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In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

Please say to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements Modern science can be relied on to solve our environmental problems

1 Agree strongly   
2 Agree   
3 Neither agree nor disagree   
4 Disagree   
5 Disagree strongly

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country Modern science can be relied on to solve environmental problems
Denmark – 3.44
Slovakia – 3.10
Switzerland – 3.10
Slovenia – 3.08
Germany – 3.02
Hungary – 2.94
Sweden – 2.84
Norway – 2.83
UK – 2.82
Finland – 2.68
Spain – 2.53
Belgium – 2.50
Russia – 2.44
France – 2.41
Portugal – 2.30
Cyprus – 2.24
Estonia – 2.17
Poland – 2.01
Bulgaria – 1.98

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1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

please say what you think overall about the state of health services in [country] nowadays?

0 Extremely bad
…
10 Extremely good   

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / State of health services in country nowaday
Belgium – 7.35
Finland – 6.96
Switzerland – 6.58
France – 6.22
Cyprus – 6.19
Denmark – 6.16
Spain – 6.02
Norway – 5.88
Sweden – 5.84
UK – 5.25
Slovenia – 5.17
Germany – 4.39
Estonia – 4.20
Slovakia – 3.93
Poland – 3.85
Portugal – 3.57
Russia – 3.32
Hungary – 3.29
Bulgaria – 2.56

Source:
1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

please say what you think overall about the state of education in [country] nowadays?

0 Extremely bad
…
10 Extremely good   

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / State of education in country nowadays
Finland – 7.94
Denmark – 7.57
Belgium – 6.59
Norway – 6.42
Switzerland – 6.29
Cyprus – 6.27
Sweden – 5.64
Slovakia – 5.64
UK – 5.47
Estonia – 5.38
Slovenia – 5.31
Poland – 5.20
Spain – 5.20
France – 4.99
Germany – 4.37
Hungary – 4.36
Russia – 4.21
Portugal – 4.18
Bulgaria – 3.53

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1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

And on the whole, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in [country]?

0 Extremely dissatisfied
…
10 Extremely satisfied

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / How satisfied with the way democracy works in country
Denmark – 7.45
Switzerland – 6.87
Finland – 6.76
Cyprus – 6.63
Norway – 6.63
Sweden – 6.35
Spain – 5.92
Belgium – 5.49
Germany – 5.01
UK – 4.88
Estonia – 4.87
Slovakia – 4.78
Slovenia – 4.61
France – 4.57
Poland – 4.34
Portugal – 4.22
Hungary – 3.57
Russia – 3.55
Bulgaria – 2.66

Source:
1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

Now thinking about the [country] government , how satisfied are you with the way it is doing its job?

0 Extremely dissatisfied   
…
10 Extremely satisfied

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / How satisfied with the national government
Finland – 6.28
Cyprus – 6.20
Switzerland – 5.89
Denmark – 5.79
Belgium – 5.04
Sweden – 5.01
Slovakia – 4.96
Spain – 4.80
Norway – 4.77
Estonia – 4.77
Slovenia – 4.47
Russia – 4.37
UK – 3.98
France – 3.84
Germany – 3.60
Portugal – 3.60
Poland – 2.86
Bulgaria – 2.79
Hungary – 2.77

Source:
1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?

0 Extremely dissatisfied   
…
10 Extremely satisfied   

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / How satisfied with life as a whole
Denmark – 8.48
Switzerland – 8.03
Finland – 7.99
Sweden – 7.82
Norway – 7.76
Spain – 7.44
Cyprus – 7.41
Belgium – 7.41
UK – 7.13
Slovenia – 6.97
Germany – 6.71
Poland – 6.67
Estonia – 6.38
France – 6.32
Slovakia – 6.08
Portugal – 5.46
Hungary – 5.31
Russia – 5.19
Bulgaria – 4.66

Source:
1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

In politics people sometimes talk of “left” and “right”. Where would you place yourself on this scale, where 0 means the left and 10 means the right?

0 Left
…
10 Right

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / Placement on left right scale
Poland – 5.77
Finland – 5.72
Estonia – 5.41
Denmark – 5.40
Hungary – 5.33
Norway – 5.25
Sweden – 5.22
Cyprus – 5.21
Russia – 5.15
UK – 5.12
Slovakia – 5.02
Switzerland – 5.00
Belgium – 4.94
Portugal – 4.92
France – 4.83
Slovenia – 4.78
Spain – 4.50
Germany – 4.41
Bulgaria – 4.26

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1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

please tell me on a score of 0-10 how much you personally trust… United Nations?

0 No trust at all
…
10 Complete trust

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / Trust in the United Nations
Norway – 6.77
Denmark – 6.51
Finland – 6.48
Sweden – 6.41
Estonia – 5.57
Hungary – 5.48
Switzerland – 5.35
Poland – 5.33
Slovakia – 5.32
Belgium – 5.28
France – 5.07
Slovenia – 5.07
Spain – 5.04
UK – 4.99
Portugal – 4.93
Bulgaria – 4.84
Germany – 4.68
Russia – 4.27
Cyprus – 4.20

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1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

please tell me on a score of 0-10 how much you personally trust… the police?

0 No trust at all
…
10 Complete trust

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / Trust in the police
Finland – 8.05
Denmark – 7.83
Norway – 7.16
Switzerland – 6.93
Sweden – 6.54
Germany – 6.54
UK – 6.03
Spain – 6.02
Belgium – 5.94
France – 5.75
Cyprus – 5.60
Estonia – 5.54
Hungary – 5.22
Portugal – 5.16
Slovenia – 5.01
Poland – 4.99
Slovakia – 4.71
Bulgaria – 3.82
Russia – 3.35

Source:
1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

please tell me on a score of 0-10 how much you personally trust… the legal system?

0 No trust at all
…
10 Complete trust

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / Trust in the legal system
Denmark – 7.45
Finland – 7.05
Norway – 6.55
Switzerland – 6.22
Cyprus – 6.07
Sweden – 6.04
Germany – 5.46
Estonia – 5.12
Spain – 5.00
UK – 4.99
Belgium – 4.89
France – 4.88
Hungary – 4.41
Slovakia – 4.22
Slovenia – 4.17
Portugal – 4.04
Poland – 3.75
Russia – 3.74
Bulgaria – 2.45

Source:
1. Europe Social Survey 2006
 

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

please tell me on a score of 0-10 how much you personally trust… country’s parliament?

0 No trust at all
…
10 Complete trust

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / Trust in country’s parliament
Denmark – 6.40
Finland – 5.99
Cyprus – 5.70
Switzerland – 5.70
Norway – 5.65
Sweden – 5.62
Belgium – 4.99
Spain – 4.99
Estonia – 4.55
France – 4.31
Slovenia – 4.22
Slovakia – 4.20
UK – 4.16
Germany – 4.09
Portugal – 3.83
Hungary – 3.41
Russia – 3.29
Poland – 2.67
Bulgaria – 2.18

Source:
1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

please tell me on a score of 0-10 how much you personally trust… political parties?

0 No trust at all
…
10 Complete trust

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / Trust in Political Parties
Denmark – 5.67
Finland – 5.00
Switzerland – 4.73
Sweden – 4.62
Norway – 4.49
Belgium – 4.36
Cyprus – 4.21
Slovakia – 3.63
Estonia – 3.50
UK – 3.48
Spain – 3.46
Slovenia – 3.25
France – 3.21
Germany – 3.20
Russia – 2.78
Hungary – 2.62
Portugal – 2.55
Poland – 2.13
Bulgaria – 1.77

Source:
1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

please tell me on a score of 0-10 how much you personally trust… the politicians?

0 No trust at all
…
10 Complete trust

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / Trust in politicians
Denmark – 5.61
Finland – 4.95
Switzerland – 4.90
Sweden – 4.46
Norway – 4.43
Belgium – 4.36
Cyprus – 4.30
Slovakia – 3.57
Estonia – 3.51
Spain – 3.49
UK – 3.37
France – 3.29
Slovenia – 3.21
Germany – 3.18
Russia – 2.90
Hungary – 2.55
Portugal – 2.55
Poland – 2.10
Bulgaria – 1.77

Source:
1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

How often does politics seem so complicated that you can’t really understand what is going on?

1 Never   
2 Seldom   
3 Occasionally   
4 Regularly   
5 Frequently

The participant from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / Politics too complicated to understand
France – 2.86
Cyprus – 2.86
Denmark – 2.88
Sweden – 2.88
Norway – 2.91
Estonia – 2.97
Switzerland – 3.02
Germany – 3.02
Belgium – 3.06
Bulgaria – 3.11
Slovenia – 3.15
Hungary – 3.15
Slovakia – 3.17
Russia – 3.23
UK – 3.24
Spain – 3.31
Portugal – 3.37
Finland – 3.39
Poland – 3.40

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1. Europe Social Survey 2006

In Europe Social Survey 2006, the following question is asked:

How difficult or easy do you find it to make your mind up about political issues ?

1 Very difficult   
2 Difficult   
3 Neither difficult nor easy   
4 Easy   
5 Very easy

The participants from 19 countries answered the question above and here is the mean score value of the result:

Country / Making mind up about political issues
Denmark – 3.36
Cyprus – 3.33
Hungary – 3.22
Germany – 3.18
Bulgaria – 3.17
Finland – 3.06
UK – 3.05
Norway – 3.03
Switzerland – 2.98
Slovenia – 2.94
Slovakia – 2.91
Poland – 2.91
Estonia – 2.89
Sweden – 2.86
Belgium – 2.73
Spain – 2.65
Russia – 2.65
France – 2.56
Portugal – 2.51

Source:
1. Europe Social Survey 2006