range of topics: fire insurance, the value of work, physical and mental work, job satisfaction, Sunday work, church attendance, belief in God, immortality of the soul, frequency of prayer, comparison of faith with parents, need for religious education, compulsory religious instruction, political involvement of priests, nationalization of churches. The 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 the 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, number of respondents: 1151
Adult population of Slovakia. Number of respondents: 1151
One-time cross-sectional research
Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava
The survey was designed to capture the diversity of the population in Slovakia in terms of gender, occupation, age, and religious affiliation. The research was conducted through face-to-face interviews by approximately 200 external interviewers from the institute, most of whom worked as educational and cultural workers in Slovakia. The interviewers were trained on the research methodology in writing and through informational brochures. The interviewers received the questionnaires by mail along with instructions on what types of respondents to seek out in their local areas. The completed questionnaires were returned by mail. Respondents of Hungarian nationality were not included in the survey. Number of respondents: 1151
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Personal interview with a pollster (face-to-face interview)
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Dataset 1.NSDstat
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poistenie
Question 1./ "Are you insured against fire or not?"
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poistenie 1a
Question 1/A. "If not, why not?" 1. Does not own property. 2. Does not consider it necessary. 3. Due to distrust of insurance companies. 4. Due to the amount of the premium. 5. Due to unresolved property issues. 6. Other. 7. I don't know. 8. No response.
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poistenie 1b
Question 1/B. "If yes, are your items insured for their full value or not?"
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poistenie 1b-a
Question 1/B-a. "If not, why not for the full amount?" 1. Because of the insurance premium. 2. Old insurance. 3. Does not consider it necessary. 4. Other. 5. Don't know. 6. Did not respond.
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práca
Question 2./ "Do you think the principle 'Those who do not work should not eat' is correct?"
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práca1
Question 3./ "Which type of work do you value more: physical or mental?"
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spokojnosť so zamestnaním
Question 4./ "Are you satisfied with your current job and work, yes or no?"
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nespokojnosť so zamestnaním
Question 4./a. "If not, why?" 1. Because it is unprofitable. 2. Because it is exhausting and difficult work. 3. Because it restricts personal entrepreneurship. 4. Because of higher ambitions. 5. Other. 6. I don't know. 7. No response.
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zamestnanie
Question 5./ "If you were choosing a job today, what would you like to be?" 1. Worker 2. Farmer 3. Office worker 4. Other self-employed 5. Other 6. Don't know 7. No answer
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zamestnanie1
Question 5/a. "For what reason?" 1. As a hobby 2. For convenience and material reasons 3. To make my own life easier 4. Out of tradition 5. Out of higher ambitions 6. I don't know 7. No answer
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práca cez sviatky
Question 6./ "Do you agree with the organization of work brigades on Sundays and public holidays?"
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návštevnosť kostola
Question 7./ "Do you go to church regularly, occasionally, only on holidays, or never?"
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viera v Boha
Question 8./ "Do you believe in the existence of God or not?"
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viera v dušu
Question 9./ "Do you believe that humans have immortal souls or not?"
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modlenie
Question 10./ "Do you pray privately regularly, occasionally, in serious moments, or never?"
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vzťah k náboženstvu
Question 11./ "Is your relationship to religion warmer or cooler compared to your parents'?"
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náboženská výchova
Question 12./ "Do you consider it necessary for children to receive religious education?"
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náboženstvo na školách
Question 13./ "Do you want religion to be taught in schools as a compulsory subject, yes or no?"
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kňazi v politike
Question 14./ "Are you in favor of priests participating in public political life or not?"
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poštátnenie cirkvi
Question 15./ "Do you want churches to be nationalized, yes or no?"
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