Barometer of Public Opinion

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Barometer of Public Opinion

• Republic of Moldova
• September-October 2008

Conducted by
CENTRE FOR ANALYSIS AND SOCIOLOGICAL, POLITICAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SURVEYS
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SUMMARY

• General Information about the Programme Barometer
  of Public Opinion / 3
• General Information about CIVIS / 4
• Survey Methodology / 5
• Economy General Aspects / 6
• Life Quality Social Issues / 14
• Society and Security ?/ 33
• Politics / 45
• Foreign Relations / 78
• Dynamics of Responses to the Questions of the
  Barometer of Public Opinion / 92

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Programme Barometer of Public Opinion
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CIVIS Centre for Analysis and Sociological,
Political and Psychological Surveys
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Survey Methodology
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EconomyGeneral Aspects
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Evaluation of responses to the question Is our
country moving towards a right or a wrong
direction?
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent are you content with Government policy in
the following fields ?
Discontent / Not so content / Rather content /
Very content
Difference up to 100 represents I do not know/No
responses
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Distribution of responses to the question To
what extent are you content with Government
policy in the following fields ?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Assess
the economic situation in the Republic of Moldova
The economic situation compared to the one of a
year ago
The economic situation in a year
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent are you content with the present economic
situation in the Republic of Moldova?
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Evaluation of responses to the question What
measures should be undertaken to improve the
social-economic situation in our country?
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Distribution of responses to the question What
measures should be undertaken to improve the
social-economic situation in our country? a total
of 3 options
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Life Quality Social Issues
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Evaluation of responses to the question What are
you most concerned about at present?
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Distribution of responses to the question What
are you most concerned about at present? a total
of 3 options
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent are you, in general, content with your
living?
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent are you content with ?
Discontent / Not so content / Rather content /
Very content
Difference up to 100 represents I do not know/No
responses
Basis employed respondents
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Evaluation of responses to the question
How is your present living compared to the one of
a year ago?
How will your living be in a year?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Assess
the present income of your family
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which of
the following statements describes the best the
situation of your family?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Do you
think that today in the Republic of Moldova ?
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Evaluation of responses to the question How
often do you ?
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent do you feel free to say what you think
about the countrys leadership?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Does the
public broadcasting company (TV Moldova 1 and
Radio Moldova) reflect/report correctly and
impartially the events and the phenomena occurred
in the country, in your opinion?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Do all
political parties enjoy equal access to Moldova 1
public TV channel?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Do all
political parties enjoy equal access to Radio
Moldova public station?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which is
the most important source of information for you?
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Distribution of responses to the question Which
is the most important source of information for
you? a total of 2 options
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which
source of information do you trust in the most?
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Distribution of responses to the question Which
source of information do you trust in the most?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which TV
channels do you get informed at the most
frequently?
Basis 976 respondents for whom television is
one of the most important sources of information
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Society and Security
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Evaluation of responses to the question Assess
the Governments endeavours to overcome the
consequences of flooding
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent do you feel safe in our country?
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent do you, personally, feel protected by ?
No feeling of protection / To a small extent / To
a large extent / To a very large extent
Difference up to 100 represents I do not know/No
responses
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Evaluation of responses to the question With
regard to politicians in our country, you would
say that
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Evaluation of responses to the question What do
you exactly mean when you say that a certain
politician is corrupt?
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Evaluation of responses to the question What do
you exactly mean when you say that a certain
politician is corrupt?
First 7 options
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Evaluation of responses to the question Has the
honesty (correctness, objectiveness) of local and
central government improved, worsened or it has
not changed over the past five years?
Central government
Local government
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which
three major qualities should have a person who
aspires to be elected in local government,
district council, central government or
parliament?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which
three major qualities should have a person who
aspires to be elected in local government,
district council, central government or
parliament?
First 9 options
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which
are the three major indign characteristics of a
person who aspires to be elected in local
government, district council, central government
or parliament?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which
are the three major indign characteristics of a
person who aspires to be elected in local
government, district council, central government
or parliament?
First 8 positions
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Politics
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent are you concerned about politics?
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Evaluation of responses to the question
To what extent can people like you influence on
important decisions to be taken at local level?
To what extent can people like you influence on
important decisions to be taken at national level?
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent do you trust in ?
No trust / Not so much trust / Some trust / Very
much trust
Difference up to 100 represents I do not know/No
responses
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Distribution of responses to the question To
what extent do you trust in ?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which is
the political personality in the Republic of
Moldova you trust in the most? (open question)
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent do you trust in the following political
personalities?
I have not heard about
Not so much trust
No trust
Some trust / Very much trust
Difference up to 100 represents No responses
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Distributia raspunsurilor la întrebarea To what
extent do you trust in the following political
personalities?
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Evaluation of responses to the question What
name of political party comes first to your mind
while talking about such an issue? spontaneous
response
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Evaluation of responses to the question Do you
also remember any other names of political
parties? multiple response
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent do you trust in the following political
parties?
I have not heard about
No trust
Not so much trust
Some trust / Very much trust
Difference up to 100 represents No responses
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Distribution of responses to the question To
what extent do you trust in the following
political parties?
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Evaluation of responses to the question For
which party have you voted at least once?
(multiple response)
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Distribution of responses to the question For
which party have you voted at least once?
(multiple response)
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Evaluation of responses to the question Do you
think that at present at least one political
party/organization in the Republic of Moldova
represents your interests?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which is
such a political party/organization? (331
respondents or 30,1 of the sample who consider
that at least one political party or organization
represents their interests have responded this
question)
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Distribution of responses to the question Which
is such a political party/organization?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Which
political party is able to improve the situation
in our country, in your opinion?
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Distribution of responses to the question Which
political party is able to improve the situation
in our country, in your opinion?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Would
you go to voting, if legislative elections were
held in the Republic of Moldova next Sunday?
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Evaluation of responses to the question What
party would you vote for, if legislative
elections were held in the Republic of Moldova
next Sunday?
Percentage of the total sample
66
Distribution of responses to the question What
party would you vote for, if legislative
elections were held in the Republic of Moldova
next Sunday?
67
Evaluation of responses to the question What
party would you vote for, if legislative
elections were held in the Republic of Moldova
next Sunday?

• 50,2 of the sample did not
• express any electoral option
• I would not vote 5,4
• I do not know what party to vote for 37,8
• No response 7,0

Percentage of the total number of respondents
(547 or 49,8) who expressed an electoral option
68
Distribution of responses to the question What
party would you vote for, if legislative
elections were held in the Republic of Moldova
next Sunday?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Does the
peoples will rule in the Republic of Moldova, in
your opinion?
70
Evaluation of responses to the question Are the
elections free and fair in the Republic of
Moldova, in your opinion?
71
Evaluation of responses to the question Which
three issues do you consider as prior now for the
Republic of Moldova? multiple response
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Distribution of responses to the question Which
three issues do you consider as prior now for the
Republic of Moldova? multiple response
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Evaluation of responses to the question After
2009 legislative elections, the new Parliament
will elect the President of the Republic of
Moldova and the President in office Vladimir
Voronin will not have the right to be a
candidate. Who has most chances to be elected, in
your opinion?
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Evaluation of responses to the question Has the
situation in our country improved, worsened or it
has not changed since Zinaida Greceanîi became
the Prime Minister, in your opinion?
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Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent would the following issues influence on
your vote in favour of a party? multiple response
No influence / To a small extent / To a large
extent / To a very large extent
Difference up to 100 represents I do not know/No
response
76
Distribution of responses to the question To
what extent would the following issues influence
on your vote in favour of a party? multiple
response
77
Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent is it important that people take part in
public elections, in your opinion?
78
Foreign Relations
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Evaluation of responses to the question Assess
the present relationship between the Republic of
Moldova and the following states
Very bad
Bad
Very good
Good
Difference up to 100 represents I do not know/No
response
80
Evaluation of responses to the question Which
country should be the major strategic partner of
the Republic of Moldova, in your opinion?
81
Evaluation of responses to the question If a
referendum on the accession of the Republic of
Moldova to the European Union was held next
Sunday, would you vote for or against it?
82
Evaluation of responses to the question If the
Republic of Moldova joins the European Union,
your life ?
83
Evaluation of responses to the question Which of
the following states could help the most the
Republic of Moldova in the process of accession
to the EU, in your opinion?
84
Evaluation of responses to the question Assess
the Governments endeavours aimed at the European
integration of the Republic of Moldova?
85
Evaluation of responses to the question What is
the best solution for ensuring the security of
our country, in your opinion?
86
Evaluation of responses to the question If a
referendum on the accession of the Republic of
Moldova to NATO was held next Sunday, would you
vote for or against it?
87
Evaluation of responses to the question To what
extent do you trust in the following political
leaders?
I have not heard about
Not so much trust
No trust
Some trust / Very much trust
Difference up to 100 represents No responses
88
Distribution of responses to the question To
what extent do you trust in the following
political leaders?
89
Evaluation of responses to the question In
mid-August, there was an armed conflict between
Russia and Georgia. Who is culpable for
unleashing the conflict, in your opinion?
Multiple response
90
Evaluation of responses to the question Russia
has unilaterally recognized the independence of
South Ossetia and of Abkhazia. Is it a correct or
an incorrect decision, in your opinion?
91
Evaluation of responses to the question Could
Russia recognize the independence of
Transnistria, in your opinion?
92
Dynamics of Responses to the Barometer of Public
Opinion

• All questions which had figured in at least two
  previous polls have been included here.
• Variants of responses which had not figured in
  some polls are marked with .