Barometer of Public Opinion

Barometer of Public Opinion

Republic of Moldova

November 2013

Conducted by:

BOP – noiembrie 2013

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Contents

Programme Barometer of Public Opinion ….……. 4

Centre for Sociological Investigations and Marketing Research „CBS-AXA”……………….……………… 5

Survey Methodology ……………………...…………6

Economy: General Issues ….…………………...……7

Life Quality: Social Issues ...………………….…….16

Politics . ………………………………………….…38

Foreign relations ..…………………………………..70

Dynamics of Responses .……………………………93

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Programme Barometer of Public Opinion

Soros Foundation Moldova pleads for correct and transparent tools for social-political and economic life reflection and for ensuring the access of civil society to information. To this end, a public opinion survey programme – “Barometer of Public Opinion in Moldova”- was launched in 1998.

First two polls were conducted in 1998. The following poll was commissioned by the Institute for Public Policy, with the financial support of SOROS Foundation Moldova, in August 2000. Afterwards, public opinion polls were conducted in spring and autumn of each year during the period 2001-2013.

The surveys focussed on: political options, rating of main political parties and personalities, living standards and life quality, economic and social Government policy, other issues of major concern.

The results of public opinion polls were presented at press conferences held upon completion of the surveys. The media, the public and all those interested have permanent free access to the Barometer’s results, including to the poll’s database. All data can be accessed at IPP web-site: http://www.ipp.md

Taking into consideration the impact and the importance of the polls conducted in the framework of the Barometer of Public Opinion, the Institute for Public Policy commissioned in November 2013 a new public opinion poll supported financially by Soros Foundation. The poll was conducted by „CBS-AXA” Centre for Sociological Investigations and Marketing Research. The results of the poll are shown below.

The programme „Barometer of Public Opinion– 2013” is supervised by a Board chaired by Dr. Arcadie Barbăroşie, Director Executive of the Institute for Public Policy. The Board’s members are: PhD. Ludmila Malcoci; Igor Boţan, Director of ADEPT; Natalia Morari, sociologist and independent journalist, Victor Ciobanu, independent expert. The programme consultant is Dr. Viorel Cibotaru, Director of the European Institute for Political Studies of Moldova.

The programme administrator, the Institute for Public Policy, is a non-governmental, non-profit organization. It aims at encouraging the development in the Republic of Moldova of an open, participatory, pluralist society, committed to democratic values, by the means of conducting and supporting independent surveys and analyses of public policies, as well as by the means of public debates and wide dissemination of the results of such surveys.

The Institute focusses its activities on the following fields: reform of the educational system, European integration, settlement of the Transdniestrian conflict, national security and defence, other issues of major concern for the society. Public opinion polls are supposed to be conducted in all the above-mentioned fields.

The Institute keeps collaboration relations with similar organizations and research institutions in the field of public policies from many countries with a view to exchange information and expertise, to develop joint comparative studies and to perform activities of mutual interest.

Contact information: tel. 27 67 85; fax: 27 67 86; e-mail: [email protected] Institute for Public Policy, Pushkin str., 16/1, MD-2012, Chişinău. © Institute for Public Policy


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“CBS-AXA” Centre for Sociological Investigations and Marketing Research is a sociological company registered in 2003, founded on the basis of ILIGACIU Ltd. Centre for Public Opinion Polls and Market Surveys

General information about CBS-AXA

1998: establishment of „ILIGACIU” Centre for Public Opinion Polls and Market Surveys;

22.12.2003: establishment of „CBS-AXA” Centre for Sociological Investigations and Marketing Research.

The largest shareholder of CBS AXA is BBSS (Balkan British Social Survey) Bulgaria, member of Gallup International Association and of TNS group and of CSOP TNS Bucharest, Romania.

CBS-AXA is a member of a regional network (South-Eastern Europe) of Gallup International Association.

CBS-AXA has close collaboration relations with TNS group, being a member of the regional network (Balkan) of this consortium. At present, TNS is the most important marketing research agency of Great Britain and France, and the second in the world.

CBS-AXA is a member of Euroasian Monitor project, a group of companies from most countries of the former USSR, set up to develop comparative research projects in the post-Soviet area;

CBS-AXA activities are focussed on quantitative and qualitative surveys in various fields: public opinion polls, mass-media, marketing research, sociological expertise, impact assessment.

Fields of activity:Sociological surveys;Audience surveys;Organizational evaluation;Market surveys;Political marketing.

CBS-AXA has conducted over 150 quantitative surveys, nearly 150000 interviews and over 100 qualitative surveys in various social fields. Conducted at the local, regional and national levels, among the population, business entities or institutions, the surveys of CBS-AXA provide to managerial structures the information needed for taking the best decisions and for allotting the available resources in the most efficient way.

The survey reports published by CBS-AXA are an important source of information not only for our clients :

private companies from the country and from abroadmedia institutions, advertising agencies international bodiesnon-governmental organizationsgovernmental agenciesbut also for researchers, journalists, political analysts and for the public.

Contact information“CBS-AXA” Centre for Sociological Investigations and Marketing Research 31 August 1989 str., 98, MD-2004, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova Tel. (+373) 22 203464; fax: (+373) 22 234 987web: www.cbs-axa.org, e-mail: [email protected]


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Survey Methodology

Amount of the sample: 1 144 people aged 18 or more;

Sample: stratified, probabilistic, two-staged;

Sampling criteria: 13 geographical regions coinciding with the former administrative-territorial units, residence environment (urban-rural), size of urban communities (2 types), number of inhabitants in rural communities (3 types of rural communities)

Sampling: The volumes of urban strata and of the total by regions (former judets), as well as the volumes of rural strata have been calculated proportionally with the number of inhabitants, in accordance with the data provided by the Department for Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. Taking into account the high degree of labour force migration, the distribution of the number of inhabitants by regions, based on which the sample was designed, was adjusted to the number of people working abroad, according to the data of Labour Force Survey conducted by the National Bureau for Statistics.

Random stages: I. The community: within the adjusted strata, the communities (85) have been selected randomly, based on a table of aleatory numbers. II. The family: a maximal number of 5 interviews per sampling point was established. Families to be interviewed were selected through the method of aleatory itinerary, with a pre-established statistical step. III. The person: in selected families with several adults, the person to be interviewed was the one whose birthday was the nearest

Representativeness: the sample is representative for the adult population of the Republic of Moldova, with a maximal error of +3%

Period of data gathering: 6th – 15th of November 2013. Interviews have been conducted at the respondent’s domicile. The questionnaire was developed in Romanian and Russian languages, the respondents having the possibility to choose the version

The analysis of the sample structure obtained in the field revealed the concordance between the distribution of the population according to the available statistical data and those obtained, with the admissible statistical deviation. A difference was remarked within the structure women/men, women being over-represented, and within age groups, young people (18-29 year olds) being under-represented. The major reason of such differences is the phenomenon of labour force migration. To fill this gap, a results balance was done, so as the structure of the calculated sample represents the average between the distribution according to the official statistics and the one obtained in the field.

Ion Jigău Director

Centre for Sociological Investigations and Marketing Research “CBS-AXA”


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Economy:General Issues


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Distribution of responses to the question : : Is our country moving towards a right or a wrong direction??

The

direction is right

The direction is

wrong DK NA

TOTAL 24,3% 69,4% 6,0% ,3%

Gender Male 24,8% 69,6% 5,4% ,2% Female 23,9% 69,3% 6,5% ,3%

Residence environment

Urban 24,1% 71,1% 4,7% ,1% Rural 24,4% 68,1% 7,0% ,4%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 25,4% 70,1% 3,9% ,6% 30 to 44 year olds 19,1% 72,7% 8,1% 45 to 59 year olds 25,2% 67,5% 7,0% ,3% 60 + year olds 28,0% 67,0% 4,8% ,2%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 28,3% 65,4% 6,0% ,3% Russian 6,6% 90,7% 2,7% Ukrainian 12,4% 81,1% 5,8% ,6% Other 7,3% 83,8% 8,9%

Education Low level 20,6% 72,5% 6,8% Middle level 23,3% 69,1% 7,2% ,5% Higher level 31,6% 66,9% 1,5%

Social economic level

Low 27,1% 65,7% 6,6% ,6% Average 22,5% 70,6% 6,7% ,2% High 23,9% 71,0% 5,0% ,1%


Distribution of responses to the question : Is the world, in general, moving towards a right or a wrong direction?

The

direction is right

The direction is

wrong DK NA

TOTAL 33,9% 49,2% 16,3% ,6%

Gender Male 36,4% 48,2% 14,8% ,6% Female 31,8% 50,1% 17,5% ,6%


Urban 31,5% 53,6% 14,2% ,6% Rural 35,8% 45,8% 17,9% ,6%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 37,9% 50,0% 11,9% ,2% 30 to 44 year olds 32,4% 51,7% 15,6% ,4% 45 to 59 year olds 33,8% 48,6% 16,5% 1,1% 60 + year olds 31,1% 46,2% 21,8% ,8%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 36,8% 48,6% 13,9% ,7% Russian 21,8% 62,1% 15,3% ,8% Ukrainian 17,9% 55,3% 26,9% Other 29,0% 38,9% 32,1%

Education Low level 33,8% 49,3% 16,6% ,3% Middle level 33,4% 48,8% 17,0% ,8% Higher level 35,6% 50,1% 13,8% ,4%


Low 41,5% 40,7% 17,4% ,4% Average 32,0% 48,5% 18,8% ,7% High 30,4% 55,6% 13,4% ,7%

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1010

Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent are you content with Government policy in

the following fields …?


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Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent are you content with Government policy in

the following fields …?

Distribution of cummulative responses „Discontent”, „Not so content”

Employ-ment

Living stan-dards

Salariies Pen-sions

Fighting corruption Industry

TOTAL 89,2% 84,7% 92,5% 91,0% 88,1% 86,4%

Gender Male 88,8% 81,3% 91,2% 88,2% 89,4% 87,7% Female 89,6% 87,5% 93,6% 93,3% 87,1% 85,3%


Urban 89,0% 86,6% 93,9% 92,5% 90,3% 87,0% Rural 89,4% 83,2% 91,4% 89,8% 86,4% 85,9%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 85,7% 77,9% 88,6% 88,5% 88,4% 79,7% 30 to 44 year olds 91,3% 85,8% 94,0% 90,9% 89,0% 89,9% 45 to 59 year olds 89,5% 84,9% 95,6% 91,7% 86,8% 86,6% 60 + year olds 90,8% 90,8% 91,8% 93,3% 88,2% 89,3%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 88,1% 82,0% 91,9% 91,6% 87,3% 84,9% Russian 93,5% 98,7% 98,2% 94,0% 91,6% 94,3% Ukrainian 93,5% 92,1% 92,2% 88,8% 91,2% 87,9% Other 93,9% 95,8% 94,2% 85,0% 90,7% 93,5%

Education Low level 89,3% 83,8% 88,7% 86,1% 86,5% 82,4% Middle level 89,0% 83,5% 93,0% 91,7% 87,5% 86,0% Higher level 90,0% 89,5% 95,3% 95,2% 91,9% 92,6%


Low 87,8% 82,8% 91,7% 89,2% 86,1% 81,1% Average 90,3% 84,9% 91,4% 92,2% 89,0% 87,6% High 89,5% 85,7% 94,0% 91,4% 88,7% 88,9%


Agricul-ture

Education- Culture Health

care Foreign policy

Transdnies-trian conflict

settlement TOTAL 75,1% 63,6% 68,9% 74,3% 70,7% 79,7%



Urban 76,0% 69,1% 64,5% 78,2% 69,3% 80,6% Rural 74,3% 59,3% 72,3% 71,3% 71,9% 79,1%

Age


Nationality




Low 74,5% 53,8% 68,2% 69,0% 64,4% 71,1% Average 73,6% 64,5% 70,1% 74,9% 73,7% 82,2% High 76,5% 69,4% 68,2% 77,3% 72,4% 83,4%


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Distribution 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?

Much better/ Somewhat better

Somewhat worse/ Much worse



TOTAL 13,4% 45,7% 18,1% 37,2%

Gender Male 14,4% 45,7% 18,8% 39,8% Female 12,6% 45,6% 17,7% 35,1%


Urban 12,4% 49,6% 17,0% 39,5% Rural 14,1% 42,4% 19,0% 35,4%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 17,6% 38,6% 21,2% 35,8% 30 to 44 year olds 9,3% 50,1% 15,2% 41,8% 45 to 59 year olds 15,2% 44,1% 20,7% 35,9% 60 + year olds 11,4% 50,1% 15,3% 34,8%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 15,2% 41,9% 19,7% 36,4% Russian 7,0% 65,0% 8,5% 48,9% Ukrainian 2,6% 63,8% 12,7% 36,0% Other 10,0% 52,1% 14,4% 37,0%

Education Low level 10,9% 45,4% 14,6% 37,7% Middle level 14,0% 45,9% 19,0% 36,7% Higher level 14,1% 44,7% 19,4% 38,2%


Low 12,9% 46,9% 17,1% 35,3% Average 12,3% 44,0% 19,4% 35,7% High 14,5% 46,1% 17,7% 39,7%


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Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent are you content with the present economic situation

in the Republic of Moldova?

Very

content Rather content

Neither…,

nor …

Not so content

Discontent DK/NA

TOTAL 0,3% 5,6% 19,0% 39,4% 32,7% 3,0%



Urban 0,1% 4,6% 18,4% 41,1% 33,6% 2,3% Rural 0,5% 6,4% 19,4% 38,1% 32,0% 3,7%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 1,0% 4,4% 20,1% 47,0% 25,8% 1,6% 30 to 44 year olds 4,5% 19,4% 38,8% 33,9% 3,5% 45 to 59 year olds 0,2% 6,7% 20,8% 31,5% 36,1% 4,8% 60 + year olds 7,0% 15,1% 40,3% 35,5% 2,1%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 0,4% 6,1% 20,2% 39,0% 31,1% 3,3% Russian 2,9% 14,7% 35,9% 46,1% 0,4% Ukrainian 4,4% 12,0% 42,5% 37,8% 3,4% Other 3,7% 16,3% 44,5% 33,8% 1,7%

Education Low level 5,1% 17,5% 36,9% 36,8% 3,7% Middle level 0,4% 5,6% 19,9% 40,0% 30,9% 3,1% Higher level 0,2% 6,0% 17,6% 40,5% 33,5% 2,1%


Low 7,6% 20,0% 34,2% 34,9% 3,2% Average 0,7% 4,5% 23,1% 36,5% 32,2% 3,0% High 0,2% 5,1% 14,8% 45,3% 31,7% 2,8%


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Distribution 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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TOTAL 37,0% 28,3% 17,2% 25,6% 34,7% 23,4% 15,8%

Gender Male 37,8% 29,2% 19,9% 26,9% 35,4% 26,7% 14,0% Female 36,3% 27,6% 14,9% 24,5% 34,0% 20,7% 17,2%


Urban 35,0% 27,9% 15,0% 28,0% 36,7% 19,8% 13,0% Rural 38,5% 28,6% 18,9% 23,7% 33,1% 26,2% 18,0%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 31,6% 30,2% 14,9% 32,3% 34,5% 17,4% 15,7% 30 to 44 year olds 41,8% 24,2% 19,1% 28,8% 36,5% 25,9% 11,9% 45 to 59 year olds 37,8% 28,7% 17,1% 21,0% 34,1% 25,0% 21,3% 60 + year olds 36,4% 30,6% 17,5% 19,3% 33,3% 25,4% 14,3%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 38,2% 27,7% 16,4% 28,2% 34,2% 24,6% 15,5% Russian 38,2% 33,3% 16,0% 18,6% 30,2% 20,8% 11,6% Ukrainian 43,5% 23,8% 14,9% 6,6% 28,7% 12,1% 20,6% Other 14,8% 36,1% 29,3% 22,3% 50,2% 24,3% 18,0%

Education Low level 41,9% 26,6% 17,7% 28,8% 35,1% 22,1% 16,0% Middle level 34,3% 28,7% 17,0% 23,8% 34,5% 24,0% 16,4% Higher level 39,4% 29,0% 17,2% 27,9% 34,2% 23,2% 13,8%


Low 39,9% 23,3% 16,8% 21,2% 32,0% 25,3% 18,3% Average 33,3% 28,0% 19,8% 25,3% 37,3% 23,9% 18,0% High 38,1% 31,9% 15,3% 28,8% 34,2% 21,7% 12,3%

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TOTAL 5,9% 20,2% 10,4% 29,4% 36,9% 3,1% 2,0%



Urban 5,2% 19,2% 14,2% 33,5% 39,6% 2,2% 1,5% Rural 6,4% 21,0% 7,4% 26,2% 34,8% 3,8% 2,4%

Age


Nationality




Low 4,5% 17,7% 7,4% 31,1% 39,4% 4,0% 4,3% Average 6,9% 22,0% 10,3% 27,5% 34,8% 2,8% 1,2% High 5,9% 20,4% 12,5% 29,9% 37,0% 2,6% 1,3%


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Life Quality: Social Issues


1717

Distribution 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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TOTAL 49,5% 57,4% 45,9% 10,6% 31,4% 7,4% 48,9% 2,9%

Gender Male 47,9% 57,5% 48,7% 10,8% 33,8% 7,1% 42,9% 3,2% Female 50,9% 57,3% 43,5% 10,5% 29,5% 7,7% 53,7% 2,6%


Urban 50,7% 56,8% 41,1% 11,6% 33,6% 7,9% 50,3% 3,7% Rural 48,6% 58,0% 49,6% 9,8% 29,7% 7,0% 47,7% 2,2%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 47,1% 58,7% 46,5% 11,4% 37,6% 4,3% 45,1% 2,1% 30 to 44 year olds 47,7% 51,5% 48,7% 9,8% 30,7% 11,2% 59,5% 2,3% 45 to 59 year olds 52,0% 59,7% 48,7% 10,4% 29,0% 6,8% 45,2% 2,9% 60 + year olds 51,7% 60,4% 38,7% 10,9% 28,1% 7,0% 44,7% 4,4%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 50,6% 56,9% 45,8% 10,1% 31,7% 8,0% 48,6% 2,1% Russian 53,5% 65,5% 39,0% 12,5% 39,2% 4,7% 45,0% 10,3% Ukrainian 49,9% 56,8% 43,3% 8,5% 21,2% 3,0% 60,2% 4,0% Other 33,2% 56,7% 56,1% 17,1% 32,8% 7,7% 43,4% 3,8%

Education Low level 55,3% 65,7% 50,2% 6,5% 23,6% 8,4% 43,3% 1,9% Middle level 47,5% 58,8% 44,9% 11,6% 31,9% 7,2% 49,8% 2,4% Higher level 49,2% 44,4% 44,5% 12,3% 38,7% 6,8% 51,9% 5,3%


Low 58,1% 58,9% 46,3% 9,0% 22,4% 7,4% 43,8% 1,8% Average 47,3% 60,0% 45,1% 12,0% 36,6% 7,4% 45,1% 1,7% High 45,6% 54,3% 46,2% 10,5% 33,2% 7,5% 55,3% 4,6%

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TOTAL 2,8% 6,8% 1,7% 9,7% 5,8% 14,6% 2,1%



Urban 2,8% 5,3% 3,1% 11,6% 4,7% 12,9% 2,6% Rural 2,8% 8,0% 0,7% 8,2% 6,8% 15,9% 1,8%

Age


Nationality




Low 1,9% 8,2% 1,0% 12,9% 9,9% 11,9% 2,8% Average 2,6% 5,4% 1,0% 8,7% 4,7% 18,6% 2,3% High 3,6% 7,1% 2,8% 8,4% 4,1% 13,0% 1,6%


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Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent are you, in general,

content with your living?

Very

content Rather content

Neither …,

nor …

Not so content

Discontent DK/NA

TOTAL 1,5% 15,5% 29,3% 32,2% 19,0% 2,5%



Urban 1,8% 16,5% 32,0% 31,6% 16,5% 1,6% Rural 1,2% 14,7% 27,1% 32,6% 21,1% 3,3%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 1,3% 15,4% 28,6% 31,9% 20,0% 2,7% Russian 2,7% 18,9% 23,5% 35,0% 15,6% 4,5% Ukrainian 9,1% 30,8% 42,2% 17,7% ,3% Other 3,2% 20,6% 40,2% 21,9% 13,0% 1,0%

Education Low level ,7% 13,4% 23,5% 29,8% 28,6% 4,0% Middle level 1,5% 15,6% 30,9% 32,8% 17,7% 1,6% Higher level 2,3% 17,6% 30,7% 33,2% 12,2% 4,0%


Low 1,9% 10,5% 19,2% 34,5% 31,2% 2,7% Average ,3% 15,8% 31,3% 34,3% 15,7% 2,5% High 2,1% 18,5% 34,3% 28,9% 13,7% 2,4%


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Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent are you content with …?

* Basis: 334 employed respondents


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TOTAL 64,3% 33,6% 42,4% 36,3% 13,0% 84,3% 88,2% 57,9%



Urban 67,5% 32,0% 40,4% 39,3% 17,1% 86,0% 89,1% 61,7% Rural 61,7% 34,9% 44,0% 34,0% 9,9% 83,2% 87,6% 54,9%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 61,4% 33,8% 42,5% 35,2% 13,2% 83,9% 88,6% 57,1% Russian 70,5% 36,5% 45,8% 39,3% 21,7% 80,7% 83,1% 62,0% Ukrainian 73,0% 28,7% 34,6% 28,2% 7,4% 88,4% 93,8% 56,6% Other 82,6% 33,6% 46,5% 54,0% 10,0% 88,5% 83,2% 64,9%



Low 60,1% 38,1% 45,9% 29,3% 7,1% 88,0% 82,1% 53,3% Average 64,2% 31,4% 42,7% 34,1% 12,9% 86,8% 89,6% 57,5% High 67,2% 32,5% 39,8% 42,9% 17,2% 79,9% 91,2% 61,3%


2121

Distribution of responses to the question :

How is your present life compared to the one of a year ago?

How will your life be in a year?



Much better/ Somewhat

better


TOTAL 16,5% 32,0% 26,0% 23,4%



Urban 15,8% 34,2% 23,6% 28,0% Rural 17,2% 30,3% 27,8% 19,8%

Age


Nationality




Low 12,8% 35,4% 18,8% 21,8% Average 17,7% 31,7% 29,7% 21,1% High 18,1% 30,0% 27,5% 26,4%


2222

Distribution of responses to the question : Which three issues do your consider as prior now for

the Republic of Moldova?


2323

Distribution of responses to the question : Which three issues do your consider as prior now for the

Republic of Moldova? multiple response

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stan

dard

s

Imp

rovi

ng t

he

situ

atio

n in

the

fi

eld

of e

duca

tion

, re

sear

ch, c

ultu

re î

Ens

urin

g pe

ople

’s

spir

itua

l de

velo

pmen

t

TOTAL 48,0% 24,1% 57,6% 69,3% 18,2% 12,8%



Urban 46,8% 21,3% 55,5% 67,9% 21,0% 14,0% Rural 48,9% 26,3% 59,3% 70,5% 16,0% 11,8%

Age


Nationality




Low 55,6% 26,5% 59,2% 69,4% 13,8% 11,3% Average 45,4% 28,3% 56,1% 69,2% 17,2% 14,2% High 45,0% 19,0% 57,9% 69,4% 22,0% 12,5%

Res

tori

ng t

he

coun

try’

s te

rrit

oria

l in

tegr

ity,

se

ttle

men

t of

th

e T

rans

dnie

st-

rian

con

flic

t

Ens

urin

g th

e in

depe

nden

c eo

f co

urts

Dev

elop

ing

the

colla

bora

tion

w

ith

inte

rnat

iona

l or

gani

zati

ons

Fig

htin

g ag

ains

t co

rrup

tion

Oth

er

DK

/NA

TOTAL 11,7% 6,3% 8,6% 36,9% 1,8% 0,7%



Urban 12,1% 6,7% 11,4% 38,9% 1,0% 0,2% Rural 11,4% 5,9% 6,3% 35,3% 2,5% 1,0%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 11,8% 6,6% 8,2% 38,2% 1,9% 0,4% Russian 11,1% 6,2% 1,7% 43,7% 0,0% 0,5% Ukrainian 5,3% 2,8% 15,7% 32,8% 2,3% Other 18,4% 6,4% 11,5% 20,6% 2,4% 4,7%

Education Low level 10,3% 3,3% 6,0% 31,9% 2,5% 0,3% Middle level 11,9% 6,2% 8,3% 39,0% 1,4% 1,0% Higher level 12,7% 9,8% 12,3% 35,9% 2,1%


Low 8,5% 5,7% 5,0% 35,2% 2,5% 1,0% Average 12,2% 5,5% 8,4% 38,1% 2,7% 0,1% High 13,4% 7,3% 11,1% 37,0% 0,5% 0,9%


2424

Distribution of responses to the question : Assess the present income of your family

It is

not

eno

ugh

at

leas

t fo

r th

e es

sent

ial

It is

eno

ugh

just

for

th

e es

sent

ial

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eno

ugh

for

a de

cent

livi

ng, b

ut w

e ca

nnot

aff

ord

buyi

ng

any

expe

nsiv

e th

ings

We

succ

eed

to b

uy

som

e ex

pens

ive

thin

gs, a

fter

cut

ting

sp

endi

ng in

oth

er

area

s

We

have

eve

ryth

ing

we

need

, wit

h no

re

stri

ctio

ns

DK

/NA

TOTAL 39,0% 36,3% 19,4% 4,0% 1,2% 0,2%



Urban 36,3% 37,7% 20,4% 4,6% 0,8% 0,2% Rural 41,1% 35,2% 18,6% 3,5% 1,4% 0,2%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 38,2% 34,2% 21,7% 4,4% 1,3% 0,3% Russian 30,0% 45,3% 20,2% 4,5% 0,0% Ukrainian 38,0% 49,0% 7,9% 3,2% 1,9% 0,0% Other 56,7% 37,8% 5,4% 0,0%



Low 59,1% 32,7% 7,3% 0,5% 0,5% Average 40,3% 36,4% 18,9% 2,7% 1,7% 0,0% High 24,5% 38,5% 28,0% 7,7% 1,2% 0,2%


2525

Distribution of responses to the question : Which of the following statements describes the best the

situation of your family?

We

have

som

e sa

ving

s, w

hich

we

inte

nd t

o in

vest

We

have

som

e sa

ving

s, b

ut w

e do

no

t kn

ow w

here

to

inve

st t

hem

We

have

som

e sa

ving

s, b

ut w

e fe

ar

to in

vest

the

m

We

have

sav

ings

, bu

t w

e ke

ep t

hem

fo

r b

ad d

ays

We

do n

ot h

ave

fina

ncia

l res

ourc

es

to b

e in

vest

ed

We

do n

ot h

ave

savi

ngs,

bec

ause

we

have

ald

eary

in

vest

ed t

hem

DK

/NA

TOTAL 0,7% 1,2% 1,7% 7,9% 83,0% 4,8% 0,7%



Urban 0,4% 1,2% 0,7% 7,0% 83,8% 5,6% 1,3% Rural 0,9% 1,2% 2,4% 8,7% 82,4% 4,2% 0,2%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 2,7% 2,5% 1,4% 6,0% 81,8% 5,3% 0,4% 30 to 44 year olds 0,9% 3,0% 8,4% 78,5% 8,8% 0,4% 45 to 59 year olds 0,6% 1,4% 10,8% 83,2% 2,6% 1,4% 60 + year olds 0,9% 0,6% 6,4% 89,4% 2,1% 0,5%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 0,9% 1,3% 1,8% 8,6% 82,7% 4,1% 0,6% Russian 0,5% 7,2% 87,8% 4,5% Ukrainian 1,9% 2,8% 7,2% 76,1% 9,9% 2,1% Other 0,7% 1,7% 89,1% 8,5%

Education Low level 1,1% 0,9% 8,2% 83,2% 6,2% 0,4% Middle level 0,9% 1,1% 1,8% 7,2% 84,9% 3,6% 0,5% Higher level 0,6% 1,8% 2,1% 10,0% 77,5% 6,4% 1,5%


Low 0,3% 0,5% 0,4% 6,8% 89,0% 2,5% 0,6% Average 0,8% 1,1% 1,2% 8,8% 82,1% 5,8% 0,3% High 0,9% 1,8% 2,9% 8,0% 79,8% 5,6% 1,0%


2626

Distribution of responses to the question : How often do you …?

Distribution of cummulative responses Daily (6-7 days a week) Several times a week

Read newspapers

Listen to the radio

Watch TV Read books Use the Internet

TOTAL 26,5% 63,6% 94,0% 19,4% 48,5%

Gender Male 26,1% 70,9% 94,4% 13,9% 49,8% Female 26,9% 57,6% 93,6% 23,9% 47,4%


Urban 29,5% 54,3% 92,7% 24,4% 62,5% Rural 24,2% 71,0% 95,0% 15,5% 37,5%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 16,3% 53,4% 89,8% 24,4% 78,6% 30 to 44 year olds 24,0% 62,6% 96,6% 20,8% 62,1% 45 to 59 year olds 29,4% 69,4% 95,7% 17,1% 34,7% 60 + year olds 37,9% 69,8% 93,8% 14,8% 14,3%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 23,7% 65,5% 94,5% 17,0% 47,9% Russian 44,9% 56,6% 95,1% 34,7% 63,1% Ukrainian 29,4% 54,1% 90,7% 28,9% 47,1% Other 39,4% 58,9% 91,2% 23,3% 44,7%

Education Low level 14,1% 66,2% 92,1% 12,0% 20,4% Middle level 24,0% 63,2% 94,5% 15,2% 48,8% Higher level 47,8% 61,8% 94,7% 40,7% 78,2%


Low 18,8% 66,7% 91,0% 9,8% 3,9% Average 28,0% 65,1% 96,2% 18,3% 40,9% High 30,5% 60,4% 94,1% 26,7% 84,7%


2727

Distribution of responses to the question : Which is the most important source of information for you?


2828

Distribution of responses to the question : Which is the most important source of information for you? a total of 2 options

Television News-papers

Radio Family Freinds,

neighbours Job mates

TOTAL 87,3% 12,0% 31,6% 10,9% 14,0% 2,6%



Urban 86,8% 12,0% 21,7% 8,8% 13,8% 3,8% Rural 87,7% 11,9% 39,5% 12,5% 14,1% 1,7%

Age


Nationality




Low 85,9% 13,6% 48,2% 14,6% 20,0% 1,2% Average 89,6% 10,7% 35,5% 15,1% 12,1% 3,4% High 86,4% 11,9% 17,4% 5,0% 11,6% 3,0%

Rumours Public opinion

polls

Local government

Internet I am not

informed at all

TOTAL 2,5% 0,6% 0,2% 32,7% 0,6%



Urban 2,2% 0,7% 0,3% 45,1% 0,5% Rural 2,8% 0,6% 0,1% 22,8% 0,7%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 0,5% 0,9% 0,4% 64,5% 0,4% 30 to 44 year olds 3,9% 1,5% 0,2% 39,2% 0,1% 45 to 59 year olds 2,8% 17,3% 0,8% 60 + year olds 3,0% 6,3% 1,2%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 2,6% 0,7% 0,1% 31,4% 0,6% Russian 3,9% 0,4% 53,0% Ukrainian 1,2% 1,3% 0,5% 30,3% 1,0% Other 1,9% 32,1% 0,5%

Education Low level 4,2% 14,7% 1,1% Middle level 2,5% 0,5% 0,3% 31,7% 0,5% Higher level 0,9% 1,5% 55,7% 0,6%


Low 5,0% 0,2% 1,3% 1,4% Average 2,4% 26,3% 0,7% High 1,0% 1,5% 0,3% 58,9%


2929

Distribution of responses to the question : Which source of information do you trust in the most?


3030

Distribution of responses to the question : Which source of information do you trust in the most?

Television New-

spapers Radio Family

Friends, neigbours

Job mates

TOTAL 61,8% 1,1% 5,2% 4,9% 3,6% 0,6%



Urban 61,5% 1,6% 1,4% 3,4% 3,9% 1,0% Rural 62,0% 0,7% 8,2% 6,0% 3,3% 0,4%

Age


Nationality


Education Low level 64,9% 8,2% 3,9% 5,4% 0,8% Middle level 62,4% 1,2% 5,0% 5,9% 3,6% 0,3% Higher level 56,8% 1,8% 2,4% 2,6% 0,9% 1,4%


Low 66,2% 1,4% 10,0% 7,1% 4,1% Average 65,6% 1,0% 5,7% 5,6% 3,6% 1,4% High 55,6% 1,0% 1,5% 2,7% 3,2% 0,4%

Ru-mours

Public opinion

polls

Local gover-nment

Internet None I am not informed

at all

DK/ NA

TOTAL 0,2% 0,6% 0,1% 14,4% 3,9% 0,6% 3,1%



Urban 0,4% 0,7% 0,1% 19,0% 3,1% 0,5% 3,5% Rural 0,1% 0,6% 0,1% 10,7% 4,6% 0,7% 2,8%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 0,9% 30,5% 3,1% 0,4% 4,0% 30 to 44 year olds 1,5% 0,2% 18,0% 3,2% 0,1% 3,3% 45 to 59 year olds 0,6% 4,9% 5,0% 0,8% 3,1% 60 + year olds 0,2% 2,6% 4,6% 1,2% 1,7%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 0,2% 0,7% 14,9% 2,9% 0,6% 3,2% Russian 0,8% 0,4% 17,8% 4,4% 4,3% Ukrainian 1,3% 0,5% 7,7% 12,1% 1,0% 3,2% Other 13,0% 6,5% 0,5%

Education Low level 9,1% 4,2% 1,1% 2,4% Middle level 0,4% 0,5% 0,1% 13,5% 3,9% 0,5% 2,7% Higher level 1,5% 23,2% 3,7% 0,6% 5,0%


Low 0,8% 0,2% 1,1% 5,9% 1,4% 1,9% Average 10,7% 3,2% 0,7% 2,5% High 1,5% 0,1% 26,3% 3,2% 4,3%


3131

Distribution of responses to the question : Which TV channels do you get informed from the oftenest?

* Basis: 736 respondents who declared television is the most trustful source of information


Distribution of responses to the question : Which TV channels do you get informed from the oftenest?

A total of 2 options 2 Plus Eu TV Jurnal TV

Moldova 1 N4 NIT

TOTAL 5,4% 1,3% 18,9% 43,9% 1,7% 1,5%



Urban 1,7% 0,7% 24,3% 30,2% 2,2% 1,8% Rural 8,2% 1,8% 14,7% 54,6% 1,4% 1,3%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 5,8% 2,7% 28,9% 22,2% 2,4% 2,8% 30 to 44 year olds 6,5% 24,4% 40,6% 1,4% 1,0% 45 to 59 year olds 5,2% 2,1% 12,9% 50,9% 1,3% 1,4% 60 + year olds 4,1% 0,7% 12,5% 55,7% 2,2% 1,1%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 6,5% 0,9% 20,8% 47,1% 1,7% 0,9% Russian 1,7% 13,5% 25,1% 2,2% 9,0% Ukrainian 1,8% 1,4% 13,5% 37,0% 1,2% 3,3% Other 6,9% 8,6% 31,9% 2,6%

Education Low level 7,1% 2,4% 15,1% 58,3% 1,3% 0,5% Middle level 4,8% 1,3% 16,0% 42,2% 1,9% 2,0% Higher level 5,2% 33,4% 31,4% 1,7% 1,1%


Low 8,7% 10,4% 68,0% 0,9% 1,6% Average 6,4% 2,6% 16,5% 45,4% 1,8% 0,7% High 1,7% 1,1% 27,9% 23,1% 2,3% 2,3%

A total of 2 options Prime TV

PRO TV

Publika TV

STS (CTC)

TV7 (NTV)

Other TV

channel

NA

TOTAL 51,0% 25,8% 16,5% 4,0% 11,0% 10,4% 0,9%



Urban 47,7% 33,5% 17,7% 4,7% 16,3% 10,0% 1,6% Rural 53,6% 19,7% 15,6% 3,4% 6,8% 10,5% 0,4%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 49,4% 30,5% 18,4% 2,1% 7,5% 6,6% 0,5% Russian 49,4% 14,2% 12,7% 17,7% 22,9% 10,9% 5,8% Ukrainian 47,1% 9,1% 10,6% 5,7% 15,4% 36,4% 2,4% Other 72,4% 1,7% 4,9% 10,5% 33,5% 25,6%

Education Low level 56,8% 17,4% 14,2% 1,8% 9,0% 9,4% Middle level 52,8% 26,1% 16,0% 4,8% 11,3% 10,7% 1,1% Higher level 37,6% 35,2% 21,1% 3,8% 12,5% 10,4% 1,5%


Low 57,4% 13,9% 11,2% 2,8% 7,1% 8,7% 0,7% Average 55,0% 20,7% 14,3% 4,7% 12,5% 11,9% 0,3% High 42,0% 40,2% 22,9% 4,1% 12,6% 10,1% 1,7%

32


Distribution of responses to the question : Which of the following TV channels broadcasts the most

objectively the political news, in your opinion?

33


Distribution of responses to the question : Which of the following TV channels broadcasts the most

objectively the political news, in your opinion?

Distribution of YES responses, for each TV channel.

2 Plus Eu TV Jurnal TV

Moldova 1 N4

TOTAL 16,1% 8,2% 36,2% 47,0% 11,6%



Urban 15,1% 8,8% 42,3% 39,8% 14,5% Rural 16,9% 7,8% 31,3% 52,7% 9,2%

Age


Nationality




Low 20,0% 4,4% 19,6% 60,6% 5,3% Average 12,7% 9,0% 36,7% 42,4% 12,7% High 16,3% 10,2% 46,7% 41,8% 14,8%

Distribution of YES responses, for each TV channel.

Prime TV PRO TV Publika TV STS (CTC) TV7 (NTV)

TOTAL 51,7% 39,1% 36,1% 15,6% 22,7%



Urban 50,8% 47,2% 44,2% 21,8% 30,5% Rural 52,4% 32,7% 29,6% 10,6% 16,5%

Age


Nationality




Low 53,3% 21,7% 19,5% 7,9% 14,3% Average 51,3% 37,2% 32,2% 15,5% 24,9% High 50,9% 52,3% 50,3% 20,6% 26,6%

34


Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent do you trust in the following mass-media

(TV, radio, newspapers, Internet) from …?

35

Distribution of Not so much trust and No trust responses for each country Russia Romania EU Moldova

TOTAL 34,6% 49,2% 36,2% 31,8%



Urban 34,1% 44,9% 32,6% 30,7% Rural 35,0% 52,5% 39,1% 32,8%

Age


Nationality




Low 32,9% 51,0% 40,7% 26,6% Average 32,9% 51,7% 39,2% 33,5% High 37,2% 46,0% 30,8% 34,1%


Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent do people like you enjoy free access to

information, in your opinion?

To a very large extent

To a large extent

To a small extent No access DK/NA

TOTAL 15,0% 40,6% 34,7% 7,1% 2,6%



Urban 14,5% 43,7% 34,2% 5,4% 2,3% Rural 15,3% 38,2% 35,1% 8,4% 3,0%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 15,3% 40,9% 34,9% 6,1% 2,9% Russian 13,1% 44,4% 36,1% 6,4% Ukrainian 10,9% 34,2% 39,3% 12,0% 3,6% Other 17,4% 41,5% 25,6% 13,9% 1,5%



Low 7,1% 38,0% 41,0% 8,9% 5,0% Average 14,8% 40,5% 35,1% 9,2% 0,4% High 20,3% 42,5% 30,1% 4,1% 3,0%

36


Distribution of responses to the question :

To what extent do you feel free to ... ?

To what extent do you feel free to say what you think about the

country’s leadership?

To what extent do you feel free to make steet protests agaist the decisions taken by

the country’s leadership ? To a very large

extent/ To a large extent

To a small extent/ No freedom

To a very large extent/ To a large extent

To a small extent/ No freedom

TOTAL 51,9% 43,5% 34,0% 59,9%



Urban 54,8% 42,2% 35,2% 59,6% Rural 49,6% 44,6% 33,0% 60,1%

Age


Nationality




Low 47,2% 46,1% 31,5% 60,7% Average 51,1% 43,9% 32,7% 61,4% High 55,6% 41,5% 36,6% 58,0%

37


3838

Politics


3939

Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent are you concerned about politics?

Very much

Much Neither

much, nor little

Little No

con-cern

DK/ NA

TOTAL 5,8% 22,0% 29,3% 24,9% 15,6% 2,3%



Urban 7,3% 22,7% 28,3% 25,2% 14,0% 2,5% Rural 4,6% 21,4% 30,1% 24,8% 16,8% 2,2%

Age


Nationality




Low 2,8% 21,8% 28,8% 26,7% 16,9% 3,0% Average 5,1% 20,0% 32,9% 22,0% 17,5% 2,5% High 8,4% 23,8% 26,7% 26,3% 13,1% 1,7%


4040

Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent do you trust in …?

Difference up to 100% represents DK/NA responses


4141

Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent do you trust in …?

Distribution of cummulative responses „Very much trust”, „Some trust”

Gov

er-

men

t

Par

lia-

men

t

Pre

side

nt

Cou

rts

Arm

y

Chu

rch

Loc

al

gove

r-nm

ent

TOTAL 16,0% 14,3% 16,2% 15,5% 58,3% 83,8% 46,5%



Urban 14,5% 11,1% 14,0% 12,7% 60,4% 77,7% 41,2% Rural 17,3% 16,8% 17,8% 17,8% 56,6% 88,7% 50,7%

Age


Nationality




Low 18,7% 16,7% 22,7% 18,4% 58,7% 90,7% 53,3% Average 17,8% 16,2% 14,1% 14,9% 57,9% 86,1% 46,9% High 12,7% 11,0% 13,4% 14,2% 58,3% 77,4% 41,7%


Pol

itic

al

par

ties

Ban

ks

Pol

ice

Mas

s-m

edia

NG

O-s

Tra

de

un

ion

s

TOTAL 14,2% 26,8% 31,1% 52,3% 21,6% 13,0%



Urban 12,4% 28,3% 31,2% 54,7% 27,3% 16,1% Rural 15,5% 25,6% 31,2% 50,4% 17,2% 10,3%

Age


Nationality




Low 15,6% 23,1% 30,4% 50,5% 18,0% 10,6% Average 15,4% 28,0% 33,9% 50,1% 18,8% 10,6% High 12,3% 28,2% 29,4% 55,2% 26,5% 16,4%


4242

Distribution of responses to the question : Which is the political personality in the Republic of Moldova

you trust in the most? (open-ended question)

Vla

d F

ilat

Vla

dim

ir V

oron

in

Iuri

e L

eanc

ă

Nic

olae

Tim

ofti

Mar

ian

Lup

u

Mih

ai G

him

pu

Dor

in C

hirt

oacă

O

ther

No

trus

t in

an

ybod

y

DK

/NA

TOTAL 6,1% 20,9% 5,3% 1,7% 5,1% 1,8% 4,9% 4,5% 36,5% 13,0%

Gender Male 6,9% 22,8% 5,7% 1,1% 4,6% 3,5% 6,0% 4,1% 33,7% 11,9% Female 5,4% 19,4% 4,9% 2,2% 5,4% 0,4% 4,1% 5,8% 38,9% 14,0%


Urban 7,5% 21,5% 5,4% 1,6% 4,5% 1,9% 7,0% 4,8% 40,4% 12,3% Rural 4,9% 20,5% 5,1% 1,7% 3,1% 1,7% 3,3% 4,9% 38,5% 13,6%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 6,1% 18,3% 3,4% 2,4% 7,0% 2,9% 6,9% 2,9% 37,3% 12,2% 30 to 44 year olds 5,1% 20,6% 5,1% 0,9% 5,9% 2,9% 6,7% 5,3% 29,1% 12,2% 45 to 59 year olds 6,8% 20,4% 5,5% 0,4% 6,2% 0,2% 2,4% 5,5% 34,3% 14,5% 60 + year olds 6,3% 24,6% 7,3% 3,1% 0,9% 3,4% 6,2% 36,2% 13,1%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 7,2% 18,0% 6,4% 2,1% 1,9% 2,3% 6,2% 4,9% 47,6% 12,8% Russian 1,8% 45,6% 5,8% 50,8% 10,5% Ukrainian 1,2% 28,8% 2,0% 4,5% 4,6% 37,0% 13,7% Other 1,7% 23,5% 0,7% 5,4% 6,5% 38,0% 16,8%

Education Low level 5,1% 24,7% 4,5% 2,5% 4,6% 2,2% 1,8% 6,3% 31,9% 12,0% Middle level 6,2% 21,8% 4,2% 0,8% 4,4% 1,7% 5,1% 2,9% 34,0% 13,9% Higher level 6,6% 14,2% 9,5% 3,5% 5,9% 1,6% 7,9% 9,4% 38,8% 10,8%


Low 6,9% 24,4% 5,7% 2,3% 4,8% 0,4% 3,7% 5,1% 36,4% 13,3% Average 6,2% 21,4% 4,2% 1,2% 4,6% 2,9% 2,5% 5,0% 33,7% 12,2% High 5,4% 18,1% 5,9% 1,6% 5,4% 1,8% 7,8% 5,1% 38,9% 13,4%


4343

Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent do you trust in the following political personalities?


4444



An

a G

uţu

Dor

in

Ch

irto

acă

Du

mit

ru

Dia

cov

Igor

C

orm

an

Igor

Dod

on

Ion

H

adîr

că

Iuri

e L

ean

că

Mar

c T

caci

uc

Mar

ian

L

up

u

TOTAL 6,7% 33,8% 6,9% 13,8% 10,9% 8,9% 32,8% 10,0% 22,8%

Gender Male 7,4% 34,4% 8,9% 15,1% 11,6% 10,3% 34,3% 12,1% 23,0% Female 6,1% 33,5% 5,2% 12,7% 10,3% 7,8% 31,5% 8,3% 22,7%


Urban 7,0% 33,8% 4,3% 13,9% 9,5% 7,6% 30,4% 12,2% 19,1% Rural 6,5% 33,9% 9,0% 13,7% 12,0% 10,0% 34,7% 8,3% 25,8%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 4,2% 35,9% 2,9% 10,0% 9,4% 3,2% 28,2% 8,6% 26,8% 30 to 44 year olds 6,2% 32,2% 5,7% 11,2% 6,7% 9,3% 32,3% 7,6% 18,5% 45 to 59 year olds 9,3% 33,2% 10,2% 16,6% 13,9% 11,0% 32,1% 11,3% 24,2% 60 + year olds 7,1% 34,2% 9,1% 18,0% 14,2% 12,8% 39,3% 13,0% 21,9%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 7,9% 40,3% 7,7% 16,0% 10,4% 10,8% 38,4% 8,9% 26,4% Russian 2,3% 5,8% 3,2% 2,3% 12,4% 3,3% 9,9% 21,4% 3,3% Ukrainian 0,7% 11,7% 4,5% 7,0% 17,9% 1,6% 13,5% 15,6% 14,4% Other 2,7% 9,1% 3,1% 5,8% 6,9% 1,1% 9,6% 6,1% 9,1%

Education Low level 8,7% 29,8% 10,4% 13,1% 12,3% 8,6% 34,7% 10,6% 19,2% Middle level 5,7% 31,2% 5,4% 13,8% 10,4% 8,1% 28,8% 9,7% 24,9% Higher level 7,4% 46,5% 7,8% 14,6% 10,6% 12,2% 43,1% 10,4% 20,6%


Low 8,6% 31,6% 13,3% 15,0% 14,6% 10,4% 33,4% 9,3% 25,3% Average 7,6% 30,0% 4,8% 12,0% 11,5% 8,1% 31,0% 9,1% 20,5% High 4,5% 38,6% 4,3% 14,5% 8,0% 8,8% 33,8% 11,3% 23,2%

Distribution of cummulative responses „Very much trust”, „Some trust” M

ihai

G

him

pu

Mih

ail

For

mu

zal

Nic

olae

T

imof

ti

Ser

giu

M

ocan

u

Val

eriu

S

trel

eţ

Vla

d F

ilat

Vla

dim

ir

Pla

hot

niu

c

Vla

dim

ir

Vor

onin

TOTAL 15,1% 7,3% 23,1% 9,6% 9,7% 22,8% 7,6% 43,3%



Urban 17,1% 8,9% 19,5% 10,5% 7,6% 23,2% 5,3% 43,8% Rural 13,5% 5,9% 26,0% 8,8% 11,3% 22,4% 9,3% 42,8%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 18,5% 5,2% 26,9% 11,1% 11,4% 25,7% 8,5% 38,5% Russian 2,9% 14,6% 5,7% 0,4% 7,2% 4,5% 67,4% Ukrainian 3,5% 9,4% 12,0% 6,5% 7,3% 13,6% 6,1% 61,9% Other 0,4% 20,6% 6,7% 2,9% 1,4% 14,0% 1,3% 56,2%



Low 16,2% 6,0% 29,2% 7,9% 11,9% 23,1% 8,0% 52,5% Average 12,2% 7,6% 22,9% 9,6% 9,6% 20,9% 10,2% 40,8% High 16,8% 7,8% 19,2% 10,5% 8,4% 24,2% 5,1% 39,2%


4545

Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent do you trust in the following political parties?

Differences up to 100% represent NA responses


4646

Distribution of responses to the question : To what extent do you trust in the following political parties?


Democratic Party

Liberal Party

Party of Communists

Liberal -Democratic

Party

Liberal-Reformative Party

TOTAL 19,2% 17,9% 42,2% 24,0% 5,1%



Urban 16,6% 18,8% 41,9% 21,7% 4,4% Rural 21,3% 17,3% 42,4% 25,9% 5,7%

Age


Nationality




Low 21,3% 16,9% 49,1% 24,3% 7,1% Average 17,8% 15,1% 43,9% 23,6% 3,6% High 19,0% 21,0% 36,2% 24,1% 5,1%


Social- Democratic

Party

National-Liberal Party

Party of Socialists Anti-mafia

People’s Movement

TOTAL 4,8% 2,2% 6,3% 8,5%



Urban 4,5% 1,8% 7,0% 8,0% Rural 5,0% 2,5% 5,7% 8,9%

Age


Nationality




Low 5,6% 3,7% 8,9% 6,8% Average 4,6% 1,0% 6,3% 9,3% High 4,5% 2,1% 4,5% 9,0%


4747

Distribution of responses to the question : Would you go to voting, if legislative election is held in the Republic of

Moldova next Sunday?

I w

ould

go,

I a

m

abso

lute

ly s

ure

I w

ould

go,

for

sur

e

I w

ould

pro

babl

y go

I w

ould

pro

babl

y no

t go

I w

ould

not

go,

for

su

re

DK

NA

TOTAL 52,4% 19,9% 9,1% 6,2% 8,7% 2,5% 1,3%



Urban 57,1% 14,4% 10,0% 5,8% 9,6% 2,3% ,7% Rural 48,6% 24,2% 8,3% 6,5% 8,0% 2,7% 1,7%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 46,3% 15,4% 12,0% 7,4% 12,8% 5,1% 1,1% 30 to 44 year olds 55,0% 23,6% 8,5% 3,9% 6,4% 1,7% ,8% 45 to 59 year olds 49,7% 21,2% 8,1% 7,0% 9,5% 1,9% 2,5% 60 + year olds 59,0% 19,0% 7,6% 6,6% 6,0% 1,2% ,6%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 52,2% 20,6% 9,6% 5,2% 8,8% 2,3% 1,3% Russian 62,8% 20,1% 5,2% 4,8% 5,4% 1,7% Ukrainian 48,9% 16,7% 11,3% 7,6% 9,7% 5,8% Other 48,9% 14,8% 4,6% 16,6% 10,4% 3,2% 1,5%

Education Low level 47,5% 22,8% 9,1% 5,4% 10,5% 3,2% 1,5% Middle level 51,3% 20,5% 9,2% 6,4% 9,4% 1,7% 1,4% Higher level 61,3% 14,9% 8,7% 6,4% 4,0% 4,1% ,6%


Low 49,5% 24,4% 9,2% 5,2% 8,8% 1,9% 1,0% Average 53,0% 17,7% 8,8% 6,9% 9,7% 2,4% 1,6% High 53,8% 18,7% 9,3% 6,3% 7,8% 3,0% 1,2%


4848

Distribution of responses to the question : What party would you vote for, if legislative election is held in the

Republic of Moldova next Sunday?

% of the total sample

Dem

ocra

tic

Par

ty

Lib

eral

Par

ty

Par

ty o

f C

omm

unis

ts

Lib

eral

-Dem

ocra

tic

Par

ty

Lib

eral

-Ref

orm

ativ

e P

arty

An

ti-m

afia

Peo

ple’

s M

oem

ent

O

ther

par

ty

I w

ould

not

vot

e

DK

/NA

TOTAL 8,6% 7,5% 34,3% 12,9% 1,1% 1,2% 1,9% 10,4% 22,0%

Gender Male 8,5% 9,0% 35,9% 12,9% 1,5% 1,8% 2,3% 8,8% 19,2% Female 8,6% 6,3% 33,0% 12,9% 0,8% 0,8% 1,8% 11,7% 24,3%


Urban 8,1% 9,0% 33,3% 12,3% 1,3% 1,6% 2,4% 9,6% 24,1% Rural 7,4% 6,4% 35,1% 13,3% 0,9% 0,9% 1,7% 11,1% 22,3%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 10,2% 10,7% 32,1% 10,9% 0,1% 1,1% 0,0% 12,8% 20,4% 30 to 44 year olds 8,7% 9,0% 36,0% 11,6% 0,9% 2,2% 1,4% 9,1% 20,8% 45 to 59 year olds 9,7% 4,2% 31,3% 16,1% 2,0% 0,8% 3,0% 11,8% 21,1% 60 + year olds 2,4% 5,9% 38,1% 13,1% 1,4% 0,5% 3,5% 7,8% 19,4%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 7,9% 9,4% 29,6% 15,4% 1,3% 1,5% 1,7% 10,1% 18,2% Russian 1,6% 67,8% 2,0% 3,5% 5,0% 37,3% Ukrainian 8,0% 1,3% 53,5% 4,3% 0,6% 1,0% 13,2% 16,6% Other 8,9% 38,0% 2,8% 4,1% 16,1% 23,2%

Education Low level 8,2% 6,3% 43,1% 11,5% 0,4% 1,2% 1,0% 12,0% 23,5% Middle level 9,0% 7,9% 34,7% 11,3% 1,1% 0,4% 1,2% 11,3% 19,8% Higher level 10,3% 7,9% 23,7% 19,6% 1,9% 3,8% 5,3% 6,1% 20,7%


Low 6,9% 6,5% 38,5% 11,3% 1,5% 0,3% 1,5% 11,6% 24,6% Average 8,5% 6,1% 36,7% 12,0% 0,9% 1,1% 2,0% 10,3% 19,2% High 8,6% 9,4% 29,6% 14,7% 1,0% 1,9% 2,2% 9,8% 24,3%


Distribution of responses to the question : What party you would not vote for in any case, if legislative election is

held in the Republic of Moldova next Sunday?

49


Distribution of responses to the question : What party you would not vote for in any case, if legislative election is

held in the Republic of Moldova next Sunday?

Dem

ocra

tic

Par

ty

Lib

eral

Par

ty

Peo

ple

’s

Ch

rist

ian

-D

emoc

rati

c P

arty

„Pat

rioț

ii M

old

ovei

” P

arty

Par

ty o

f C

omm

un

ists

Lib

eral

-D

emoc

rati

c P

arty

Lib

eral

-R

efor

mat

ive

Par

ty

Soc

ial –

Dem

ocra

tic

Par

ty

TOTAL 10,7% 24,4% 7,9% 4,8% 24,9% 13,7% 5,8% 5,1%



Urban 13,3% 27,6% 12,2% 7,6% 26,0% 16,0% 9,0% 7,7% Rural 8,6% 21,9% 4,5% 2,6% 24,1% 11,9% 3,3% 3,0%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian

10,0% 21,8% 8,0% 5,1% 29,9% 14,5% 6,1% 5,4%

Russian 18,0% 50,5% 8,0% 2,9% 2,7% 13,0% 7,0% 3,4% Ukrainian 14,0% 34,4% 8,1% 7,4% 6,2% 15,9% 6,1% 7,7% Other 8,0% 20,2% 5,8% 7,9% 3,5% 2,3%



Low 9,2% 27,3% 5,1% 3,6% 19,7% 9,8% 4,4% 3,8% Average 11,2% 24,2% 7,6% 4,9% 21,4% 13,4% 6,3% 4,2% High 11,2% 22,7% 10,0% 5,5% 31,4% 16,6% 6,4% 6,6%

Nat

ion

al-L

iber

al

Par

ty

Par

ty o

f S

ocia

lists

Par

ty o

f R

egio

ns

An

ti-m

afia

P

eop

le’s

M

ovem

ent

Oth

er p

arty

I w

ould

not

vot

e

DK

/NA

TOTAL 4,8% 6,9% 4,4% 4,3% 0,2% 7,3% 28,6%

Gender Male 6,1% 8,9% 6,0% 5,3% 0,4% 7,0% 24,4% Female 3,7% 5,2% 3,0% 3,6% 7,6% 32,1%


Urban 8,0% 10,2% 6,9% 5,9% 5,8% 27,7% Rural 2,3% 4,2% 2,4% 3,1% 0,3% 8,5% 29,4%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 6,9% 11,0% 7,3% 6,9% 8,5% 28,6% 30 to 44 year olds 4,4% 4,1% 3,2% 3,5% 0,6% 5,2% 32,5% 45 to 59 year olds 3,4% 6,6% 3,1% 3,6% 10,0% 26,2% 60 + year olds 4,5% 5,8% 3,9% 3,2% 5,5% 27,1%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 5,2% 7,8% 4,8% 4,7% 0,2% 7,2% 26,3% Russian 3,6% 2,9% 2,9% 2,5% 5,0% 27,8% Ukrainian 6,3% 6,6% 5,7% 5,7% 10,8% 37,1% Other 6,3% 47,1%

Education Low level 1,9% 5,1% 2,0% 2,8% 0,8% 8,8% 30,0% Middle level 5,5% 7,8% 4,7% 4,8% 8,2% 30,8% Higher level 6,0% 6,1% 6,0% 4,5% 3,1% 20,3%


Low 3,1% 4,3% 3,3% 3,4% 7,8% 32,0% Average 4,9% 8,0% 4,1% 3,8% 0,5% 8,6% 27,8% High 5,9% 7,6% 5,4% 5,4% 5,9% 27,1%

50


Distribution of responses to the question : Some people always vote for the same party, other people

change the party for which they vote, while others do not go to voting. To which category of voters do you belong?

51

I usually vote for the same

party

I usually vote for different parties, depending on the

situation

I usually do not got to

voting DK/NA

TOTAL 48,6% 37,0% 6,8% 7,6%



Urban 46,6% 38,3% 7,7% 7,5% Rural 50,2% 36,0% 6,0% 7,8%

Age


Nationality




Low 52,9% 35,9% 4,4% 6,8% Average 51,1% 33,7% 7,6% 7,7% High 43,7% 40,4% 7,6% 8,2%


Distribution of responses to the question : If President of the Republic of Moldova was elected by the citizens and

a presidential election was to be held tomorrow, whom would you vote for? (Spontaneous response)

52


Distribution of responses to the question : If President of the Republic of Moldova was elected by the citizens and a

presidential election was to be held tomorrow, whom would you vote for?

Vlad Filat

Vladimir Voronin

Iurie Leancă

Nicolae Timofti

Marian Lupu

Mihai Ghimpu

TOTAL 4,7% 24,5% 4,3% 3,6% 7,2% 1,2%



Urban 4,1% 25,2% 5,2% 3,7% 4,3% 1,6% Rural 5,2% 24,0% 3,6% 3,5% 9,4% 0,8%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 5,5% 22,8% 5,1% 4,4% 8,7% 1,5% Russian 1,4% 48,0% 1,3% Ukrainian 1,2% 26,1% 1,1% 2,8% Other 2,3% 21,5% 3,0% 0,4%



Low 5,5% 32,3% 2,2% 3,7% 8,3% Average 4,7% 23,7% 4,2% 3,2% 5,9% 2,0% High 4,2% 20,1% 5,8% 3,7% 7,5% 1,3%

Dorin

Chirtoacă Oazu

Nantoi Another

candidate

I would not vote for anybody

DK/NA

TOTAL 2,3% 1,0% 5,3% 15,7% 30,1%



Urban 3,1% 0,9% 6,1% 14,9% 31,0% Rural 1,7% 1,2% 4,8% 16,4% 29,5%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 2,7% 1,3% 4,9% 16,0% 27,1% Russian 8,4% 11,9% 29,0% Ukrainian 1,2% 7,5% 16,2% 43,8% Other 1,7% 5,1% 15,5% 50,4%



Low 3,7% 1,0% 4,5% 14,2% 24,7% Average 0,8% 0,8% 6,4% 17,5% 30,9% High 2,7% 1,2% 5,0% 15,3% 33,2%

53


5454

Distribution of responses to the question : Does the people’s will rule in the Republic of

Moldova, in your opinion?

Yes No DK/NA TOTAL 13,3% 82,1% 4,6%

Gender Male 12,2% 85,1% 2,8% Female 14,3% 79,7% 6,1%


Urban 13,4% 81,9% 4,6% Rural 13,2% 82,2% 4,6%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 13,9% 80,1% 6,0% 30 to 44 year olds 11,3% 86,1% 2,6% 45 to 59 year olds 13,0% 82,8% 4,2% 60 + year olds 15,3% 78,9% 5,8%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 13,8% 80,9% 5,3% Russian 6,3% 90,9% 2,9% Ukrainian 9,9% 89,4% 0,6% Other 17,2% 80,3% 2,4%

Education Low level 13,9% 77,6% 8,4% Middle level 12,8% 83,9% 3,4% Higher level 14,5% 81,5% 4,0%


Low 18,7% 73,6% 7,7% Average 13,7% 83,6% 2,7% High 9,4% 86,5% 4,2%


5555

Distribution of responses to the question : Are the elections free and fair in the Republic of Moldova,

in your opinion?

Yes No DK/NA TOTAL 23,6% 69,0% 7,4%



Urban 23,2% 70,1% 6,6% Rural 23,9% 68,1% 8,0%

Age


Nationality




Low 25,0% 63,6% 11,4% Average 24,3% 69,2% 6,5% High 22,1% 72,3% 5,6%


Distribution of responses to the question : Do you think that the Republic of Moldova should

better be governed … ?

By one party By an

alliance of parties

By two parties wich would govern in turn

By a President

DK/NA

TOTAL 43,8% 9,5% 6,2% 35,2% 5,3%



Urban 38,6% 13,3% 6,9% 34,8% 6,4% Rural 47,9% 6,5% 5,6% 35,6% 4,4%

Age


Nationality




Low 53,0% 5,9% 3,4% 33,2% 4,5% Average 47,0% 6,5% 5,1% 36,2% 5,3% High 35,0% 14,5% 8,9% 35,8% 5,8%

56


Distribution of responses to the question : Assess the activity of the Government led by Iurie Leancă?

Very good Rather good

Neither good, nor bad Bad Very bad DK/NA

TOTAL 3,9% 20,4% 37,1% 17,4% 8,4% 12,9%



Urban 3,9% 21,5% 36,5% 18,2% 8,9% 11,1% Rural 3,9% 19,5% 37,5% 16,7% 8,0% 14,4%

Age


Nationality




Low 5,1% 16,5% 36,8% 17,8% 9,0% 14,8% Average 3,1% 20,9% 39,1% 18,5% 8,1% 10,3% High 3,7% 22,5% 35,5% 16,2% 8,2% 14,0%

57


Distribution of responses to the question : Assess the activity of the present ruling coalition compared to the activity of the Party of Communists when it was the

ruling party?

Much better

Better The same Worse Much worse

DK/NA

TOTAL 3,4% 24,3% 26,2% 29,4% 11,1% 5,5%



Urban 2,8% 25,8% 22,3% 32,6% 11,0% 5,4% Rural 3,9% 23,1% 29,2% 26,9% 11,3% 5,6%

Age


Nationality




Low 4,8% 21,2% 22,9% 32,7% 11,9% 6,5% Average 3,1% 25,4% 27,1% 29,4% 12,1% 2,8% High 2,7% 25,5% 27,5% 27,3% 9,9% 7,1%

58


Distribution of responses to the question : Since the present Government has acceded to power, the corruption...?

Has increased

Has not changed Has lowered DK NA

TOTAL 39,9% 37,7% 11,6% 8,8% 2,0%



Urban 44,5% 36,9% 10,2% 6,1% 2,3% Rural 36,3% 38,4% 12,6% 10,9% 1,8%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 36,9% 40,1% 12,6% 8,8% 1,6% Russian 68,6% 24,1% 2,2% 1,6% 3,4% Ukrainian 47,5% 34,4% 3,6% 14,5% Other 40,7% 26,4% 16,4% 9,2% 7,3%



Low 37,6% 33,4% 12,4% 15,2% 1,5% Average 41,5% 38,4% 10,6% 7,4% 2,0% High 40,1% 40,0% 11,8% 5,7% 2,4%

59


Distribution of responses to the question : Are you aware of the fact that the Government conceded the Airport of Chisinau to a company from the Russian Federation?

Yes No DK NA

TOTAL 67,3% 23,9% 8,2% 0,6%



Urban 70,3% 23,9% 5,3% 0,5% Rural 64,9% 23,9% 10,5% 0,7%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 63,8% 27,7% 6,9% 1,6% 30 to 44 year olds 64,9% 26,2% 8,9% 45 to 59 year olds 70,8% 21,0% 7,7% 0,5% 60 + year olds 70,3% 20,1% 9,2% 0,4%

Nationality




Low 57,9% 29,1% 12,4% 0,6% Average 68,9% 24,6% 6,5% High 72,3% 19,9% 6,8% 1,1%

60


Distribution of responses to the question : Some people consider that the respective decision was taken for corruption reasons, aiming at

enriching some of the people in power, other think that such a decision was necessary, because there is need for investments in

modernization of the airport and the concession is the only solution for attracting investments. Which of these two opinions is closer to yours?

The airport was

conceded for corruption reasons

The airport was conceded with the aim to attract investments

for modernization DK/NA

TOTAL 44,0% 23,8% 32,2%



Urban 51,8% 21,9% 26,3% Rural 37,7% 25,3% 36,9%

Age


Nationality




Low 36,4% 22,0% 41,5% Average 41,5% 25,5% 33,1% High 51,1% 23,5% 25,4%

61


Distribution of responses to the question : At present, the Government’s actions in the field of education are being discussed very much. Do you agree or not with the following statements which some people might say in relation with what is done in this field?

62


Distribution of responses to the question : At present, the Government’s actions in the field of education are

being discussed very much. Do you agree or not with the following statements which some people might say in

relation with what is done in this field?

Share of responses I totally agree and I rather agree in relation with eor each statement

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cou

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old

ova,

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dec

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qu

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um

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of

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se

TOTAL 74,4% 40,9% 63,3% 77,1% 45,7% 70,2%



Urban 79,1% 37,1% 67,9% 80,5% 49,9% 69,9% Rural 70,6% 43,8% 59,6% 74,4% 42,3% 70,4%

Age


Nationality




Low 63,1% 42,7% 52,5% 71,5% 38,6% 65,2% Average 73,2% 40,5% 66,8% 78,9% 48,1% 70,1% High 82,9% 40,0% 67,5% 79,3% 48,2% 73,6%

63


Distribution of responses to the question : If somebody incited you to take part in any of the following protests against the present Government, would you take part in it or not ?

Share of responses: Yes in relation with each protest

Signing a petition,

complaint

Participation in legal

demonstra-tions/ strikes

Participation in illegal

demonstra-tions/ strikes

Occupation of

buildings / plants

Blocking the

streets

Hunger strike

TOTAL 34,7% 32,4% 10,7% 10,1% 13,6% 10,0%



Urban 39,0% 35,4% 14,5% 12,3% 15,6% 11,3% Rural 31,3% 30,1% 7,8% 8,3% 12,0% 8,9%

Age


Nationality




Low 28,1% 26,3% 6,6% 7,3% 10,3% 7,1% Average 32,6% 33,4% 10,5% 10,4% 14,7% 11,2% High 40,9% 35,7% 13,7% 11,7% 14,9% 11,0%

64


Distribution of responses to the question : Are you aware or not of the intention of the Party of Communists to conduct a

“velvet revolution“ in Autumn of the year 2013?

Yes, I am aware and I follow the

events

Yes, I have heard

something about, but I do not know very much

about it

No, I have not heard about,

but I am concerned

about it

No, I have not heard about and I am not

concerned about

DK/ NA

TOTAL 31,9% 25,6% 12,7% 20,5% 9,3%



Urban 33,6% 24,6% 13,2% 21,4% 7,1% Rural 30,5% 26,4% 12,3% 19,8% 11,1%

Age


Nationality




Low 23,5% 29,1% 13,8% 21,7% 12,0% Average 34,5% 25,2% 12,2% 18,4% 9,6% High 35,3% 23,7% 12,2% 21,4% 7,3%

65


Distribution of responses to the question : Thinking about people around you, do you consider that many

citizens might follow the urge of the Party of Communists to take part in protests against the present

Government?

Yes, most of people I know would follow

their urge

A small share of

them

No, most of people I know would not follow their urge

DK/NA

TOTAL 15,7% 22,1% 37,2% 25,0%



Urban 15,6% 23,2% 40,5% 20,7% Rural 15,8% 21,2% 34,6% 28,4%

Age


Nationality




Low 17,4% 20,2% 36,4% 26,0% Average 15,2% 21,0% 35,7% 28,2% High 15,0% 24,3% 39,1% 21,6%

66


Distribution of responses to the question : Thinking about Vladimir Voronin, do you consider that the Party of

Communists would rather have a new leader or is it better that Vladimir Voronin remains at the head of this party?

Party of

Communists needs a new leader

V. Voronin should remain at the head of the Party of

Communists DK/NA

TOTAL 45,1% 38,2% 16,8%



Urban 44,7% 41,3% 13,9% Rural 45,3% 35,6% 19,1%

Age


Nationality




Low 37,0% 46,6% 16,4% Average 47,2% 35,9% 16,9% High 48,6% 34,4% 17,0%

67


Distribution of responses to the question : Russia has recently banned imports of Moldovan wine, alleging non-compliance with

sanitary norms. Have you heard much about this issue?

Very much I have heard

something I have not heard

anything DK/NA

TOTAL 50,3% 42,9% 5,8% 0,9%



Urban 53,2% 41,0% 5,1% 0,7% Rural 48,1% 44,4% 6,4% 1,1%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 51,8% 42,4% 5,0% 0,8% Russian 55,6% 41,3% 3,0% Ukrainian 52,0% 34,7% 12,3% 1,0% Other 27,8% 59,3% 10,2% 2,7%



Low 36,7% 53,6% 8,7% 1,0% Average 52,0% 42,4% 4,6% 0,9% High 58,0% 36,2% 4,9% 0,9%

68


Distribution of responses to the question : Based on what you know, does the ban on Moldovan wine by

Russia make you have an attitude towards this country?

A much more positive attitude

A more positive attitude

A more negative attitude

A much more negative attitude

DK/NA

TOTAL 3,7% 22,1% 49,0% 9,1% 16,2%



Urban 5,1% 29,9% 41,7% 8,5% 14,8% Rural 2,5% 15,9% 54,7% 9,5% 17,4%

Age


Nationality




Low 3,4% 16,2% 53,7% 9,4% 17,3% Average 2,5% 24,5% 48,1% 9,0% 15,8% High 4,8% 24,1% 46,5% 8,9% 15,8%

69


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Foreign Relations


71

Distribution of responses to the question : Assess the present relationship between the Republic of Moldova and the

following states?

„+” – very good/good „-” – bad/very bad

Romania Ukraine Russian

Federation USA EU

+ - + - + - + - + - TOTAL 68,4% 21,3% 76,3% 11,0% 48,2% 45,2% 60,6% 13,0% 69,6% 13,4%

Gender Male 71,7% 20,4% 79,9% 11,4% 50,5% 45,3% 60,7% 14,6% 70,4% 14,8%

Female 65,6% 21,9% 73,4% 10,7% 46,3% 45,0% 60,5% 11,6% 69,1% 12,1% Residence environment

Urban 66,5% 24,0% 75,4% 13,4% 47,9% 47,2% 63,4% 16,2% 68,2% 17,8% Rural

69,7% 19,1% 77,1% 9,2% 48,5% 43,5% 58,4% 10,5% 70,7% 9,9%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 69,1% 21,9% 71,0% 15,9% 48,5% 44,4% 61,8% 15,4% 67,2% 17,5% 30 to 44 year olds 67,2% 21,9% 74,9% 12,0% 46,8% 48,1% 60,7% 15,5% 72,1% 14,7% 45 to 59 year olds 68,1% 21,3% 78,7% 8,4% 50,7% 42,7% 60,0% 9,4% 71,7% 9,0% 60 + year olds 69,1% 19,8% 81,4% 7,3% 46,7% 45,3% 59,8% 11,3% 67,4% 12,0%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 71,1% 20,5% 77,7% 10,2% 47,0% 47,1% 63,9% 10,8% 73,3% 11,5% Russian 45,1% 30,3% 67,9% 16,3% 57,4% 31,9% 39,3% 30,7% 47,5% 23,4% Ukrainian 54,8% 19,6% 74,7% 7,6% 48,5% 38,7% 43,3% 11,3% 54,3% 13,6% Other 71,7% 23,8% 70,2% 19,1% 54,0% 41,7% 60,5% 23,8% 63,8% 25,3%

Education Low level 60,4% 24,6% 71,4% 13,8% 51,3% 39,0% 56,6% 13,9% 62,1% 16,8% Middle level 67,6% 22,3% 77,3% 9,3% 50,6% 42,8% 58,5% 11,6% 69,4% 11,7% Higher level 79,1% 14,7% 78,5% 13,3% 38,0% 58,6% 71,3% 16,1% 78,9% 14,2%


Low 64,3% 23,3% 78,0% 9,3% 53,1% 37,5% 60,0% 7,8% 67,7% 10,5% Average 70,7% 18,6% 76,3% 11,0% 49,8% 43,8% 58,4% 14,4% 71,0% 14,2% High 69,0% 22,1% 75,2% 12,2% 43,7% 51,4% 62,8% 15,1% 69,9% 14,6%

Difference up to 100% represents DK/NA responses


7272

Distribution of responses to the question If a referendum on the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union is held next Sunday, would you vote

for or against it?

I would

vote for it

I would vote

against it

I would not take part in it

I do not know, I have not decided

yet

NA

TOTAL 47.7% 34.0% 7.0% 10.6% 0.7%

Gender Male 46.1% 36.8% 6.1% 10.4% 0.7% Female 49.0% 31.7% 7.9% 10.8% 0.7%


Urban 48.6% 35.4% 6.9% 8.8% 0.3% Rural 47.0% 32.8% 7.1% 12.0% 1.0%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 51.8% 33.4% 5.8% 9.0% 30 to 44 year olds 47.9% 37.0% 6.2% 8.2% 0.8% 45 to 59 year olds 48.3% 30.7% 6.5% 13.0% 1.4% 60 + year olds 42.2% 34.7% 10.1% 12.5% 0.6%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 55.3% 28.1% 5.9% 10.6% 0.1% Russian 12.8% 62.2% 14.0% 9.0% 2.0% Ukrainian 25.9% 56.8% 6.7% 5.1% 5.5% Other 14.9% 51.4% 14.4% 17.7% 1.5%

Education Low level 41.0% 34.5% 11.0% 13.2% 0.3% Middle level 46.2% 36.5% 5.1% 11.2% 1.0% Higher level 60.1% 25.8% 8.6% 5.3% 0.2%


Low 45.3% 33.5% 6.8% 14.2% 0.2% Average 42.1% 41.3% 6.8% 8.9% 1.0% High 53.9% 28.2% 7.5% 9.6% 0.8%


Distribution of responses to the question : Do you think you are informed well enough about the European Union?

73

I am very

well informed

I am rather informed

I am rather uninformed

I am uninformed

DK/NA

TOTAL 21,8% 41,9% 27,0% 7,3% 2,0%



Urban 24,3% 45,9% 21,3% 7,2% 1,3% Rural 19,8% 38,8% 31,5% 7,4% 2,5%

Age


Nationality




Low 14,0% 36,4% 37,4% 9,8% 2,4% Average 19,8% 44,8% 27,4% 6,8% 1,3% High 28,7% 43,3% 19,8% 6,1% 2,3%


Distribution of responses to the question : At the end of November, the Republic of Moldova is supposed to initial the Association Agreement with the EU. Have you heard

about it?

74

Yes, I have heard a lot

Yes, I have heard, but not so much

I have not heard about

DK/NA

TOTAL 43,6% 32,0% 22,0% 2,4%



Urban 44,4% 33,3% 21,3% 1,0% Rural 43,0% 30,9% 22,5% 3,6%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian

46,1% 30,4% 21,3% 2,2%

Russian 44,9% 40,1% 10,5% 4,5% Ukrainian 28,2% 37,3% 31,4% 3,1% Other 30,6% 36,7% 30,7% 2,0%



Low 34,4% 35,9% 25,4% 4,3% Average 42,6% 32,5% 23,4% 1,6% High 50,5% 28,9% 18,6% 1,9%


Distribution of responses to the question : What does the European Union mean for you personally?

75



76

Peace Economic

welfare Demo-cracy

Social protec-

tion

Freedom to travel

anywhere in the EU

TOTAL 14,5% 26,9% 13,6% 10,1% 28,2%



Urban 15,3% 25,5% 12,8% 9,1% 28,9% Rural 13,9% 28,0% 14,3% 11,0% 27,6%

Age


Nationality




Low 17,8% 28,7% 13,6% 9,5% 19,9% Average 12,5% 21,8% 8,9% 9,1% 29,0% High 13,9% 29,9% 17,6% 11,4% 33,0%

Freedom to study

anywhere in the EU

Freedom to work

anywhere in the EU

Cultural diversity

A greater independ-

dence from Russia

A stronger position in the world

TOTAL 17,2% 33,0% 6,1% 5,2% 5,2%



Urban 16,4% 31,7% 7,0% 7,4% 4,9% Rural 17,8% 34,0% 5,4% 3,4% 5,5%

Age


Nationality




Low 13,6% 33,7% 4,2% 3,8% 3,2% Average 17,8% 36,7% 5,9% 4,4% 6,6% High 19,0% 29,4% 7,5% 6,7% 5,5%



77

Euro Unem-ploy-ment

Bureau-

cracy

Was-te of mone

y

Loss of the country’s indepen-

dence

Loss of our cultural identity

TOTAL 6,3% 11,2% 5,2% 11,8% 14,2% 7,9%



Urban 7,2% 10,7% 7,9% 13,5% 16,2% 11,6% Rural 5,7% 11,6% 3,0% 10,5% 12,7% 4,9%

Age


Nationality




Low 6,1% 11,9% 3,1% 12,0% 11,9% 5,6% Average 4,8% 11,2% 6,3% 10,2% 15,4% 7,5% High 7,8% 10,8% 5,6% 13,0% 14,8% 9,6%

More crimes

Wor-sening of the rela-tions with

Russia

Difficulties for farmers because of

their uncompetitiveness with EU products

Insuffi-cient

control at external borders

Other DK

TOTAL 7,3% 28,3% 4,8% 3,8% 1,2% 9,3%



Urban 8,5% 27,9% 4,7% 2,5% 1,5% 7,0% Rural 6,4% 28,6% 4,9% 4,8% 1,5% 11,2%

Age


Nationality




Low 6,6% 27,7% 5,2% 4,2% 0,5% 13,9% Average 8,8% 31,7% 4,4% 4,8% 1,0% 10,4% High 6,5% 25,7% 4,8% 2,7% 2,5% 5,4%


Distribution of responses to the question : Do you consider that, on the whole, the Republic of Moldova will have more advantages or disadvantages, if it becomes a member of the European Union?

78

Just advantages

More advantages

More disadvanta-

ges

Just disadvantages

DK

TOTAL 15,2% 31,9% 30,7% 7,4% 14,8%



Urban 17,4% 29,2% 32,1% 8,6% 12,8% Rural 13,5% 34,1% 29,7% 6,5% 16,3%

Age


Nationality




Low 11,6% 35,0% 27,8% 7,4% 18,2% Average 13,0% 27,7% 34,8% 9,9% 14,6% High 19,5% 33,2% 29,2% 5,4% 12,6%


Distribution of responses to the question : Will the Republic of Moldova succeed to obtain a visa-

free regime with the EU, in your opinion?

79

Yes No DK

TOTAL 46,5% 30,4% 23,1%



Urban 48,1% 32,2% 19,7% Rural 45,2% 29,1% 25,7%

Age


Nationality




Low 41,5% 28,9% 29,5% Average 47,4% 30,7% 22,0% High 49,1% 31,3% 19,7%


Distribution of responses to the question : Regardless of the fact either the Republic of Moldova will benefit or not from a visa-free regime with the EU, to what extent is such a fact important for...

80

Share of responses: Very important and Important

a) Yourself b) Your family

members

c) Citizens of the RM

TOTAL 41,3% 46,4% 62,2%



Urban 43,8% 46,8% 65,4% Rural 39,2% 46,2% 59,8%

Age


Nationality




Low 34,0% 43,4% 59,5% Average 37,7% 43,9% 59,8% High 49,1% 50,7% 66,2%


Distribution of responses to the question : Are you aware of any community development project implemented

either in your community or in another one with the financial support of the EU or of the USA?

81

Yes, I am aware

I am not aware

DK

TOTAL 35,2% 53,5% 11,3%



Urban 34,0% 56,2% 9,8% Rural 36,1% 51,3% 12,6%

Age


Nationality




Low 28,8% 59,7% 11,5% Average 32,3% 55,5% 12,2% High 41,9% 47,6% 10,5%


Distribution of responses to the question : If you had to take part in voting for the accession of the Republic of

Moldova to the Customs Union (Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan), would you vote for or against it?

82

I would

vote for it

I would vote

against it



yet

NA

TOTAL 46.2% 28.9% 10.1% 14.5% 0.3%



Urban 45.5% 29.4% 11.0% 13.7% 0.4% Rural 46.8% 28.6% 9.3% 15.1% 0.3%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 44.9% 29.8% 9.2% 16.0% 0.2% 30 to 44 year olds 47.4% 29.3% 10.2% 12.9% 0.2% 45 to 59 year olds 47.1% 26.1% 11.1% 14.7% 1.0% 60 + year olds 45.3% 30.7% 9.7% 14.3%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 39.1% 34.1% 10.7% 15.6% 0.4% Russian 84.2% 5.3% 3.8% 6.8% Ukrainian 71.2% 9.7% 10.1% 9.0% Other 66.9% 11.1% 8.2% 13.8%

Education Low level 48.4% 24.9% 9.6% 17.0% Middle level 48.1% 27.1% 9.1% 15.3% 0.4% Higher level 38.4% 39.2% 12.9% 8.9% 0.6%


Low 44.8% 28.3% 5.7% 21.2% Average 50.5% 24.7% 11.5% 12.8% 0.6% High 43.6% 32.9% 11.8% 11.4% 0.4%


Distribution of responses to the question: Do you think you are informed well enough about the Customs Union (Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan)?

83

I am very

well informed

I am rather informed

I am rather uninformed

I am uninformed

DK/NA

TOTAL 21,6% 43,9% 22,3% 7,5% 4,7%



Urban 23,6% 47,6% 18,5% 5,8% 4,5% Rural 20,1% 41,0% 25,3% 8,8% 4,9%

Age


Nationality




Low 17,0% 42,1% 24,8% 10,5% 5,7% Average 23,6% 41,9% 22,4% 6,6% 5,5% High 23,1% 46,9% 20,5% 6,2% 3,3%


Distribution of responses to the question : What does the Customs Union (Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan) mean

for you personally?

84


Distribution of responses to the question : What does the Customs Union (Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan) mean for

you personally?

85

Peace Economic

welfare Democ-

racy

Social protec-

tion

Freedom to travel anywhere in this

Union

TOTAL 20,6% 35,9% 6,1% 12,8% 19,4%



Urban 22,0% 35,8% 7,1% 12,2% 15,6% Rural 19,5% 36,0% 5,2% 13,3% 22,4%

Age


Nationality




Low 19,9% 35,2% 6,7% 13,6% 22,2% Average 25,0% 37,6% 6,0% 15,6% 22,8% High 17,5% 34,9% 5,7% 9,9% 14,7%

Freedom to study

anywhere in the Union

Freedom to work

anywhere in the Union

Cultural diversity

A greater independence from the

EU

A stronger position in the world

TOTAL 8,5% 36,5% 5,9% 4,2% 2,7%



Urban 7,8% 34,3% 7,7% 5,5% 3,1% Rural 9,0% 38,2% 4,4% 3,2% 2,4%

Age


Nationality




Low 6,8% 39,3% 2,4% 3,2% 1,1% Average 9,7% 38,4% 5,1% 4,6% 3,9% High 8,6% 33,0% 8,8% 4,6% 2,9%


Distribution of responses to the question : What does the Customs Union (Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan) mean for you personally?

86

Cheaper natural

gas

Unem-ploy-ment

Bu-reau-cracy

Waste of

money

Loss of the country’s indepen-

dence

Loss of our cultural identity

TOTAL 38,6% 7,2% 3,9% 4,6% 11,9% 5,9%



Urban 43,7% 7,2% 5,6% 5,0% 13,2% 5,9% Rural 34,6% 7,1% 2,5% 4,2% 10,9% 5,9%

Age


Nationality




Low 36,0% 4,8% 2,6% 3,7% 8,6% 3,8% Average 36,9% 4,5% 2,9% 3,0% 10,5% 4,2% High 41,8% 10,9% 5,6% 6,4% 15,3% 8,7%

More crimes

Worse-ning of

the rela-tions with

the EU

Difficulties for the Moldovan farmers

because of their uncompetitiveness with

NIS products

Insuffi-cient

control at the

external borders

Other DK

TOTAL 6,1% 21,3% 5,7% 4,8% 3,5% 8,1%



Urban 7,0% 22,3% 8,3% 4,1% 2,2% 5,6% Rural 5,4% 20,4% 3,6% 5,4% 4,6% 10,1%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 7,5% 23,0% 5,3% 5,6% 3,9% 8,7% Russian 7,2% 5,9% 2,1% 1,2% 1,4% Ukrainian 1,1% 14,4% 5,3% 0,0% 5,9% Other 1,0% 21,2% 10,2% 4,1% 1,8% 9,1%



Low 5,8% 18,6% 4,4% 4,5% 3,9% 12,9% Average 4,2% 22,6% 5,8% 4,9% 2,0% 7,6% High 7,9% 22,0% 6,5% 5,0% 4,1% 5,3%


Distribution of responses to the question : Do you consider that, on the whole, the Republic of Moldova will have more advantages or disadvantages, if it becomes a

member of the Customs Union (Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan)?

87

Just advantages

More advantages

More disadvan-

tages

Just disadvantages

DK

TOTAL 17.5% 34.1% 28.2% 5.5% 14.8%



Urban 19.6% 32.5% 30.0% 4.9% 13.1% Rural 15.8% 35.3% 26.7% 6.0% 16.2%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 19.9% 28.3% 27.4% 5.6% 18.9% 30 to 44 year olds 14.8% 36.1% 28.2% 5.3% 15.6% 45 to 59 year olds 15.9% 40.1% 29.5% 5.4% 9.1% 60 + year olds 19.6% 31.5% 27.5% 5.9% 15.6%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 12.6% 31.9% 32.8% 6.7% 16.1% Russian 48.2% 38.6% 6.7% 6.6% Ukrainian 36.0% 48.2% 7.6% 3.3% 4.9% Other 26.2% 39.8% 16.3% 17.6%

Education Low level 16.8% 36.5% 24.8% 3.9% 18.0% Middle level 18.8% 35.5% 26.8% 5.0% 13.9% Higher level 14.3% 26.5% 36.2% 9.0% 14.1%


Low 15.2% 34.5% 27.4% 5.3% 17.6% Average 18.3% 38.1% 26.1% 5.1% 12.4% High 18.2% 30.4% 30.4% 6.0% 14.9%


For the

European Union

For the Customs Union (Russia-Belarus-

Kazakhstan)



yet

NA

TOTAL 44.7% 43.0% 2.3% 9.7% 0.2%



Urban 46.9% 43.5% 2.9% 6.3% 0.4% Rural 43.0% 42.7% 1.8% 12.4% 0.1%

Age

18 to 29 year olds 47.9% 41.1% 4.1% 6.9% 30 to 44 year olds 46.7% 41.5% 1.6% 10.3% 45 to 59 year olds 42.6% 44.8% 2.0% 9.7% 0.9% 60 + year olds 41.3% 45.1% 1.4% 12.1%

Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 52.1% 36.0% 2.0% 9.6% 0.2% Russian 13.9% 76.3% 2.5% 6.2% 1.2% Ukrainian 20.2% 71.2% 1.1% 7.6% Other 14.6% 63.5% 6.5% 15.4%

Education Low level 41.4% 48.7% 1.6% 8.3% Middle level 41.4% 44.5% 2.3% 11.6% 0.2% Higher level 59.1% 32.7% 3.0% 5.2%


Low 43.4% 42.4% 0.7% 13.5% Average 39.3% 48.2% 3.0% 9.1% 0.4% High 50.2% 39.2% 2.7% 7.7% 0.3%

Distribution of responses to the question : What would you opt for, if a referendum on the accession of the Republic of

Moldova to either the European Union or to the Customs Union (Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan) was held?

88


8989

Distribution of responses to the question : What is the best solution for ensuring the security of our country, in your opinion?

Neutra-

lity Joining NATO

Joining the CSTO (Collective Security

Treaty Organization, an organization whose

members are Russia and several post-Soviet

countries)

Other DK/ NA

TOTAL 50,5% 14,6% 18,2% 0,7% 16,1%



Urban 48,5% 16,9% 23,4% 0,3% 11,0% Rural 52,1% 12,8% 14,1% 1,0% 20,1%

Age


Nationality




Low 50,2% 12,4% 12,2% 0,4% 24,7% Average 54,9% 11,7% 19,8% 1,4% 12,2% High 47,1% 18,4% 20,8% 0,2% 13,5%


9090

Distribution of responses to the question : If a referendum on the accession of the Republic of Moldova to NATO is held next Sunday, would you vote for or against it?

I would

vote for it

I would vote

against it



yet

NA

TOTAL 18,8% 44,6% 13,7% 19,8% 3,2%



Urban 21,6% 44,7% 16,2% 15,6% 1,8% Rural 16,6% 44,5% 11,6% 23,1% 4,2%

Age


Nationality

Moldovan/Romanian 21,9% 41,8% 12,6% 20,2% 3,6% Russian 6,7% 59,8% 23,0% 9,8% 0,8% Ukrainian 11,7% 51,6% 9,5% 23,5% 3,7% Other 2,4% 55,4% 22,2% 20,0%

Education

Low level 13,4% 40,7% 16,9% 25,5% 3,5% Middle level 19,0% 45,8% 11,3% 19,8% 4,0% Higher level 23,6% 45,3% 17,4% 13,5% 0,3%


Low 16,4% 39,7% 11,9% 28,0% 3,9% Average 15,4% 48,5% 15,8% 17,2% 3,1% High 23,3% 44,5% 13,0% 16,4% 2,7%


Distribution of responses to the question : Where is the level of corruption higher, in your opinion –

in Russia or in the EU?

Russia European

Union DK

TOTAL 37,9% 21,3% 40,8%



Urban 42,4% 22,8% 34,7% Rural 34,2% 20,1% 45,7%

Age


Nationality




Low 28,3% 21,5% 50,2% Average 34,4% 20,6% 45,0% High 47,1% 21,8% 31,1%

91



Share of responses „Very much trust and” Some trust”

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TOTAL 65,0% 29,4% 34,5% 42,7% 18,7% 18,2% 27,5%



Urban 66,3% 33,1% 38,4% 50,9% 22,2% 19,5% 26,1% Rural 64,0% 26,5% 31,5% 36,1% 16,0% 17,2% 28,6%

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Low 61,0% 23,2% 25,0% 28,1% 12,9% 13,8% 24,3% Average 69,6% 27,4% 33,6% 40,5% 17,0% 16,0% 27,4% High 63,9% 35,2% 41,7% 54,1% 24,1% 22,9% 29,6%

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