26/2026
2026-11-09
Polish Values Ranked
The current CBOS survey shows that there have been some changes in what Poles value most. Nevertheless, a happy home life and good health remain at the top of the league, indicated by 74% and 71%, respectively, of respondents, with the latter figure being 16 percentage points higher than in the previous survey, carried out in 2019.
The biggest drop has been in the appreciation of friendship: currently barely one in four respondents attribute importance to having a circle of friends (25%, a drop of 20 percentage points).
Consistently at the bottom of the table are an eventful, adventurous life (6%) and becoming successful and famous (3%).
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More on this subject in the CBOS report.
This ‘Current Events and Problems’ survey (436) was conducted using a mixed-mode procedure on a representative sample of named adult residents of Poland, randomly selected from the National Identity Number (PESEL) register. Respondents independently selected one of the following methods: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI); Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI), respondents receiving researchers’ telephone numbers in an introductory letter from CBOS; Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI), where respondents filled in the online questionnaire independently, gaining access by means of a login and password provided in an introductory letter from CBOS. In all three cases the questionnaire had the same structure and comprised the same questions.The survey was carried out between 20 – 30 August 2026 inclusive on a sample of 935 people (63.6% using the CAPI method, 19.4% CATI and 17% CAWI). CBOS has been conducting statutory research using the above procedure since May 2020, stating in each case the percentage of personal, telephone and internet interviews.
