62 PERCENT OF ARMENIANS THINK THAT THE COUNTRY IS ON THE WRONG TRACK: GALLUP SURVEY
ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Oct 25 2006
62 percent of Armenians think that the country is on the wrong
track, while 31 percent think that the country is going in the right
direction, say the results of a national poll conducted by Gallup
Organization/Baltic Surveys in Armenia.
39 percent of Armenians see improvement in the country’s economy,
while 21 percent think it is declining.
26 percent of Armenians say their household’s financial situation
has improved, while 24 percent say it has declined.
29 percent of Armenians are satisfied with the development of
democracy, while 68 percent are not.
An overall majority of Armenians think that it will take a long time
to improve things in their country.
The poll was commissioned by IRI, was conducted by the Gallup
Organization/Baltic Surveys in coordination with the Armenian
Sociological Association, and was funded by USAID.
It was conducted from July 31 to August 10, 2006 among 1,200 Armenian
residents (voters) aged 18 years and over who were interviewed
face-to-face. The margin of error does not exceed 3 percent.
GALLUP INSTITUTE: MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS IN ARMENIA OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT FUTURE
Majority of respondents in Armenia (57%) are optimistic about
future, say the results of a national poll conducted by Gallup
Organization/Baltic Surveys in Armenia.
In addition, 31% of the polled have a neutral attitude to future,
and only 10% are pessimistic about the future. 5% of respondents feel
themselves insecure and feel fear for future, 4% feel apathy, 27%
do not pin hopes with future, 45% hope that situation will improve
in future. Majority of the Armenian respondents do not think that
the situation improved during the last year. 23% think the situation
worsened, and 18% see progress in the year passed.
The poll was commissioned by IRI, was conducted by the Gallup
Organization/Baltic Surveys in coordination with the Armenian
Sociological Association, and was funded by USAID.
It was conducted from July 31 to August 10, 2006 among 1,200 Armenian
residents (voters) aged 18 years. -M-
GALLUP INSTITUTE: MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS IN ARMENIA CONCERNED OVER
SITUATION WITH UNEMPLOYMENT IN COUNTRY
Majority of respondents (42%) in Armenia are concerned over the
situation with unemployment in the country, say the results of a
national poll conducted by Gallup Organization/Baltic Surveys in
Armenia.
22% of the polled connect their concern with the Nagorny Karabakh
conflict, 32% are concerned over the social-economic situation in
the country. 16% of the polled are concerned over the development of
economy and industry in the country, 10% are anxious at corruption,
10% at democracy and respect for human rights. In addition, 12%
of Armenian residents are concerned over migration problem and 7%
over the foreign political course. Recognition of Armenian Genocide
arises concern of only 3% of respondents in Armenia.
GALLUP INSTITUTE: ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT WILL ATTRACT THE SUPPORT OF
THE MAJORITY OF THE ARMENIAN POPULATION IF IT FULFILLS ITS PROMISE
TO CREATE JOBS
The Armenian government will attract the support of the majority of the
Armenian population if it fulfills its promise to create new jobs, say
the results of a national poll conducted by Gallup Organization/Baltic
Surveys in Armenia.
Thus, 37% of respondents think necessary the creation of jobs, 18% of
the polled are for the rise of wages and pensions, 14% are concerned
over the development of economy, 21% are concerned over the democracy
level, 15% of the polled think necessary fair elections. In addition,
8% of the polled residents of Armenia are concerned over insufficient
measures of fight against corruption, 3% are for the change of the
government, 3% are for assistance to the unsecured sections of the
population. Only 2% of respondents are concerned over attaching
Nagorny Karabakh to Armenia.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress