Slovakia's Topical Problems. January 1999 Aktuálne problémy Slovenska. Január 1999 SASD 1999001 Nemcová, Katarína Miroslav Tížik Miloslav Bahna Slovenský archív sociálnych dát SASD = Slovak Archive of Social Data SASD © SASD 2004 2004-12-01 Slovenský archív sociálnych dát SASD, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta, Gondova ul. 2, Bratislava 811 01, Slovenská republika XML notepad ZA Zentralarchiv fur Empirische Sozialforschung an der Univearsitat zu Koeln www.za.uni-koeln.de / SAV Slovenská akadémia vied = Slovak Academy of Sciences www.sav.sk SAV- 2003 SP 51/028 09 00/028 09 07 -2003 Slovak Archive of Social Data SASD Slovak Archive of Social Data SASD / Miroslav Tížik, e-mail: tizik@fphil.uniba.sk, ksoc@fphil.uniba.sk Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO, www.ivo.sk 2004-11-06 2004-12-01 Aktuálne problémy Slovenska. Január 1999. = Slovakia´s Topical Problems. Janary 1999 The Slovakia's Topical Problems research - January 1999 is a part of a long-term research project called "Slovakia's Topical Problems" which has been underway since the beginning of the 1990's under the auspices of various institutions (Social Analysis Centre, FOCUS Agency, Institute for Public Affairs IVO). Its aims involve scrutinising and analysing the public's opinions on the changing political, social and economic situation. The January 1999 research focuses on the evaluation of post-election developments in Slovakia, on citizens' expectations after the 1998 parliamentary elections. It also deals with the citizens' trust in political parties, institutions and personalities, electoral preferences, political stances and the potential of political involvement. Moreover, it looks into the views on foreign policy, attitudes to the Roma minority and Slovak-Hungarian relations. The research also deals wit the issue of how the citizens evaluate a historical contribution of several personalities from the past periods. In addition, the respondents' media behaviour is looked into within the basic socio-demographic characteristics. On the whole, the research has a vast thematic span, offering a deep insight especially into political opinions and value systems of Slovakia's populatio final 1.0 Slovenský archív sociálnych dát SASD = Slovak Archive of Social Data Aktuálne problémy Slovenska. Január 1999, IVO = Slovakia´s Topical Problems. January 1999 IVO Slovak Archive of Social Data SASD, e-mail: tizik@fphil.uniba.sk, ksoc@fphil.uniba.sk This document was produced by SASD accordig of informations from depositor IVO. Documentation contains completed study documentation with questionaire. Slovakia´sTopical Problems. January 1999 Aktuálne problémy Slovenska. Január 1999 SASD 1999001 Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs, PhDR. Zora Bútorová, CSc. PhDr. Oľga Gyárfášová Mgr. Marián Velšic PhD. PhDr. Vladimír Krivý, CSc. Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO, www.ivo.sk © IVO 1999 1999 Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO, www.ivo.sk Open Society Institute Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO, www.ivo.sk Oľga Gyárfášová e-mail: olga@ivo.sk Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO, www.ivo.sk Politická kultúra a verejná mienka = Political Culture and Public Opinion Aktuálne problémy Slovenska. Január 1999, IVO = Slovakia´s Topical Problems. January 1999, IVO Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO, www.ivo.sk More information on research institution - Institute for Public Affairs (IVO) is an independent centre for analysis of public policy issues in various areas. Being a platform for research and publishing, it contributes to the enhancement of Slovakia's scholarship potential. The Institute comes up with ideas that can influence the preparation and implementation of decisions of major importance for the society. IVO's activities are undertaken without allegiance to any political party and with the belief that ideas need to be formulated with precision. By disclosing its findings to the public, IVO takes part in a debate on important issues of public interest. It provides erudite critical opinion and counter-ideas to the solutions suggested by various social agents, including government bodies, draws recommendations aimed at maintaining the reform process and enforcement of democratic values and tries to make a contribution to positive changes concerning the general development of Slovakia. Furthermore, it identifies priority problems and examines the prevailing trends in their respective areas. It strives to get its expertise implemented by the legislative and executive branches of power and to bring it to professional and laymen publi Content of documentation: sk / en questionnnaire in .rtf format, data file in .sav (SPSS) format, structure of survey sample in .rtf format Slovakia's Topical Problems. January 1999 Aktuálne problémy Slovenska. Január 1999 SASD 1999001 Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO, PhDr. Zora Bútorová, CSc. Phdr. Oľga Gyárfášová Mgr. Marián Velšic PhD. PhDr. Vladimír Krivý CSc. Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO © IVO 1999 start 1999-01-20 end 1999-02-02 Agentúra FOCUS = FOCUS Agency SPSS Open Society Institute Slovak Archive of Social Data SASD Central Archive for Empirical Social Research = ZA Zentralarchiv fur Empirische Sozialforschung Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO, www.ivo.sk IVO, Oľga Gyárfášová, e-mail: olga@ivo.sk Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO, www.ivo.sk 1999 2004-12-01 Politická kultúra a verejná mienka = Political Culture and public Opinion Survey Slovakia´s Topical Problems was realised in frame of the long-term programme Political Culture and Public Opinion. Aktuálne problémy Slovenska. Január 1999, IVO = Slovakia´s Topical Problems. January 1999, IVO Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO, www.ivo.sk More information on research institution - Institute for Public Affairs (IVO) is an independent centre for analysis of public policy issues in various areas. Being a platform for research and publishing, it contributes to the enhancement of Slovakia's scholarship potential. The Institute comes up with ideas that can influence the preparation and implementation of decisions of major importance for the society. IVO's activities are undertaken without allegiance to any political party and with the belief that ideas need to be formulated with precision. By disclosing its findings to the public, IVO takes part in a debate on important issues of public interest. It provides erudite critical opinion and counter-ideas to the solutions suggested by various social agents, including government bodies, draws recommendations aimed at maintaining the reform process and enforcement of democratic values and tries to make a contribution to positive changes concerning the general development of Slovakia. Furthermore, it identifies priority problems and examines the prevailing trends in their respective areas. It strives to get its expertise implemented by the legislative and executive branches of power and to bring it to professional and laymen public public opinion socio-political climate evaluation of development after the 1998 elections perception of post-electoral situation interest in politics and understanding of political developments coming to terms with the past trust in political institutions and personalities evolution of electoral preferences voting patterns in the last elections political orientations positioning oneself on the left-right spectrum political stances potential of political involvement opinions on foreign policy Slovak-Hungarian relations attitude to the Roma minority media behaviour socio-demographic profile Political opinions and value systems of Slovakia's population The Slovakia's Topical Problems research - January 1999 is a part of a long-term research project called "Slovakia's Topical Problems" which has been underway since the beginning of the 1990's under the auspices of various institutions (Social Analysis Centre, FOCUS Agency, Institute for Public Affairs IVO). Its aims involve scrutinising and analysing the public's opinions on the changing political, social and economic situation. The January 1999 research focuses on the evaluation of post-election developments in Slovakia, on citizens' expectations after the 1998 parliamentary elections. It also deals with the citizens' trust in political parties, institutions and personalities, electoral preferences, political stances and the potential of political involvement. Moreover, it looks into the views on foreign policy, attitudes to the Roma minority and Slovak-Hungarian relations. The research also deals wit the issue of how the citizens evaluate a historical contribution of several personalities from the past periods. In addition, the respondents' media behaviour is looked into within the basic socio-demographic characteristics. On the whole, the research has a vast thematic span, offering a deep insight especially into political opinions and value systems of Slovakia's population January 2, 1999 February 2, 1999 January 2, 1999 February 2, 1999 Slovakia Slovak republic individuals over 18 years representative survey data trend study Agentúra FOCUS = FOCUS Agency quota sample face-to-face interviews structured questionnaire complet documentation 20% of data checked yes cleaning Data was completed 5 months after parliamentary election. SASD Inštitút pre verejné otázky IVO = Institute for Public Affairs IVO O - open to public 1 SPSS .sav data file complet 1 file sk / en questionaires are included too, see Other Study - Related Materials section To download the data set, the user must sign a acceptation of using conditions. Publications based on this data set should use bibliographic citation. Users of data set should send bibliographic citation to data depositor or archive SASD. Data are open to public without restrictions after acceptation of usage conditions The original collector of data, nor SASD have no responsibility for use of data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses. Gyárfášová, O., Krivý, V., Velšic, M.: Krajina v pohybe. Správa o politických názoroch a hodnotách ľudí na Slovensku. IVO, Bratislava 2001 Kollár, Miroslav (ed.), Mesežnikov, Grigorij (ed.): Slovensko 2000. Súhrnná správa o stave spoločnosti. IVO, Bratislava, 2000 Marošiová, L., Gyárfášová, O., Velšic, M.: Otvorené okná. IVO, Bratislava, 2000 IVO_1_99en.nsf 1806 231 NSDstat 9900 Social problems 1. Our society has been gone through complicated changes. Some of the problems citizens come across in everyday life have been known for years, while others surfaced only recently. Please, mention three problems that you see as the most important in our society. Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 99 5.6268 10.459 1 standard of living 418 2 unemployment 444 3 public health 196 4 school system 34 5 housing 61 6 deliquency, organized crime 186 7 economy, privatization 171 8 morality, corruption 79 9 ethnical problems 18 12 drug and alcohol abuse 10 13 politics, democracy 121 15 foreign politics 7 16 transport 2 17 agriculture 4 20 employee´s relationships 7 21 ecology 2 33 other 29 99 don´t know 17 Social problems 1. Our society has been gone through complicated changes. Some of the problems citizens come across in everyday life have been known for years, while others surfaced only recently. Please, mention three problems that you see as the most important in our society. Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 0 33 5.04097 5.78263 0 93 1 standard of living 359 2 unemployment 279 3 public health 236 4 school system 65 5 housing 88 6 deliquency, organized crime 259 7 economy, privatization 142 8 morality, corruption 89 9 ethnical problems 21 12 drug and alcohol abuse 22 13 politics, democracy 65 15 foreign politics 11 16 transport 10 17 agriculture 7 20 employee´s relationships 11 21 ecology 5 33 other 44 99 don´t know 0 Social problems 1. Our society has been gone through complicated changes. Some of the problems citizens come across in everyday life have been known for years, while others surfaced only recently. Please, mention three problems that you see as the most important in our society. Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 0 33 4.46622 6.123 0 505 1 standard of living 233 2 unemployment 134 3 public health 167 4 school system 82 5 housing 89 6 deliquency, organized crime 207 7 economy, privatization 77 8 morality, corruption 102 9 ethnical problems 19 12 drug and alcohol abuse 33 13 politics, democracy 77 15 foreign politics 8 16 transport 11 17 agriculture 4 20 employee´s relationships 8 21 ecology 4 33 other 46 99 don´t know 0 If you could choose a country to be born in - would it be Slovakia 2. If given the choice of a country to be born in, would you choose Slovakia? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.30399 1.86023 1 definitely yes 809 2 rather yes 397 3 rather no 297 4 definitely no 212 9 dont´t know 91 Are you thinking about leaving Slovakia 3. Have you or any of your family members been thinking about leaving Slovakia? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.55094 2.14603 1 yes 237 2 no 1393 9 don´t know 176 Performance of our economy 4. I am going to list for you several aspects of life in Slovakia. On a scale from 1 to 5 (like at school), please mark each fact depending on how you feel about it. 1 means that you are proud of it / feel very good about it, 5 means you are ashamed of it / feel very bad about it. 3 means that a fact gives you mixed feelings, both positive and negative. If you have no opinion about a certain fact, say so. A. Performance of our economy INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 1 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.2237 1.56903 1 1 = proud of it, feel very good about it 11 2 2 66 3 3 = mixed feelings, both positive and negative 541 4 4 582 5 5 = ashamed of it, feel very bad about it 480 9 don´t know 126 Standard of our democracy 4. I am going to list for you several aspects of life in Slovakia. On a scale from 1 to 5 (like at school), please mark each fact depending on how you feel about it. 1 means that you are proud of it / feel very good about it, 5 means you are ashamed of it / feel very bad about it. 3 means that a fact gives you mixed feelings, both positive and negative. If you have no opinion about a certain fact, say so. B. Standard of our democracy INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 1 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.71982 1.60612 1 1 = proud of it, feel very good about it 39 2 2 250 3 3 = mixed feelings, both positive and negative 688 4 4 422 5 5 = ashamed of it, feel very bad about it 309 9 don´t know 98 The fact that Slovakia became independent 4. I am going to list for you several aspects of life in Slovakia. On a scale from 1 to 5 (like at school), please mark each fact depending on how you feel about it. 1 means that you are proud of it / feel very good about it, 5 means you are ashamed of it / feel very bad about it. 3 means that a fact gives you mixed feelings, both positive and negative. If you have no opinion about a certain fact, say so. C. The fact that Slovakia became independent INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 1 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.43909 1.87723 1 1 = proud of it, feel very good about it 693 2 2 417 3 3 = mixed feelings, both positive and negative 441 4 4 96 5 5 = ashamed of it, feel very bad about it 65 9 don´t know 94 Slovakia´s international standing 4. I am going to list for you several aspects of life in Slovakia. On a scale from 1 to 5 (like at school), please mark each fact depending on how you feel about it. 1 means that you are proud of it / feel very good about it, 5 means you are ashamed of it / feel very bad about it. 3 means that a fact gives you mixed feelings, both positive and negative. If you have no opinion about a certain fact, say so. D. Slovakia's international standing INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 1 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.90144 2.03058 1 1 = proud of it, feel very good about it 61 2 2 236 3 3 = mixed feelings, both positive and negative 725 4 4 390 5 5 = ashamed of it, feel very bad about it 192 9 don´t know 202 Attitude towards the split of CSFR 5. It has been six years since Czechoslovakia split. How did you feel about the split of CSFR (Czech and Slovak Federal Republic) before and how do you see it nowadays? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 2 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.66667 2.23908 1 I advocated the split of CSFR from the very beginning and I have not changed my mind 447 2 I advocated the split of CSFR but now I think that it was wrong 129 3 I advocated the split of CSFR but now I think that it was right 253 4 I was against the split of CSFR but now I have put up with it 440 5 I was against the split of CSFR from the very beginning and I have still not put up with it 329 8 don't know - was not of age back then 119 9 don't know 89 When the life for people like you was better 6. When do you think that life for people like you was better? Before 1989 or nowadays? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.0814 2.07465 1 before1989 1108 2 nowadays 217 3 same before as nowadays 352 9 don´t know 129 Necessary to change political regime in Slovakia before 1989 7. Nine years have passed since November 1989. Please, think about Slovakia's political regime and economy before 1989. How much was it necessary to change them? A. political regime in Slovakia before November 1989 INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 3 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.89258 1.94112 1 no changes were needed 164 2 only minor changes were needed 766 3 substantial changes were needed 726 9 don´t know 150 Necessary to change Slovakia´s economy before 1989 7. Nine years have passed since November 1989. Please, think about Slovakia's political regime and economy before 1989. How much was it necessary to change them? B. Slovakia's economy before November 1989 INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 3 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.95183 2.23654 1 no changes were needed 231 2 only minor changes were needed 837 3 substantial changes were needed 536 9 don´t know 202 Which type of economy would you prefer 8. If given the choice, which type of economy would you prefer? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.67276 2.22098 1 socialist, like we had until 1989 431 2 social and market oriented economy ... 821 3 free market economy 372 9 dont´t know 182 Are you interested in politics 9. Tell me, please, are you interested in politics? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.58084 0.936693 1 very interested 191 2 rather yes 681 3 rather no 653 4 not at all 276 9 dont´t know 5 Do you understand the political developments in Slovakia 10. Do you understand the political developments in Slovakia? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.75637 1.33165 1 perfectly so 164 2 rather yes 662 3 rather no 670 4 not at all 262 9 don´t know 48 Do you discuss politics with other people 11. Some people will discuss politics with anyone, other feel afraid. How about you? Do you think that... Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.73699 1.72549 1 not to talk about politics with anyone 345 2 only with the people you know best 662 3 with many people 352 4 with anyone 361 9 don´t know, no answer 86 The direction of slovak politics 12. Do you think that the direction of Slovak politics after the 1998 parliamentary elections is: Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.73477 2.65839 1 absolutely right 82 2 rather right 766 3 rather wrong 431 4 absolutely wrong 181 9 don´t know 346 Foreign companies should be given free hands 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? A. Foreign companies should be given free hands in Slovakia. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.9485 2.17849 1 fully agree 353 2 rather agree 633 3 rather disagree 454 4 fully disagree 190 9 cannot tell 176 Highly qualified jobs - high salaries 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? B. It is right that people in highly qualified jobs earn up to several times more than others. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.52602 1.61439 1 fully agree 434 2 rather agree 646 3 rather disagree 413 4 fully disagree 244 9 cannot tell 69 Young people should come first before old ones 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? C. In job recruitment, young people should always come first before older ones. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.71207 1.59227 1 fully agree 339 2 rather agree 526 3 rather disagree 617 4 fully disagree 252 9 cannot tell 72 Western-style market economy is a good example 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? D. Western-style market economy is a good example for Slovakia to follow. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.36268 2.58907 1 fully agree 271 2 rather agree 708 3 rather disagree 362 4 fully disagree 177 9 cannot tell 288 Differences in incomes should become smaller 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? E. Differences in incomes should become smaller. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.11905 1.75752 1 fully agree 780 2 rather agree 639 3 rather disagree 214 4 fully disagree 86 9 cannot tell 87 Strict control over prices 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? F. The government should exercise strict control over prices. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.93245 1.60949 1 fully agree 919 2 rather agree 554 3 rather disagree 209 4 fully disagree 56 9 cannot tell 68 Men should be given preference in recruitment 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? G. In case of job shortage, men should be given preference in recruitment. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.97287 1.63712 1 fully agree 300 2 rather agree 404 3 rather disagree 527 4 fully disagree 499 9 cannot tell 76 Future for the young in Slovakia is now better 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? H. Future for the young in Slovakia is now better than if the pre-1989 socialist system had carried on. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.61628 2.2967 1 fully agree 225 2 rather agree 347 3 rather disagree 499 4 fully disagree 500 9 cannot tell 235 It is better not to get involved in politics 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I. It is better not to get involved in politics unless you want to get your fingers burnt. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.03433 2.29487 1 fully agree 371 2 rather agree 580 3 rather disagree 481 4 fully disagree 172 9 cannot tell 202 A politician wishing to do good is allowed to break the law 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? J. A politician wishing to do good for citizens is allowed to break the law sometimes to achieve this. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.60631 1.75052 1 fully agree 108 2 rather agree 291 3 rather disagree 450 4 fully disagree 828 9 cannot tell 129 The goverment should controll the media 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? K. Each government should control television, radio and press. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.44518 2.16904 1 fully agree 253 2 rather agree 354 3 rather disagree 505 4 fully disagree 500 9 cannot tell 194 People like me have no saing in the direction the society is taking 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? L. People like me have no saying in the direction the society is taking. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.09413 1.56874 1 fully agree 779 2 rather agree 543 3 rather disagree 319 4 fully disagree 105 9 cannot tell 60 Parliamentary opposition is necessary for a good functioning of the country 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? M. Parliamentary opposition is necessary for a good functioning of the country. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.99723 2.91685 1 fully agree 705 2 rather agree 616 3 rather disagree 114 4 fully disagree 41 9 cannot tell 330 Public promotion of ethnic and racial hatred should be forbidden 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? N. Public promotion of ethnic and racial hatred should be forbidden in a democratic society. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.39922 2.28438 1 fully agree 843 2 rather agree 514 3 rather disagree 179 4 fully disagree 101 9 cannot tell 169 The winner of the elections should concentrate all power in his hands 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? O. The winner of the elections should concentrate all power in his hands during the term of office. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.3948 2.07418 1 fully agree 203 2 rather agree 373 3 rather disagree 633 4 fully disagree 418 9 cannot tell 179 Without having friends in the right places one can never be sure to claim justice 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? P. Without having friends in the right places one can never be sure to claim justice. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.90199 1.6643 1 fully agree 907 2 rather agree 674 3 rather disagree 115 4 fully disagree 31 9 cannot tell 79 People in power are not interested in opinions of people like me 13. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? R. People in power are not interested in opinions of people like me. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.99003 1.74429 1 fully agree 910 2 rather agree 559 3 rather disagree 212 4 fully disagree 39 9 cannot tell 86 patient negotiation vs. firm hand 14. Now, please think about the principles our society and economy should follow. I am going to read to you several pairs of statements. Please, express your opinion on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means that you fully agree with the first statement (A), where 5 represents a full agreement with the second statement (B) and 3 stands for the middle. I. A. What matters in politics is patient negotiation. B. What matters in politics is resolved behaviour and a firm hand of a strong leader. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 5 ! READ OUT SLOWLY AND CLEARLY! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.79568 1.90023 1 fully agree with statement A 605 2 partially agree with statement A 270 3 in the middle 446 4 partially agree with statement B 167 5 fully agree with statement B 241 9 don´t know 77 rights of the minority vs. majority 14. Now, please think about the principles our society and economy should follow. I am going to read to you several pairs of statements. Please, express your opinion on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means that you fully agree with the first statement (A), where 5 represents a full agreement with the second statement (B) and 3 stands for the middle. II. A. In a democratic society, rights of the minority should also be carefully respected. B. In a democratic society, the minority has the right to take decisions even to the detriment of the minority. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 5 ! READ OUT SLOWLY AND CLEARLY! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.54928 1.72759 1 fully agree with statement A 642 2 partially agree with statement A 362 3 in the middle 416 4 partially agree with statement B 160 5 fully agree with statement B 171 9 don´t know 55 plural opinions and democracy vs.national cohesion and unity 14. Now, please think about the principles our society and economy should follow. I am going to read to you several pairs of statements. Please, express your opinion on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means that you fully agree with the first statement (A), where 5 represents a full agreement with the second statement (B) and 3 stands for the middle. III. A. Plural opinions and democracy come first. B. National cohesion and unity come first. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 5 ! READ OUT SLOWLY AND CLEARLY! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.33887 2.19021 1 fully agree with statement A 447 2 partially agree with statement A 242 3 in the middle 443 4 partially agree with statement B 188 5 fully agree with statement B 339 9 don´t know 147 responsibility of the goverment vs. responsibility of the individual 14. Now, please think about the principles our society and economy should follow. I am going to read to you several pairs of statements. Please, express your opinion on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means that you fully agree with the first statement (A), where 5 represents a full agreement with the second statement (B) and 3 stands for the middle. IV. A. The government should take care that everyone has a job and decent standard of living B. Everyone should take care of their job and standard of living themselves. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 5 ! READ OUT SLOWLY AND CLEARLY! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.04264 1.32684 1 fully agree with statement A 859 2 partially agree with statement A 338 3 in the middle 448 4 partially agree with statement B 75 5 fully agree with statement B 66 9 don´t know 20 companies and banks shouls be governed by the state vs.by private owners 14. Now, please think about the principles our society and economy should follow. I am going to read to you several pairs of statements. Please, express your opinion on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means that you fully agree with the first statement (A), where 5 represents a full agreement with the second statement (B) and 3 stands for the middle. V. A. The best way for main companies and banks to be governed is by the State. B. The best way for main companies and banks to be governed is by private owners. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 5 ! READ OUT SLOWLY AND CLEARLY! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.24529 2.11738 1 fully agree with statement A 985 2 partially agree with statement A 291 3 in the middle 318 4 partially agree with statement B 50 5 fully agree with statement B 31 9 don´t know 131 Hungarians in Slovakia are against the boder change vs.they have a hidden agenda for border change 14. Now, please think about the principles our society and economy should follow. I am going to read to you several pairs of statements. Please, express your opinion on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means that you fully agree with the first statement (A), where 5 represents a full agreement with the second statement (B) and 3 stands for the middle. VI. A. Most Hungarians in Slovakia refuse the border change and annexation of Slovakia's southern regions to Hungary. B. Most Hungarians in Slovakia have a hidden agenda of border change and annexation of Slovakia's southern regions to Hungary. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 5 ! READ OUT SLOWLY AND CLEARLY! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.10354 2.78536 1 fully agree with statement A 388 2 partially agree with statement A 232 3 in the middle 294 4 partially agree with statement B 223 5 fully agree with statement B 309 9 don´t know 360 Which party or coalition would you vote for 15. Please, imagine that parliamentary elections were to be held this weekend. Which party or coalition would you vote for? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 6 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 99 21.2697 34.7656 1 HZDS 341 2 SDK 368 3 SMK 129 4 SNS 164 5 SDĽ 218 6 SOP 114 7 KSS 56 8 ZRS 11 9 another party 14 77 would not take part in elections 180 88 don´t want to answer 76 99 don´t know 135 Coalition/oposition Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 4 2.01883 1.17059 1 party is in the coallition 829 2 party is in the opposition 505 3 other 81 4 outside 391 Which party would you vote for (if you could choose also from the ,,parent" parties from which the SDK was formed) 16. Please, look now at the following list of parties. As you can see, apart from the SDK it also includes its "parent" parties from which the SDK was formed - KDH, DÚ, DS, SDSS a SZS. Imagine that parties would compete for the votes as they are listed here. If the elections were to be held this weekend, which party would you vote for? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 7 ! READ SLOWLY AND CLEARLY! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 99 23.7016 33.8831 1 DS 36 2 DU 68 3 HZDS 330 4 KDH 89 5 SDK 177 6 SNS 158 7 SDSS 8 8 SDĽ 221 9 SMK 127 10 SOP 115 11 SZS 13 12 KSS 49 13 ZRS 16 14 another party 4 77 would not take part in elections 177 88 don´t want to answer 79 99 don´t know 139 Affection for parties - DS 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. A. Democratic Party (DS) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.41971 2.67437 1 1 = likes the party very much 96 2 2 326 3 3 = neutral middle 571 4 4 188 5 5 = dislikes it very much 214 9 don´t know 411 Affection for parties - DU 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. B. Democratic Union (DÚ) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.26467 2.60741 1 1 = likes the party very much 113 2 2 369 3 3 = neutral middle 505 4 4 227 5 5 = dislikes it very much 225 9 don´t know 367 Affection for parties - HZDS 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. C. Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.69878 1.93841 1 1 = likes the party very much 349 2 2 157 3 3 = neutral middle 270 4 4 307 5 5 = dislikes it very much 632 9 don´t know 91 Affection for parties - KDH 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. D. Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.88649 1.78136 1 1 = likes the party very much 100 2 2 242 3 3 = neutral middle 482 4 4 389 5 5 = dislikes it very much 476 9 don´t know 117 Affection for parties - SDK 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. E. Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.25471 2.02434 1 1 = likes the party very much 313 2 2 442 3 3 = neutral middle 429 4 4 212 5 5 = dislikes it very much 286 9 don´t know 124 Affection for parties - SNS 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. F. Slovak National Party (SNS) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.36102 1.97584 1 1 = likes the party very much 279 2 2 371 3 3 = neutral middle 472 4 4 271 5 5 = dislikes it very much 292 9 don´t know 121 Affection for parties- SMK 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. G. Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.09967 1.83745 1 1 = likes the party very much 147 2 2 150 3 3 = neutral middle 384 4 4 320 5 5 = dislikes it very much 680 9 don´t know 125 Affection for parties - SDSS 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. H. Slovakia's Social Democratic Party (SDSS) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.73976 2.7118 1 1 = likes the party very much 40 2 2 259 3 3 = neutral middle 616 4 4 233 5 5 = dislikes it very much 175 9 don´t know 483 Affection for parties - SDĽ 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. I. Democratic Left Party (SDĽ) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.16611 2.07026 1 1 = likes the party very much 260 2 2 529 3 3 = neutral middle 562 4 4 177 5 5 = dislikes it very much 124 9 don´t know 154 Affection for parties - SOP 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. J. Civic Understanding Party (SOP) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.48782 2.19988 1 1 = likes the party very much 205 2 2 471 3 3 = neutral middle 524 4 4 210 5 5 = dislikes it very much 206 9 don´t know 190 Affection for paries - SZS 17. Now I am going to read to you names of several political parties and movements. Please, tell me how much you like or dislike them. Place your attitude on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means that you like the party very much, 5 that you dislike it very much, 3 means a neutral middle. K. Green Party in Slovakia (SZS) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 8 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.299 2.85907 1 1 = likes the party very much 153 2 2 422 3 3 = neutral middle 524 4 4 132 5 5 = dislikes it very much 127 9 don´t know 448 Self - positioning left - right 18. When talking about politics in our country, the terms 'the right' and 'the left' are often used. Where would you position yourself? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.22813 2.7332 1 definitely left 142 2 rather left 294 3 rather in the middle 709 4 rather right 182 5 definitely right 65 9 don´t know 414 Which political conviction is close to you 19. People in our country have various political convictions. Which of the following political convictions is the closest to yours? INTERVIEWER: READ OUT THE ANSWERS 1 TO 5 TO EVERY OTHER RESPONDENT IN REVERSE ORDER (i.e. from 5 to 1)! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 5.18605 2.65563 1 conservative 110 2 liberal 255 3 socialist 234 4 nationalist 311 5 communist 87 6 other 14 7 no political conviction 437 9 don´t know 358 Political activation - did you take part in parliamentary elections 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. A. Did you take part in parliamentary elections? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.20044 0.533342 1 yes 1472 2 no 330 9 don´t know 4 Political activation - have you worked in a party/movement 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. B. Have you worked for a political party/movement? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.85936 0.42776 1 yes 268 2 no 1536 9 don´t know 2 Political activation - have you signed a petition 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. C. Have you signed a petition? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.52935 0.70532 1 yes 906 2 no 892 9 don´t know 8 Political activation - have you expressed your opinion in the media 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. D. Have you expressed your opinion on political matters in the press, on radio or television? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.94075 0.424108 1 yes 135 2 no 1667 9 don´t know 4 Political activation - have you tried to convince your friends to vote for a particular party/movement 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. E. Have you tried to convince your friends to vote for a particular party or movement? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.77796 0.75905 1 yes 492 2 no 1301 9 don´t know 13 Political activation - have you taken part in municipal elections 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. F. Have you taken part in municipal elections? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.26024 0.504652 1 yes 1350 2 no 454 9 don´t know 2 Political activation - have you taken part in a protest demonstration 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. G. Have you taken part in a protest demonstration? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.84441 0.505525 1 yes 309 2 no 1493 9 don´t know 4 Political activation - have you joined a group/organisation stiving for the same interests as yours 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. H. Have you joined a group/organization striving for the same interests as yours? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.80731 0.704927 1 yes 425 2 no 1370 9 don´t know 11 Political activation - have you appealed to a public official 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. I. Have you appealed to a public official (member of the parliament, mayor etc.) in order to ask him/her to contribute to solving a problem? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.63787 0.512 1 yes 661 2 no 1144 9 don´t know 1 Political activation - have you worked together with other fellow citizens in solving political issues 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. J. Have you worked together with other fellow citizens in solving municipal issues? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.6794 0.768267 1 yes 663 2 no 1131 9 don´t know 12 Political activation - have you taken part in a strike 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. K. Have you taken part in a strike? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.91916 0.324611 1 yes 153 2 no 1652 9 don´t know 1 Political activation - have you taken part in a public meeting 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. L. Have you taken part in a public meeting? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.56312 0.657496 1 yes 831 2 no 969 9 don´t know 6 Political activation - have you run for a public office 20. There are various ways in which people can try to enforce their opinions and interests. I am going to read to you several of them. Please, tell me if you have already used them. M. Have you run for a public office? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 2 1.92636 0.261262 1 yes 133 2 no 1673 9 don´t know 0 Future activation - to take part in parliamentary elections 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. A. Take part in parliamentary elections INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.70155 1.54886 1 certainly yes 1269 2 rather yes 243 3 rather no 128 4 certainly no 112 9 don´t know 54 Future activation - to work in a party/movement 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. B. Work for a political party/movement INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.00941 1.55184 1 certainly yes 246 2 rather yes 437 3 rather no 507 4 certainly no 550 9 don´t know 66 Future activation - to sign a petition 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. C. Sign a petition INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.33832 2.03954 1 certainly yes 770 2 rather yes 562 3 rather no 192 4 certainly no 157 9 don´t know 125 Future activation - to express opinion in the media 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. D. Express your opinion on political matters in the press, on radio or television INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.98893 1.65229 1 certainly yes 302 2 rather yes 413 3 rather no 479 4 certainly no 535 9 don´t know 77 Future activation - to try to convince friends to vote for a particular party/movement 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. E. Try to convince your friends to vote for a particular party or movement INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.91805 1.58558 1 certainly yes 338 2 rather yes 405 3 rather no 440 4 certainly no 561 9 don´t know 62 Future activation - to take part in municipal elections 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. F. Take part in municipal elections INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.7536 1.52892 1 certainly yes 1163 2 rather yes 354 3 rather no 125 4 certainly no 111 9 don´t know 53 Future activation - to take part in a protest demonstration 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. G. Take part in a protest demonstration INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.02879 2.07003 1 certainly yes 370 2 rather yes 482 3 rather no 430 4 certainly no 374 9 don´t know 150 Future activation - to join a group/organisation stiving for the same interests 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. H. Join a group/organization striving for the same interests as yours INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.51993 1.8931 1 certainly yes 509 2 rather yes 714 3 rather no 263 4 certainly no 211 9 don´t know 109 Future activation - to appeal to a public official 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. I. Appeal to a public official (member of parliament, mayor etc.) in order to ask him/her to contribute to solving a problem INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.11351 1.70021 1 certainly yes 756 2 rather yes 666 3 rather no 202 4 certainly no 103 9 don´t know 79 Future activation - to work together with other fellow citizens in solving political issues 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. J. Work together with other fellow citizens in solving municipal issues INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.10354 1.71059 1 certainly yes 745 2 rather yes 711 3 rather no 178 4 certainly no 90 9 don´t know 82 Future activation - to take part in a strike 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. K. Take part in a strike INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.38372 2.26072 1 certainly yes 307 2 rather yes 403 3 rather no 411 4 certainly no 480 9 don´t know 205 Future activation -to take part in a public meeting 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. L. Take part in a public meeting INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.50332 1.85924 1 certainly yes 569 2 rather yes 599 3 rather no 293 4 certainly no 246 9 don´t know 99 Future activation - to run for a public office 21. Please, tell me now if you would use the following kinds of civic activism in future if it were necessary. M. Run for a public office INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.38317 1.55292 1 certainly yes 180 2 rather yes 268 3 rather no 423 4 certainly no 858 9 don´t know 77 Confidence in - National Council of the Slovak Republic 22. Please, tell me how much you trust the following institutions: A. National Council of the Slovak Republic INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 10 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.98726 2.07167 1 fully trust 154 2 rather trust 873 3 rather mistrust 471 4 don´t trust at all 138 9 don´t know 170 Confidence in - Slovak government 22. Please, tell me how much you trust the following institutions: B. Slovak government INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 10 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.82281 1.80201 1 fully trust 201 2 rather trust 821 3 rather mistrust 446 4 don´t trust at all 225 9 don´t know 113 Confidence in - Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic 22. Please, tell me how much you trust the following institutions: C. Constitutional Court of the Slovak Rep. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 10 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.98394 2.29156 1 fully trust 262 2 rather trust 863 3 rather mistrust 358 4 don´t trust at all 116 9 don´t know 207 Confidence in - Church 22. Please, tell me how much you trust the following institutions: D. Church INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 10 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.82281 1.96187 1 fully trust 336 2 rather trust 689 3 rather mistrust 395 4 don´t trust at all 255 9 don´t know 131 Confidence in - Trade Unions Confederation 22. Please, tell me how much you trust the following institutions: E. Trade Unions Confederation INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 10 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.27409 2.91973 1 fully trust 100 2 rather trust 569 3 rather mistrust 447 4 don´t trust at all 214 9 don´t know 476 Confidence in - European Union 22. Please, tell me how much you trust the following institutions: F. European Union INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 10 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.69491 2.77553 1 fully trust 228 2 rather trust 662 3 rather mistrust 348 4 don´t trust at all 207 9 don´t know 361 Confidence in - NATO 22. Please, tell me how much you trust the following institutions: G. NATO INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 10 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.97619 2.72121 1 fully trust 173 2 rather trust 503 3 rather mistrust 398 4 don´t trust at all 356 9 don´t know 376 Confidence in - Slovak Army 22. Please, tell me how much you trust the following institutions: H. Slovak Army INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 10 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.85936 2.3318 1 fully trust 325 2 rather trust 942 3 rather mistrust 246 4 don´t trust at all 84 9 don´t know 209 How was Slovak economy doing after the 4 year term of office of Vladimir´s Meciar government 23. How do you think Slovak economy was doing after the 4-year term of office of Vladimír Mečiar's government? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.83887 2.05143 1 very well 63 2 rather well 352 3 rather bad 443 4 very bad 739 9 don´t know 209 Was it right - approval of the ,,economic measures packet" 24. Several major political decisions have been taken since the September elections. To which extent do you think that the following decisions were right? A. Approval of the "economic measures packet" INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.53654 2.352 1 fully right 162 2 rather right 547 3 rather wrong 502 4 fully wrong 346 9 don´t know 249 Was it right - Hungarian Coalition Party in the government coalition 24. Several major political decisions have been taken since the September elections. To which extent do you think that the following decisions were right? B. Hungarian Coalition Party having joined the government coalition INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.4557 2.22027 1 fully right 278 2 rather right 376 3 rather wrong 402 4 fully wrong 549 9 don´t know 201 Was it right - dismissal of the director of the Slovak television 24. Several major political decisions have been taken since the September elections. To which extent do you think that the following decisions were right? C. Dismissal of Igor Kubiš, director general of the Slovak Television INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.56811 3.05473 1 fully right 588 2 rather right 391 3 rather wrong 249 4 fully wrong 175 9 don´t know 403 Was it right - re-launching of investigation of M.Kováč Jr. abduction and R. Remiáš´s death 24. Several major political decisions have been taken since the September elections. To which extent do you think that the following decisions were right? D. Re-launching of investigation of Michal Kováč Jr.'s abduction and of Robert Remiáš's death INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.10133 2.7131 1 fully right 601 2 rather right 513 3 rather wrong 209 4 fully wrong 200 9 don´t know 283 Was it right - dismissal of district administration staff 24. Several major political decisions have been taken since the September elections. To which extent do you think that the following decisions were right? E. Dismissal of district administration staff INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.47674 2.67133 1 fully right 366 2 rather right 482 3 rather wrong 428 4 fully wrong 221 9 don´t know 309 Was it right - decision to re - introduce bilingual school certificates 24. Several major political decisions have been taken since the September elections. To which extent do you think that the following decisions were right? F. Decision to re-introduce bilingual school certificates INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.57752 2.34794 1 fully right 293 2 rather right 351 3 rather wrong 357 4 fully wrong 570 9 don´t know 235 Was it right - decision to re - evaluate contracts enteres into under the previous government 24. Several major political decisions have been taken since the September elections. To which extent do you think that the following decisions were right? G. Decision to re-evaluate contracts harmful for the country entered into under the previous government (e.g. severance payment for top management staff reaching several million) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.36545 2.35714 1 fully right 954 2 rather right 434 3 rather wrong 107 4 fully wrong 134 9 don´t know 177 Was it right - decision that the President shall be directly voted by citizens 24. Several major political decisions have been taken since the September elections. To which extent do you think that the following decisions were right? H. Decision that the President shall be directly elected by citizens INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.9258 1.99196 1 fully right 1107 2 rather right 472 3 rather wrong 81 4 fully wrong 26 9 don´t know 120 Was it right - common candidate of the government coalition, Rudolf Schuster 24. Several major political decisions have been taken since the September elections. To which extent do you think that the following decisions were right? I. Decision of the government coalition to come up with one common candidate, Rudolf Schuster, in presidential elections. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.22647 2.95847 1 fully right 263 2 rather right 386 3 rather wrong 355 4 fully wrong 337 9 don´t know 465 Personalities 25. Now I would like to know your opinion on personalities of our political life. Please, tell me the names of three politicians in Slovakia whom you trust most. Please, do not give more than three names. INTERVIEWER: ENTER NAMES! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 2 134 51.5687 32.1196 2 1 4 10 6 1 7 49 8 23 9 19 10 4 11 29 14 3 15 307 16 6 17 1 18 144 19 1 21 13 22 12 23 33 29 3 31 1 32 4 33 3 34 5 35 1 36 3 37 1 38 9 39 1 42 22 43 2 45 1 46 1 47 53 50 219 51 22 52 12 53 3 54 5 55 1 56 1 59 8 61 2 67 60 68 108 71 1 72 72 75 2 76 2 77 1 78 49 88 265 99 176 100 13 101 1 102 5 103 2 106 1 107 1 113 1 114 1 116 1 118 1 119 1 126 1 129 1 134 1 Personalities 25. Now I would like to know your opinion on personalities of our political life. Please, tell me the names of three politicians in Slovakia whom you trust most. Please, do not give more than three names. INTERVIEWER: ENTER NAMES! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 0 132 26.9291 29.5582 0 640 2 1 3 1 4 18 6 3 7 49 8 30 9 19 10 20 11 21 14 6 15 108 16 3 18 102 19 3 20 1 21 17 22 18 23 60 29 10 31 3 32 7 33 5 34 12 36 8 38 42 39 1 42 47 43 2 44 2 45 1 46 9 47 72 48 1 50 44 51 27 52 23 53 5 54 6 55 3 56 1 58 5 59 17 61 15 67 73 68 54 71 2 72 47 73 2 75 13 76 1 77 4 78 60 80 3 83 1 84 2 100 29 101 4 102 6 103 1 104 2 105 1 110 3 112 2 115 1 116 2 119 2 124 1 131 1 132 1 Personalities 25. Now I would like to know your opinion on personalities of our political life. Please, tell me the names of three politicians in Slovakia whom you trust most. Please, do not give more than three names. INTERVIEWER: ENTER NAMES! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 0 131 20.742 29.4471 0 953 1 1 2 3 3 7 4 8 6 2 7 22 8 18 9 14 10 16 11 26 14 1 15 61 18 72 20 1 21 9 22 26 23 36 29 7 31 1 32 7 33 12 34 12 36 11 37 4 38 22 39 4 41 1 42 30 43 5 44 2 46 6 47 38 48 2 50 26 51 24 52 17 53 5 54 5 55 3 56 3 58 3 59 22 61 15 62 1 64 1 67 62 68 33 69 2 70 3 71 4 72 18 73 4 74 1 75 7 76 1 77 5 78 39 80 2 83 1 84 2 100 16 101 6 102 3 103 3 104 2 106 3 108 1 109 1 110 2 111 3 115 1 117 1 118 1 119 2 120 1 121 1 122 1 123 1 124 2 125 2 127 2 130 1 131 1 Living standard will be improved 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? A. Living standard will be improved. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.2763 1.97675 1 very likely 96 2 rather likely 583 3 rather unlikely 678 4 very unlikely 284 9 don´t know 165 Racketeering and blackmailing will be curbed 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? B. Racketeering and blackmailing of businesses by the mafia will be curbed. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.60908 2.07585 1 very likely 57 2 rather likely 413 3 rather unlikely 739 4 very unlikely 391 9 don´t know 206 Foreign investment in Slovakia will increase 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? C. Foreign investment in Slovakia will increase. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.71429 2.84489 1 very likely 187 2 rather likely 769 3 rather unlikely 347 4 very unlikely 117 9 don´t know 386 The SDK - SDĽ - SMK - SOP will last for the entire 4 - years term 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? D. The SDK-SDĽ-SMK-SOP will last for the entire 4-years term. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.79568 2.64916 1 very likely 187 2 rather likely 556 3 rather unlikely 386 4 very unlikely 339 9 don´t know 338 Unemployment will be curbed 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? E. Unemployment will be curbed. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.54485 2.01406 1 very likely 51 2 rather likely 449 3 rather unlikely 716 4 very unlikely 401 9 don´t know 189 Vladimír Mečiar will suceed a comebact into politics 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? F. Vladimír Mečiar will succeed a comeback into politics. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.97121 2.61749 1 very likely 188 2 rather likely 359 3 rather unlikely 515 4 very unlikely 395 9 don´t know 349 The healthcare will have got over the worse in 1999 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? G. In 1999 the healthcare will have got over the worst. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.72038 2.21025 1 very likely 57 2 rather likely 396 3 rather unlikely 762 4 very unlikely 347 9 don´t know 244 Those who abducted M.Kováč Jr. and those who killed R. Remiáš will be punished 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? H. Those who abducted Michal Kováč Jr. And those who killed Robert Remiáš will be punished. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.10687 2.72857 1 very likely 114 2 rather likely 454 3 rather unlikely 567 4 very unlikely 269 9 don´t know 402 Corruption and government offiacials bribery will be curbed 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? I. Corruption and government officials bribery will be curbed. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.78571 2.00775 1 very likely 39 2 rather likely 294 3 rather unlikely 707 4 very unlikely 561 9 don´t know 205 By the summer 1999, the Slovacs will have elected a President of the country 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? J. By the summer 1999, the Slovaks will have elected a President of the country. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.56755 2.3572 1 very likely 610 2 rather likely 789 3 rather unlikely 164 4 very unlikely 46 9 don´t know 197 The country will be hit by a wave of strikes and social unrest 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? K. The country will be hit by a wave of strikes and social unrest. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.49502 2.75676 1 very likely 275 2 rather likely 678 3 rather unlikely 441 4 very unlikely 70 9 don´t know 342 Slovakia will achieve the level of Czech Rep., Poland and Hungary as far as the integration in EU 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? L. As far as integration into the EU concerns, Slovakia will achieve the level of the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.22148 2.69969 1 very likely 83 2 rather likely 378 3 rather unlikely 660 4 very unlikely 272 9 don´t know 413 Slovak crown exchange rate will be maintained 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? M. Slovak crown exchange rate will be maintained. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.26855 2.78428 1 very likely 63 2 rather likely 470 3 rather unlikely 601 4 very unlikely 229 9 don´t know 443 Conflicts between the skinheads and the Roma will be curbed 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? N. Clashes and violence between the skinheads and the Roma will be curbed. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.21262 2.43978 1 very likely 33 2 rather likely 256 3 rather unlikely 755 4 very unlikely 412 9 don´t know 350 Municipalities will have greater freedom as a result of decentralisation 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? O. Municipalities will have greater freedom in deciding how to use their money as a result of decentralization. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.38206 3.18274 1 very likely 139 2 rather likely 697 3 rather unlikely 334 4 very unlikely 69 9 don´t know 567 Housing construction will take off 26. There are various views and visions on what can happen in our country during the following four years, until 2002. How much do you think the following events are likely to happen? P. Housing construction will take off. NTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 12 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.77021 2.41207 1 very likely 63 2 rather likely 522 3 rather unlikely 642 4 very unlikely 287 9 don´t know 292 Which party/coalition have you vote for in parliamentary elections in 1998 27. Let us now come back to our recent past for a while. Can you, please, tell me, which party or coalition you voted for in the last parliamentary election in September 1998? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 6 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 99 17.7503 30.8064 1 HZDS 404 2 SDK 395 3 SMK 129 4 SNS 136 5 SDĽ 217 6 SOP 120 7 KSS 46 8 ZRS 13 9 another party 4 66 did not take part - was not 18 back then 47 77 did not take part altought was of age back then 147 88 don´t want to answer 128 99 don´t know, don´t remember 20 Which party/coalition have you vote for in parliamentary elections in 1994 28. Can you remember which party or coalition you voted for in the one before last parliamentary elections in 1994? INTERVIEWER: RESPONDENTS ANSWER BY THEMSELVES! ENTER CODE FOR ANSWER! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 99 27.8051 36.584 1 HZDS-RSS 490 2 DS-SPŽ 33 3 DU 105 4 KDH 131 5 MK 127 6 Common Choice 161 7 SNS 113 8 ZRS 53 9 another party 26 66 did not take part - was not 18 back then 184 77 did not take part - although was of age back then 146 88 don´t want to answer 98 99 don´t know, don´t remember 139 Are you interested in foreign politics 29. Let us now talk about foreign politics. Are you personally interested in foreign politics? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.86102 1.07092 1 very much interested 114 2 rather interested 581 3 rather not interested 638 4 not interested at all 456 9 don´t know 17 Do you support Slovakia joining the EU A. Do you support Slovakia joining the European Union? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.00609 2.64029 1 certainly yes 573 2 rather yes 577 3 rather no 252 4 certainly no 138 9 don´t know, haven´t thought about it 266 Do you support Slovakia joining the NATO B. Do you support Slovakia joining the NATO? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.54707 2.60508 1 certainly yes 342 2 rather yes 435 3 rather no 402 4 certainly no 331 9 don´t know, haven´t thought about it 296 Do you support Slovakia declaring neutrality C. Do you support Slovakia declaring neutrality? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.12292 2.87435 1 certainly yes 254 2 rather yes 369 3 rather no 428 4 certainly no 325 9 don´t know, haven´t thought about it 430 Do you support military and political alliance with Russia D. Do you support a military and political alliance with Russia? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 9 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.35271 2.33631 1 certainly yes 52 2 rather yes 191 3 rather no 495 4 certainly no 734 9 don´t know, haven´t thought about it 334 Slovak security would improve if ... 31. Under which circumstances do you think the situation in Slovakia would take a more positive direction: if Slovakia became a NATO member of if it did not? A. Slovakia's security would improve if... INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 13 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.19546 3.50923 1 if Slovakia joined the NATO 674 2 if Slovakia did not join the NATO 153 3 NATO membership does not matter in this area 369 9 can´t tell, haven´t thought about it 610 Slovak economy would go better if ... 31. Under which circumstances do you think the situation in Slovakia would take a more positive direction: if Slovakia became a NATO member of if it did not? B. Slovakia's economy would go better if... INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 13 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.50277 3.33565 1 if Slovakia joined the NATO 397 2 if Slovakia did not join the NATO 218 3 NATO membership does not matter in this area 570 9 can´t tell, haven´t thought about it 621 Slovak democracy would be stronger if ... 31. Under which circumstances do you think the situation in Slovakia would take a more positive direction: if Slovakia became a NATO member of if it did not? C. Slovakia's democracy would be stronger if... INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 13 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.47508 3.23351 1 if Slovakia joined the NATO 364 2 if Slovakia did not join the NATO 142 3 NATO membership does not matter in this area 711 9 can´t tell, haven´t thought about it 589 Army expense would go down if ... 31. Under which circumstances do you think the situation in Slovakia would take a more positive direction: if Slovakia became a NATO member of if it did not? D. Army expense would go down if... INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 13 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 5.11462 3.53669 1 if Slovakia joined the NATO 226 2 if Slovakia did not join the NATO 589 3 NATO membership does not matter in this area 181 9 can´t tell, haven´t thought about it 810 EU - reliable trading partner 32. Try to imagine that you are a minister and can decide about the direction Slovakia's foreign trade will take. This sheet contains names of several countries. Please, tell me which of them you think are a suitable and reliable trading partner for our country. Please, give your opinion on each of A-D options. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.29125 2.32234 1 certainly yes 889 2 rather yes 609 3 rather no 96 4 certainly yes 33 9 don´t know 179 USA - reliable trading partner 32. Try to imagine that you are a minister and can decide about the direction Slovakia's foreign trade will take. This sheet contains names of several countries. Please, tell me which of them you think are a suitable and reliable trading partner for our country. Please, give your opinion on each of A-D options. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.6938 2.36053 1 certainly yes 592 2 rather yes 644 3 rather no 285 4 certainly yes 87 9 don´t know 198 V4: Czech Rep., Hungary and Poland - reliable trading partners 32. Try to imagine that you are a minister and can decide about the direction Slovakia's foreign trade will take. This sheet contains names of several countries. Please, tell me which of them you think are a suitable and reliable trading partner for our country. Please, give your opinion on each of A-D options. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.1711 2.15264 1 certainly yes 887 2 rather yes 640 3 rather no 112 4 certainly yes 17 9 don´t know 150 Russia - realiable trading partner 32. Try to imagine that you are a minister and can decide about the direction Slovakia's foreign trade will take. This sheet contains names of several countries. Please, tell me which of them you think are a suitable and reliable trading partner for our country. Please, give your opinion on each of A-D options. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.14618 2.33786 1 certainly yes 353 2 rather yes 566 3 rather no 416 4 certainly yes 258 9 don´t know 213 Political alliance with EU 33. Now, please try to tell which of these countries should Slovakia have as political partners, which should it enter into political alliance with? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.68162 2.62039 1 certainly yes 743 2 rather yes 627 3 rather no 138 4 certainly yes 50 9 don´t know 248 Political alliance with USA 33. Now, please try to tell which of these countries should Slovakia have as political partners, which should it enter into political alliance with? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.25637 2.70388 1 certainly yes 447 2 rather yes 585 3 rather no 332 4 certainly yes 142 9 don´t know 300 Political alliance with V4: Czech Rep., Hungary and Poland 33. Now, please try to tell which of these countries should Slovakia have as political partners, which should it enter into political alliance with? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.40642 2.41276 1 certainly yes 811 2 rather yes 675 3 rather no 95 4 certainly yes 25 9 don´t know 200 Political alliance with Russia 33. Now, please try to tell which of these countries should Slovakia have as political partners, which should it enter into political alliance with? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.75914 2.41558 1 certainly yes 183 2 rather yes 382 3 rather no 512 4 certainly yes 451 9 don´t know 278 Military alliance with EU 34. Now, please, try to tell which of these countries should Slovakia enter into a military alliance with? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.21761 2.9428 1 certainly yes 662 2 rather yes 486 3 rather no 185 4 certainly yes 127 9 don´t know 346 Military alliance with USA 34. Now, please, try to tell which of these countries should Slovakia enter into a military alliance with? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.63289 2.88809 1 certainly yes 446 2 rather yes 430 3 rather no 315 4 certainly yes 245 9 don´t know 370 Military alliance with V4: Czech Rep., Hungary and Poland 34. Now, please, try to tell which of these countries should Slovakia enter into a military alliance with? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.81395 2.76318 1 certainly yes 758 2 rather yes 586 3 rather no 106 4 certainly yes 74 9 don´t know 282 MIlitary alliance with Russia 34. Now, please, try to tell which of these countries should Slovakia enter into a military alliance with? INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 14 ! KEEP IT PRESENTED ALSO DURING THE TWO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. ENTER ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 32, 33 AND 34 INTO THE CHART BELOW QUESTION 34 IN CORRESPONDING COLUMNS! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.12901 2.59052 1 certainly yes 188 2 rather yes 269 3 rather no 450 4 certainly yes 542 9 don´t know 357 Would you mind Hungarian/Slovacs 35. Please, try to imagine that a member of the following groups became your neighbor. What would your reaction be? Would you mind? INTERVIEWER: FIND OUT THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY. - IF THE RESPONDENT IS SLOVAK, READ: "HUNGARIANS' IN OPTION A., - IF THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY IS OTHER THAN SLOVAK, READ: "SLOVAKS' IN OPTION A."! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.39203 1.3608 1 I would not mind 1462 2 I would mind 292 9 Don´t mind 52 Would you mind skinheads 35. Please, try to imagine that a member of the following groups became your neighbor. What would your reaction be? Would you mind? INTERVIEWER: FIND OUT THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY. - IF THE RESPONDENT IS SLOVAK, READ: "HUNGARIANS' IN OPTION A., - IF THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY IS OTHER THAN SLOVAK, READ: "SLOVAKS' IN OPTION A."! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.30343 1.88267 1 I would not mind 341 2 I would mind 1338 9 Don´t mind 127 Would you mind Americans 35. Please, try to imagine that a member of the following groups became your neighbor. What would your reaction be? Would you mind? INTERVIEWER: FIND OUT THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY. - IF THE RESPONDENT IS SLOVAK, READ: "HUNGARIANS' IN OPTION A., - IF THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY IS OTHER THAN SLOVAK, READ: "SLOVAKS' IN OPTION A."! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.4103 1.58332 1 I would not mind 1576 2 I would mind 157 9 Don´t mind 73 Would you mind Ukrainians 35. Please, try to imagine that a member of the following groups became your neighbor. What would your reaction be? Would you mind? INTERVIEWER: FIND OUT THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY. - IF THE RESPONDENT IS SLOVAK, READ: "HUNGARIANS' IN OPTION A., - IF THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY IS OTHER THAN SLOVAK, READ: "SLOVAKS' IN OPTION A."! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.98948 2.05665 1 I would not mind 971 2 I would mind 699 9 Don´t mind 136 Would you mind the Roma 35. Please, try to imagine that a member of the following groups became your neighbor. What would your reaction be? Would you mind? INTERVIEWER: FIND OUT THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY. - IF THE RESPONDENT IS SLOVAK, READ: "HUNGARIANS' IN OPTION A., - IF THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY IS OTHER THAN SLOVAK, READ: "SLOVAKS' IN OPTION A."! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.17885 1.64481 1 I would not mind 335 2 I would mind 1377 9 Don´t mind 94 Would you mind Czechs 35. Please, try to imagine that a member of the following groups became your neighbor. What would your reaction be? Would you mind? INTERVIEWER: FIND OUT THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY. - IF THE RESPONDENT IS SLOVAK, READ: "HUNGARIANS' IN OPTION A., - IF THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY IS OTHER THAN SLOVAK, READ: "SLOVAKS' IN OPTION A."! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.09967 0.765626 1 I would not mind 1738 2 I would mind 52 9 Don´t mind 16 Would you mind Jews 35. Please, try to imagine that a member of the following groups became your neighbor. What would your reaction be? Would you mind? INTERVIEWER: FIND OUT THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY. - IF THE RESPONDENT IS SLOVAK, READ: "HUNGARIANS' IN OPTION A., - IF THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY IS OTHER THAN SLOVAK, READ: "SLOVAKS' IN OPTION A."! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.54208 1.74373 1 I would not mind 1457 2 I would mind 259 9 Don´t mind 90 Would you mind Asians 35. Please, try to imagine that a member of the following groups became your neighbor. What would your reaction be? Would you mind? INTERVIEWER: FIND OUT THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY. - IF THE RESPONDENT IS SLOVAK, READ: "HUNGARIANS' IN OPTION A., - IF THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY IS OTHER THAN SLOVAK, READ: "SLOVAKS' IN OPTION A."! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.33942 2.5055 1 I would not mind 906 2 I would mind 683 9 Don´t mind 217 Would you mind the blacks 35. Please, try to imagine that a member of the following groups became your neighbor. What would your reaction be? Would you mind? INTERVIEWER: FIND OUT THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY. - IF THE RESPONDENT IS SLOVAK, READ: "HUNGARIANS' IN OPTION A., - IF THE RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY IS OTHER THAN SLOVAK, READ: "SLOVAKS' IN OPTION A."! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.40642 2.58009 1 I would not mind 897 2 I would mind 676 9 Don´t mind 233 Position of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia 36. What do you think about the position of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.40919 2.39767 1 Hungarians have the same condititions as Slovaks 1001 2 Hungarians have worse conditions as the Slovaks 199 3 Hungarians have better conditions as the Slovaks 417 9 don´t know 189 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? A. Hungarians in Slovakia care about the country's good as much as Slovaks do INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.20266 2.35279 1 fully agree 356 2 rather agree 497 3 rather disagree 473 4 fully disagree 261 9 don´t know 219 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? B. There is a threat in South Slovakia of the Slovaks living there being turned into Hungarians INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.1711 2.42815 1 fully agree 400 2 rather agree 543 3 rather disagree 361 4 fully disagree 272 9 don´t know 230 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? C. Slovaks as the majority nation should be generous and welcoming towards the Hungarian minority INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.27353 2.18035 1 fully agree 229 2 rather agree 499 3 rather disagree 602 4 fully disagree 281 9 don´t know 195 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? D. One can find rather many decent people among the Roma. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.77298 1.7432 1 fully agree 261 2 rather agree 696 3 rather disagree 546 4 fully disagree 202 9 don´t know 101 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? E. An end should be put to the Roma's abuse of social benefit system. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.66667 1.50149 1 fully agree 1200 2 rather agree 404 3 rather disagree 86 4 fully disagree 60 9 don´t know 56 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? F. Roma children should be given a possibility to study also in their mother tongue. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.44352 2.2975 1 fully agree 211 2 rather agree 533 3 rather disagree 431 4 fully disagree 406 9 don´t know 225 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? G. The government should ensure that many more Roma get a degree and work as teachers, lawyers, doctors and priests. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.06478 2.26101 1 fully agree 308 2 rather agree 695 3 rather disagree 355 4 fully disagree 252 9 don´t know 196 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? H. The Roma's social conditions have become worse during the past few years. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.01107 2.42971 1 fully agree 159 2 rather agree 256 3 rather disagree 526 4 fully disagree 558 9 don´t know 307 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? I. The skinheads are fighting for the right thing. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.32835 2.34057 1 fully agree 74 2 rather agree 181 3 rather disagree 468 4 fully disagree 754 9 don´t know 329 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? J. Much more effort should be made to curb the Roma's unemployment than so far. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.8948 2.25691 1 fully agree 475 2 rather agree 577 3 rather disagree 317 4 fully disagree 257 9 don´t know 180 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? K. It is necessary that some TV and radio programmes be broadcast in the Roma language. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.6412 2.21697 1 fully agree 121 2 rather agree 505 3 rather disagree 395 4 fully disagree 561 9 don´t know 224 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? L. It is not right that the Roma are not allowed to enter some pubs, restaurants and other public places. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.35825 2.42531 1 fully agree 285 2 rather agree 541 3 rather disagree 457 4 fully disagree 276 9 don´t know 247 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? M. It is necessary that also books in the Roma language be published. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.35991 2.33106 1 fully agree 216 2 rather agree 643 3 rather disagree 357 4 fully disagree 363 9 don´t know 227 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? N. The Roma are a distinct group of people to whom specific stricter laws should apply. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.03987 2.20364 1 fully agree 415 2 rather agree 448 3 rather disagree 478 4 fully disagree 288 9 don´t know 177 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? O. The government should ensure that many more Roma children learn a trade. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.268 1.75324 1 fully agree 599 2 rather agree 787 3 rather disagree 202 4 fully disagree 129 9 don´t know 89 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? P. The Roma should not live together with the non-Roma. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.94463 2.34556 1 fully agree 490 2 rather agree 503 3 rather disagree 445 4 fully disagree 165 9 don´t know 203 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? R. Skinheads are dangerous. (Q in en questionaire) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.75138 2.60443 1 fully agree 729 2 rather agree 540 3 rather disagree 213 4 fully disagree 79 9 don´t know 245 To which extent do you agree with the following statements 37. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? S. It would be the best if the Roma left our country. (R in en questionaire) INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 4 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.40033 2.7126 1 fully agree 467 2 rather agree 388 3 rather disagree 451 4 fully disagree 191 9 don´t know 309 Evaluation of the historical contribution- A. Hlinka 38. Let us now go back into our past for a while. Please, try to evaluate the historical contribution the following people made. A. Andrej Hlinka INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 15 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.38649 3.15791 1 definitely positive personality 364 2 rather positive than negative 390 3 as much potitive as negative 240 4 rather negative than positive 161 5 definitely negative 77 8 don´t know this person 137 9 don´t know 437 Evaluation of the historical contribution- T.G. Masaryk 38. Let us now go back into our past for a while. Please, try to evaluate the historical contribution the following people made. B. Tomáš G. Masaryk INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 15 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.04042 3.00932 1 definitely positive personality 319 2 rather positive than negative 497 3 as much potitive as negative 325 4 rather negative than positive 135 5 definitely negative 52 8 don´t know this person 93 9 don´t know 385 Evaluation of the historical contribution- M.R. Štefánik 38. Let us now go back into our past for a while. Please, try to evaluate the historical contribution the following people made. C. Milan Rastislav Štefánik INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 15 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.86822 2.92365 1 definitely positive personality 888 2 rather positive than negative 445 3 as much potitive as negative 118 4 rather negative than positive 12 5 definitely negative 5 8 don´t know this person 67 9 don´t know 271 Evaluation of the historical contribution- J. Tiso 38. Let us now go back into our past for a while. Please, try to evaluate the historical contribution the following people made. D. Jozef Tiso INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 15 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 4.79181 2.74086 1 definitely positive personality 149 2 rather positive than negative 227 3 as much potitive as negative 344 4 rather negative than positive 351 5 definitely negative 227 8 don´t know this person 92 9 don´t know 416 Evaluation of the historical contribution- G. Husák 38. Let us now go back into our past for a while. Please, try to evaluate the historical contribution the following people made. E. Gustáv Husák INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 15 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.95958 2.20074 1 definitely positive personality 98 2 rather positive than negative 287 3 as much potitive as negative 586 4 rather negative than positive 415 5 definitely negative 175 8 don´t know this person 19 9 don´t know 226 Evaluation of the historical contribution- A. Dubček 38. Let us now go back into our past for a while. Please, try to evaluate the historical contribution the following people made. F. Alexander Dubček INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 15 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.74529 1.63528 1 definitely positive personality 1138 2 rather positive than negative 461 3 as much potitive as negative 109 4 rather negative than positive 19 5 definitely negative 3 8 don´t know this person 10 9 don´t know 66 Evaluation of the historical contribution- V. Havel 38. Let us now go back into our past for a while. Please, try to evaluate the historical contribution the following people made. G. Václav Havel INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 15 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.14009 1.96613 1 definitely positive personality 299 2 rather positive than negative 513 3 as much potitive as negative 414 4 rather negative than positive 274 5 definitely negative 185 8 don´t know this person 6 9 don´t know 115 Evaluation of the historical contribution- M. Kováč 38. Let us now go back into our past for a while. Please, try to evaluate the historical contribution the following people made. H. Michal Kováč INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 15 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.33998 1.84545 1 definitely positive personality 184 2 rather positive than negative 440 3 as much potitive as negative 531 4 rather negative than positive 325 5 definitely negative 214 8 don´t know this person 3 9 don´t know 109 Evaluation of the historical contribution- V. Mečiar 38. Let us now go back into our past for a while. Please, try to evaluate the historical contribution the following people made. I. Vladimír Mečiar INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 15 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.64286 1.896 1 definitely positive personality 279 2 rather positive than negative 238 3 as much potitive as negative 324 4 rather negative than positive 364 5 definitely negative 502 8 don´t know this person 5 9 don´t know 94 Laws should be abided 39. And now for something slightly different. Imagine that your task is to give advice to your friends or family members on which approach in life is suitable or correct. To which extent would you think that the following pieces of advice are right? A. Laws should be abided by even if many people break them. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.7093 1.32489 1 fully right 1036 2 rather right 546 3 rather wrong 137 4 fully wrong 47 9 don´t know 40 Man is the family boss and should be respected by the rest of the family 39. And now for something slightly different. Imagine that your task is to give advice to your friends or family members on which approach in life is suitable or correct. To which extent would you think that the following pieces of advice are right? B. Man is the family boss and other family members should fully respect him. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.61573 1.39792 1 fully right 354 2 rather right 537 3 rather wrong 579 4 fully wrong 293 9 don´t know 43 Children should do what they are told 39. And now for something slightly different. Imagine that your task is to give advice to your friends or family members on which approach in life is suitable or correct. To which extent would you think that the following pieces of advice are right? C. When children are told to do something by their parents, they are not supposed to argue but should rather do what they are told. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.11296 1.18321 1 fully right 568 2 rather right 711 3 rather wrong 402 4 fully wrong 101 9 don´t know 24 Politics is not women´s bussines 39. And now for something slightly different. Imagine that your task is to give advice to your friends or family members on which approach in life is suitable or correct. To which extent would you think that the following pieces of advice are right? D. Politics is none of women's business. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.2237 1.59459 1 fully right 176 2 rather right 305 3 rather wrong 699 4 fully wrong 539 9 don´t know 87 Married women should not go to work 39. And now for something slightly different. Imagine that your task is to give advice to your friends or family members on which approach in life is suitable or correct. To which extent would you think that the following pieces of advice are right? E. Married women should not go to work but rather take care of their children and of the house. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.66944 1.53836 1 fully right 380 2 rather right 493 3 rather wrong 577 4 fully wrong 296 9 don´t know 60 Laws can be evaded 39. And now for something slightly different. Imagine that your task is to give advice to your friends or family members on which approach in life is suitable or correct. To which extent would you think that the following pieces of advice are right? F. Laws can be evaded, what matters is that one is not caught red-handed. INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 11 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.71595 1.57108 1 fully right 87 2 rather right 133 3 rather wrong 536 4 fully wrong 940 9 don´t know 110 Which dailies do you read most often 40. Let us talk about the media now. Tell me, please, which dailies (newspapers) you read most often? Please, do not give more than three names. INTERVIEWER: RESPONDENTS ANSWER BY THEMSELVES! ENTER CODE FOR ANSWER! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 99 16.6091 31.4173 1 Nový čas 706 2 Pravda 205 3 Práca 102 4 SME 138 5 Slovenská republika 120 6 Új Szó 73 7 Národná obroda 32 8 Šport 86 9 other newspaper 54 88 don´t read any newspaper 284 99 don´t know 6 Which dailies do you read most often 40. Let us talk about the media now. Tell me, please, which dailies (newspapers) you read most often? Please, do not give more than three names. INTERVIEWER: RESPONDENTS ANSWER BY THEMSELVES! ENTER CODE FOR ANSWER! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 0 9 2.28461 2.75195 0 768 1 Nový čas 195 2 Pravda 193 3 Práca 132 4 SME 173 5 Slovenská republika 77 6 Új Szó 42 7 Národná obroda 34 8 Šport 146 9 other newspaper 46 88 don´t read any newspaper 0 99 don´t know 0 Which dailies do you read most often 40. Let us talk about the media now. Tell me, please, which dailies (newspapers) you read most often? Please, do not give more than three names. INTERVIEWER: RESPONDENTS ANSWER BY THEMSELVES! ENTER CODE FOR ANSWER! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 0 9 1.4845 2.71092 0 1268 1 Nový čas 59 2 Pravda 75 3 Práca 51 4 SME 81 5 Slovenská republika 50 6 Új Szó 20 7 Národná obroda 40 8 Šport 113 9 other newspaper 49 88 don´t read any newspaper 0 99 don´t know 0 How often do you watch TV programme ,,Kroky" 41. How often do you watch the following programmes? A. "Kroky" -Slovak Television programme INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 16 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.24308 0.906819 1 every/ almost every time 324 2 sometimes 791 3 never or very rarely 679 9 don´t know 12 How often do you watch TV programme ,,Na telo" 41. How often do you watch the following programmes? B. "Na telo" - Markiza TV programme INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 16 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.44241 1.07696 1 every/ almost every time 215 2 sometimes 751 3 never or very rarely 811 9 don´t know 29 How often do you watch TV programme ,,Sito" 41. How often do you watch the following programmes? C. "Sito" - Markiza TV programme INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 16 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.21595 1.02322 1 every/ almost every time 351 2 sometimes 840 3 never or very rarely 594 9 don´t know 21 How often do you listen to Slovak radio programme ,,Nočný dialóg" 41. How often do you watch the following programmes? D. "Nočný dialóg"- Slovak Radio programme INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 16 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.90089 1.07432 1 every/ almost every time 79 2 sometimes 273 3 never or very rarely 1412 9 don´t know 42 How often do you listen to radio Twist programme ,,Duel alebo dialóg" 41. How often do you watch the following programmes? E. "Duel alebo dialóg" - Radio Twist programme INTERVIEWER: SHOW CARD 16 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.18715 1.42061 1 every/ almost every time 27 2 sometimes 178 3 never or very rarely 1506 9 don´t know 95 Can you get by in English, German or another Western language 42. Now I am going to ask you a couple of questions with a different topic. Can you get by in English, German or in another Western language? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.38538 0.722329 1 no 1241 2 yes, in one 470 3 yes, in several 89 9 don´t know 6 Have you spent at least a week in a developed Western country during last five years 43. Have you spent at least a week in a developed Western country during last 5 years? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.45847 0.747437 1 no 1237 2 yes, once 316 3 yes, several times 252 9 don´t know 1 Do you use in everyday life - mobile phone 44. Which of the following services and things do you use in everyday life? A. Mobile phone Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 2 1.83056 0.37524 1 use 306 2 don´t use 1500 Do you use in everyday life - cable TV 44. Which of the following services and things do you use in everyday life? B. Cable television Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 2 1.62292 0.484789 1 use 681 2 don´t use 1125 Do you use in everyday life - teletext 44. Which of the following services and things do you use in everyday life? C. Teletext Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 2 1.66888 0.470746 1 use 598 2 don´t use 1208 Do you use in everyday life - payment card 44. Which of the following services and things do you use in everyday life? D. Debit card / payment card Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 2 1.56977 0.495246 1 use 777 2 don´t use 1029 Do you use in everyday life - PC 44. Which of the following services and things do you use in everyday life? E. Personal computer Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 2 1.78295 0.412354 1 use 392 2 don´t use 1414 Do you use in everyday life - internet 44. Which of the following services and things do you use in everyday life? F. Internet Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 2 1.94408 0.22984 1 use 101 2 don´t use 1705 Do you use in everyday life - e - mail 44. Which of the following services and things do you use in everyday life? G. Electronic mail- e-mail Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 2 1.9485 0.221066 1 use 93 2 don´t use 1713 Did you take part in the municipal elections 1998 45. Now I will ask you several questions about another topic. Did you take part in the municipal elections in 1998? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.36877 1.04957 1 yes 1336 2 no 442 9 don´t know, don´t remember, don´t want to answer 28 Are you a member of a political party/movement 46. Are you a member of: A. a political party or movement? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.94352 0.489354 1 yes 144 2 no 1656 9 don´t know, don´t want to answer 6 Are you a member of municipal council 46. Are you a member of: B. municipal council (including committees)? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.97231 0.38863 1 yes 78 2 no 1724 9 don´t know, don´t want to answer 4 Are you a member of trade unions 46. Are you a member of: C. trade unions? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.83776 0.567575 1 yes 335 2 no 1465 9 don´t know, don´t want to answer 6 Are you a member of charity, association, club or civil association 46. Are you a member of: D. charity, association, club, civil association? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 1.85105 0.637226 1 yes 332 2 no 1465 9 don´t know, don´t want to answer 9 Have you personally during the past year worked as a volunteer for a non - govermental organisation 47. Have you personally worked during the past year as a volunteer for a non-governmental organization? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.85327 0.933262 1 yes, at least once a month 85 2 yes, but less than once a month 263 3 no 1430 9 don´t know, no answer 28 How do you feel about religion 48. How do you feel about religion? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.45183 1.16346 1 deeply religious 264 2 have a religion 999 3 undecided 133 4 not religious 311 5 atheist 92 9 don´t know 7 Do you belong to a particular church 49. Tell me, please, whether you belong to a particular church? If so, which one? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 2.19934 1.89653 1 Roman - Catholic 1154 2 Greco - Catholic 75 3 Protestant 171 4 other 67 5 none 291 9 don´t know, refuse to answer 48 Into which social class would you place yourself and your family 50. Our society consists of various groups or social classes. Into which social class would you place yourself and your family? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 9 3.66999 1.38438 1 high 4 2 higher middle 81 3 middle 979 4 lower middle 537 5 low 117 9 don´t know 88 Sex 51. SEX: Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 2 1.50664 0.500094 1 male 891 2 female 915 Age (categorised) 52. AGE: Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 5 3.23588 1.43241 1 18-24 257 2 25-34 383 3 35-44 378 4 45-54 253 5 55 and more 535 Education 53. EDUCATION: "What is the highest education you completed? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 4 2.05426 0.967242 1 elementary 652 2 secondary without school - leaving exam (voc. training) 550 3 secondary, with school leaving exam (matura) 458 4 university 146 Nationality 54. NATIONALITY: Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 4 1.19767 0.574832 1 Slovak 1558 2 Hungarian 185 3 Ukrainian, Rutherian 17 4 other 46 Family status 55. FAMILY STATUS: Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 4 2.10078 0.882473 1 single 392 2 married or living with a partner 1069 3 divorced 116 4 widowed 229 Job/ main finantial source 56. Please, place yourself into one of the following categories on the basis of your main job, i.e. the job providing the main financial source to you. INTERVIEWER: SHOW OPTIONS SHEET 17 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 11 5.51772 3.35432 1 untrained worker 158 2 trained worker 362 3 executive professional 262 4 creative professional 116 5 director, deputy director, politician 9 6 self employed with no employees 53 7 self employed with employees 36 8 retired, not working anymore 485 9 student 94 10 housewife, on maternality leave 49 11 unemployed 182 12 other 0 Number of houshold members (recoded) 57. NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS (including the respondent and children): How many people do live in your household, including you and children? A "household" means the persons living in one flat/house having a joint household economy, i.e. sharing main expenses such as food, rent, maintenance etc. Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 6 3.19989 1.4077 1 244 2 388 3 354 4 510 5 6 and more 203 6 107 Type of respondent´s household 58. TYPE OF RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD: "Can you, please, tell me which type of household you live in, choosing from the following options?" INTERVIEWER: SHOW OPTIONS SHEET 18 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 8 4.36434 1.74912 1 young people without children 67 2 young household with small children 163 3 current household with older children 387 4 adult household with adult children 501 5 three - generation household 167 6 older household without children 185 7 old people 309 8 different type of household 27 Total net income (recoded, the income for one member of the household is computed) 59. RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD INCOME: Can you, please, tell me, what was approximately the total net income of your household in the past month? It means the total of monthly incomes of all household members, including pensions, child benefits, extraordinary incomes (e.g. from leasing a part of a house) etc. INTERVIEWER: SHOW OPTIONS SHEET 19 ! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 99 29.9695 40.7732 1 less than 2000 Sk 54 2 2000 - 2999 Sk 176 3 3000 - 3999 Sk 326 4 4000 - 4999 Sk 339 5 5000 Sk and more 377 88 don´t want to tell 306 99 don´t know 228 Community population 60. COMMUNITY POPULATION: Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 7 3.85548 1.92797 1 less than 1 000 241 2 1 000 - 2 000 324 3 2 000 - 5 000 229 4 5 000 - 20 000 309 5 20 000 - 50 000 288 6 50 000 - 100 000 194 7 Bratislava, Košice 221 Administrative region 61. ADMINISTRATIVE REGION: Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 8 4.70321 2.25604 1 Bratislava 187 2 Trnava 197 3 Trenčín 218 4 Nitra 242 5 Žilina 225 6 Banská Bystrica 242 7 Prešov 246 8 Košice 249 District 62. DISTRICT: INTERVIEWER: ENTER ANSWER! Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 72 33.1689 20.6094 1 20 2 42 4 13 5 137 6 25 7 12 8 32 9 16 10 17 11 46 12 48 13 8 14 24 15 29 16 18 17 13 18 34 19 86 20 20 21 25 22 13 23 43 25 16 26 19 27 11 28 23 29 12 30 31 31 15 32 12 33 64 34 22 35 48 36 37 37 30 38 13 39 9 40 30 41 23 42 30 43 35 44 24 45 22 46 32 47 17 48 32 49 23 50 9 51 15 52 20 53 24 54 21 55 29 56 40 57 11 58 10 59 15 60 21 61 37 62 24 63 31 64 12 65 14 66 26 67 11 68 17 69 13 70 8 71 5 72 42 Willingness to sincerely answer the questions QUESTIONS FOR THE INTERVIEWER A1. Please, evaluate the respondent's general willingness to sincerely answer the questions. Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 0 3 1.62735 0.656613 0 4 1 high willingness to answer 839 2 average 789 3 low 174 Where did you do the interwiev QUESTIONS FOR THE INTERVIEWER A2. Where did you do the interview? Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 0 2 1.18992 0.396562 0 3 1 in the city where you live 1457 2 elsewhere 346 Quality of entering the answers Summation of listed categories: 1806 1806 1 3 1.1866 0.528478 1 no mistakes 1584 2 minor mistakes 107 3 some major mistakes 115 4 substantial mistakes - unuseable 0 Age non - categorised 1806 18 86 43.7685 16.6846 Total net income non - categorised 1806 1 99 39.2935 35.1327 Number of household members non - categorised 1806 1 15 3.23477 1.50943 Weight 1806 0.47 2.4 1.00157 0.283908 Slovakia's Topical Problems. January 1999 - slovak questionaire IVO 1999 *.rtf - TEXT SASD Slovakia's Topical Problems. January 1999 - english translation of original questionaire SASD 2004 *.rtf - TEXT SASD Slovakia's Topical Problems. January 1999 - Structure of survey sample SASD 2004 *.rtf - TEXT SASD