Diaspora polling will continue until the 25th of September.
If you have or you have had relations with Georgian reality and you have not yet answered our questions, please do it now.
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1. What is the country, city or town of your present residence? (Write down country, the region and city or town )
2. Tell us please, when your family or you moved to the country mentioned
3.1. Will it be correct to say that your family or you are emigrants from Georgia who moved to another country?
(1) No we can’t be considered to be immigrants in the country of our residence
(2) Yes, I left Georgia
(3) My parents or other relatives left Georgia
3.2. If it were you, when did you leave Georgia
3.3. If it were your relatives, when did they leave, approximately
4. Who do you consider you are by nationality (not by the country citizenship) ?
5.1. If you have relations with the representatives of the local Georgian Diaspora, what language do you usually speak to them
(1) Georgian
(2) Other Kartvelian, Georgian language
(3) Other language spoken in Georgia
(4) Other language
(5) Country of residence language
5.2. If you speak other Georgian or KarTvelian language to your diaspora fellowmen, indicate which one
5.3. If you speak to your diaspora fellowmen other language spoken in Georgia, indicate which one
5.4. If you speak to your diaspora fellowmen some other language, indicate which one
6.1. What are your feelings towards the country you live in?
(1) They are positive now as they were earlier
(2) They are more positive now than they were before
(3) I have not paid attention to this
(4) They are more negative now than they used to be
(5) They had never been positive
6.2. What are your feelings to Georgia
(1) They are positive now as they were earlier
(2) They are more positive now than they were before
(3) I have not paid attention to this
(4) They are more negative now than they used to be
(5) They had never been positive
7.
Nowadays, people of different cultures and opinions live side by side. In your opinion, what does this lead to?
(1) To mutual cultural development and humanitarian enrichment
(2) It brings different cultural and human values closer to each other
(3) To certain cultures dominating over others
(4) Towards the destruction of cultural diversity, human soul
(5) Difficult to say
8.
Also, people from different generations live different ways of life. What in your eyes does this lead to?
(1) Will gain those who understand what are the benefits of both traditional ways and contemporary trends
(2) The new generation will overcome outdated values of the elder generation and the legacy of their traditions
(3) The elder generation will be obliged to take on some functions that the newer generation is not able to fulfill
(4) The share of the elder generation will increase in the population, while the new generation may no longer understand older ones
(5) Difficult to say
9. Information technologies nowadays don’t leave people a chance to be alone with themselves. What do you think of this?
(1) The wide variety of communication technologies extend people’s creative potentials
(2) Modern technologies make communication between family members, friends and distant acquaintances easier and more frequent
(3) It is an extra burden on human mind and it is easy to loose orientation in an unlimited information flow
(4) When information is always at hand, the mind becomes lazier and a threat of degradation emerges
(5) Difficult to say
10. Indicate the language, or languages of the means of information and cultural communication you usually use
11. How often do you use the following means of information and cultural communication?
11.1. Printing matter (e.g. books)
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
11.2. Internet information
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
11.3. Audio devices (e.g. radio)
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
11.4. TV or video
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
11.5. Multumedia players
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
11.6. Cinemas or theatres
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
11.7. Discoes, Clubs restaurants
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
11.8. Church, House of prayer
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
11.9. Sports, Physical Culture, fitness
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
11.10. Meeting friendly
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
12. Do you agree with the opinion that our lives are changing faster than it was 25, 50 or 100 years ago?
(1) Yes, I agree. Everything around us, in our families and personal life changes much faster
(2) There are significant changes now, but I think it has always been like this
(3) I don’t think we changes are accellerating. The current and previous generations experienced equal amounts of changes
13. hat do you think is more important today – Human Rights, Rule of Law or he decisions of national authorities?
(1) I think that in today’s circumstances Human Rights should be respected in the first place
(2) The Law must be obsevred in any case whatever the circumstances
(3) In any particular case the interests of particular people should come in the fist place, today as in any other time
(4) We ought to act in the first place according to the rites and habits that our forefathers
(5) Government decisions can be more adequate to the time’s demands of our time than individual choices
(6) Difficult to say
14. How much acceptable is it for you that people of different cultures live together in the same geographical areas
(1) I think this is fully acceptable
(2) I think this is acceptable only to a certain degree
(3) It does not seem to me significant
(4) All cultures have their places of their origin and that is where they will develop best
(5) This is unacceptable
15. How often do you get a chance to taste meals and consume food products characteristic for the Georgian cuisine?
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
16. Do you think it is necessary to participate in social activities, vote or give your support to some social and/or political movements?
(1) Yes, I think this is necessary
(2) It is not really necessary
(3) Not necessary at all
17. How frequently do you use the following mean of communication
17.1. Ordinary phones
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
17.2. Mobile phone
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
17.3. Traditional mail service
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
17.4. E-mail
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
17.5. Forum, Chat, ICQ or similar
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
17.6. Mobile Internet
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
17.7. IP soft phone
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
17.8. ''Skype'' ''Messenger'' or similar program
(1) 'always
(2) 'often
(3) 'sometimes
(4) 'seldom
(5) ' never
17.9. E-commerce, online shops
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
17.10. Virtual web money, e-gold, paypal, yandex money or similar
(1) always
(2) often
(3) sometimes
(4) seldom
(5) never
18. What is the field of occupation, you consider more significant in your life experience?
(1) Industry, agriculture, construction
(2) Services, trade, commerce, food
(3) Healthcare, sports or fitness activities
(4) Culture, education, science
(5) Management (juridical, financial, state, regional)
(6) NGO, public organizations
19. What is your professional status, you consider more significant in your work experience?
(1) Higher managerial staff
(2) Head of subdepartment, professional-expert
(3) Professional-specialist
(4) Executive-specialist, clerk
(5) Service or work personnel
20. What type of organization you have been occupied with do you consider more significant in your work or life experience
(1) My own private company, firm
(2) Private company, self-financing organization
(3) Civil service, state funded organization
(4) Individual entrepreneurship
(5) Private household
21. Do you work at present?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) I'm a student
(4) I'm retired
22. Could you tell us the amount you earned last month in USD
23. What do you think is your social class status in the country of residence?
(1) Upper class
(2) Bbetween upper and middle
(3) Middle class
(4) between middle and lower
(5) Lower class
24. Are you a citizen of the country of residence?
(1) Yes, I am
(2) No, but I have a permission for permanent residence
(3) No, I am not. I have temporal registration or visa
25. Which country or region you believe is your homeland
26. What religion, confession do you belong to?
27. What is your age?
28. Your gender?
29. Your educatione? (elementary, secondary, special prof., higher ...)
30. Your personal, family status (spouse, children)
31. What language do you speak, at the work or at home, with your ...
31.1. The language I speak with my colleagues is...
31.2. The language I speak with my spouse is...
31.3. The language I speak with my parents is...
31.4. The language I speak with my children is...
31.5. The language I speak with my sisters, brothers is...
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