“Rating” Agency for opinion research and communications based in Skopje for the needs of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Office in Skopje, conducted public opinion field research in Macedonia in the period of 5-15 September, on the subject “The impact of financial crisis on the Macedonian economy and the economic situation in the Macedonian households”.

In this survey, conducted by the model “face to face” interview, were included 1068 households on representative sample of the population in Macedonia. The basic aim of this public opinion research was to obtain information with standardized questionnaire for the following areas of interest:
1. The degree in which citizens in Macedonia, concerning households, feel the effects from the global financial crises    
2. The impact of the crisis on the process of further stratification and increase of the social differences in the country.
3. The nature and the intensity of the basic fears and concerns of citizens in terms of crisis.
4. Confidence in the institutions and subjects with greatest power to overcome the crisis, or reduce its consequences/effects.
5. The social aspect of the crises and its impact on the education, social services and employment
6. Showing possible social democratic solutions and policy priorities respecting the easier overcoming of the existing side-effects and impacts

The team included: experts in public opinion research (Nikola Spasov), experts of the economic movements and policies in Macedonia (Nikola Popovski, MA), experts of the political system and political parties (Prof. Gjorgji Spasov, PhD), and experts of the social policy in Macedonia (Maja Gerovska Mitev, PhD).