Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 12 (June 1949)
Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 12 (Jún 1949)
SASD 1949005
Michal Malatinec
Slovak National Archives
Michal Malatinec
SASD 2026
2026-04-27
Nesstar Publisher
Slovak Archive of Social Data
Public opinion research in Slovakia – Research No. 12 (June 1949)
Výskum verejnej mienky na Slovensku – Výskum č. 12 (Júnl 1949)
SASD 1949005
Public Opinion Research Institute in Bratislava
Public Opinion Research Institute in Bratislava
Nesstar Publisher
Vega
VEGA2/0068/23 (https://sociologia.sav.sk/vyskumne_projekty.php?id=3290 )
Slovak Archive of Social Data
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Ústav pre výskum verejnej mienky v Bratislave. (1949). Výskum verejnej mienky č. 12 (Version 1). MVSR., SNA., Ústredný výbor KSS. Kra. GT 549 – 556 . https://doi.org/10.34877/SASD-1949005
CINEMA ATTENDANCE
public opinion
HOSPITAL SERVICES
LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES
VACCINATION
INFANT MORTALITY
ENTERTAINMENT
PUBLIC HEALTH
VISITS TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
CULTURAL PARTICIPATION
HEALTH
SOCIETY AND CULTURE
DEMOGRAPHY
This is the 12th survey conducted by the Institute for Public Opinion Research in Bratislava, which served as a department of the Information Commission from 1947 to 1950. The survey covers a wide range of topics (movie theater attendance, popularity of national cinema, film genres, film magazines, experience with and satisfaction regarding hospitals, knowledge of prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, pharmacies, views on vaccination, the campaign against infant mortality, and harvest expectations). The SASD provides a reconstruction of the research results, compiled based on final reports intended for state authorities and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Slovakia (ÚV KSS). Neither the data nor the original questionnaire are available; the SASD provides a reconstruction of the questions used in the questionnaire, and the basic research results, transcribed into an Excel file, are accessible online. The research was conducted using a purposive sample selection to correspond as closely as possible to the estimated structure of the population of Slovak society at that time. Since this was the postwar period and the last nationwide census was in 1930, with the next one not until 1950, it was not possible to use quota sampling. However, the nature of the sample suggests that the sample selection corresponded in several respects to the structure of Slovak society at the time of the survey, which was closest to the 1950 census.
Slovak Republic
Slovakia
individual, number of respondents: 1,190
The adult population of Slovakia.
Cross-sectional
Public Opinion Research Institute in Bratislava
The survey was designed to capture the diversity of the population in Slovakia in terms of gender, occupation, age, nationality, and religious affiliation.
The survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews by approximately 200 external interviewers from the institute, most of whom worked as educational and cultural workers in Slovakia. The interviewers were trained on the research methodology in writing and through informational brochures. The interviewers received the questionnaires by mail along with instructions on what types of respondents to seek out in their local areas. The interviewers returned the completed questionnaires by mail.
Number of respondents: 1,101
Not specified
Face-to-face interview
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Dataset 1.NSDstat
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Nesstar 200801
CINEMA ATTENDANCE AND FILM PREFERENCES
"How often do you go to the cinema: more than once or once a week, once every two weeks, once a month, or only occasionally?"
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CINEMA ATTENDANCE AND FILM PREFERENCES
"Which films do you like the most: Slovak, Czech, Russian, French, English, American, or other?"
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0
CINEMA ATTENDANCE AND FILM PREFERENCES
"What kind of films do you prefer: short films - documentary, cultural, animated, puppet - or feature-length?"
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0
CINEMA ATTENDANCE AND FILM PREFERENCES
"By content, which films do you prefer: cultural, historical, military, entertainment-social, detective, or western?"
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0
CINEMA ATTENDANCE AND FILM PREFERENCES
"Which films do you prefer: comedies or films with more serious content?"
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0
CINEMA ATTENDANCE AND FILM PREFERENCES
"What do you like most in newsreel films?"
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0
CINEMA ATTENDANCE AND FILM PREFERENCES
"What do you dislike in newsreel films?"
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0
CINEMA ATTENDANCE AND FILM PREFERENCES
"What would you most like to see in our newsreels?"
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0
HOSPITAL CARE
"Have you been treated in a hospital in Slovakia since the war?"
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0
HOSPITAL CARE
"Are you satisfied with the medical treatment in Slovak hospitals?"
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0
HOSPITAL CARE
"Are you satisfied with the medical treatment in Slovak hospitals?"
Question 2/A-a - If no, why?
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0
HOSPITAL CARE
"Are you satisfied with the food in hospitals?"
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0
HOSPITAL CARE
"Are you satisfied with the food in hospitals?"
If no:
Question 2/B-b - If no, why?
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0
HOSPITAL CARE
"Are you satisfied with the accommodation in hospitals?"
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0
HOSPITAL CARE
"Are you satisfied with the accommodation in hospitals?"
If no:
Question 2/C-c - If no, why?
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0
HEALTH AND PREVENTION
"Do you know anything about how to protect yourself against sexually transmitted diseases?"
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0
HEALTH AND PREVENTION
"Are you satisfied with the dispensing of medicines in pharmacies, or not?"
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0
HEALTH AND PREVENTION
"Are you satisfied with the dispensing of medicines in pharmacies, or not?"
If no:
Question 4/a - If no, why?
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0
HEALTH AND PREVENTION
"Do you think that vaccination against tuberculosis will help prevent the spread of this disease in our country, or not?"
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0
PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGNS AND HARVEST
"Did the campaign against infant mortality educate you about the problem of infant mortality, or not?"
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0
PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGNS AND HARVEST
"What do you think - will this year's harvest in Slovakia be better than last year's, similar, or worse?"
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revised questionnaire