CAIET BOP

1
(No Transcript)
2
Emancipation and development this is the title
of a new program of Open Society Foundation to be
carried out in 2000-2001, with the main purpose
of designing gender centered public policies. So
far such topics have sometimes been the concern
of non-governmental organizations, and I have
even seldom heard political men or women,
journalists tackling or at least discussing such
issues. Nobody questioned the Romanian society
about the role that women and men should have in
Romanian life, about the relationships between
them, or their everyday life. The idea of such a
poll is not novel. It was advocated by AnA
Society for Feminist Analyses and by the Women
Program of the Foundation. But designing
gender-centered public policies is a process that
cannot be pursued without considering the way
public opinion think about it, the priorities it
envisages. Therefore, we believed that it was
high time for the Gender Barometer. Mihaela
Miroiu, Manuela Stanculescu, Ionica Berevoiescu
and myself have been the members of the
coordinating team who was engaged in designing
the present poll, from choosing the topics,
finalizing the question sets, pre-testing the
questions, to interpreting the collected data.
It is our pleasure to thank to all who have
helped us along the project, supporting us with
invaluable ideas, time and their expertise
Alfred Bulai, Laura Grumberg, Valentina
Marinescu, Dumitru Sandu. Due to the
limitations of the traditionally printed formula,
our work represents only a selection of
information and data collected for the
interviews. The complete database of the poll is
to be found on the web page of Open Society
Foundation www.osf.ro. Thanks are due to all of
those invited by the Foundation to take part at
the brainstorming organized before launching the
idea of the Gender Barometer Mircea Cartarescu,
Laura Grunberg, Anca Jugaru, Dina Loghin,
Cristina Mihai, Mihaela Miroiu, Doina Stefanescu,
Marina Roman, Roxana Tesiu, Cristian Vladescu. We
express our belief that their outstanding
commitment in understanding and promoting womens
rights will go on as well as their collaboration
with Open Society Foundation. Our fruitful
collaboration with The Gallup Organization
Romania has been of paramount importance in
carrying out the survey, and we are grateful to
director Alina Serbanica for her professional
commitment in this project.    
Renate Weber Chair of the
National Board Open Society Foundation -
Romania
Program
Coordinator Oana Cinca


Tel. (40) -1 - 212 54 30, 312 86 36, 312 70 52
Fax (40) - 1 - 312 70 53


E-mail ocinca_at_buc.osf.ro
 
Gender Barometer - August 2000
2
3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• The sample volume 1839 persons aged 18 and over.
• The type of the sample stratified,
  probabilistic, tri-stadial.
• Stratification criteria 18 cultural areas
  grouped by historical regions, place of residence
  (urban-rural), the size of urban localities
  (towns under 30 thousand inhabitants, towns
  between 30-100 thousands inhabitants, cities with
  100-200 thousand inhabitants, and over 200
  thousand inhabitants), the development level of
  rural localities (low, medium and high).
• Sampling design probabilistic selection of the
  localities (116), of sampling points (200
  constituencies) and of persons. In order to
  select the persons, the latest electoral
  registers were used as a main source. The
  sampling design is the same as that used in
  1998, 1999 and 2000 research activities of OSF
  for the Public Opinion Barometer.
• Representativeness the sample is representative
  for the adult population of Romania over 18 years
  old, with a sampling error 2,3 . For each
  historical region of Romania (Moldavia,
  Dobrogea, Valachia, Oltenia, Banat,
  Crisana-Maramures, Transylvania, Bucharest) the
  corresponding sampling has a smaller
  representativeness than the national sampling.
• Checking the sample was checked against the
  data form the National Council for Statistics and
  the 1992 Census.
• The presented values represent the values
  obtained in the field (no weighting was
  performed).
• The interviews were taken at respondents
  household.
• Data display The presentation of the data is
  selective. The breakdowns submitted are
  statistically significant. The variables used
  are sex, age group (18-29, 30-59, 60 and),
  level of education (primary education - 8 grades
  at the most secondary education more than 8
  grades, but no more than upper secondary school
  higher education at least post upper secondary
  school to graduate studies), the occupational
  status of the respondent (employed, pensioner,
  student, unemployed, unregistered unemployed,
  housewife), place of residence (cities- over 100
  thousand inhabitants, towns - less than 100
  thousand inhabitants and commune/villages) and
  historical region. For the complete list of
  questions and for data conveying to more
  elaborated analysis, please access the complete
  database in the web page of Open Society
  Foundation www.osf.ro.
• Survey timetable 17 July - 4 August 2000.

G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation Romania
4
CUPRINS
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
5
Is it womens duty more than mens to undertake
the housework?
breakdown by historical region
How to read the figure 59 of respondents in
Moldavia think that doing the housework is
womens duty more than mens, 36 answered that
doing the housework is not womens duty more
than mens, and 5 do not know or do not answer.
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
6
Is it womens duty more than mens to undertake
the housework?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
7
Is it womens duty more than mens to undertake
the housework?
breakdown by occupational status
How to read the figure 68 of the retired that
it is womens duty more than mens to undertake
the housework, 24 think that it is not womens
duty more than mens to undertake the housework,
and 8 do not know or do not answer.
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
8
Is it womens duty more than mens to undertake
the housework?
breakdown by age group
18 - 29
30 - 59
G A L L U P
60 and
Open Society Foundation
9
Is it womens duty more than mens to undertake
the housework?
breakdown by level of education
primary education
secondary education
R O M Â N I A
higher education
Gender Barometer - August 2000
10
Is it womens duty more than mens to undertake
the housework?
breakdown by place of residence
city
town
R O M Â N I A
commune / village
Gender Barometer - August 2000
11
Is it mens duty more than womens to be the main
breadwinners in the household?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
12
Is it mens duty more than womens to be the main
breadwinners in the household?
breakdown by historical region
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
13
Is it mens duty more than womens to be the main
breadwinners in the household?
breakdown by age group
18 - 29
30 - 59
G A L L U P
60 and
Open Society Foundation
14
Is it mens duty more than womens to be the main
breadwinners in the household?
breakdown by occupational status
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
15
Is it mens duty more than womens to be the main
breadwinners in the household?
breakdown by level of education
primary education
secondary education
R O M Â N I A
higher education
Gender Barometer - August 2000
16
Is it mens duty more than womens to be the main
breadwinners of the household?
breakdown by place of residence
city
town
R O M Â N I A
commune/ village
Gender Barometer - August 2000
17
In your opinion does a woman have to follow her
man?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
18
In your opinion does a woman have to follow her
man?
breakdown by historical region
R O M Â N I A
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer - August 2000
19
In your opinion does a woman have to follow her
man?
breakdown by age group
How to read the figure within the age group 18
29 , 70 of respondents think that the woman
has to follow her man, 10 that the woman does
not have to follow him and 19 answered It
depends.
G A L L U P
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
20
In your opinion does a woman have to follow her
man?
breakdown by level of education
How to read the figure within primary
education category, 87 of the interviewed think
that the woman has to follow her man, 4 think
that the woman does not have to follow him, and
9 answered It depends.
R O M Â N I A
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer - August 2000
21
In your opinion does a woman have to follow her
man?
breakdown by occupational status
G A L L U P
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
22
In your opinion does a woman have to follow her
man?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer - August 2000
23
Are men as able as women in raising children?
breakdown by historical region
R O M Â N I A
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer - August 2000
24
Are men as able as women in raising children?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
25
Are men as able as women in raising children?
breakdown by age group
G A L L U P
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
26
Are men as able as women in raising children?
breakdown by level of education
R O M Â N I A
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer - August 2000
27
Are men as able as women in raising children?
breakdown by occupational status
G A L L U P
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
28
Are men as able as women in raising children?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer - August 2000
29
Is man the head of the family?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
30
Is man the head of the family?
breakdown by sex
males
R O M Â N I A
females
Gender Barometer - August 2000
31
Is man the head of the family?
breakdown by level of education
G A L L U P
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
32
Is man the head of the family?
breakdown by historical region
G A L L U P
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
33
Is man the head of the family?
breakdown by age group
R O M Â N I A
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer - August 2000
34
Is man the head of the family?
breakdown by occupational status
R O M Â N I A
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer - August 2000
35
Is man the head of the family?
breakdown by place of residence
G A L L U P
The differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
36
Is woman the mistress of the house?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
37
Is woman the mistress of the house?
breakdown by sex
males
G A L L U P
females
Open Society Foundation
38
Is woman the mistress of the house?
breakdown by historical region
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
39
Is woman the mistress of the house?
breakdown by level of education
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
40
Is woman the mistress of the house?
breakdown by age group
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
41
Is woman the mistress of the house?
breakdown by occupational status
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
42
Is woman the mistress of the house?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
43
Do you usually go out alone in the late evening?
breakdown by sex
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
44
Do you usually go out alone in the late evening?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
45
Why dont you go out in the late evening?
calculated just for those who do not go out in
the late evening
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
46
Compared with men, the women you know are more,
asas, or less ?
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
47
Compared with men, the women you know are more,
asas, or less ?
breakdown by sex
males
females
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA
Open Society Foundation
48
What is important for a successful marriage?
R O M Â N I A
Difference up to 100 represent less
important/not at all important and DK/DA.
Gender Barometer - August 2000
49
Is it important for the spouses to match
sexually?
breakdown by age group
G A L L U P
Difference up to 100 represent less
important/not at all important and DK/DA.
Open Society Foundation
50
Is it important for the spouses to match sexually?
breakdown by level of education
R O M Â N I A
Difference up to 100 represent less
important/not at all important and DK/DA.
Gender Barometer - August 2000
51
Is it important for the spouses to match sexually?
breakdown by historical region
G A L L U P
Difference up to 100 represent de less
important/not at all important and DK/DA.
Open Society Foundation
52
Is it important for the spouses to match sexually?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
Difference up to 100 represent less important/
not important at all and DK/DA.
Gender Barometer - August 2000
53
Which is the most important condition for a
successful marriage?
- just one answer -
G A L L U P
Difference up to 100 representother answers
and DK/DA.
Open Society Foundation
54
Which is the most important condition for a
successful marriage?
- Just one answer -
breakdown by age group
How to read the figure 28 of the respondents
aged18 - 29 think that the most important
condition for a successful marriage is that the
spouses should love each other, while only 20
of the respondents aged 60 and think that the
most important condition is love. Differences up
to 100 represent other answers and DK/DA.
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
55
Which is the most important condition for a
successful marriage?
- just one answer -
breakdown by level of education
G A L L U P
Difference up to 100 represent other answers and
DK/DA.
Open Society Foundation
56
Which is the most important condition for a
successful marriage?
- Just one answer -
breakdown by historical region
R O M Â N I A
Difference up to 100 represent other answers and
DK/DA.
Gender Barometer - August 2000
57
Which is the most important condition for a
successful marriage?
- just one mention -
breakdown by place of residence
G A L L U P
Difference up to 100 represent other answers and
DK/DA.
Open Society Foundation
58
Do you agree that domestic work should be paid as
any other type of labor?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
59
Do you agree that domestic work should be paid as
any other type of labor?
breakdown by place of residence
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
60
Do you agree that domestic work should be paid as
any other type of labor?
breakdown by historical region
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
61
Is domestic work the easiest of all types of work?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
62
Who does the shopping in your family?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
63
Who does the shopping in your family?
breakdown by sex
How to read the figure 41 of male respondents
declare that women do the shopping in their
household every day , 24 of them say that men
do the daily shopping in their household, and
34 of men say that both women and men do the
daily shopping in their household. At the same
time, 61 of interviewed women say that it is
women who do the main shopping in their household
every day, 12 of them say that the men do the
daily shopping, and 26 declare that both women
and men do it.
G A L L U P
The differences up to 100 represent DA.
Open Society Foundation
64
Who takes the decision of how the money should be
spent in your household?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
65
Who takes the decision of how the money should be
spent in your household?
breakdown by sex
How to read the figure see the figure on page 63
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DA".
Open Society Foundation
66
Do you think that your spouse/partner is more or
less skilful in doing the cooking?
breakdown by sex
calculated only for those living in a couple
(married or living as married)
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
67
Do you think that your spouse/partner is more or
less skilful in ... doing various repairs?
breakdown by sex
How to read the figure only 12 of the male
respondents think that they wife/partner is more
skilful in repairing things , 8 think that she
is as skilful as he is, 42 that she is less
skilful in repairing things, and 37 declare that
their wife/partner does not do any repairs at
home. At the same time, 74 of female respondents
think that their husband/partner is more skilful
in doing such household tasks, etc..
calculated only for those living in a couple
(married or partners)
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
68
Do you think that your spouse/partner is more or
less skilful in looking after a sick child?
breakdown by sex
calculated only for those living in a couple
(married or living as married)
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA.
Gender Barometer - August 2000
69
Do you think that your spouse/partner is more or
less skilful in doing the cleaning?
breakdown by sex
calculated only for those living in a couple
(married or living as married)
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
70
Do you think that your spouse/partner is more or
less skilful in painting the house?
breakdown by sex
calculated only for those living in a couple
(married or living as married)
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
71
Who performs the following tasks in your
household?? (1)
calculated only for those possessing a car
those who do not live in a rented house
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DA".
Open Society Foundation
72
Who performs the following tasks in your
household? (2)
calculated only for those living in
household with children those living in
household with school-aged children
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DA".
Gender Barometer - August 2000
73
How do you regard women who have children ?
without being married
G A L L U P
without being married and who do not want to get
married
Open Society Foundation
74
How do you regard women who have children ?
breakdown by historical region
without being married
R O M Â N I A
without being married and who do not want to get
married
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
75
How do you regard women who have children ?
breakdown by age group
without being married
G A L L U P
without being married and who do not want to get
married
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
76
How do you regard women who have children ?
breakdown by level of education
without being married
R O M Â N I A
without being married and who do not want to get
married
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
77
How do you regard women who have children ?
breakdown by place of residence
without being married
G A L L U P
without being married and who do not want to get
married
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
78
Who should raise the children in a family?
R O M Â N I A
(the father,the grandparents, the state)
Gender Barometer - August 2000
79
Who should raise the children in a family?
breakdown by level of education
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
80
Who should raise the children in a family?
breakdown by age group
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
81
Who should raise the children in a family?
breakdown by occupational status
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
82
Who should raise the children in a family?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
83
Do you personally know cases of incest?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
84
How often, in the last two years, have occurred
in your family ?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
85
What are the most important values in boys/girls
education?
- multiple answer question -
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
86
Do you want to have a (another) child?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
87
Do you want to have a (another) child?
breakdown by sex
males
G A L L U P
females
Open Society Foundation
88
Do you protect yourself against unwanted
pregnancies?
calculated just for those who do not want to
have a child.
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
89
What do you specifically do?
- multiple answer question -
calculated just for those protecting against
unwanted pregnancies.
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
90
Have you had any spare time in June 2000 (i.e.
you did not have to work at your job, at home or
anywhere else)?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
91
Do you want to have more or less spare time?
breakdown by sex
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
92
Where did you spend your spare time last week
home or outside home?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
93
Where did you spend your spare time last week
home or outside home?
breakdown by sex
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
94
Where did you spend your spare time last week
home or outside home?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
95
Whom did you spend your spare time with last
week?
- multiple-answer question -
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
96
Whom did you spend your spare time with?
- multiple-answer question -
breakdown by sex
How to read the figure 70 of male respondents
spent their spare time with families, 26 with
their friends, 12 did not have spare time, etc.
70 of female respondents spent their spare time
with their family, 18 with friends, 12 did not
have spare time, etc.
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
97
What did you specifically do in your spare time
last week?
- multiple-answer question -
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
98
What did you specifically do in your spare time
last week?
- multiple-answer question -
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
99
In your opinion should prostitution be outlawed
or legalized?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
100
In your opinion should prostitution be outlawed
or legalized?
breakdown by sex
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
101
In your opinion should prostitution be outlawed
or legalized?
breakdown by age group
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
102
In your opinion should prostitution be outlawed
or legalized?
breakdown by level of education
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
103
In your opinion should prostitution be outlawed
or legalized?
breakdown by place of residence
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
104
In your opinion should prostitution be outlawed
or legalized?
breakdown by historical region
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
105
Why do you think that prostitution should be
outlawed?
- open-response question -
calculated only for those who declared that
prostitution should be outlawed
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
106
Why do you think that prostitution should be
legalized?
- open-response question -
calculated just for those who declared that
prostitution should be legalized
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
107
Do you personally know anybody who has performed
sexual activities for money in the last two years?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
108
Have you heard of a friend or a relative who was
requested for sexual favors in exchange for
material or professional advantages, or for
keeping her/his job in the last two years?
Generally, these persons are ...
Only for those who answered yes at this
question (101 respondents)
R O M Â N I A
by sex
by age
Gender Barometer - August 2000
109
Who are those persons requesting sexual favors in
exchange for material or professional advantages,
or for keeping her/his job?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
110
Among your friends, relatives or colleagues have
you heard of cases of
Battered husbands / male partners
R O M Â N I A
Battered wives / female partners
Gender Barometer - August 2000
111
Have you heard of cases of battered
husbands/partners among your friends, relatives
or colleagues?
breakdown by age group
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
112
Have you heard of cases of battered
husbands/partners among your friends, relatives
or colleagues?
breakdown by level of education
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
113
Have you heard of cases of battered
husbands/partners among your friends, relatives
or colleagues?
breakdown by place of residence
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
114
Have you heard of cases of battered
husbands/partners among your friends, relatives
or colleagues?
breakdown by historical region
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
115
Have you ever been battered by your wife /
husband / partner?
breakdown by sex
calculated only for those who had/have a
female/male partner
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DA".
Open Society Foundation
116
Who should intervene when a spouse/partner is
battered?
- multiple-answer question -
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
117
How often do you experience problems in your
couple?
calculated only for couples
G A L L U P
type of residence
Open Society Foundation
118
What are the causes of your couples problems?
- multiple-answer question-
calculated just for those experiencing problems
in their couple
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
119
Do you have sexual relations with your partner
even when you do not want it?
calculated only for those living with
spouse/partner
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
120
Is there a real equality of rights between women
and men in Romania?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
121
Is there a real equality of rights between women
and men in Romania?
breakdown by sex
males
G A L L U P
females
Open Society Foundation
122
Is there a real equality of rights between women
and men in Romania?
breakdown by age group
18 - 29
30 - 59
R O M Â N I A
60 and
Gender Barometer - August 2000
123
Is there a real equality of rights between women
and men in Romania?
breakdown by level of education
primary education
secondary education
G A L L U P
higher education
Open Society Foundation
124
Is there a real equality of rights between women
and men in Romania?
breakdown by place of residence
city
town
R O M Â N I A
commune/village
Gender Barometer - August 2000
125
Is there a real equality of rights between women
and men in Romania?
breakdown by occupational status
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
126














What
is your understanding of equality of rights
between women and men?
- multiple-answer question-
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
127
What is your understanding of equality of rights
between women and men?
- multiple-answer question-
Breakdown by "Is there a real equality of
rights between women and men in Romania"
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
128
What is your understanding of equality of rights
between women and men?
- multiple-answer question-
Breakdown by "Is there a real equality of
rights between women and men in Romania"
- male sample -
No, there is not
Yes, there is
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
129
What is your understanding of equality of rights
between women and men?
- multiple-answer question-
Breakdown by "Is there a real equality of
rights between women and men in Romania"
- female sample-
No, there is not.
Yes, there is.
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
130
In your opinion, in families similar to yours,
who should lead?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
131
In your opinion, in families similar to yours,
who should lead?
breakdown by level of education
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Open Society Foundation
132
In your opinion, in families similar to yours,
who should lead?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DK/DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
133
In your opinion, who should lead in public life
(administration, politics, workplace)?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
134
In your opinion, who should lead in public life
(administration, politics, workplace)?
breakdown by level of education
R O M Â N I A
Difference up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer- August 2000
135
In your opinion, who should lead in public life
(administration, politics, workplace)?
breakdown by place of residence
G A L L U P
Difference up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
136
What influence would have womens involvement in
?
political life
R O M Â N I A
...business
Gender Barometer- August 2000
137
What influence would have womens involvement in
?
breakdown by sex
political life
G A L L U P
...business
Difference up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
138
What influence would have womens involvement in
?
breakdown by age group
political life
R O M Â N I A
...business
Difference up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer- August 2000
139
What influence would have womens involvement in
?
breakdown by level of education
political life
G A L L U P
...business
Difference up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
140
What influence would have womens involvement in
?
breakdown by occupational satus
political life
R O M Â N I A
...business
Difference up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Gender Barometer- August 2000
141
What influence would have womens involvement in
?
breakdown by place of residence
political life
G A L L U P
...business
Difference up to 100 represent "DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
142
What would you elect in a position of ?
calculated only for respondents with valid
answers (DK/DA were excluded)
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer- August 2000
143
In your opinion?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
144
In your opinion ?
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer- August 2000
145
Are men more capable in leaders than women?
breakdown by level of education
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
146
Are men more capable leaders than women?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer- August 2000
147
Are women educated to think that being in a
leadership/executive position is not their
business?
breakdown by level of education
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
148
Are women educated to think that being in a
leadership/executive position is not their
business?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer- August 2000
149
Are men interested that women would not compete
with them for leadership/executive positions?
breakdown by sex
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
150
Are women too engaged in domestic work and do not
have time for leadership/executive positions?
breakdown by level of education
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer- August 2000
151
Are women too engaged in domestic work and do not
have time for leadership/executive positions?
breakdown by place of residence
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
152
Women are not in leadership/executive positions
because their families do not allow them?
breakdown by sex
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer- August 2000
153
Women are not in leadership/executive positions
because their families do not allow them?
breakdown by level of education
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
154
Women are not in leadership/executive positions
because their families do not allow them?
breakdown by place of residence
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer- August 2000
155
Are women afraid to undertake major
responsibilities?
breakdown by level of education
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
156
Whom do you discuss your opinions about the
current national or local affairs?
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DA".
Gender Barometer- August 2000
157
Whom do you discuss your opinions about the
current national or local affairs?
males
females
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DA".
Open Society Foundation
158
Have you lately?
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DA".
Gender Barometer- August 2000
159
Who should be employed in the following domains?
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
160
Who influenced your decision when you decided
to get married (first time)?
breakdown by sex
How to read the figure For 47 of the male
respondents their partener/ wife influenced
their decision when they decided to get married,
for 9 of them parents influnenced their
decision, for 2 it was somebody else who had an
influence, while 41 of male respondents declared
that it was their own decision.
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DA".
Gender Barometer- August 2000
161
Who influenced your decision when you decided
to have children?
breakdown by sex
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DA"
Open Society Foundation
162
Who influenced your decision when you choose...
your friends?
breakdown by sex
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
163
Who influenced your decision when you chose ...
the (type of) school to attend?
breakdown by sex
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DA"
Open Society Foundation
164
Who influenced your decision when you came to a
resolution about your profession?
breakdown by sex
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
165
Who influenced your decision when you chose...
your job ?
breakdown by sex
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent "DA"
Open Society Foundation
166
Who influenced your decision when you decided ...
where to live?
breakdown by sex
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent "DA"
Gender Barometer - August 2000
167
What did a man you know do when he lost his job?
- multiple-answer question -
calculated just for those who know personally
somebody who lost his job
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
168
What did a woman you know do when she lost her
job?
- multiple-answer question -
calculated just for those who know personally
somebody who lost her job
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
169
Do you know somebody that when s/he lost her/his
job.?
How to read the figure from the respondents who
know personally a person who lost her/his job,72
do not know somebody who took up drinking, 19
do know a man who took up drinking, only 1
know a women who did that, , while 5 of them
know both a man and a woman in this situation,
and 3 do not know/de not answer.
calculated just for those who know personally
somebody who lost her job
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
170
If you had more money, what would you buy first
from the following list?
-first option -
R O M Â N I A
Differences up to 100 represent"DK/DA".
Gender Barometer - August 2000
171
If you had more money, what would you buy first
from the following list?

• first option -

breakdown by sex
G A L L U P
Differences up to 100 represent"DK/DA".
Open Society Foundation
172
If you had more money, what would you buy first
from the following list ?
- two options -
R O M Â N I A
Gender Barometer - August 2000
173
If you had more money, what would you buy first
from the following list?
- two options -
breakdown by sex
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation
174
Technical chart The sample profile of Gender
Barometer
As in research literature (Dumitru Sandu -
Sociologia Tranzitiei, Ed. Staff, Bucuresti,
1996), the following groups of counties (judete)
are considered cultural areas
MM SM AR BH 1
AG DB PH BZ BL 4 GR TR IL CL
AB HD BV SB CJ MS 7 CV HG BN SJ
R O M Â N I A
TM CS 2
BUCURESTI 5
BC NT VR SV GL IS BT VS 8
OT DJ MH GJ VL 3
TL CT 6
Cultural areas were grouped into the following
historical provinces Crisana-Maramures (1),
Banat (2), Oltenia (3), Valachia (4), Bucharest
(5), Dobrogea (6), Transylvania (7), Moldavia (8).
Gender Barometer - August 2000
175
Behind the scene of the Gender Barometer
The interviews were taken from 17 July 4
August 2000. The period after was employed for
electronic data processing, editing and printing
the poll. Also, standard procedures for checking
the interviews and the sampling were run. The
Institute for Science and Social Reform (ISSR)
ran the control procedures for interviews and
respondents selection. 172 addresses from 18
localities were checked by the operators of
GALLUP Organization, Romania. Validation of the
research carried out by Gender Barometer took
into consideration both the control run by ISSR
and also the thorough checking of data
consistency. 92 operators collected the data in
1839 face to face interviews. The sample
contains 116 localities, out of which 67 are
communes, and 49 towns and cities, spread all
over the historical regions of the country. The
most remote village (88 km from a town) is
Ceamurlia de Jos, the main village of Topalu
commune in Tulcea county. The sample contains
1839 persons, with 1016 women. The oldest woman
is a 94-year widow, living on a 300000 lei
agricultural pension, in the main village of a
commune in Botosani county. The oldest man is 90
he is living with his 76-year wife on a 600 000
lei agricultural pension (plus his wifes 120 000
lei state pension) in a village in Prahova
county. The book was printed in 1000 copies to
be distributed free of charge to all persons
interested in the subject.  
The interviews were taken from 17 July 4
August 2000. The period after was employed for
electronic data processing, editing and printing
the poll. Also, standard procedures for checking
the interviews and the sampling were run. The
Institute for Science and Social Reform (ISSR)
ran the control procedures for interviews and
respondents selection. 172 addresses from 18
localities were checked by the operators of
GALLUP Organization, Romania. Validation of the
research carried out by Gender Barometer took
into consideration both the control run by ISSR
and also the thorough checking of data
consistency. 92 operators collected the data in
1839 face to face interviews. The sample
contains 116 localities, out of which 67 are
communes, and 49 towns and cities, spread all
over the historical regions of the country. The
most remote village (88 km from a town) is
Ceamurlia de Jos, the main village of Topalu
commune in Tulcea county. The sample contains
1839 persons, with 1016 women. The oldest woman
is a 94-year widow, living on a 300000 lei
agricultural pension, in the main village of a
commune in Botosani county. The oldest man is 90
he is living with his 76-year wife on a 600 000
lei agricultural pension (plus his wifes 120 000
lei state pension) in a village in Prahova
county. English translation Otilia Dragomir. 
G A L L U P
Open Society Foundation