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Appendix III - Population Survey Questions (Policy Opinions)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

Herbert Kitschelt
Affiliation:
Duke University, North Carolina
Zdenka Mansfeldova
Affiliation:
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
Gabor Toka
Affiliation:
Central European University, Budapest
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THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN SURVEY (CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY, POLAND)

16. Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements, using the following scale: (1) definitely agree, (2) rather agree, (3) rather disagree, (4) definitely disagree.

  1. c. It should be the government's responsibility to provide a job for everyone who wants one.

  2. d. It is harmful for the economy if the government tries to reduce income differences between rich and poor.

  3. e. The present economic situation is very unfavorable to me and my family.

  4. f. Transferring the former state-owned companies to private property is going to help very much in solving the economic problems of our country.

  5. g. Unprofitable factories and mines should be closed down immediately, even if this leads to unemployment.

  6. h. Politicians who do not believe in God should not perform public functions.

  7. i. Nationalism is (always) harmful for the development of our country.

  8. k. With the way things are in [name country], people like me and my family have a good chance of getting ahead in life.

  9. m. Politicians should care more about rising crime and deteriorating morality than about individual freedom and human rights.

  10. n. A woman should be allowed to have an abortion in the early weeks of pregnancy, if she decides to.

  11. o. In case of a politician, I prefer a strong patriot to an expert.

  12. p. The church has {the churches have] too much influence in our country.

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Post-Communist Party Systems
Competition, Representation, and Inter-Party Cooperation
, pp. 423 - 424
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 1999

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