54% of IRI survey respondents believe that the country is going in the wrong direction, 39% believe it is going in the right direction

According to the survey published by the International Republican Institute (IRI), 54% of respondents believe that the country is going in the wrong direction, and 39% - in the right direction.

7% said they don't know or refused to answer.

The number of those who believe that the country is going in the wrong direction is the largest in the 18-35 and 35-55 age groups (56-56%) and in urban settlements (59%).

At the same time, the majority of respondents - 54% - believe that the prevailing mood in society is optimistic. 32% believe that it is neutral, and 14% assess the prevailing mood as pessimistic. Pessimistic attitudes are the most in the 18-35 age group (17%) and in Tbilisi (19%).

The fieldwork of the survey was carried out by the Institute of Polling and Marketing. The survey was coordinated by Dr. Rasa Alisauskiene of the public and market research company Baltic Surveys/The Gallup Organization on behalf of the Center for Insights in Survey Research. Data was collected throughout Georgia between September 14 and October 14, 2023, through CAPI administered faceto-face interviews in respondents’ homes. The sample consisted of n=1,200 permanent residents of Georgia aged 18 and older and eligible to vote. It is representative of the general population by the age, gender, region and settlement size. The response rate was 73 percent. The margin of error for the mid-range full sample does not exceed ±2.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The survey was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development.