Public Attitudes in Georgia
Results of July 2019 survey
Carried out for NDI by CRRC Georgia
This research project is funded with UK aid from the
British people
Laura Thornton, NDI Georgia
Koba Turmanidze, CRRC Georgia
WHY WE
CONDUCT
POLLS?
To foster the development of more
responsive policies and governance;
To help stakeholders diagnose and
address issues of public concern.
❖ Leaders from across the political
spectrum have reported that polls
are important to their work and
encourage continued polling;
❖ Inclusive process: the polling
instrument was developed in
consultation with political parties,
government, and civil society
leaders.
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ABOUT
THE POLL
SAMPLE
❖ A nationally representative sample
(excluding occupied territories) including
oversampled areas of the Capital, Large
Urban, Small Urban, Rural and Minority
Settlements
❖ Large Urban stratum consists of cities with a
population 40K or more: Batumi, Zugdidi,
Rustavi, Poti, Gori, and Kutaisi
❖ Small Urban stratum consists of the rest of
the cities/dabas holding urban status, and
❖ Minority stratum consists of settlements,
where ethnic minorities (mostly Armenians &
Azerbaijani) compose at least 40% of the
voters in given settlement. Settlements
within this stratum are dispersed throughout
Kvemo Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti & Kakheti
regions.
❖ Fieldwork dates:
July 13-29, 2019
❖ 2,131 completed
interviews (41%
response rate)
❖ The average
margin of error
is +/- 1.7%
❖ Note: the margin
of error is
different for
every response
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ABOUT
THE POLL
METHODOLOGY
We use random sampling at all stages. We use a
complex survey design:
❖ Stratification – dividing population in
relatively homogenous sub-groups; and
❖ Clustering – randomly selecting small
geographic areas for each sub-group
(stratum).
❖ Households are selected via random route
sampling;
❖ Respondents are selected using a Kish table;
❖ Randomly selected households and
individuals are not substituted; and
❖ All interviews were conducted face-to-face
with 18+ population, using tablets, in
Georgian, Armenian, and Azeri.
Quality control
❖ All interviewers
receive special
training
❖ CRRC central
office coordinators
conduct quality
control intervews
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Main findings
● Perception of country direction at its worst in a
decade
Strong correlation between attitudes towards
country’s direction and GEL-USD exchange rate
● Extreme dissatisfaction about the state of the
country’s economy;
■ Top issues economic ones -- jobs, rising prices and
inflation, and poverty
■ Only a third feel they are better off economically
than their parents’ generation
■ Almost half believe they can afford less than five
years ago
■ Half of Georgians didn’t have enough funds to pay
for utilities in the past six months
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Main findings
● Overall, majority of Georgians are satisfied with the
quality of healthcare, but high costs
○ Over the past year, half of the population had to
postpone medical treatment and couldn’t buy
medicine because they couldn’t afford it
● The vast majority (83 percent) continue to believe
that parliament should include at least 30 percent
women, and approve of a mandatory gender quota
● Stable support for the country’s EU and Euro-
Atlantic goals: EU support at 78 percent, NATO
support at 71 percent
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Country direction
and national issues
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Top issues remain the same
since 2009
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Economy
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Economic equality
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Economic responsibility
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Assessing current financial
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Labor migration and remittances
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A hard climb for most
Georgians
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Imagine there is a 10-step ladder
reflecting the economic standing of all
households in Georgia today. The first
rung of this ladder corresponds to the
lowest possible economic position in
society, while the 10th rung corresponds
to the highest possible position. Which
rung of this ladder do you think your
household stands on currently?
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13% of adult
Georgians work for
government bodies
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21% of
national
sample
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23% of
national
sample
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Average monthly nominal
earnings for employees
according to Geostat
(2018): 1124.1 Gel
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Healthcare
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Women’s political
participation and
minority rights
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Foreign Policy
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Access to Internet
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