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METHODOLOGY


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Methodology

Ipsos – Public Affairs

Realization: Field research conducted in the period from 22.11 – 16.12. 2019.

Sample frame: Households with respondent aged 18+

Sample size: 1130 respondents

Type of sample:

Three-stage random representative stratified sample

Unit of the first stage: Polling station territory

Unit of the second stage: Households (SRSWoR – random walk)

Unit of the third stage: Respondents within a household (Random selection of the respondents )

Type of research: Field questionnaire – average duration 35 minutes

Place of survey: Whole territory of Albania

Post-stratification: By gender, age and region

Marginal error: ±1.2% for the occurrences with the expected incidence of 5% ±2.5 for the occurrences with the expected incidence of 25% ±2.8% for the occurrences with the expected incidence of 50% (marginal error)

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What is your general feeling about the European Union?

1

3

1

4

8

88

21

67

Don’t know

Very negative

Fairly negative

Negative Sum -

Neutral

Positive Sum+

Fairly positive

Very positive

Base: Total target population

2018. 2019.

0

1

2

3

9

88

21

67

Don’t know

Very negative

Fairly negative

Negative Sum -

Neutral

Positive Sum+

Fairly positive

Very positive

Significantly higher than previous wave

Significantly lower than previous wave


Do you personally support or do not support membership in the EU?

4

3

7

1

93

18

75

Do not support at

all

Mainly do not

support

Lack of Support

Sum-

Don't know

Support Sum+

Mainly support

Fully support


2018. 2019.

1

1

2

1

97

12

85

Do not support at all

Mainly do not support

Lack of Support Sum-

Don't know

Support Sum+

Mainly support

Fully support

Significantly higher than previous

wave

Significantly lower than previous

wave


What do you think are the most important conditions that Albania needs to

meet in order to join the EU? All answers – Top 10

44

27

28

10

10

23

3

27

11

1

45

31

29

29

25

13

11

10

8

6

Lower corruption

Employment / increasing the level of salaries

Justice reforms

Stability / public order / safety

Political stability in the country

Control over organised crime

Judical institutions

Economic stability / living standards

Law enforcement

Improving environmental protection policies

2018

2019

Base: Total target population; Multiple answers


wave


wave


4

17

21

1

78

50

28

Completely disagree

Disagree

Disagree Sum-

Don't know

Agree Sum+

Agree

Completely agree


Please specify whether you agree or disagree with each statement: The EU treats

Albania fairly

8

19

27

2

71

43

28

Completely disagree

Disagree

Disagree Sum-

Don't know

Agree Sum+

Agree

Completely agree

2018. 2019.


wave Significantly lower than previous

wave


28

49

77

2

21

17

4

Completely disagree

Disagree

Disagree Sum-

Don't know

Agree Sum+

Agree

Completely agree


Please specify whether you agree or disagree with each statement: The EU treats

Albania worse than it treats other countries in our region

18

42

60

4

36

25

11

Completely disagree

Disagree

Disagree Sum-

Don't know

Agree Sum+

Agree

Completely agree

2018. 2019.



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Please specify whether you agree or disagree with each statement: The

majority of all requests from the EU are for our own good

6

6

12

2

87

45

42

Completely disagree

Disagree

Disagree Sum-

Don't know

Agree Sum+

Agree

Completely agree

2018. 2019.

4

5

9

1

91

47

44

Completely disagree

Disagree

Disagree Sum-

Don't know

Agree Sum+

Agree

Completely agree




Do you think that Albania is ready to

start negotiations in June 2019?


59

36

6 Yes

No

Don't know/ No

answer

2018. 2019.

Do you think that Albania is ready to start

negotiations in March 2020?

54 40

6 Yes

No

Don't know/ No answer




What do you expect for yourself if Albania becomes a full member of the EU?


4

7

11

1

88

47

41

My life won't be improved significantly

My life won't be improved much

Sum- (won't be improved

significantly+won't be improved much)

Don't know

Sum+ (improved significantly + improved

somewhat)

My life will be improved somewhat

My life will be improved significantly

2018. 2019.

1

6

7

1

92

55

37




Do you support or oppose the ongoing reform of the justice system?

5

3

2

5

11

79

25

54

Don't know

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Oppose Sum-

I neither support nor oppose

Support Sum+

Somewhat support

Strongly support


1

2

2

4

7

89

26

63

Don't know

Strongly oppose

Somewhat oppose

Oppose Sum-

I neither support nor oppose

Support Sum+

Somewhat support

Strongly support

2018. 2019.


wave


wave


51

37

25

21

32

27

27

19

22

1

4

The effects of accession on the economic situation and living standard

Information on health and social welfare system in the EU

Information about the inflow of European funds and how to apply for them

Information on how ordinary people live in various EU member

Information on what Albania has negotiated with the EU

Information on the cost of membership in the EU for the Albanian budget

The political consequences of accession

Effects on agricultural production

Information about European institutions and their roles

Something else

Don’t know/ No answer

Please mark three areas where you would need more information on Albania’s

accession to the EU.


2018. 2019.

50

34

32

31

30

28

26

22

19

0

5 Significantly higher than previous

wave Significantly lower than previous

wave


21

13

8

7

1

2

48

74

9

6

11

For the earthquake

Agriculture

Infrastructure

Justice

Health system

Education

Other

Don't know

2018

2019

Which EU donations have you heard of?

Base: 2018. - 16% of target population, those who said that they had heard recently of an

EU financial support/program – donation to Albania;

2019. - 12% of target population, those who said that they had heard recently of an

EU financial support/program – donation to Albania;




48

45

48

35

28

30

11

11

10

11

7

8

8

6

5

1

2

Justice system

Health system

Economic reforms

Agriculture

Development of poor regions

Educational system

Transport, bridges, roads

Business (SME development)

Environment

Protection of human and minority rights

Civil Society

Tourism

Public administration

Municipalities and Local Self Governments

Energy

Other

Don't know/No answer

56

51

44

37

35

30

11

9

7

6

7

6

6

5

5

3

0

Which sectors do you think the EU assistance should go to?


2018. 2019.




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