The survey focused on mapping the relationships in the coexistence of the Slovak majority and members of the Hungarian minority in linguistically mixed areas of southern Slovakia. Survey questions were mainly aimed at satisfaction with the relationships of Slovaks and Hungarians in selected locations, equal treatment of both nationalities by state authorities, representation of both nationalities in local governments, possibilities of cultural leisure at events presented in individual languages, and possibilities for education in native languages. The level of command of the official language as well as a minority language and foreign languages as such were examined as well. Further questions dealt with the level of influence of representatives of political parties and diocesan authorities on relations between the people of Slovak and Hungarian nationality, identifying causes of the perception of unequal status within the Hungarian minority, and identifying the main economic and social issues in lives of people living in ethnically mixed regions of Slovakia. A group of questions concentrated on ways and possibilities of cultivating the national consciousness of both nations, following the media in individual languages, and surveying the level of satisfaction with the representation of both nationalities in local governments. The survey was conducted in ethnically mixed districts of southern Slovakia on a sample of 778 respondents represented reciprocally by citizens of Slovak and Hungarian nationality using the basic quota characteristics (gender, age, education, residence, district, region as well as religious denomination, and economic status).

Standardized interview using a questionnaire

Residents of 12 districts in southern Slovakia aged 18 and over: Dunajská Streda, Galanta, Šaľa, Nové Zámky, Komárno, Levice, Veľký Krtíš, Lučenec, Rimavská Sobota, Revúca, Rožňava, Trebišov

Quota sampling