On Wednesday, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria adopted temporary border control with Slovakia due to the rising number of undocumented migrants in the country. According to the rules of Europe's visa-free Schengen zone, the control will last for subsequent 10 days with an opportunity to be prolonged, but for no longer than two months in a row.
The participants of the poll were asked their opinion about the adoption of border control.
The most popular answer was "rather well" (40.9% of respondents), while 31.9% answered "definitely well."
Only 4.8% respondents think of the border control as of "very bad" step, 12.1% think it is "perhaps bad" while the other 10.4% have not heard about the issue or declined to answer.
A high percentage of positive opinions toward the border controls come from all the age groups while the highest percentage (84%) is recorded in the 30-39 age group. The step is supported by 72% of respondents from the groups of 70+ and 60-69, and 63% from the 40-49 age group.
The IBRiS poll was conducted on September 28-30 2023 via CATI and CAPI methods (computer interview and phone survey). According to the data, 1,100 adult citizens of Poland took part in the survey.