This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey conducted by Ipsos in ** countries around the world on socialism. During the survey, the respondents were asked if they agree or disagree with the notion that socialism is a system of political oppression, mass surveillance, and state terror. This statistic only shows those respondents who somewhat or strongly agreed with this statement. Some ** percent of respondents in India agreed somewhat or strongly with this statement.

This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey conducted by Ipsos in ** countries around the world on socialism. During the survey, the respondents were asked if they agree or disagree with the notion that every resident should have the right to unconditional basic income in their country. This statistic only shows those respondents who somewhat or strongly agreed with this statement. Some ** percent of respondents in Russia agreed somewhat or strongly with this statement.

This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey conducted by Ipsos in ** countries around the world on socialism. During the survey, the respondents were asked if they agree or disagree with the notion that the rich should be taxed more to support the poor. This statistic only shows those respondents who somewhat or strongly agreed with this statement. Some ** percent of respondents in Spain agreed somewhat or strongly with this statement.

This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey conducted by Ipsos in ** countries around the world on socialism. During the survey, the respondents were asked if they agree or disagree with the notion that free healthcare is a human right in their country. This statistic only shows those respondents who somewhat or strongly agreed with this statement. Some ** percent of respondents in Serbia agreed somewhat or strongly with this statement.

This poll, fielded April 5-12, 2010, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way that Barack Obama was handling his job as president, the economy, health care, and the federal budget deficit, what they liked best and least about Obama, whether they thought things in the country were going in the right direction, and what they thought was the most important problem facing the country. Information was collected on whether respondents approved or disapproved of the way Congress was handling its job, whether they approved or disapproved of the way their representative in Congress was handling their job, whether they had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of President Obama, how respondents would rate the national economy, and who they thought was mostly to blame for the state of the national economy. Respondents were queried on whether they thought that the government's stimulus package made the economy better or worse, whether they thought that the country needed a third political party, whether they would rather have a smaller government with fewer services or a bigger government providing more services, how they felt things were going in Washington, DC, whether they thought the federal government should spend money to create jobs even if it means increasing the budget deficit, and whether they would rather reduce the federal budget deficit or cut taxes. Respondents were also asked who they thought was to blame for the current federal budget deficit, whether they thought providing government money to banks and other financial institutions was necessary to get the economy out of a recession, whether they had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, John McCain, George Bush, Ron Paul, Glen Beck, and Sarah Palin. Information was collected on what political figure the respondents admired most, whether they thought Sarah Palin would have the ability to be an effective president, whether they thought President Obama understands the need and problems of people like themselves, whether respondents thought he was more of a liberal, a moderate, or a conservative, whether they thought his policies were moving the country more towards socialism, whether they thought he favored a particular race over another, and whether they thought the Obama Administration had raised or lowered taxes for most Americans. Respondents were asked whether they thought that the federal government should require nearly all Americans to have health insurance, whether they thought it would be a good idea to raise income taxes on households that make more than $250,000 a year in order to help provide health insurance for people who do not already have it, whether they approved or disapproved of requiring health insurance companies to cover anyone who applies regardless of whether they have an existing medical condition, and whether they thought that the programs such as Social Security and Medicare are worth the cost of those programs for taxpayers. Respondents were queried on whether they thought legal immigration into the United States should be kept at its presents level, increased, or decreased, how serious a problem they thought illegal immigration was, whether they thought that global warming was causing a serious environmental problem, whether they thought gay couples should be allowed to marry, whether they thought abortion should be legal, whether they thought gun control law should be made more strict, what socialism means to them, and whether they thought it was ever justified for citizens to take violent action against the government. Respondents were also asked a number of questions about the Tea Party movement, including how much have they heard about it, whether they had a favorable opinion of it, whether they supported it, and whether they thought the Tea Party movement generally reflected the views of most Americans. Finally, respondents were asked if they were ever active in a political campaign, whether they purchased gold bars or coins in the past year, what political party they usually vote for, what news network they watched most, how concerned were they that they or someone in their household would lose their job in the next year, whe

This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey conducted by Ipsos in ** countries around the world on socialism. During the survey, the respondents were asked if they agree or disagree with the notion that individual freedom is more important than social justice. This statistic only shows those respondents who somewhat of strongly agreed with this statement. Some ** percent of respondents in India agreed somewhat or strongly with this statement.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about what decisions the Prime Minsiter should make and other political issues within the country, such as separatism. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, including the price of food and drunk drivers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: attending church; the church's involvement in politics; directing the country towards socialism; the effects of confederation on regions in Canada; the effect of free trade on Canada; the ideal number of children a family should have; the price of food; sending drunk drivers to jail; the strength of separatism in Quebec; the treatment of Aboriginals by the government; whether or not the Prime Minister should encourage courts to be tough on law breakers; whether or not the Prime Minister should encourage foregin investment; whether or not the Prime Minister should expand social welfare; and whether or not the Prime Minister should reduce government spending. Basic demographic variables are also included.

Current state of the democratic consolidation in the newly implemented democracies. Topics: Political activities: discussions, convince friends, work in community, political meeting, contact politicians, work for party; meaning of democracy; democracy best form of government; democracy in (country) best; respect for individual human rights; importance of freedom and equality; Left-Right self placement; meaning of "Left" and "Right; membership in organisations and political parties; satisfaction with democracy; tolerance against: minority opinion, extremist demonstrations, free speech, too much freedom, critics on the way of life, right to own opinion, foreign critics; free market economy: right/wrong for country; satisfaction with free market; economic situation during present government, next year and compared to the socialist/communist regime; country´s economic situation during present government, next year and compared to the socialist/communist regime; conditions of workers, peasants, middle class, entrepreneurs during present government and compared to the socialist/communist regime; corruption during present government; public safety during present government, next year and compared to the socialist/communist regime; income differences right/wrong; one´s own financial situation compared to that of parents and neighbours; speed of change; satisfaction with present government and with the socialist/communist regime; communism good idea; better performance in: education, economy, poverty, black market, inflation, unemployment, public security, participation, corruption, public health, representation of interests, crime; pride in citizenship; pride to live in country; citizenship; women care of house; accept homosexuals; abortion; trust in institutions; medical care: self/governmental; income limits; government protects citizens; ecology vs. economy; conflicts: rich/poor, law-abiding/-breaker, speak language/not; (in Germany: conflicts between East/West), left/right, young/old, church moral/not, nationalists/others; police force against demonstrators; sentence against protestors, law against demonstrators, troops against strikes; big interests vs. all the people; trust in government; election best way to choose government; need for parliament; vote in last parliamentary election; vote intention; government responsible for providing job, health care, living standard for old and unemployed people, reduce income differences; governmental priorities; actions against bad governmental and local decisions; living conditions in western country; democracy in country: needs western development, never consolidated, same as in western countries, consolidation difficult process, notyet accomplished; Russia: country has own, difficult way; democracy problem will be solved; national political situation; change in political situation; state of democracy; parties: need of parties, no difference between parties, provide participation, for leaders´ interests; development since the end of the socialist/communist regime; characteristics of capitalist and socialist economy: strike, freedom, inequality, technical progress, wealth, selfishness, power, profit, justice, scarcity, humane, progress, planning, efficacy, repress, corruption; capitalist economy best; capitalist economy solves problems; management of industrial enterprises; close to party; political protest; one-person vs. multi-person system; interest in government; politicians against peoples´ interference; everybody can have say; better not get involved in politics; no trust in politicians; politicians seek views of people; people excl from power; make fortune get in politics; politicians only interested when trouble; participation is duty; satisfaction with changes: workers, engineers, artists, scientists, clerks, peasants, miners, entrepreneurs, politicians, army officers, policemen, leaders communist party; country where the living is better, better equality, people greater influence; importance in life: everybody voice in public matters, work for all, equality, everybody well-off, no arbitrary will, no big income differences, no state interference, live without worries, rest/entertain, free organisations, free speech, learn/access to culture; partner work outside; partner work full-/part-time; religion at birth; degree of religiosity; main language; in Russia: nationality; since when in neighbourhood; relations with neighbours; paid for work; reasons for not being paid;...

This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey conducted by Ipsos in ** countries around the world on socialism. During the survey, the respondents were asked if they agree or disagree with the notion that the working classes are well represented in the political system in their country. This statistic only shows those respondents who somewhat or strongly agreed with this statement. Some ** percent of respondents in Saudi Arabia agreed somewhat or strongly with this statement.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. Questions regarding strikes, housework and Socialism are included. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: Canada becoming socialistic; the criticism of the Conservative opposition; the criticism of the Liberal government; husbands sharing in housework; irritating high priced purchases; opinions about the union leaders; who is responsible for the postal strike; the services that shouldn't be allowed to strike; strength of unions in 10 years; United Nations problem solving abilities; the U.S. financing Canadian development and Zionism as a form of racism. Basic demographic variables are also included.

This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey conducted by Ipsos in ** countries around the world on socialism. During the survey, the respondents were asked if they agree or disagree with the notion that education should be free of charge in their country. This statistic only shows those respondents who somewhat or strongly agreed with this statement. Some ** percent of respondents in Russia agreed somewhat or strongly with this statement.

Political attitudes and political participation in united Germany.

Cumulated data set from the data sets of two largely identical cross-section surveys at two different survey times in East and West Germany.

Topics: The questions listed below were posed in at least one survey: judgment on current general economic situation as well as economic situation in previous year; expected economic situation; personal economic situation; satisfaction with democracy; interest in politics; certainty of one´s own intent to participate in the election and one´s voting decision; voting behavior in previous Federal Parliament elections; manner of voting as absentee ballot or polling station; same voting decision after knowledge about results of election; party preference (Sunday question, second vote); most important reasons for dissatisfaction with the parties; coalition preference; responsivity: judgment on party politicians and their work as well as their relation with citizens (scale); power orientation of political parties; differences between the parties; too much influence of parties in society; corruption of parties and politicians; necessity of professional politicians; most important problems of the country; issue relevance and issue ability of the parties; attitude towards Politics and Society (scale: complexity of politics, the right to strike, proximity of politicians to citizens, possibilities of citizens to influence parties and government (efficacy), understanding of democracy); sympathy scale for CDU, CSU, SPD, FDP, Alliance 90/the Greens, Republicans and PDS; postmaterialism (Inglehart index); trust in institutions: trust in Federal Parliament, the Federal Constitutional Court, Federal Government, the judiciary, the police, administration, churches, parties, the Federal German Armed Forces; Chancellor preference; own political participation; self-classification on a left-right continuum; most important group or representation of interests; feeling of being represented in trade unions, employer´s federations, environmental protection groups and individual churches; judgment on parties in their proximity to trade unions, employer´s federations, environmental protection groups and individual churches; assessment of the parties in their proximity to the above organizations; media usage: reading local, regional and national daily newspapers; use of political broadcasts on television; assessment of fairness of the social system in the Federal Republic; own belonging to a disadvantaged or preferred population group in society; characterization of East Germans and West Germans (self-image, interpersonal perception, semantic differential); frequency of stay in the other part of Germany after unification; extremism scale: national pride, desired nationalization for private businesses, public good before special interests, American imperialism as danger to world peace, dictatorship as better type of state, good sides of National Socialism, exploitation of workers and third-world countries, Hitler and extermination of the Jews, foreign infiltration of the Federal Republic, GDR with more positive sides, multi-national marriages, influence of Jews too great, socialism as good idea, Jews as different and understanding for attacks on homes for applicants for political asylum.

Demography: sex; year of birth (age); religious denomination; frequency of church attendance; church ties of parental home; education and school degree; employment; involuntary change of job or unemployment since 1990; retirement from professional life since 1990; employment in the civil service; occupational status; marital status; characteristics of head of household; state of residence; length of residence in state; memberships in citizen initiative, party, professional organization or trade union; party inclination; significance of party inclination (scale); party identification; party inclination regarding western parties before the turning point (only posed in the East); number of persons contributing to the household income; net household income; self-assessment of social class and social class of parental home (social mobility); size of household; number of persons 16 years old and older in household.

Additionally coded: Date of interview of the first to third visit; identification of interviewer; size of municipality; start of interview; end of interview; number of contact attempts; east-west weight, weighting factors.