Yugoslav Public Opinion 1992

Behavior at the polls, questions on the political system and
the nationality conflict as well as on media.
Topics: Region; nationality; religiousness; interest in politics;
financial situation of personal household in comparison to others;
direction of development of the country; trust in institutions; attitude
to the leading politicians of the country; politicians with the greatest
trust; attitude to the countries Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, France,
Greece, Croatia, Italy, China, Hungary, Macedonia, Germany, Romania,
Russia, USA, Slovenia, Turkey, Great Britain and to ethnic groups in the
current and former Yugoslavia; preferred ethnic composition of a
country; fulfillment of the UN conditions; personal impact of sanctions;
assumed length of the sanctions; conditions for the suspension of
sanctions; necessity of international intervention in the conflict
around Bosnia and Herzegovina; voluntariness of migration/emigration;
objectivity of media reporting; recognition of the borders; danger of
war and potential attackers; election participation and decision at the
last election and in the next election; reasons for voting decision;
parties rejected on principle; major sources of information; daily
newspaper and magazine most frequently read and most reliable; radio
station most frequently listened to; reception of foreign radio
broadcasts, "Voice of America" and "BBC" listened to in the last 3
months; trust in television stations; television station most frequently
watched; assessment of the current economic situation, that a year ago
and in a year; the greatest problems of the country; geographic
identity; assessment of socialism; tasks of the government;
responsibility of the government; preferred property form for
medium-sized companies; ideas about territory claims, self-control,
anarchy and a strong leader; assessment of life during the communist
period; opinion on the communist party; respecting human rights;
assessment of the policies of the government and President Panic; change
of opinion on Panic; strengths and weaknesses of the president; secret
or open election in the parliament; acceptance of the UN conditions;
ability of government and president; Panic as leader of the opposition
in the next elections; decision between the policies of Prime Minister
Panic and President Milosovic; reasons for uncertainty with the next
elections; number of refugees from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina in
Serbia and Montenegro; personal possibilities to help refugees;
necessity of support of refugees; information about "Kapetan Dragon
Foundation"; current freedom of speech.