More than 1,000 citizens answered to the following questions:

• Are you interested in human rights-related issues?
• Do you believe that human rights in Greece are protected?
• Do you think that human rights have been threatened in recent years?
• How critical is the issue of human rights to the political party you voted for in the European Elections?

It is quite interesting to observe respondents' opinions on the human rights situation in Greece and how seriously they feel their party of choice considers the issue.

Briefly: Six out of 10 respondents stated their interest in the protection of human rights; likewise, 60% of the respondents believe that human rights are not protected in Greece. Fifty-five percent said that political parties making human rights a priority is not a prerequisite for their support.

Political scientists Elias Tsaousakis and Helen Takou, as well as Andrew Takis, assistant professor at the Thessaloniki School of Law, commented on the results of the survey. They also explained why the operation and funding of human rights organizations is necessary in order to protect the welfare state.

Companies: VPRC (Reg. GNCRT: 9) - member of the Association of Greek Market and Opinion Research Companies (AGMORC), ESOMAR and WAPOR.

Objective: Observance of public opinion regarding the political situation and political-social issues.

Type and method: Quantitative research, telephone interviews of respondents using a structured questionnaire.

Population: General population over the age of 18.

Region/Area: The entire country, including the Aegean and Ionian islands.

Sample: The sample size is 1,000 persons and was realized in an actual sample of 1,003 persons.

Time: The field research was carried out April 1-3, 2014.

Sampling method: The method of stratified sampling was followed. The layers of research were the administrative regions of the country, including the islands of the Aegean and Ionian seas. From each layer, a random sample of telephone numbers was selected (using a random number generator), sized proportionally to the population (over the age of 18) of the layer, and evenly distributed to all call centers of the layer. This sampling method ensured that the survey was both random and representative of the basic features of the actual population of the study areas.

Standard error: The maximum statistical margin of error for the survey is 3.1%.

Fieldwork personnel: Twelve researchers and two supervisors worked to complete the survey.

VPRC's comments: The response percentages are presented in a rounded form, and therefore do not meet the sum of 100% in some cases. The exact wording of the questions posed to the respondents is presented.