ZAGREB, March 22 (Hina) - Most Croatian citizens do not mind the ban on the work of shops and shopping centres on Sundays and only one in three persons (36 percent) finds the new regime of work of shops dissatisfactory. Most of those
who are dissatisfied are students and clerks, while pensioners and housewives are among those who oppose the ban the least (21 and 28 percent respectively).
ZAGREB, March 22 (Hina) - Most Croatian citizens do not mind the ban on
the work of shops and shopping centres on Sundays and only one in
three persons (36 percent) finds the new regime of work of shops
dissatisfactory. Most of those who are dissatisfied are students and
clerks, while pensioners and housewives are among those who oppose the
ban the least (21 and 28 percent respectively).#L#
These are the findings of a survey conducted in March by the GfK
market research agency among 1,000 respondents above the age of 15.
Every other respondent under the age of 40 opposes the ban, while
those above the age of 40 find it less dissatisfactory. People above
the age of 60 are the least opposed to the new work regime of shops,
with only every fifth respondent opposing it.
University students and clerks oppose the ban the most (49 percent),
as do managers and experts (46 percent) and entrepreneurs (43
percent). Pensioners and housewives are the least dissatisfied, with
21 and 28 percent respectively.
Attitudes to the ban also differ according to education, monthly
income and the total household budget.
The survey shows that 23 percent of respondents with primary school
education oppose the ban, while 45 of those with university degrees do
so.
Most opponents of the ban have income exceeding 3,900 kuna (49
percent) and the total household budget of more than 11,700 kuna (47
percent).
Every other resident of Istria, Primorje and Gorski Kotar regions and
the area of Zagreb (45 percent) minds the ban, while the percentage of
opponents in other regions is lower (29-33 percent).
(Hina) rml