Sociology
Information is Key to Success for Five Plus
The readiness of voters to cast their votes in favor of Five Plus candidates in the forthcoming parliamentary elections depends on how much they know about this opposition coalition.
Table 1
Table 1
Correlation between voters' readiness to vote for Five Plus candidates and their awareness about the coalition (in percent of those interviewed)*
Are you going to vote for Five Plus candidates? | Have you heard about Five Plus? |
Yes (28,4) | No (71,6) |
Definitely yes or rather yes than no (21,6) | 64,1 | 35,9 |
Definitely no or rather no than yes (47,4) | 21,2 | 78,8 |
No specific answer (31,0) | 14,5 | 85,5 |
* To be read horizontally. Figures in brackets refer to results for all respondents
Conclusion. The readiness of voters to cast their votes in favor of Five Plus candidates in the forthcoming parliamentary elections on October 17, 2004 depends directly on how much they know about this opposition coalition.
Data come from a national poll conducted by the Minsk-based Independent Institute of Socioeconomic and Political Studies in June 2004 among 1,508 people aged 18+ by face-to-face interviews. The error of sample does not exceed three percent.
