Frequency distribution (%)
People are like children, the government should take care of them like a parent52
Government is like an employee, the people should be the bosses who control the government33
Agree with neither8
Don't know6
Refuse to answer1

GOVTROL: Government as parent vs government as employee

Question text: Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? 1. People are like children, the government should take care of them like a parent 2. Government is like an employee, the people should be the bosses who control the government

Note: The question was recoded. Original options are as follows: 1. People are like children, the government should take care of them like a parent - Strongly agree 2. People are like children, the government should take care of them like a parent - Agree 3. Government is like an employee, the people should be the bosses who control the government - Agree 4. Government is like an employee, the people should be the bosses who control the government - Strongly agree 5. Agree with neither. Options 1 and 2 were grouped to 'People are like children, the government should take care of them like a parent', 3 and 4 to 'Government is like an employee, the people should be the bosses who control the government'.

Values:
  • People are like children, the government should take care of them like a parent
  • Government is like an employee, the people should be the bosses who control the government
  • Agree with neither
  • Don't know
  • Refuse to answer

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Survey on municipal services in Gori, 2018

The research aimed to assess provision of local services in Gori municipality, identification of formats of cooperation between local government and civic organizations, and study of public attitudes. The survey was conducted in cooperation with Gori Information Centre within the project "Supporting Public Administration Reform in Georgia" (UNDP).

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