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Sociological Survey Report
Georgia 2008
Sociological Survey Report
Georgia 2008
Sociological Survey Report
Georgia 2008
Survey Objectives
Identify the needs and problems of the population, study the level of
their involvement in solving issues from gender perspective
Identify the public awareness level regarding parliamentary elections
Conduct the public opinion poll on women’s participation at the
decision making levels
Find the gender differences in population’s electoral behavior
Sociological Survey Report
Georgia 2008
Methodology
• Method – FACE-to-FACE interviews were conducted with the random sample
selected on after preliminary stratification.
• Sample size and design. 509 respondents.
• Area. Tbilisi (235 respondents), Imereti (74 respondents), Samegrelo (54
respondents), Kvemo Kartli (71 respondents), Kakheti (40 respondents), Guria
(35 respondents)
• Survey period. 01/05/08-10/05/08
• Accuracy. Standard deviation 4%, 95% confidence interval.
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Georgia 2008
Results of the Public Opinion Poll
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1. Please list the most acute problems in your region? (%)
Region GenderTotal
Tbilisi Region Female Male
Unemployment 22,7% 42,3% 32,6% 40,1% 35,2%
Social issues 3,4% 16,0% 13,1% 8,4% 11,4%
Difficult to answer 23,1% 4,9% 12,6% 9,3% 11,4%
Economical issues 3,4% 12,7% 9,6% 8,9% 9,3%
Cleaning 14,3% 1,6% 6,6% 5,5% 6,2%
Roads 9,7% 4,0% 6,6% 5,1% 6,0%
Water supply 1,7% 4,7% 3,3% 4,2% 3,6%
Communal issues 7,6% 0,9% 3,3% 3,4% 3,3%
Drug abuse 3,4% 0,7% 0,5% 3,8% 1,7%
Transportation problem 2,5% 0,5% 1,9% 0,0% 1,2%
Gas supply 0,0% 1,9% 1,2% 1,3% 1,2%
Criminal situation 2,5% 0,0% 0,2% 2,1% 0,9%
Education issues 0,0% 1,2% 1,2% 0,0% 0,8%
Street dogs 1,7% 0,0% 0,9% 0,0% 0,6%
Damaged flats 1,7% 0,0% 0,9% 0,0% 0,6%
Price increases 0,8% 0,5% 0,5% 0,8% 0,6%
None 1,7% 0,0% 0,5% 0,8% 0,6%
Total 100,0% 100,0% 100,0% 100,0% 100,0%
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2. Are you engaged in the process of solving the problems of your region? (%)
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
Yes 8,9 47,4 25,6 36,2 29,5
No 72,8 46,7 63,8 50,3 58,8
Difficult to answer
18,3 5,9 10,6 13,5 11,7
Total 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0
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Difficult to answer
11,7%Yes
29,5%
No
58,8%
2. Are you engaged in the process of solving the problems of your region? (%)
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8,9
72,8
18,3
47,4
46,7
5,9
0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 70,0 80,0
Y es
No
Difficult to answer
Tbilisi Region
2. Are you engaged in the process of solving the problems of your region? (%)
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2. Are you engaged in the process of solving the problems of your region? (%)
25,6
63,8
10,6
36,2
50,3
13,5
0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 70,0
Yes
No
Diff . to answer
Female Male
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3. What kind of elections are to be held in Spring 2008?
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
Parliamentary 96,6 97,4 98,1 95,1 97,0
Presidential 1,7 1,8 1,2 2,7 1,8
Local Self-government 0,7 0,6 0,4
Difficult to answer 1,7 2,2 0,8
Total 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0
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98,1
1,2
0,6
95,1
2,7
2,2
0,0 20,0 40,0 60,0 80,0 100,0 120,0
Parliamentary
Presidential
Local Self-government
Diff . to answer
Female Male
3. What kind of elections are to be held in Spring 2008?
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96,6
1,7
1,7
97,4
1,8
0,7
0,0 20,0 40,0 60,0 80,0 100,0 120,0
Parliamentary
Presidential
Local Self-government
Diffi cult to answer
Tbilisi Region
3. What kind of elections are to be held in Spring 2008?
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5. Who do you think do not influence outcomes of the elections?
Region Gender
TotalTbilisi Region Female Male
Electorate 34,0 58,4 44,1 51,6 46,9
Candidate 9,4 10,7 11,1 8,2 10,1
Money 7,7 14,5 9,5 14,3 11,3
Central Election Committee 15,3 1,1 8,3 7,1 7,8
Government 32,3 11,8 23,5 18,1 21,5
Persons with authority 0,4 1,9 1,6 0,5 1,2
Informal leaders 0,4 0,3 0,2
Youth 0,9 0,4 1,0 0,6
Females 0,8 0,6 0,4
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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55,4%
25,1%
4,4%
15,0%
Significant violations Insignificant violations Without violations Other
6. Do you think that the parliamentary elections will be held with … (%)
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6. Do you think that the parliamentary elections will be held with … (%)…
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
With significant violations 28,9 21,9 25,7 24,2 25,1
With insignificant violations 61,3 50,4 55,8 54,8 55,4
Without violations 6,4 22,6 14,4 16,1 15,0
Other 3,4 5,2 4,1 4,8 4,4
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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7. Why do you think people desire to become parliament members? (%)
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
Don’t know 20,1 3,1 13,5 8,6 11,6
For personal aggrandizement 50,2 53,3 50,0 54,6 51,8
Some for money, others for the country 11,4 13,7 12,1 13,2 12,5
For covering/lobbying their business 9,6 5,3 4,0 4,8
For social status 3,5 0,9 2,8 1,1 2,2
For power 3,5 4,0 3,2 4,6 3,7
To benefit population 1,7 25,1 13,1 13,8 13,4
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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2.2
3.7
4.8
11.6
12.5
13.4
51.8
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0
For social status
For power
For covering/lobbying their
business
I do not know
Some for money, others
for the country
rom sikeTe moutanon
xalxs
sakuTari keTildReobisTvis
7. Why do you think people desire to become parliament members? (%)
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•Unemployment remains the most urgent issue for 35 % of the respondents. This issue is more acute for males. More than 40% of male respondents think that unemployment is the main problem for the country.
• 29% of the respondents are involved in some way in solving problems of their respective regions. The figure for male respondents is 35% and 25% for females.
• Percentage of population with awareness regarding the parliamentary elections is very high – 97%. There is no gender difference with regard to that issue.
• According to the respondents voters themselves (47%) and government (21,5%) significant influance on the voting. If there is only 2% difference between the two variables in Tbilisi, the difference increases for the voters and reaches 47%. Percentage of females who consider that the government is the decisive subject exceeds that of males by 5% and the percentage of males who think that voters represent decisive factor exceeds that of females by 7%.
• Only 25% of the respondents think that 2008 parliamentary elections will be conducted with significant violations. No gender differences.
•52% of the respondents think that members of parliament would like to be members of parliament for their own aggrandizement. 4% more males share the viewpoint.
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5.3
22.9
31.2
40.5
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0
Difficult to answer
Not necessary
It is necessary
Desirable, but not
necessary
8. Do you think that it is necessary to increase the number of women in the governmental bodies? (%)
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8. Do you think that it is necessary to increase the number of women in the governmental bodies? (%)
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
It is not necessary 28,1 18,5 20,6 27,0 22,9
It is desirable, but not necessary 29,4 50,2 41,4 38,9 40,5
It is necessary 34,9 28,0 33,6 27,0 31,2
Difficult to answer 7,7 3,3 4,4 7,0 5,3
Total 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00
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9. From your prospective, female participation should increase at which level of government? (%)
No place for females in politics
6,7%
Local Self-government
42,9%Cabinet of Ministers
6,5%
Parliament 43,8%
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9. From your prospective, female participation should increase at which level of government? (%)
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
Parliament 31,6 54,7 45,8 40,2 43,8
Cabinet of Ministers 6,1 7,0 7,1 5,6 6,5
Local Self - government 57,1 30,2 41,3 45,8 42,9
No place in politics for females 5,2 8,1 5,8 8,4 6,7
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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10. From your perspective, what hampers women’s more active involvement in politics? (%)
Region Gender
TotalTbilisi Region Female Male
Discrimination of women in the society and stereotype of women’s role
1,7 23,9 16,4 8,6 13,5
Family 55,7 41,0 45,6 51,9 47,9
Political system and political culture 11,9 11,6 13,8 8,1 11,7
Lack of women’s desire and experience 17,0 13,4 11,6 21,1 15,1
Difficult to answer 13,6 10,1 12,6 10,3 11,7
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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No essential difference
13,7%
Diff. to answer
4,8%
There are differences
81,5%
11. Do you think that a working style of a female politician differs from a working style of a male politician? (%)
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11. Do you think that working style of a female politician differs from a working style of a male politician? (%)
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
No essential differences 9,8 17,0 13,5 14,1 13,7
There are differences 86,8 77,0 80,9 82,7 81,5
Difficult to answer 3,4 5,9 5,6 3,2 4,8
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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14. What measures should be taken to increase chances of involvement of women in politics?
Region GenderTotal
Tbilisi Region Female Male
Enhancement of public education 9,6 26,3 18,6 18,5 18,5
Conduct educational work for those who wants to be involved in politics
7,4 22,9 16,3 14,7 15,7
Establishment of female groups at each party and community union 3,5 13,9 9,9 7,6 9,1
Establishment of women’s political party 0,9 4,9 3,2 2,7 3,0
Women participation will increase along with improvement
of economic conditions 25,7 18,8 26,3 14,7 22,0
Difficult to answer 53,0 13,2 25,6 41,8 31,7
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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15. To which representative of gender would you give preference during elections for public offices?
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
Female 13,2 8,1 11,8 8,2 10,5
More to female than to male 17,9 11,4 16,1 11,4 14,4
Does not matter 37,0 34,6 38,1 31,5 35,7
More to male than to female 24,3 19,5 17,0 29,9 21,7
Male 5,1 9,6 4,6 12,5 7,5
Difficult to answer 2,6 16,9 12,4 6,5 10,3
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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• According to the 40,5% of the respondents participation of females in politics is desirable. Only 23% of the respondents do not think that women’s participation in decision-making is necessary. 7% more males consider women participation necessary as well as 7% more females.
• 44% and 43% of the respondents think that females must be represented mainly in the parliament and local self-government bodies. Only 6% think that there is place for them in the cabinet of ministers as well. There is no gender differences, though significant regional differences are apparent. 20% more of the Tbilisi respondents see women’s role more in local self-government and 25% more regional respondents indicate necessity of female participation in the parliament.
• 48% of the respondents consider that family obligations hinder more active involvement of women in politics. Out of them 52% are males and 46% - females. Lack of desire and experience of females is named as one of the factors hindering more active involvement of females in politics (15%). It is interesting that 12% of females and 21% of males share the idea.
•81% of the respondents think that working style of females differs from that of males. There are no gender differences .
• According to 22% of the respondents chances for female participation in politics would increase along with improvement of economic conditions. 14% of males and 26% of females share this idea.
• 36% remain neutral in making decision in favor of male or female. It should be noted that 42% of males favor males and 22% of females favor females. 28% of females and only 19% of males are in favor of electing females.
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16. Do you agree with the following statements? (%)
Yeas NoNon
response
Total
1. Female politicians give less attention to their families 61% 29% 11% 100%
2. Work is more important than family for female politicians 53% 34% 13% 100%
3. Support from husband and other family members is necessary for a female politician to be successful
74% 16% 10% 100%
4. If female is involved in politics her spouse feels suppressed 23% 63% 14% 100%
5. Male’s carrier is always a priority in a family 55% 32% 13% 100%
6. The only role for a female must be support to her husband 15% 72% 13% 100%
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16. Do you agree with the following statements? (%)
Tbilisi Region
Yeas No
Non response
Total Yeas No
Non response
Total
1. Female politicians give less attention to their families
64% 35% 1% 100% 57% 23% 19% 100%
2. Work is more important than family for female politicians
63% 36% 1% 100% 45% 32% 23% 100%
3. Support from husband and other family members is necessary for a female politician to be successful
68% 31% 1% 100% 79% 4% 17% 100%
4. If female is involved in politics her spouse feels suppressed
28% 71% 1% 100% 20% 55% 25% 100%
5. Male’s carrier is always a priority in a family
52% 47% 1% 100% 58% 19% 23% 100%
6. The only role for a female must be support to her husband
17% 82% 1% 100% 14% 63% 23% 100%
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16. Do you agree with the following statements? (%)Females
56%
48%
71%
31%
38%
19%
13%
15%
10%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
1. Female politic ian pay less
attantion to their families
2. Work is more important
than family for female
politic ians
3. Support from spouse and
other family members is
necessary for a female
politic ian to be successful
Yes
No
Non response
Males
68%
62%
80%
24%
27%
12%
8%
10%
9%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
1. Female politic ians give less attantion
to their families
2. Work is more important than family for
female politic ians
3. Support from spouse and other family
members is necessary for a female
politic ian to be successful
Yes
No
Nonresponse
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16. Do you agree with the following statements? (%)Females
25%
51%
13%
59%
34%
72%
16%
15%
15%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
4. If a female is
involved in politics her
spouse feels
suppressed
5. Carrier of male is
always priority in a
family
6. Female's role should
be restricted only to
support her husband
Y es
No
Non response
Males
21%
61%
19%
68%
29%
71%
11%
10%
10%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
4. If female is
involved in politics
her spouse feels
suppressed
5. Carrier of male is
always priority in a
family
6. Female's role
should be restric ted
only to support her
husband
Yes
No
Nonresponse
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Difficult to answer
7,5%Yes
19,9%
No
72,6%
17. Should a female be engaged in family care if the family is well-off financially and does not need additional financial income?
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17. Should a female be engaged in family care if the family is well-off financially and does not need additional financial income?
25.8
62.9
11.414.8
81.1
4.2
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
Yes No Diff . to answer
Tbi l i si Regi on
20.1
74.8
5.2
19.6
69.0
11.4
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
Yes No Diff. to answer
Female Male
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17. Should a female be engaged in family care if the family is well-off financially and does not need additional financial income?
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
Yes 25,8 14,8 20,1 19,6 19,9
No 62,9 81,1 74,8 69,0 72,6
Diff. to answer 11,4 4,2 5,2 11,4 7,5
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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18. There is an idea that female voters to not support female candidates. Do you agree to this? (%)
Yes No Non response Total
1. Women do not trust each-other 37,5% 48,6% 13,9% 100,0%
2. There are few female candidates participating in elections
66,2% 21,2% 12,6% 100,0%
3. It is not reasonable to elect females 15,9% 64,8% 19,3% 100,0%
4. Negative image of some female politicians 42,0% 36,7% 21,3% 100,0%
5. Weak election campaign of female candidates
38,3% 42,8% 18,9% 100,0%
6. Female voters are less active voters 19,4% 62,3% 18,3% 100,0%
7. Indifferent attitude of females towards elections
14,1% 66,8% 19,1% 100,0%
8. A female does not see much of her rights protector in another female
40,1% 40,9% 19,0% 100,0%
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18. There is an idea that female voters to not support female candidates. Do you agree to this? (%)
Tbilisi Region
Yes No
Non response
Total Yes No
Non response
Total
1. Women do not trust each-other 46,8% 52,3% 0,9% 100,0% 29,6% 45,3% 25,2% 100,1%
2. There are few female candidates participating in elections
59,1% 40,4% 0,4% 99,9% 72,3% 4,7% 23,0% 100,0%
3. It is not reasonable to elect females 26,4% 72,8% 0,9% 100,1% 6,9% 58,0% 35,0% 99,9%
4. Negative image of some female politicians
40,4% 58,7% 0,9% 100,0% 43,4% 17,9% 38,7% 100,0%
5. Weak election campaign of female candidates
35,3% 63,8% 0,9% 100,0% 40,9% 24,8% 34,3% 100,0%
6. Female voters are less active voters 23,8% 75,3% 0,9% 100,0% 15,7% 51,1% 33,2% 100,0%
7. Indifferent attitude of females towards elections
19,1% 79,1% 1,7% 99,9% 9,9% 56,2% 33,9% 100,0%
8. A female does not see much of her rights protector in another female
53,6% 42,6% 3,8% 100,0% 28,5% 39,4% 32,1% 100,0%
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Females
32.5%
63.8%
10.5%
40.2%
51.7%
22.3%
67.5%
37.2%
15.8%
13.9%
22.0%
22.6%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
1. Women do not trust
each-other
2. There are few
female candidates
partic ipating in
elections
3. It is not reasonable
to elect females
4. Negative image of
some female
politic ians
Yes
No
Nonresponse
Males
46.2%
70.4%
25.3%
45.2%
43.0%
19.4%
60.2%
36.0%
10.8%
10.2%
14.5%
18.8%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
3. I t is not reasonable to
elect females
4. Negative image of some
female politic ians
3. I t is not reasonable to
elect females
4. Negative image of some
female politic ians
Yes
No
Non response
18. Do you agree with the following ideas?
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Femal es
36.8%
17.0%
11.5%
35.3%
43.0%
62.8%
67.2%
43.0%
20.2%
20.2%
21.3%
21.7%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
5. Weak election campaign of female
candidates
6. Female voters are less active voters
7. Indifferent attitude of females towards
elections
8. A female does not see much of her rights
protector in another female
Yes
No
Nonresponse
18. Do you agree with the following ideas?
Mal es
40.9%
23.7%
18.8%
48.4%
42.5%
61.3%
66.1%
37.1%
16.6%
15.0%
15.1%
14.5%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
5. Weak election campaign of female
candidates
6. Female voters are less active voters
7. Indifferent attitude of females towards
elections
8. A female does not see much of her rights
protector in another female
Y es
No
Non
response
Sociological Survey Report
Georgia 2008
• 56% of female respondents and 68% of male respondents think that female politicians give less attention to their families. 25% of female respondents and 21% of male respondents think that when a female is in politics her spouse feels suppressed. It is also interesting that 51% of female respondents and 61% of male respondents think that carrier of husband in a family is more important. According to 19% of males and 13% of females think that role of female is to support husband. M• According to the 73% of the respondents females must be engaged only in family care if the family is financially well-off. There is no gender difference with regard to this issue.•66% of the respondents think that female candidates are few in elections taking from females opportunity of supporting female candidates.• 32.5% of female respondents and 47% of male respondents think that absence of support from female voters to female candidates is caused by mistrust.•40% of the respondents think that females do not see protector of their interest in females. This viewpoint is share by 48% of males and 35% of females.
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19. Which problems would you try to tackle in the first place were of a member of the parliament? (%)
Region Gender
TotalTbilisi Region Female Male
Employment issue 25,5 50,2 41,4 30,7 37,5
Economic problems 7,8 19,8 13,7 13,5 13,6
I would not be an MP 11,3 0,9 4,9 8,6 6,3
Social issues 13,4 7,4 13,7 4,9 10,5
I would re-unite Georgia 8,7 8,8 5,6 14,1 8,7
I do not know 12,1 1,8 7,4 6,7 7,1
Education issue 3,0 1,4 2,1 2,5 2,2
Cleaning issues 3,9 2,5 1,2 2,0
Criminal situation problem 3,5 1,1 3,1 1,8
Demographic problems 1,3 1,8 1,8 1,2 1,6
Communal problems 1,3 1,4 0,7 2,5 1,3
Damaged residential houses 2,6 0,7 2,5 1,3
Drug abuse 2,6 3,7 1,3
I would improve legislature 0,4 1,8 1,4 0,6 1,1
Fair courts 1,8 0,7 1,2 0,9
Return of refugees 1,4 0,4 1,2 0,7
Water supply problem 0,9 0,4 0,6 0,4
All problems together 0,9 0,7 0,4
The issue of tramp dogs 0,4 0,4 0,2
Organization of public communal services 0,4 0,6 0,2
Land 0,5 0,4 0,2
Pasture 0,5 0,6 0,2
Make enterprises work 0,5 0,4 0,2
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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Georgia 2008
20. Are you going to participate in the parliamentary elections? (%)
I have not decided13,1%
Yes
73,7%
No
13,3%
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20. Are you going to participate in the parliamentary elections? (%)
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
Yes 76,2 71,5 73,5 73,9 73,7
No 6,8 18,9 11,5 16,3 13,3
I have not decided 17,0 9,6 15,0 9,8 13,1
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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No
34,1%
Yes
65,9%
20. Are you going to participate in the parliamentary elections ? (%)
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21. Have you already made decision regarding which party or party candidate to support? (%)
Region Gender
Total
Tbilisi Region Female Male
Yes 44,3 84,8 64,2 69,0 65,9
No 55,7 15,2 35,8 31,0 34,1
Total 100 100 100 100 100
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Georgia 2008
• Answer of 41% of females and 31% of males to the question - Which problems would you try to tackle in the first place were of a member of the parliament? – was solving unemployment issue. There is gender difference with regard to unifying Georgia. 14% of males and only 5% of females think that this issue is the most important one.
• 74% of the respondents are going to participate in the parliamentary elections (without gender differences).
• 5% more males had strictly decided not to participate in the elections when 5% more females had not yet made decision whether they would express their political will by participation in the elections.
• Interesting fact – 66% of the respondents have already decided which party they are going to vote for. It is also interesting that in Tbilisi only 44% of the respondents had made the decision against 85% in the regions.
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Georgia 2008
Main Conclusions
• Public awareness regarding the parliamentary elections is quite high. There are no gender differences with regard to awareness.
The survey results showed:
• Unemployment and social support issues are priorities. Population in the regions is more actively
involved in solving problems existing in the country than respondents from Tbilisi.
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Georgia 2008
Majority of the respondents think that working style of females is different from that of
males. Although majority of the respondents think that it is desirable to elect females in
government bodies, this remains just a declaration as majority of them are not ready to see
females in government bodies. There are no gender differences in this case
•Voters will have decisive influence on the results of the elections according to the majority of the respondents out of which more females than males think that government has significant influence.• According to female respondents participation of females is most necessary in the parliament, when males consider local self-government the best venue for female participation in politics.
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Georgia 2008
Major part of the respondents do not consider gender as a factor in voting for a
politician. Although, most of them notes that female involvement hiders there fulfillment of
family obligations. It should also be noted that quite a big group of males does not consider
appointment of a female in a position with high responsibilities reasonable.
The respondents hope that the parliamentary elections will be held without violations.
At the same time they note that candidates want to become MPs for their personal
aggrandizement. It is also interesting that mainly population has already made decisions
regarding whom to vote 1 month before the parliamentary elections.
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Georgia 2008
Main public opinion changes (Comparison with the 2006 survey results)
• Female awareness regarding the elections increased by 18%;• Number of voters, which think that gender of a candidate is irrelevant
increased by 10%;• Number of respondents who think that family obligations is the main factor
hindering females from becoming more politically active;• Number of respondents who considered stereotypes as a reason for
becoming females more active in politics decreased by 14%;• Number of respondents who think that working style of females and males
are different increased by almost 30%;• Number of respondents who think that improvement of economic
conditions is a factor in females taking more active political role increased by 6%;
• Number of respondents in favor of establishment of female groups at political parties increased by 3%;
• Number of respondents who think that female participation in politics is desirable increased by 15%.