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Yugoslav Successor States Barometer 2002 Questionnaire - Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia

Stability of Democracy and Social Structure in New Democracies

1. What is your current employment situation?
Full-time employed
Part-time employed
Pensioner and also employed
Self-employed
Pensioner and not employed
Unemployed, no state benefit
Unemployed, receiving state
benefit
No job, other state income
maintenance grant (eg, invalid,
was disabled, person, maternity)
Not employed (eg, housewife,
houseman, student)
Don’t know/no answer

2. What type of employer do you have?
Government agency
State enterprise
Former state enterprise now privatized
Private enterprise, never state
Agricultural-industrial combined
collective
Independent private farmer
Don’t know/no answer

3. Do you get enough money from your regular job to buy what you really need?
Definitely enough
Just enough
Not quite enough
Definitely not enough
Don’t know/no answer

4. Do you or does anyone in your family have a second job to earn some money?
Yes, self
Other family member
No one does
Don’t know/no answer

5. Have you or has anyone in your household been unemployed at some time in the last year?
Yes, self (>> 6)
Other family member (>> 6)
No one (>> 7)
Don’t know/no answer (>> 7)

6. How many weeks did this period of unemployment last?
1 to 3 weeks
4 weeks
5 to 6 weeks
7 to 12 weeks
13 to 26 weeks
27 to 52 weeks
Don’t know/no answer

7. In the past year, has your household:
Saved money
Just got by
Spent some savings
Borrowed money
Spent savings and borrowed money
Don’t know/no answer

8. Sometimes people have to do without things that people usually have. In the past year has your household had to do without any of the following:
Food
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don’t know/no answer

Heating, electricity
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don’t know/no answer

Clothes you really need
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don’t know/no answer

9. How long do you think it will be before you have reached a standard of living with which you are content?
Already content
1-2 years
3-5 years
6-10 years
More than 10 years
Never
Don’t know/no answer

10. Taking everything into consideration, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your present job? Please use the scale from 0 to 10.
0 Completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Completely satisfied

11. Taking everything into consideration, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your household income? Please use the scale from 0 to 10.
0 Completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Completely satisfied


12. Do you think the economic situation of your household in five years time will be...?
Much better
A little better
About the same
A little worse
A lot worse
Don’t know/no answer

13. Certain things you can buy or afford to buy determine the standard of living: for example housing, clothes, food, car, recreation, and travel. In general, how satisfied are you with your standard of living?
0 Completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Completely satisfied

14. What do you think about the economic system of your country in five years time in comparison to the situation today? Do you think it will be...
Much better
Better
The same
Worse
Much worse
Don’t know/no answer

15. Here is a scale for ranking how the system of government in your country works. The top, plus 100, is the best; the bottom, minus 100, the worst. Where on this scale would you put the former communistic regime?

16. Where on this scale would you put the current system of government of your country, with free elections and many parties?

17. Where would you put the system of government of your country in five years time?

18. The present system of government is not the only one that this country has had. Some people say that we would be better off if the country was governed differently. What do you think? Please tell me for each point whether you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree.
We should return to the communistic rule

Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
Don’t know/no answer

The army should govern the country
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
Don’t know/no answer

Better to get rid of Parliament and elections and have a strong leader decide everything
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
Don’t know/no answer

A monarchy would be better
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
Don’t know/no answer

19. By comparison with the communistic regime before 1990, would you say that the level of corruption and taking bribes has:
Increased a lot
Increased a little
Has remained much the same
Decreased a little
Decreased a lot
Don’t know/no answer

20. There are many different institutions in this country, for example, government, courts, police, civil servants. Please show me on this scale how great your personal trust in each of these institutions is. 1 represents no trust and 7 represents great trust.
Parties

Courts

Police

Civil Servants

Government

Military

Parliament

Churches

Trade unions

Television, Radio

Press, Printed Media, Newspapers

Private enterprise

President of this country

Prime Minister

Most people you meet


21. Taking everything in account, how satisfied are you with the democratic institutions in your country? Please use the scale from 0 to 10.

0 Completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Completely satisfied

22. Which of these do you think is the best source of information about the way this country is governed?
What I see and hear from
people I know
Newspapers
Television
Don't know/no answer

23. If your country were to join the European Union in the future, would you feel strongly in favour, somewhat in favour, somewhat opposed or strongly opposed?
Strongly in favour
Somewhat in favour
Somewhat opposed
Strongly opposed
Don't know/no answer

24. What do you think are the most likely consequences if your country should enter the European Union. Please tell to each point, whether an EU-membership of ...”country”... will have positive effects, negative effects, or will bring no changes at all?
Political stability
Positive
Negative
No change
Don't know/no answer

Consumer prices
Positive
Negative
No change
Don't know/no answer

Economic development
Positive
Negative
No change
Don't know/no answer

My personal income
Positive
Negative
No change
Don't know/no answer

Reducing unemployment
Positive
Negative
No change
Don't know/no answer

25. Using this scale, how much do you feel to know about the European Union, its policies, its institutions?

1 Know nothing at all
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Know a great deal

26. In general, do you pay attention to news about each of the following? (more than one answer possible).
Social issues
National politics
The economy
Foreign policy
International relationships
Local politics
Sport
Culture
The environment
The European Union

27. How well informed do you feel about the enlargement, that is new countries joining the European Union?
Very well informed
Well informed
Not very well informed
Not al all informed
Don’t know/no answer

28. In politics there are people who rather want to try something new, and others, who want to keep the tried and tested. What about you: Do you count to those who rather try something new, or to those, who rather keep to the tried and tested?
Count to those who rather try
something new
Count to those, who rather keep to
the tried and tested
Don’t know/no answer

29. Do you consider to be...
Very religious
Quite religious
A little religious
Not religious at all
Don’t know/no answer

30. With which of the following do you most closely identify yourself?
Europe
Country
Region
Local community or city in which I live
Other
Don’t know/no answer

31. An which do you identify with secondly?
Europe
Country
Region
Local community or city in which I live
Other
Don’t know/no answer

32. Do you have access or do you use...? (more than one answer possible)
A mobile phone
A video recorder
A computer
The Internet

33. Please tell me, by means of this list, how satisfied you are-all in all-with your apartment or house? In case you are completely satisfied, please answer “10". If you are completely dissatisfied, please answer “0". If you are neither completely satisfied nor completely dissatisfied, please choose one of the options between “1" and “9".
0 Completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Completely satisfied

34. How safe do you feel or would you feel if you are (were) walking around your neighborhood at night? Do (would) you feel...
Very safe
Rather safe
Rather unsafe
Very unsafe
Don’t know/no answer

35. Please tell me for each situation which I am going to read to you, whether you consider it to be very likely/rather likely/not very likely/or not likely at all that this will happen to you within the next twelve months:
To be harassed or threatened
Very likely
Rather likely
Not very likely
Not likely at all
Don’t know/no answer

To get things stolen
Very likely
Rather likely
Not very likely
Not likely at all
Don’t know/no answer

To be beaten and hurt
Very likely
Rather likely
Not very likely
Not likely at all
Don’t know/no answer

To be attacked and robbed
Very likely
Rather likely
Not very likely
Not likely at all
Don’t know/no answer

To be sexually molested
Very likely
Rather likely
Not very likely
Not likely at all
Don’t know/no answer

To become a victim of a burglary
Very likely
Rather likely
Not very likely
Not likely at all
Don’t know/no answer

36. During the fighting of the past decade, has any member of your family been...? (more than one answer possible)
Forced to leave home
Injured
Killed
None
Don’t know/no answer

37. There are different views about what one needs for a decent living. What items on this list every household in …”country”.. should be able to afford. What is absolutely necessary?
An apartment in which every household
member has his/her own room
WC and bath or shower in
the apartment
Garden, balcony or terrace
One week vacational travel per year
Subscription to a newspaper
Phone
To be able to buy new clothes regularly
To be able to replace worn-out furniture
To have on average one cooked meal
per day
To be able to invite friends for dinner
once in a month
To be able to take the family out for
dinner once in a month
Car
Television
Video-recorder
Computer (PC)
Stereo equipment
Washing machine
Dishwasher
To be able to save at least 100 DM
per month
Additional private health insurance
Private pension plan
To be able to have dental treatment even
if not covered by public health insurance

38. What would you say, can one trust most people or should one be rather careful with others?
One can trust most people
One should rather be careful with others
Don´t know/no answer

39. The areas of life which we have talked about so far might be of different importance for the well-being and satisfaction of people. Please tell me for the following areas if they are very important / important / not very important / unimportant for your well-being and satisfaction.
Work
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

Family
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

Income
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

Love and affection
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

Influence on political decisions
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

Successful career
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

Leisure time
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

Faith
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

Health
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

Protection of natural environment
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

Protection against crime
Very important
Important
Not very important
Unimportant
Don´t know/no answer

40. Now I want to ask you some questions about social problems. As in politics, one cannot have everything at once. Here are listed some of the goals that different people say should be given top priority. Would you please say which one of them you yourself consider to be most important in the long run? And what would be your second choice? And what would be your third choice?
Maintaining order in the community
1st priority
2nd priority
3rd priority

Giving the people more say in governmental decisions
1st priority
2nd priority
3rd priority

Fighting rising prices
1st priority
2nd priority
3rd priority

Protecting freedom of speech
1st priority
2nd priority
3rd priority

41. Are you currently a member of an organisation or association? Please look at this list and tell me if you are a member of a…. (more than one answer possible)
Trade union
Political party
Civic movement
Church related association
Music or singing group
Sports club
Other
Not a member of an organisation or association

42. If you think about how much leisure time you have, what would you say? Do you have…
Very much leisure time
Much leisure time
Little leisure time
Very little leisure time
Don´t know/no answer

43. All in all, how satisfied are you with your leisure time? Please use the scale from 0 to 10.
0 Completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Completely satisfied


44. Next we have some questions about your friends and acquaintances. What do you think, what opportunities do you have to meet people with whom you could make friends?
Good opportunities
Few opportunities
No opportunities
Don´t know/no answer

45. Do you have one ore more really close friends outside your family?
Yes (>> 46)
No (>> 48)
Don´t know/no answer (>> 48)

46. And how many close friends do you have?
1
2
3
4
Don´t know/no answer

47. How often do you meet your best friend?
Almost every day
At least once a week
At least once a month
Less often or never
Don´t know/no answer

48. How satisfied are you, overall, with your own possibilities to participate in normal social life?
0 Completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Completely satisfied


49. How do you, in general, evaluate your personal future?
Optimistic
More optimistic than pessimistic
More pessimistic than optimistic
Pessimistic
Don´t know/no answer

50. What do you think, how satisfied are you at present with your life as-a-whole in general?
0 Completely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Completely satisfied


Statistics
51. Sex:
Male
Female

52. Age
18-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+

53. Education (Standard)
Elementary
Vocational
Secondary
University

54. Professional position (Standard)

55. To which religious group do you belong?
Roman Catholic
Uniate Catholic
Protestant
Orthodox
Jewish
Muslim
Other
Not a believer
Refused

56. Personal income (Standard)
Up to 100
100-150 euro
151-200
201+
161-270
271-540
541+

57. How many persons make contributions to the household income?
1
2
3
4

58. Household income (Standard)

59. Ethnic group (Standard)

60. Region (Standard)


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