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Public attitudes to Romany minority and public opinions on chances of Romanies to assert themselves in society were investigated by Centre for Public Opinion Research in May 2007. CVVM also focused on topic such as respondents´ opinions on living together of Romany and non-Romany populations in the Czech Republic as well as at the place they live, if respondents have such an experience. Then respondents had to compare chances of Romany and non-Romany citizens in some areas of public life: getting qualification, access to housing, education, personal security and development of their own culture.

Within May survey CVVM focused on the environment. People were questioned about their satisfaction with environmental conditions in the Czech Republic as well as at the place they live in general and in some concrete ways and they were also asked to evaluate activity of some institutions and organizations in connection with care and protection of the environment.

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In May survey Centre for Public Opinion Research SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., asked respondents about their attitude to Death penalty. As a part of this press information the answers of respondents are sorted according to socio-demographic indicators a there is also time comparison with results from previous results, because this question has been a part of continual CVVM surveys since 1992.

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In May survey Public Opinion Research Center focused on public opinions of women´s right to decide herself to end her pregnancy. Within the survey people also have been expressing their sentiment about acceptability or unacceptability of euthanasia. As a part of this press information there were answers sorted according to socio-demographic indicators and table with data from previous surveys.

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In May survey CVVM focused on public opinions of rights of gays and lesbians such as right to get married, right for registered partnership and right for children adoption. As a part of this press information there were answers sorted according to socio-demographic indicators and according to answer on a question whether a respondent knows a gay or a lesbian personally.

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As a part of May survey realized by CVVM SOÚ, v.v.i. there were some questions asking Czech public about their attitude to foreigners and nationalities living in the Czech Republic. CVVM investigated how respondents agree with different reasons concerning acceptance of immigrants and they were questioned about their attitude to employment of foreigners. Addressed citizens were also asked to evaluate their relationship with some nationalities that have strong representation in the Czech Republic.

In May survey CVVM investigated public opinion of number of foreigners living in the Czech Republic and whether foreigners should have chance to live in this country in the long term and how they should accustom to our living conditions. As a part of the press information there is a list of answers sorted according to socio-demographic characteristics of population sample and according to answers of a question whether a respondent knows any foreigner personally.

Within the March survey people have been expressing their sentiment about moral acceptability or unacceptability of some kinds of human actions and behaviour. The survey included 25 items representing different deeds which the respondents evaluated within the ten-point scale where 1 meant "never acceptable" and 10 "always acceptable".

Within April survey CVVM investigated how respondents are satisfied with living conditions close to their home. Respondents were also asked to evaluate following living conditions close to their home: cleaning of the streets; waste disposal; gas, electricity and water installation and canalization; road conditions; security; job opportunity; level of wages in this area, level of schools and of health care; level of shops and services, environment, cultural and sport opportunities, places where to relax; chance to have a meal for reasonable prices, and good system of public transport.

In March 2007 CVVM used some questions focused on public tolerance to some groups of people. Czechs were show a list of 14 groups of people and they had to say, whether they would not want these people as their neighbours. Negative attitude to neighbourhood of four groups was expressed by Czech people. These groups consist of drug addicts, 87 % of Czech would not want them to be their neighbours. Four fifths of Czech citizens (81 %) would not like to live close to alcoholics and 77 % of Czechs would not want people with criminal past in their neighbourhood.