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ABOUT 40% OF ARMENIANS CONSIDER MILITARY SITUATION THEIR COUNTRY'S OVERRIDING PROBLEM
YEREVAN, September 12. / ARKA /. About 40% of Armenians believe that
their country's most overriding problem is the military situation,
according to the findings of a recent public opinion survey conducted
by Gallup International Association.
According to the survey, 35 percent of respondents said the second
most pressing problem was unemployment and 33 percent said it was out-
emigration. Other major problems of the nation are inflation (20%),
the poor economic situation (18%), poverty (17%) job losses (17%),
low salaries (10%) and the Karabakh conflict (9%).
According to the survey, the citizens were also concerned at corruption
(8%), the poor performance of government (7%), low level of pensions
(6%) and the unstable political situation (5%).
Despite these numbers, the survey also found that almost half of the
population was satisfied with their life, although only one percent
of respondents described their families well-being as 'very well,",
14 percent said it was "good", 52 percent described it as "medium,"
22 percent as "bad" and 11 percent as 'very bad." .
Asked whether their material well-being will improve or worsen, 30%
said it will not change, 21% expressed hope for its improvement,
17% feared it would worsen, 16% believe it will worsen, 13% were
undecided, and only 2% said that the welfare of their families would
improve dramatically.
The survey conducted August 8-17 in all the regions of Armenia and
administrative districts of Yerevan, involved 1,067 men and women of
all ages. -0--
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YEREVAN, September 12. / ARKA /. About 40% of Armenians believe that
their country's most overriding problem is the military situation,
according to the findings of a recent public opinion survey conducted
by Gallup International Association.
According to the survey, 35 percent of respondents said the second
most pressing problem was unemployment and 33 percent said it was out-
emigration. Other major problems of the nation are inflation (20%),
the poor economic situation (18%), poverty (17%) job losses (17%),
low salaries (10%) and the Karabakh conflict (9%).
According to the survey, the citizens were also concerned at corruption
(8%), the poor performance of government (7%), low level of pensions
(6%) and the unstable political situation (5%).
Despite these numbers, the survey also found that almost half of the
population was satisfied with their life, although only one percent
of respondents described their families well-being as 'very well,",
14 percent said it was "good", 52 percent described it as "medium,"
22 percent as "bad" and 11 percent as 'very bad." .
Asked whether their material well-being will improve or worsen, 30%
said it will not change, 21% expressed hope for its improvement,
17% feared it would worsen, 16% believe it will worsen, 13% were
undecided, and only 2% said that the welfare of their families would
improve dramatically.
The survey conducted August 8-17 in all the regions of Armenia and
administrative districts of Yerevan, involved 1,067 men and women of
all ages. -0--
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