According to the analysis conducted by the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) Center for Insights in Survey Research 65 per cent of survey respondents name economy and unemployment as the most important problem facing the country today. 37 per cent of citizens consider the cost of living and high prices to be the biggest challenge.

Poverty is the most important problem for 26 per cent of Georgians, while 16 per cent of citizens think it is the coronavirus.

This survey was conducted on behalf of IRI’s Center for Insights in Survey Research by Dr Rasa Alisauskiene of the public and market research company Baltic Surveys/The Gallup Organization between February 2 and February 26, 2021. The fieldwork was conducted by the Institute of Polling and Marketing. Data was collected using a multistage probability sampling method through in-person, in-home interviews. The sample consists of 1,500 Georgians aged 18+ and eligible to vote. The data was weighted for age, gender, region and settlement size. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.5 per cent, and the response rate was 75 per cent. This survey was made possible by the support of the American people through the (USAID).