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December 11th, 2009Yerevan
Mobilizing Action AgainstCorruption
CORRUPTION SURVEY OF HOUSEHOLDS2009
Heghine Manasyan Hans GutbrodCountry Director, CRRC- Armenia Regional Director, [email protected] [email protected]
Main characteristics
• 1416 respondents in 2009 and 1549 in 2008
• ± 2.6% & ± 2.49% margin of error accordingly
• Multistage cluster sampling with preliminarystratification by urban/rural & marz
• HH lists provided by Electric Network ofArmenia CJSC
Overview Situation in Armenia:2008 & 2009
Are you interested in national politics?
How satisfied are you with theoverall situation in Armenia?
How would you describe theeconomic situation in Armenia?
What are the three most seriousproblems facing Armenia?
How serious of a problem is corruption in Armenia?
Perception of corruption
How does corruption today compare
with a year ago?
Is corruption a fact of life? To what extent can corruption in Armenia bereduced?
How corrupt…? (2009) How common is corruption in…? (2009)
How common is corruption in…? (2009) What are the three most corrupt sectors?
Among which level of officials is corruption mostsevere?
How did the frequency of demands for bribeschange over the last year?
How did the amount demanded as bribes changeover the last year?
After giving a bribe, how certain is it that a servicewill be delivered, or a problem solved?
Which of the following drive corrupt practices?
Personal experience&
Individual behavior
2009 2008
take a bribe?
Because everybody takes it 32.9 33.4
Because I need money 51.7 48.9
Because I have to “share” it with mysupervisor(s)
6.6 7.1
Other 6.6 8.4
DK 2.1 2.2
not take a bribe?
Because there is a high risk to bepunished
11.2 10.7
Because it is unacceptable for me 75.6 73.0
Will try to resolve the issue through legalmeans
4.8 5.7
Other 7.0 9
DK 1.4 1.7
Why would you…
2009 2008
…give a bribe?
Because everyone gives 9.5 8.0
Because there's no other way I can obtain the service 79.4 76.4
I will be able to negotiate the price 4.3 7.8
Other 6.1 7.3
DK 0.8 0.5
…not give abribe?
Because there is a high risk to be punished 7.4 4.6
Because it is unacceptable for me 66.7 58.4
I will try to resolve the issue through legal means 9.1 17.7
Other 15.6 14.5
DK 1.4 4.9
Why would you…Social Acceptability of Bribery
(2008-2009 average)
I would give it I would not give it
I would take it 18.6% 3.3%
I would not takeit
35.9% 42.3%
Of those who had contact, percentage that paid.(Not representative)
Reasons 2009 2008
Those who report corruption will be subject toretribution/retaliation
46.9 46.8
No actions will be taken even if corruption is reported. 68.5 64.0
It is not worth reporting corruption if I am not personally hurt byit.
55.4 37.4
Most people who commit corruption only do so because ofeconomic hardship. 43.8 32.5
Our society does not reward those who report corruption. 70.4 64.4
Of those reluctant to report corrupt actions (91%):Why are you reluctant to report?
How effective is the Government’s fight againstcorruption?
How effective is the Government’s anti-corruptionstrategy?
The Government is sincerely committed to fightingcorruption.
TI MAP!!!!
Lessons to Learn
Source: Transparency International; http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2009
Corruption Perception Index,TI
Index (out of 10) Rank in the World
Armenia, 2009 2.7 120
Armenia, 2008 2.9 109
Georgia, 2009 4.1 66
Georgia, 2008 3.9 67
