June 30, 2009 - 13:25 AMT
71% Armenians think crisis affected country's economy
Armenian Marketing Association has published the results of a survey conducted among 1082 residents of Yerevan and some regions from April 20 to 30.

100% of the respondents proved awareness of the ongoing global economic crisis. 71% of them said the global recession has already struck at the country's economy. 20% said the crisis is still to come. 5% said Armenia will be partially affected. 1% said they do not care.

79% said expressed deep concerns over the crisis.

60% think the crisis is a lingering process. 24% see the soonest end of the crisis. 16% found difficulty in answering.

Asked which countries are mostly affected by the crisis, 47% said it's the United States, 43% named Ukraine, 38% pointed out to Russia. Only 4% think that Armenia is the country mostly struck by the global financial crisis.