Everybody Takes – I Would Also Take

EVERYBODY TAKES – I WOULD ALSO TAKE

ArmInfo
2010-03-25 10:17:00

ArmInfo. 32% businessmen and 34% of individual persons of Armenia,
taken part in the public opinion poll held by ‘Caucasus Research
Resources Centers – Armenia’ (CRRC – Armenia), would accept bribe
suggestion, as everybody take bribe today. The poll was conducted
in 2009 among 1515 household respondents and 400 businessmen. To
the question ‘How would you react at the bribe suggestion?’, 19%
businessmen and 21% household respondents answered they would take it,
and 75% amd 53% espectively they would give. The total of 23% and 43%
respectively of respondents would not give a bribe. To the question
‘why would you give a bribe?’, 84% of businessmen respondents and
80% of household respondent answered as it is impossible to get a
state service in another way. The decision not to give bribe 67%
businessmen and 66% household respondents explained by the fact that
such an approach is unacceptable for them. 18% and 10% respondents
respectively would try to settle the problem in a legal way. 35%
of respondent businessmen and 52% household respondent said they
need money that’s why they take bribe, and 32% and 34% respectively
explained their such intention as today everybody take bribe. 81%
and 75% respondents respectively said they cannot take bribe as it
is unacceptable for them.

50% of common citizens and 38% businessmen do not believe that their
certain actions may help fighting corruption. 22% of common citizens
and 33% businessmen think that the refusal from giving bribe to state
servicemen may become an effective personal initiative. Only 2% of
population and 6% of businessmen mentioned bringing an action against
a functionary as a possible measure for fighting corruption. As for
corruption fighting by the government, 5% of ordinary citizens and 6%
businessmen said they think it is effective, 39% and 34% respectively
think it is effective in a certain way, 22% and 28% respectively
think it is absolutely ineffective.

To the question, what share out of his monthly income a businessman is
ready to pay to irradiate corruption in Armenia, 34% of businessmen
answered they would not pay for that, 26% of them would pay up to 5%
of their income, 20% – 6 – 10%, 12% – 11 – 25%, 4% – 26 – 50% and 4%
are ready to pay more than half of their income for that.