consider the lack of strict sanctioning of corruption and the lack of Р political will and petence of the government to prevent corruption as the Р most responsible for such a situation. Р Р A large number of survey respondents believe that corruption is a particularly Р spread phenomenon in our country. While in 2003, 85.9 percent of respondents Р shared that opinion, in 2005 more than 89 percent of respondents considered Р corruption a spread and a wide-spread phenomenon. Higher perception of Р corruption was recorded with highly-educated population with higher e of Р households living in larger settlements. Regional perceptions of corruption Р indicated that between 2003 and 2005 a drop in the perceived level of corruption Р Р 44 Corruption in Croatia: Perceptions Rise, Problems Remain