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The survey of May touched briefly the issue of drugs and their use in the Czech Republic. People were asked whether and how much they perceive the current situation regarding drug use to be a problem in the Czech Republic as a country, and specifically in their place of residence. Furthermore, the survey investigated whether institutions in the Czech Republic deal with the drug problem adequately, inadequately or excessively in the view of the public. The attention of research also focused on how acceptable or unacceptable in view of public opinion is the use of certain legal and illegal psychoactive substances like tobacco, alcohol, painkillers, sleeping pills or antidepressants, so-called soft drugs like hashish or marihuana and so-called hard drugs like heroin, methamphetamine or “Ecstasy”.

In May, The Public Opinion Research Centre examined the views on abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment. Almost three quarters of Czechs believe that a woman has a right to abortion. Nearly two-thirds agree with euthanasia and the similar percentage agrees with the capital punishment.

In March 2012 CVVM survey investigated Czech public's views with regard to foreigners who live in the long term or permanently in the Czech Republic. 54 % of Czechs see foreign citizens living in the Czech Republic as a problem, 37 % claim the opposite. But, when people should consider their neighbourhood, not the Czech Republic as a whole country, 54 % think foreign citizens are not a problem.

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In March 2012 Public Opinion Research Centre examined as a part of its survey the opinions of the Czech public on long-term or permanently residing foreigners in the Czech Republic. Specifically, there were examined attitudes whether there are too many, appropriate amount, or too few foreigners living in the country, whether foreigners should have the right for the long-term residing in the country and whether the state should allow them to settle here permanently. There were examined the reasons for the acceptance of immigrants, too.

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In April, the Center for Public Opinion Research focused on satisfaction with life in the locality in general and selected living conditions in the vicinity of residence. 72 % of Czechs are satisfied with living conditions in their place of residence. A fifth said neutral variant. Less than a tenth is not satisfied.
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April survey of CVVM focused on public attitude and public relationships between Czech population and Romany minority.

March survey has dealt with a topic of employment of foreigners in Czech Republic.

In March, the questionnaire included two questions, which concerned the social structure of society and its social cohesion.

Research survey of CVVM focused on public attitudes to foreigners. Majority (58 %) claimed that foreigners living in Czech republic should become conformed to czech cultural habits as much as possible. Another 36 % of informants said that foreigners should adapt to czech cultural habits just in some aspects. And 5 % said that foreigners should be allowed to live according to their habits.

In March 2012 CVVM investigated attitudes of Czech public to 16 national groups that are living in the Czech Republic in significant number.