Unemployment, poverty remain gravest problems in Armenia
15.04.2016,
13:45
Unemployment and poverty remain gravest problems in Armenia, Naira Vardanyan, head of the Caucasus Research Resource Center, said Friday presenting the results of the study conducted in South-Caucasian countries in October and November 2015 as part of Caucasian Barometer program.
YEREVAN, April 15. /ARKA/. Unemployment and poverty remain gravest problems in Armenia, Naira Vardanyan, head of the Caucasus Research Resource Center, said Friday presenting the results of the study conducted in South-Caucasian countries in October and November 2015 as part of Caucasian Barometer program.
As many as 4,200 households have been surveyed in Armenia and Georgia as part of the study. Residents of these two countries answered more than 100 questions related to social, economic and political aspects of life in their countries.
Unemployment was pointed out as the gravest problem by 40% of respondents in Armenia and 51% in Georgia, and poverty by 17% and 16% respectively.
The results of the survey show that the rate of the people who consider Armenia as a democratic country is 32% against 28% in 2013 and in Georgia the rate is 17% against 11 in 2013.
Amid the dwindling confidence in public institutions, the army and the church are in advantageous state. In particular, in the army, 76% of surveyed Armenians trust public institutions against 62% in 2016, and in Georgia this rate stands at 74%.
In the church, 46% of Armenians expressed confidence in public institutions.
It has also become known that only 15% of the respondents in Armenia supported constitutional reforms and 9% the accumulative pension scheme.
Unlike Georgians (21%), Armenians favored the Eurasian Economic Union (52%), and 37% of Armenian residents and 41% Georgian residents expressed support for membership in the union.
Vardanyan said that despite adverse developments in the region, people continue living and working.
Happiness index in Armenia stood at 6.5 and in Georgia 6.6 (on a ten-point scale).
The Caucasus Research Resource Center has conducted this study jointly with the Yerevan State University.
The center has been conducting the studies since 2004. --0---
As many as 4,200 households have been surveyed in Armenia and Georgia as part of the study. Residents of these two countries answered more than 100 questions related to social, economic and political aspects of life in their countries.
Unemployment was pointed out as the gravest problem by 40% of respondents in Armenia and 51% in Georgia, and poverty by 17% and 16% respectively.
The results of the survey show that the rate of the people who consider Armenia as a democratic country is 32% against 28% in 2013 and in Georgia the rate is 17% against 11 in 2013.
Amid the dwindling confidence in public institutions, the army and the church are in advantageous state. In particular, in the army, 76% of surveyed Armenians trust public institutions against 62% in 2016, and in Georgia this rate stands at 74%.
In the church, 46% of Armenians expressed confidence in public institutions.
It has also become known that only 15% of the respondents in Armenia supported constitutional reforms and 9% the accumulative pension scheme.
Unlike Georgians (21%), Armenians favored the Eurasian Economic Union (52%), and 37% of Armenian residents and 41% Georgian residents expressed support for membership in the union.
Vardanyan said that despite adverse developments in the region, people continue living and working.
Happiness index in Armenia stood at 6.5 and in Georgia 6.6 (on a ten-point scale).
The Caucasus Research Resource Center has conducted this study jointly with the Yerevan State University.
The center has been conducting the studies since 2004. --0---
