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PUBLIC OPINION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ON CORRUPTION IN ARMENIA CRR RRC ARMENIA 21 February, 2020 Yerevan, Armenia

CONTENT  PERCEPTION OF THE CURRENT SITUATION OF ARMENIA  PERCEPTION OF THE EXPANSION AND TRENDS OF CORRUPTION  PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOR WHILE FACING INSTANCES OF CORRUPTION  ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY STATE INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS: AWARENESS AND TRUST  PERCEPTION OF GOVERNMENT ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVITIES  DEMOGRAPHICS

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY The aim of of the resear arch was to to study dy:  The perceptions of the Armenian population regarding corruption and the general situation of Armenia  Personal experience facing instances of corruption;  Public and personal behavior towards corruption;  Awareness and assessment of anti-corruption initiatives in the country;  The sources of information covering cases of corruption. The The ob obje ject ctive ive of of the he pr projec oject: Inform the government, civic society, private sector and international organizations about public perceptions regarding corruption in order to improve public administration and the development of anti-corruption policies and programs. Ti Time meframe frame and nd met ethod hod of of the he su survey vey: Data was collected though face to face interviews from October to November 2019. Sampli pling ng: RA RA residents dents 18 18 years old and older (95% confidence interval 2.5% margin of error) ։ Note: Weighted data are presented, generally % of total.

THE CURRENT SITUATION PERCEPTION OF OF ARMENIA

53.8% are interested in matters of politics and government How interested are you in matters of politics and government? (clo losed-end nded questio ion, n, % of total, l, N=150 1500) 35.6 35.6 24.1 22.1 22.1 18.2 Very in interested So Somewha hat in interested Not Not too in interested Not Not at a all ll in interested

Self-estimation of public activities within the past year and a half How would you rate your engagement in the following activities within the past year and a half? (clo losed-end nded questio ion, n, % of total, l, N=150 1500) Dis Discu cussio ion with with acq cquain aintan ances ab ces about t the even ents t takin aking pla lace in ce in t the co e country 17 17 25 25 24 24 13 13 22 22 Dis Discu cussion sion with with acq cquain aintan ances ces ab about the even ents t s takin aking pla lace ce in in your co comm mmunit ity 13 13 26 26 20 20 15 15 26 26 Par Particip icipatio ation in in p public m lic mar arch ches es and d dem emonstratio ions 8 12 12 12 12 14 14 55 55 Activ Ac ive e promotion on cer certain ain topics in ics in soc social n ial net etwor works (e ks (eg, Faceb cebook) k) 4 6 11 11 12 12 66 66 Particip icipatio ation in in an any initiat itiativ ive ai e aimed ed at at solv solvin ing y your c community ity's p problem ems 3 6 8 13 13 70 70 Pa Particip icipat atio ion in in a a discu iscuss ssio ion ab about your co comm mmunit ity or co country iss issues es 3 4 9 14 14 70 70 Monito itorin ing of b f budget et sp spen endin ing 3 5 10 10 11 11 72 72 Me Meet etin ing with with your co commu munity lea leader er or co council cil memb ember er 3 5 9 11 11 72 72 Atten endin ing me meet etings o organ aniz ized ed b by y your c community ity o or mu munici icipality lity 2 5 9 12 12 72 72 Signin ing a a pet etit itio ion 2 5 8 13 13 71 71 Requ Reques ests t to g gover ernmen ent a agen encies cies fo for in info formation 2 5 7 12 12 74 74 Par Particip icipat atio ion in in me meet etings o s organ aniz ized ed by NG NGOs Os 2 3 7 11 11 77 77 Particip Par icipatio ation in in t the co e condomin iniu ium g gener eral m al meet eetin ing 2 3 5 9 82 82 Par Particip icipat atio ion in in discu iscuss ssions o s organiz ized ed by polit litical ical par arties ies 1 3 7 11 11 78 78 Particip icipatio ation in in c community ity c council m cil meet eetin ings 1 2 8 10 10 79 79 Very activ ctive Ra Rathe her a activ ive Neith Ne ither a activ ive , n nor pass passiv ive Ra Rathe her pass passiv ive Very p passiv ive

Economic issues are the most frequently mentioned problems facing Armenia, 2019 What are the most serious problems facing Armenia today? 2019 (up to 3 answers, % of total l response nses, N=1 =1500, , 3 answers rece ceiv ived on average per respond ndent nt) Un Unempl mploy oyment 25.9 .9 Povert verty 14.0 Low incom Low ome/sa salari ries 12.6 .6 In In the soc social field 10.8 .8 Emigration Emigrati on 5.9 Corru Corrupt ption 5.7 Con Conflict / di dispu spute ov over r Na Nagorn gorno o Kara raba bakh 5.3 Social injustice Social 4.1 In Intern rnal pol political probl problem 2.8 In Inflation/ High pri prices 2.8 Poor or infra rastru ructure re 2.7 Fore oreign gn pol policy y iss ssues 2.0 Leg Legal syst system 1.7 Ec Econom omy 1.3 Other Oth 1.2 Reckless ss expl xploi oitation on of of natura ral re resou sourc rces 0.5 Defense se (a (arm rmy) y) 0.4 Le Level of of cri rimes 0.3 Lac Lack of of fore reign gn inves vestme ment 0.1

Economic issues were the most frequently mentioned problems facing Armenia, 2010 What are the most serious problems facing Armenia today? 2010 (up to 3 answers, % of total l response nses, N=1 =1528 for 2010 10, , 2.5 answers receiv ived on average per respond ndent nt) Un Unempl mploy oyment 27.2 .2 Inflation/ High pri In prices 17.1 Povert verty 13.3 .3 Overa Ov rall econ onom omic iss ssues 8.7 Low Low incom ome/sa salari ries 6.8 Corru Corrupt ption 5.2 Emigration Emigrati on 3.6 Oth Other 3.2 Con Conflict / di dispu spute ov over r Na Nagorn gorno o Kara raba bakh 2.8 Poor or healthcare re syst system 2.4 Pension on syst system 2.4 Edu Education on 2.0 Poor or infra rastru ructure re 2.0 Political inst stabi bility 1.6 Relationsh ships ps with the neigh ghbou bouri ring g cou ountri ries 1.2 Con Conflicts be s between the Governm vernment and d Opp Opposi osition 0.4 Level of Le of cri rimes 0.2

Lack of staff appointments is the most frequently mentioned public administration issue What are the issues facing current public administration in Armenia? ( up p to 3 answer ers, % of total al answer ers, N=1500, , 2.4 answer ers rec eceiv eived ed on aver erage age per r res espon ponde dent) Lack ck of f sta staff ff appoint intment ments 26.4 Pressu Pr ssure fr from m fo forme mer auth uthoriti ities s and nd sa sabotage of f fo former mer 14.4 sta staff ff Lack ck of f pub ubli lic c mana manageme ment nt experien ience ce 14.0 Inco ncomp mplete lete im impleme menta ntation tion of f the la he law 12.4 Uncl Unclear deve velop lopmen ment t persp spect ctive ive 11.2 Inco ncomp mplete lete leg legisl islati tion 7.3 Ex Exte ternal nal pressur sures s (due to to geopolit litical cal si situat tuation ion) 6.8 The The we weak k link ink betwe ween n the the governm nment nt and the the people le 6.4 There are no The no issue issues 0.6 Othe ther 0.5

the EXPANSION PERCEPTION of and TRENDS of CORRUPTION

65% believe that corruption is a serious problem in Armenia How serious of a problem is corruption in Armenia? (clo losed-end nded questio ion, % of total, l, N=1 =1500 for 2019 19, , N=15 1528 for 2010 10) ) 36.5 Ver Very s y serious erious 59.8 28.3 Som Somewhat ewhat s ser erio ious 21.7 25.3 No Not to t too se o serio rious us 13.4 2019 20 19 3.9 Not a No t at all se all serio ious 1.8 20 2010 10 3.1 Corr Corruptio tion d does es not ex not exis ist 0.0 2.9 Don’t know 3.3

81% living in Yerevan and 54% living in rural areas believe that corruption is a serious problem in Armenia The perceived severity of corruption as a problem (%) Yerev Yerevan an (N (N=47 =478) 8) 47.0 33.7 16.6 2.3 0.4 Oth Other urb er urban an (N=46 (N=460) 0) 37.3 30.6 25.4 3.2 3.6 Ru Rural (N al (N=56 =563) 3) 29.8 24.1 34.6 6.3 5.3 Very s Ver y serious erious Som Somewhat ewhat s ser erio ious Not t No t too s serious erious No Not a t at all se all serio ious Corr Corruptio tion d does es not ex not exis ist