The mood of residents in the Baltic Sea Region: reality and perception-based reality Nr.42 Latvijas Barometrs

The mood of residents in the Baltic Sea Region: reality and perception-based reality

Nr.42Latvijas Barometrs

We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.

/Seneca/

-47-49

-51-53-58-60

-65-65-64

-52-52-48

-42

-53-60-61

-64-70-70

-77-74-75-80

-75

-42

-50-46-44-46

-56-55-56

-76-76

-67-70

-74

-84-82

-72

-57-53-52

-100

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

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8.05

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06.0

8.07

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Assessment of development of overall situation INDEX

All respondents

Indexes of public mood in Latvia

Assessment of development of overall situation

18 1713 14 146

70 68 70

20 20 2117 18 16

1512111110886571096920

5 316 1417 1215 1519

61815 15 1210 101113 14 1518

6

647272758078838281858282827779818061 87 8766 6763696967 60 6567 67 76

756275 7171 66 656662

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18 1920 161921 1717 1813 15 16 18 17 20 2016

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%

Right Wrong Hard to say

How do you think, is overall situation in Latvia going in right or wrong direction?

All respondents

15%

-2

Latvijas Barometrs

Eurobarometer 75 / May 2011

In What Direction the European Union is going?

46

66 66 63 62 62 60 59 57 55 55 55 55 55 52 51 50 50 49 48 47 46 43 42 4036 33

29

69 67

58 57

24

20

13 10

6

2115 16 16 20

1911

19 19 16

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23 27 26 30

1717 26

21 30

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18

23

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22

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24 2218

12

25 26

15

25 2327

2319

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27 30 27

43

28

158

22

11

36

EU27

LT SE FI BG EE RO PL CY BE DK LU MT SK HU LV CZ NL UK SI DE IE AT FR ES PT EL IT IS MK HR ME TR

In the right direction Neither the one or the other (spontaneous) DK In the wrong direction

Q: "Having heard about the priorities of the EU, do you think that the EU is going in the right direction or in the wrong direction to exit the crisis and face the world new challenges?"

%


Assessment of possibility to find a good job

-61-57

-52-54

-67-64-72-74-73

-78-77-76-75-75-78-79

-75

-21-18-17

-26-28-31

-35

-47

-74-73-72-69-71-72-73

-56-67

-62-64

-61-61-68-68

-64-66-63

-100

-80

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-40

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0

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1.

Assessment of possibility to find a good jobINDEX

All respondents

1412 11 10 7

3132 31

2826

19

31 3635

40

1417 20 192229

8 6 6 7 9 7 4 3 3 3 4 3

0.20.10.50.20.20.20.10.30.30.30.110.10.10.10.10.40.10.20.10.30.14

1 1 1 113 2

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211

1121

114

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31 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4

191716141413121213161413

106875797898710

35

156 5 6

33

9 912 12 15 18

32

3132

29

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30

38

22 23 25 25

30

2930 2936

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14

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68 6661 63

13

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38

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%

Very good Rather good Av erageRather bad Very bad Hard to say

What according to your judgment are current possibilities to find a good job in Latvia?

All respondents

-2

4%

Latvijas Barometrs

43

6864 62 59 56 56 54 52 50 50 49 49

45 45 44 43 43 42 40 38 38 35 33 3127

1915

6355

50 4743

47

29 30 2935

41 38 3943

28

4238

4448

5243 42

5244

5346

5955

61 60 63

78 80

34 3226

4552

EU27

DK EE AT SK BE SE NL CZ BG LU DE HU LT FI PL IT LV RO ES MT SI FR UK IE CY EL PT IS ME TR MK HR

The impact of the crisis on jobs has already reached its peak DK The worst is still to come

Q: "Some analysts say that the impact of the economic crisis on the job market has already reached its peak and things will recover little by little. Others, on the contrary, say that the worst is still to come. Which of the two statements is closer to your opinion?"

%


The impact of crisis on jobs


Assessment of current economic situation in Latvia

-58-55 -52 -50-46

-55-62

-43-46-46-42

-47-52-50

-57

-73-77

-72-71-73-74-78

-65-73-76-75

-71-71-73-71-68-68-65-63-56-58-60

-56-60-56-56

-65-64

-100

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

04.0

8.05

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06.0

8.07

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08.0

8.09

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10.0

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02.0

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1.

Assessment of current economic situation in Latvia INDEX

All respondents

3 1 2

23 2925 20 2218

404546 48

45

2426 30 2735

2 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2

0.20.10.20.20.20.10.10.40.10.40.30.10.3 0.20.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.10.1 0.1 0.1 1111111221

1 0.42 111

1134 2224 1 1

0.31 1 1 0.40.60.1 0.40.4 1 1

1 2 2

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24

12968

27

116 6 810 7 5 710 9 8 1012

1725 26

46424542

42

43

3940424241

3942444541

44

313234

43

41

29353434 3434 3334 35 36 353637

4143 40

303527 34374145453636364138354145

26

586155

24

4564

575654 57

59 5854 55 5554

514940

27 31

12111122 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1

0

25

50

75

100

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8.05

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06.0

8.07

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8.09

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%


How would you describe the current economic situation in Latvia?

All respondents

2%

-4

Assessment of Latvia’s economic situation

Latvijas Barometrs


Assessment of direction of Latvia’s economic development

-15-19-17-23

-29-26

-19-24

-32-33

-41-43

-46-52

-67

-61-65-65

-61-53

-55-54-54-60

-66 -64-71

-66

-72

-62-64-66

-80-79-77

-19-23

-32-31

-41-43

-40-32

-100

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

04.0

8.05

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06.0

8.07

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08.0

8.09

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8.01

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02.0

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Assessment of direction of Latvia's economic development INDEX

4

30 27 24 2525 22

4 4 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 4

1210910755 78910121311355

32213

17

1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 25 6 6 7 9 11 12 13 12

545148

44423939

4744

4949

3827312927

1715 1626

2730 2126 3028

40404548

29

4747 5346

5352

28333842

59

47504940423532

5569646660

78808168 6664 74 68 6367

504946 40

60

40 35 30 37 27

7368696559

31

6655545677966 3476 4 5 2 55 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 8 5

0

25

50

75

100

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8.05

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06.0

8.07

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08.0

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%

Improv ing Stay ing the same Getting w orse Hard to say

How do you think, is economic situation in Latvia currently improving, staying the same or getting worse?

All respondents

-4

12%

Assessment of Latvia’s economic situation

Latvijas Barometrs

Indexes of public mood in LatviaAssessment of Latvia’s economic situation

Forecast of Latvia’s economic situation development

-17-15-9

-6

4

-2-6-7-15

-10-7-6

1

-33-31-31-22

-20-20

-32-23-21

-18-15

-17-17-14-16-13

-26-27-28-25-26

-15-9

-11-11-9

-5 -5 -6-4

-100

-80

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-40

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8.05

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8.07

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Forecast of Latvia's economic situation developmentINDEX

All respondents

36 34 3935 31

31 32 283434

8 8 9 8 79

11

10 10 11 13 9 11

1 10.30.2 0.30.40.30.310.311 0.310.4 1 0.40.40.4 1 1 10.4 10.2 0.3 0.3 10.30.2 1 1 1 1 1 0.20.2 1 1 1 1 1 1

171513 14 12141322

1713129

131316159 8 10

16161611 1021 2018 22 21 22 2320 26 22 20 20

16 15 151720 1920

4041

342929302829

36

24 2526242727

2430

373238

38

36

4035 3739

353638

403534 36

393739 42

38

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383831

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38 3634353333

36 35

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23 242219

2025 2926 3334 302826 24 2218

4291313

17151319

1819147

1212 20 167 9 8

85 7

55

4 56 5 7 8 8 6 6 5 4

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1381111 9 1311 111211 9 10 9 1311 9 12 14 1017 1510 7 9 9 9 101113 15 169

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Significantly improve Slightly improve Remained the same

Slightly decline Significantly decline Hard to say

Over the next 12 months, do you expect that the economic situation in Latvia in comparison with current most likely will…

All respondents 18%

-10

Latvijas Barometrs


Assessment of current financial situation of household

-21-22-25-26-27-27-29-32-33

-24-25-29-26-29-30

-25-31-30

-35-33-29

-35-33-32

-38-38-33

-21-29

-31-27-28-31-35

-29-23

-17-17-15-18-16-16-16

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Assessment of current financial situation of householdINDEX

All respondents

+1

47 48 53 525152

3028 2529

29

10 9 7 10 123 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 1

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87 876541012

8 5 5 6 7 5 2 3 5 4 5 6 5 4 4 5 7 7 6 6

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50464345404645

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4140 3744 4138

47

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42 43 46 43 47

27 303132353637

29323531

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35

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34 3538 3839

35 37 3831

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35 32 33 3434

9 10111415171613131515181417209 128

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%


How would you evaluate your household's current financial situation?

All respondents

8%

Assessment of household financial situation

Latvijas Barometrs


Forecast of financial situation in household

-8 -7 -4 -5-1 -2

1

-9-9-4-7

0-5 -8

-19-18-18-15-14-13

-27

-16-10

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-18-19-19-15-11-8 -7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -4 -5

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Forecast of financial situation in householdINDEX

All respondents

17 18 18 1814

46 4139

1922 18

2322

23

5 4 45

4 7 5

1311 1321 1516

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Over the next 12 months, do you expect that financial situation of your household in comparison with current most likely will…

All respondents

16%

-3

Assessment of household financial situation

Latvijas Barometrs


Assessment of government performance

-48-50

-56

-47-50

-57-58-60-65

-44-47-44-45

-49-53-52-52

-62-66

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Assessment of government performanceINDEX

All respondents

5052 49 46

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How would you evaluate the current performance of the government?

All respondents

-6

11%

Latvijas Barometrs


Assessment of Effectiveness of National Government in Combating Crisis

38

7771

67 66 65

55 53 50 48 4741

36 35 34 31 3127

21 19 19 18 1713 13 10 9 6

58

37 3630

6

57

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30 29 31

42 4448 47

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61 6266

71 7077

73 7580

84 8488 90 92

30

5862 65

91

EU27

SE LU NL DE AT DK FI BE EE MT UK SK PL IT FR CY HU IE BG PT RO CZ ES LT LV EL SI TR ME IS MK HR

Effectively DK Not effectively

Q: "Since the beginning of the economic crisis, would you say that each of the following actors has acted effectively or not to combat the crisis up till now?"

%The National Government

Indexes of the public mood in Latvia

-49-48-46-42

-39-42

-53-55-55-46

-59

-70-69-62-59-60

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1.

Evaluation of presentINDEX

All respondents

-39-38-36-32

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Overall moodINDEX

All respondents

-4

Latvijas Barometrs

-8 -6 -5-1 -4

2

-11-18-20

-23-23-22

-9-12 -9-11-10-10-12-16 -19

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1.

Evaluation of futureINDEX

All respondents

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Government

Saeima

SKDS data

9.Saeima elections

8.Saeima elections

historically low est numbers since 1996):

(02.2009) Gov ernment: 7.3%

(01.2009) Saeima: 4.5%

Level of Trust to Parliament and Government Since 11.2002proportion of respondents who expressed TRUST in % (all respondents)

10.Saeima elections

11.Saeima elections

10.2011Government: 17%Saeima: 12%

31

7266

55 54 52 52

41 40 39 39 38 36 3328 28 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 21

12 10 7

46

34

2112

62

2530

42 42

32

4246

54 5458 56 57

53

70 6762 64

69 6976 76

71 71

86 8590 92

48

61

7683

6

EU27

DK SE FI NL LU AT HU CY DE EE SK FR MT BE PT IT BG PL UK EL SI IE ES CZ RO LT LV TR IS MK HR

Tend to trust DK Tend not to trust

Q: "I would like to ask you a question about how much trust you have in certain institutions. For each of the following institutions, please tell me if you tend to trust it or tend not to trust it."

%The National Parliament


Trust in Institutions: National Parliament

29

6657 54 53 50 49 47

43 43 40 3833 32 32

28 27 26 25 25 25 22 21 20 2013 13

4334

25

13

66

27

40 41 4448 48 50 48 51

44

58 55

67 64 6672 69

73 7164

76 75 76 7685 84 85

52

62

72

82

12

EU27

LU SE AT EE DK FI NL BG CY HU SK MT CZ DE PL SI UK EL FR IT BE IE ES PT LV LT RO TR IS MK HR



%The National Government


Trust in Institutions: National Government

18

4945

40 40 3730 29

25 25 23 20 20 19 18 18 17 15 15 15 14 14 12 11 10 9 6

2416 13

8

77

49 52 5155

6167

60 59

71 7278 76 76

7278 79 78 80 82 82 82

86 87 8791 91 94

70

82 85 88

4

EU27

DK NL LU AT SE FI HU MT SK CY BE EE DE IT UK IE BG PL PT ES FR CZ SI RO EL LT LV TR MK IS HR



%Political Parties


Trust in Institutions: Political Parties

42

68 6561 61 57 56 55 54 54 53 52 52 50 50 47 45 44 43 43 42 42 42 41 40 39 37

52

35 3427

47

2228

24

3540

3430 29 32

39 4035

45 4448 47

43 4449

56

4150 52 51 51 54

68

41

52 5560

20

EU27

EE SK BG DK BE RO HU LT MT NL LU PL CZ FI SI PT IE ES SE EL IT CY AT LV FR DE UK MK IS HR TR



%The European Union


Trust in Institutions: European Union


48.0 53.8 55.368.7 65.5 65.9 68.1

57.5 58.9 62.8

14.112.0 12.6

11.1 9.6 12.1 10.3

11.5 8.6 6.5

37.9 34.2 32.020.2 24.9 22.0 21.5

31.0 32.5 30.7

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

01.2001. 01.2003. 01.2004. 01.2005. 01.2006. 01.2007. 01.2008. 01.2009. 01.2010. 01.2011.

Jūtas nelaimīgi

Grūti pateikt

Jūtas laimīgi

Bāze: n=~1000 katrā no aptaujām SKDS dati

Cik laimīgi ir Latvijas iedzīvotāji?Q: "Vai kopumā Jūs jūtaties laimīgs?"Visi respondenti, %

Latvijas Barometrs

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Latvijas Barometrs

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