Georgian National Study - IRI

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Georgian National Study

International Republican Institute,

Baltic Surveys Ltd. / The Gallup Organization,

The Institute of Polling And Marketing

with funding from the

United States Agency for International Development

November 9 – 21, 2012

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURVEY The survey was conducted by the Institute of Polling and Marketing for Baltic Surveys/Gallup on

behalf of the International Republican Institute. This national representative survey was carried out from November 9 - 21, 2012. The sample consisted of 1,500 Georgian residents aged 18 and older, and eligible to vote, and is

representative of the general population by age, gender, education and religion. The sample design was a multi-stage random sample.

Stage One: Break country into official administrative regions. Stage Two: Select clusters of sampling points based on settlement population (large, medium,

small towns and villages). One sample point – approximately one percent of survey population (39-41 surveys). Sampling points in each region were selected based on the percentage of population living in the various levels of settlement in that region.

Respondents were selected by the random route method, using the next birthday rule to select a respondent from within a household.

Data was collected through face-to-face interviews with the respondents. The poll was conducted nationwide, including the capitol and all major regional centers. The margin of error does not exceed +/- 2.5 percent. The response rate was 72 percent.

IRI, USAID, Baltic Surveys / The Gallup Organization, IPM GEORGIAN NATIONAL STUDY, November 2012

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ISSUES


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What is the most important issue that Georgia is facing?


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What is the most important issue your town/village is facing?


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What is the most important issue your household is facing?


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What issue do you fear the most?


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What issue do you fear the most? (Tbilisi vs. other territories)


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Do you consider the following forms of social protest acceptable?


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POLITICS


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How would you rate your interest in politics?


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When considering which party to vote for, what is more important?

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Party is moreimportant

Leader is moreimportant


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What are your main expectations of the new government?


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What do you consider as the biggest failures of the former government?


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In what area should the Georgian government carry out reforms in first? And second/third?

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Do you feel the governor of your region is doing a good job and is working effectively to address the problems of your region?


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Do you feel the governor of your region is doing a good job and is working effectively to address the problems of your region?

(by region)


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INSTITUTIONS


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How would you describe your confidence in the following institutions?


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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS


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How would you evaluate Georgia’s relations with the following?


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Which countries are the most important partners for Georgia? And which comprise the most political and economic threat?


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Do you believe the change in government will help to improve the relationship with Russia?


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Do you support further dialogue with Russia?


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Do you support Georgia joining NATO?


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Do you think that Russian aggression to Georgia is over or is it still going on?


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SOURCES OF INFORMATION


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From where do you receive general political information?

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Meetings with politicians

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Tbilisi Other territories


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From which of these sources did you get most of the information for the parliamentary election campaigns?

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Did you benefit from the Must Offer-Must Carry Law?*


* The Must Offer-Must Carry Law was passed by parliament prior to the October 2012 elections, and required all cable networks to carry all television news stations, including those with prevailing viewpoints contrary to the views of the network operators.

Do you believe Must Offer-Must Carry should be continued/renewed?


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Is Georgian mass media free to express various political views or is there government control over media content?

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Why do you think that Georgian mass media is not free to express various political views? (N=256)


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How many times per week do you access the Internet?


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How many times per week do you access the Internet?


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Where do you access the Internet? (Internet users)


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How often do you use the Internet for the following activities? (Internet users, N=613)


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What are three main issues that the Mayor of Tbilisi needs to address? (Residents of Tbilisi, N=416)


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OPINIONS


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All things considered equal, which candidate would you vote for?


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What are the top five issues that the government should address? (one – highest priority and five – lowest priority)

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Supporting business development

Court system

Return of refugees and internally displaced persons to theirhomes

Educational system

The establishment of the relations between the governmentand the population

Improving relations between ethnic groups

Road infrastructure

Fight corruption

Tax system

Environment improvement and protection

Foreign policy

Strengthening military power of the country

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If/when Georgia becomes a member of NATO, what do you expect from membership?


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Do you think that the Governor of your region should be directly elected by the people? (Regions only)


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Do you think that mayors and gamgebelis* should be directly elected?


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Do you think that local governments should have more control over local budgets and programs?


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What are three main issues that the new parliament needs to address first?

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EmploymentHealthcare

EconomyUtilities

AgricultureGeneral social problems

PensionsEducation

Improve legislationTerritorial integrity

JusticeInflation

Care for the peopleJudicial independence

Low wagesRussian-Georgian relations

Foreign affairsBudget

Rule of lawConstitution

OtherDK/NA


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Do you think that the government and opposition should continue dialog?

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Do you trust Georgian nongovernmental organizations?

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If no, why you do not trust Georgian nongovernmental organizations? (N=239)


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POLITICS


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Did you vote in the parliamentary elections that were held on October 1, 2012?


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Do you plan to vote in the presidential election in 2013?


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SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHICS


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Male47%

Female53%

Gender

18-2919%

30-4937%

50+44%

Age groups


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Primary1% Unfinished secondary

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Secondary38%

Vocational22%

Unfinished higher3%

University, higher33%

Education

Georgian88%

Armenian5%

Azeri4%

Other3%

Ethnicity


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Attendance of religious service

A few times a week4%

Once a week16%

Once a month25%

A few times per year38%Never

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Orthodox86%Muslim

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Other4%

None1%

Religion


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Occupation

Housewife16%

Unemployed33%

Self-employed3%

Student3%

Blue collar7%

Farmer3%

White collar4%

Executive10%

Retired21%

Sector of employment

Private sector20%

State sector7%


Not Working 73%

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Regions

Tbilisi29%

Mtskheta-Mtianeti2% Imereti

17% Samegrelo10%

Guria3%

Ajara8%

Samtskhe-Javakheti4%

Kvemo Kartli11%

Shida Kartli7%

Kakheti9%


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