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What would you do if there was a war in Poland? From the fresh poll we know more or little what part of Poles would stay and fight and who would save their own skin. Many have declared that they would like to volunteer, but they would not necessarily catch a rifle. Compared to the survey of 2023, the percent of Poles who declared to stay in their homes in the event of the outbreak of armed conflict in our country increased.
The results of the IBRiS survey for “the Republic” indicate that more Poles – compared to a akin survey of 2023 – declare to stay at the place of residence in the event of the outbreak of war in Poland.
At the time, the evacuation was declared by 37.4% of the respondents – recalls “Rzeczpospolita”. 11.9 percent of them planned to go to another country. Currently, 18.5 percent of respondents plan to flee abroad, and 14.1 percent believe that they would search shelter in safer places in Poland.
One in 4 respondents declare that if the war broke out, he would become a volunteer. In this case, there was a decrease, as inactive in 2023, the willingness to supply in hospitals or aid organisations expressed 29 percent of respondents.
The same percent of ruling coalition voters and opposition would fight in the war if Poland were attacked
10.7%. Poles clearly pointed out that if they attacked Poland they would catch arms and fight. It's about the percent of people who declare volunteering to the army. Unfortunately – in the latest survey there is simply a clear decrease in relation to the survey 2 years ago. At that time 15.7% of respondents wanted to fight.
One 4th of respondents say that the outbreak of war would not have led them to make any extraordinary decisions (22 percent of Poles in 2023 chose the same answer).
6.7 percent of respondents do not know how they would have behaved at the time of the war.
Depending on electoral preferences, residence and gender, declarations vary among respondents. However, there are no large differences in the percentages of opposition voters and the ruling coalition, who would decide to enlist in the war – in both cases it is 13% of respondents.
