Q36_A4 Do you agree that the media is independent of political influence?
Economy	Total		Yes	No	DK/refuse
	N	%
Balkan Barometer 2024
Region	6000	100	27	64	10
Albania	1000	17	33	63	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1000	17	17	76	7
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1000	17	29	53	18
North Macedonia	1000	17	21	71	8
Montenegro	1000	17	33	54	13
Serbia	1000	17	28	65	7

 

H63_4 Do you agree that the media is independent of political influence?
Economy	Total		Totally disagree	Tend to disagree	Tend to agree	Totally agree	DK/refuse
	Mean	N
Balkan Barometer 2023
Region	2,1	6027	28	38	26	4	4
Albania	2,0	1010	24	47	25	1	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,9	1010	32	43	21	2	3
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	2,5	1005	10	34	44	8	4
North Macedonia	2,0	1000	33	33	24	4	6
Montenegro	1,9	1000	34	39	21	3	3
Serbia	2,0	1002	35	33	22	6	5
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region	2,1	6029	31	31	25	8	5
Albania	2,2	1001	22	38	33	3	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,8	1018	37	39	15	4	5
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	2,8	1002	10	21	41	23	4
North Macedonia	2,0	1000	36	30	22	7	5
Montenegro	1,8	1008	42	27	17	6	9
Serbia	2,0	1000	38	31	20	8	4
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region	2,1	6000	28	34	27	5	6
Albania	2,2	1000	23	34	34	6	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,0	1000	34	31	26	4	4
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	2,1	1000	16	50	23	1	9
North Macedonia	2,1	1000	33	28	28	9	4
Montenegro	2,0	1000	33	30	21	5	12
Serbia	2,1	1000	28	33	27	5	6
Balkan Barometer 2020
Region	2,0	6020	32	32	24	5	6
Albania	2,2	1001	24	33	30	8	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,8	1005	42	35	16	4	4
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	2,2	1001	24	30	32	7	7
North Macedonia	1,9	1000	37	35	20	4	5
Montenegro	2,2	1012	26	24	31	6	12
Serbia	1,8	1001	40	34	18	2	6
Balkan Barometer 2019
Region	2,2	6120	27	29	28	8	7
Albania	2,2	1035	33	23	27	12	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,2	1003	21	41	28	7	2
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	2,5	1023	15	24	37	11	13
North Macedonia	2,0	1036	34	29	19	6	11
Montenegro	2,3	1000	20	31	36	8	5
Serbia	1,9	1023	40	28	20	6	6
Balkan Barometer 2018
Region	2,0	6025	32	32	22	5	8
Albania	2,3	1002	22	33	35	7	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,8	1003	47	29	17	5	3
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	2,2	999	30	20	28	12	10
North Macedonia	2,1	1000	24	41	25	5	5
Montenegro	2,4	1005	19	27	36	7	12
Serbia	1,9	1016	33	35	17	4	12
Balkan Barometer 2017
Region	2,0	7.026	33	36	20	4	6
Albania	2,3	1000	23	36	33	7	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,8	1002	43	34	13	6	4
Croatia	1,9	1005	36	35	23	4	2
Kosovo*	2,3	1000	20	30	38	6	5
North Macedonia	1,9	1005	32	42	20	3	3
Montenegro	2,1	1006	31	30	21	10	8
Serbia	1,8	1008	34	39	14	2	11