Public opinion and national defence in

autumn 2016

58%in February

2001

The trustworthinessof the Defence Forcesremains high

People who trust the Defence Forces:

75%in October

2016

of the population are not in favour of mandatory military service

13%of the population

supports the preservation of the national defence

model

81%

A conscript service based reserve armyStrong support for the presentorganisation of national defence:

78%

National defence has beendeveloped effectively

of people think so

82% of Estonian people are in

favour of armed resistance 3%

The desire of Estonian people to defend their country is strong!

In the case of an attack:

only 3% of Estonian people would definitely not put up armed resistance

Readiness to participate in defence activitiesis high

57% of men aged 65 and over

77% of men aged 15-34

78% of men aged 35-49

75% of men aged 50-64

63%

Security and threats. The world is becoming more unstable, but mostly outside of Estonia

of people consider it probable that instability

and armed conflicts in the world will increase

29%

of people consider it probable that a military attack will be launched against Estonia in the next ten years

54% 2000 May

89%2016 October

89% of Estonians support Estonia’s NATO membership

92% of the population consider military service necessary

65% of the population condemn military service evasion

Military service is considered necessary

68% of Estonians are in favourof women also doing military service

of Estonian people feel it should be possible to study national defence in all secondary education schools

84%

Knowledge of national defence is considered important

77%75%

2014 2015

that national defence is a duty of society as a whole

77% feel,

77%

2016

Public opinion on national defence in autumn 2016.

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