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    October 10, 2019
    European Public Opinion Three Decades After the Fall of Communism

    Since 1991, life satisfaction has improved across Europe

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    European Public Opinion Three Decades After the Fall of Communism
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    Those in West and East Germany differ on whether some changes to society and culture were good
    Young people see benefits of changes to health care system since 1989/1991
    Perceptions about changing standard of living differ by income level
    Large increase in people saying the standard of living has improved after 1989/1991 changes
    Many say education, standard of living and national pride have improved in post-communist era, worry about effects on law and order, health care and family values
    People who lived under communism more convinced ordinary people did not benefit from societal changes
    Those with higher incomes more likely to say ordinary people benefited from changes since end of communism
    Increased optimism that changes in 1989/1991 benefited ordinary people
    Most see politicians and business people benefiting from changes since end of communism, more so than ordinary people
    Germans view unification positively but feel the East has been left behind
    Most Russians see great misfortune in dissolution of Soviet Union
    Except in Russia, uptick in those saying economic situation is better than under communism
    Mixed views on whether the economic situation changed for the better after communism
    People with more education favor shift to a market economy
    Young people are more likely to approve of movement to a capitalist economy than older generations
    In some countries, support for the transition to a multiparty system and a free-market economy has rebounded, although support in Russia has declined
    Generally, Central and Eastern Europeans approve of shift to multiparty system and a free market economy
    East and West Germany
    Views of Muslims more unfavorable among supporters of right-wing populist parties
    Women more likely than men to view gender equality as very important
    Younger groups are more optimistic about children’s financial future
    Most are optimistic about relations with other European nations and their own country’s culture
    Since 1991, life satisfaction has improved across Europe
    Largely positive views about the EU and its impact on member states
    Few believe elected officials care what they think
    Judicial fairness, gender equality seen as very important priorities across Europe
    More positive views about the current economic situation in northern European nations
    More optimism about the economic prospects for the next generation in Central and Eastern Europe
    Homosexuality more accepted in Western Europe
    Most in Central, Eastern Europe say post-communist era has been good for education, living standards and national pride
    Most in former Eastern Bloc approve of shift to multiparty and free market systems
    Since 1991, life satisfaction has improved across Europe

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