Economical

In November, the Public Opinion Research Center of the Academy of Sciences interviewed citizens of the Czech Republic on topic of financial security in pension. Questions were focused not only on subjective concerns over lack of economic resources or trust in welfare state but also on actual preparations, namely investments and savings. The results suggest that the economic prosperity of the country in last few months reflected itself into optimism of the Czech population regarding to awaited retirement. Still, there is an alarmingly small number of people with bad living conditions who cannot save up for their future.

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In November 2016 CVVM included in regular research questions on retirement system in The Czech Republic. Questions focused mainly on the current condition of retirement system and its possible changes. Next respondents expressed level of their support of concrete measures and actions. Last part was interested in ways of financing the pensions.

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In its November survey the Center for Public Opinion Research focused on some issues related to the pension system and pension reform. Within this thematic block respondents were presented three pairs of opposing statements expressing general attitudes to the different characteristics of the pension system. Respondents expressed their position through a five-point scale, where point 1 meant identification with the first of a pair of opposing statements and point 5, on the contrary, featured complete shift to the second statement. Individual claims were related to contradiction between principle of solidarity and merit in the pension system, whether financial security of retired people should be ensured by state or by the citizens themselves and whether the pension system in its current form is just or unjust.

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In November 2016 CVVM included in regular research questions on social policy. Questions investigated opinions of the czech public connected to the involvement of the state and the citizens themselves to funding the sphere of social policy. Other questions focused on whether the current distribution of responsibilities is divided equally between state and citizens. Finally, we were interested in opinion on the fair distribution of benefits and abuse of the social security system.

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In October survey the Public Opinion Research Centre examined how Czech citizens see the financial situation of their households. They evaluated whether it is difficult to make ends meet with their earnings, but also talked about attitudinal feeling of poverty.

In October 2016 Public Opinion Research Centre's survey investigated views of Czech citizens on some social conditions.

In June 2016 Public Opinion Research centre investigated, how Czech citizens evaluate material living conditions of their households and economic situation in the Czech Republic. During June or July of 2016 comparable surveys on this theme were carried out also in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.

According to the June survey of CVVM, 32% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 41% view it as neither good nor bad, and 24% consider it to be bad.

In June survey CVVM investigated opinions of Czech citizens related to the level and the future trend in unemployment in the Czech Republic as well as to the situation on labour-market in the place of their living.

According to the May survey of CVVM, 33% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as good, 38% view it as neither good nor bad, and 27% consider it to be bad.