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In September 2011, questions about education were included in the regular research "Our Society". One of the questions was focused on the peoples' interest in the introduction of state secondary school-leaving examination, attitude to the idea of state guaranteed examination on secondary schools as a general concept and views on the preparation and conduct of this year's state examination.

In September 2011, questions about education were included in the regular research "Our Society". It has been examined, whether, according to the Czech citizens, everybody in the Czech Republic can achieve the education commensurate with his/her abilities. There were also mapped views on the quality of education in different types of schools.

In September 2011 CVVM gave to its respondents a series of questions focused on their holiday and spending of holidays in general.

In May, the CVVM devoted to HIV/AIDS. Two thirds of Czechs believe that AIDS currently poses for the Czech Republic a problem. A majority of Czech citizens (57%) believe that the relevant institutions engaged in AIDS issues adequately. The vast majority of Czechs (81%) are not afraid of HIV infection.

According to June survey of Public Opinion Research Centre, 35% of Czechs approve the government's plan to split the health care into "standard" health care, which would remain free (or more precisely paid from existing compulsory public health insurance), and "above-standard", which would be paid directly by patients, 60% oppose it.

In May 2011, Centre for Public Opinion Research asked questions about environment and its protection. Czech citizens should evaluate activity of Czech Republic in this area and also activities of some state institutions and ecological organizations in these questions. Concretely we were interested in opinions of Czechs on activity of Government, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, Parliament, Regional Offices, Municipal Offices.

In May 2011 Public Opinion Research Centre asked questions about environment. People were inquired about their activities in environment protection and their willingness to do something in favour of environment. We also investigated, whether Czechs are interested in information about the environment and have enough this kind of information.

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

According to May 2011 survey of CVVM people are more satisfied with state of environment at their place of residence (70%) than in Czech republic in general (59%). Respondents were most satisfied with accessability of free nature (83% "satisfied"), quality of drinking water (84%) and cleanness of surrounding nature (75%). On the other hand respondents were dissatisfied with impact of density of traffic on the environment (58% "dissatisfied", 41% "satisfied").

May survey of CVVM SOÚ AV ČR focused on the matter of values and their importance for Czech people.