Changing Social Priorities and the Increased Salience of the Economy in Estonia: 1991-96(1)

by

Barbara A. Anderson
Professor, Department of Sociology
Population Studies Center
1225 S. University Avenue
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA 48104-2590
John H. Romani
Professor Emeritus of Public Health Administration
Department of Health Management and Policy
School of Public Health
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA 48109-2029

A paper presented at the
Workshop on Identity Formation and Social Issues in Estonia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
Kyiv, Ukraine
August 3-8, 1997

Abstract
Introduction and Overview
About Estonia
1996 Focus Group Interviews in Estonia
Views of Social Issues in Estonia in 1991
Conclusions and Implications
Endnotes
References
Figure 1. Annual Percentage Growth in Gross Domestic Product in Selected Countries of the Former Soviet Union, 1990-95
Figure 2. Rank Ordering of Social Problems, Esontia 1991
Figure 3. Percent Satisfied with Various Aspects of Life, Estonia 1991
Figure 4. Percent Thinking it Likely to Lose Job in Next Six Months, Estonia 1991
Figure 5. Percent Accepting Economic Risks with Marketization, Estonia 1991
Table 1. Schematic Representation of Areas Members of Focus Groups Saw as Having Improved or Worsened in Previous Decade, Estonia 1996
Table 2. Schematic Representation of Whether Members of Focus Groups saw the Economic Situation as Improving or Declining in Previous Decade, Estonia 1996
Appendix Table 1. Views of Social Issues in Estonia in 1996
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