Fifty percent of respondents believe that Croatia's position on the international scene will be safer and stronger to some extent if the country joins NATO, while 23 percent believe that it will be considerably safer.
Eleven percent of respondents believe that Croatia's position will be weaker and less safe to some extent, while eight percent say that it will be considerably less safe and weaker.
Most respondents, 54%, believe that Croatia will join NATO in the next two to five years, while only five percent believe that Croatia will not join the alliance.
More than 20% of respondents said that Croatia would join NATO in more than five years, while 13% said that the country would be admitted in less than two years.
The attitude of Croatian citizens to NATO has been monitored since 2003.
Since then, the number of those opposing Croatia's NATO membership has grown, as has the number of supporters, while the number of undecided respondents has decreased.
A comparison with the previous survey in late 2006 shows a rise from 30 to 43 percent in support for NATO membership and a drop from 37 to 31 percent in opposition. One-fifth of respondents remain undecided.
The latest survey was conducted in the period from 9 to 16 March and covered 1,000 respondents.