Public Opinion Survey of Residents of Ukraine: Four Municipalities. March 15-April 15, 2018

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1 Public Opinion Survey of Residents of Ukraine: Four Municipalities March 15-April 15, 2018

2 Methodology The survey was conducted by Rating Group Ukraine on behalf of the International Republican Institute s Center for Insights in Survey Research. The survey was conducted in the cities of Kherson, Rivne, Severodonetsk and Slovyansk through face-to-face interviews at respondents homes between the following dates: Kherson: March 15 April 15, 2018 Rivne: March 15 April 4, 2018 Severodonetsk: March 15 April 12, 2018 Slovyansk: March 15 April 9, 2018 The sample consisted of 1,200 residents of each municipality aged 18 and older and eligible to vote. It is representative of the general population by gender and age. The distribution of population by region of the city is based on statistical data from the Central Election Commission from the 2014 parliamentary elections, which divided the city into electoral districts. The distribution of population by gender and age is based on data from the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine from January 1, A multi-stage probability sampling method was used with the random route and next birthday methods for respondent selection. The margin of error does not exceed 2.8 percent. The response rates for each municipality are as follows: Kherson: 67.5 percent Rivne: 67.6 percent Severodonetsk: 69.2 percent Slovyansk: 63.5 percent Charts and graphs may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The survey was financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). For purposes of comparison, where applicable, the slides also contain data from IRI's national survey of Ukraine, conducted during the same fieldwork period. This data was publicly released by IRI on May 21,

3 National Mood

4 Generally speaking, do you think that things in your city are going in the right direction or wrong direction? Right direction Wrong direction Difficult to answer Kherson 1 6 Rivne Severodonesk Slovyansk

5 Generally speaking, do you think that things in Ukraine are going in the right direction or wrong direction? Right direction Wrong direction Kherson 1 7 Rivne % Severodonesk 1 6 Slovyansk 1 7 Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

6 Over the last 12 months, how has the economic situation in Ukraine changed? Improved a lot Improved somewhat Stayed the same Worsened somewhat Worsened a lot Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* 3 3 *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

7 Over last 12 months, how has the economic situation of your household changed? Improved a lot Improved somewhat Stayed the same Worsened somewhat Worsened a lot Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk 30% 3 2 Ukraine* 10% *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

8 In the next 12 months, how do you expect the economic situation in Ukraine to change? Improved a lot Improved somewhat Stayed the same Worsened somewhat Worsened a lot Kherson Rivne 1 40% 2 10% 1 Severodonetsk 10% Slovyansk 1 30% Ukraine* 1 30% *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

9 Electoral Mood

10 Do you intend to vote in the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 2019? Definitely yes Somewhat yes Somewhat no Definitely no Kherson Rivne 40% 30% 10% 1 Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

11 Kherson If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday and the following political parties participated, for which party would you vote? (All respondents) (Likely voters; N=678) Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) 1 Opposition Bloc For Life Party (Za Zhyttia) For Life Party (Za Zhyttia) Civic Position BPP - Solidarnist Radical Party Servant of the People Movement of New Forces Svoboda Justice Self-Reliance Party People's Front Agrarian Party of Ukraine UKROP Khvylia State Initiative of Yarosh Democratic Alliance Right Sector Opposition Bloc BPP - Solidarnist Civic Position Radical Party Servant of the People Movement of New Forces Svoboda Self-Reliance Party People's Front Agrarian Party of Ukraine Justice UKROP Right Sector Democratic Alliance State Initiative of Yarosh Khvylia Osnova Other 1 National Corps I would not vote 2 Other % 10% % 0% 10% % 11

12 Rivne If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday and the following political parties participated, for which party would you vote? (All respondents) (Likely voters; N=842) Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) 1 Civic Position Civic Position BPP - Solidarnist BPP - Solidarnist Radical Party Radical Party Self-Reliance Party Self-Reliance Party Servant of the People Servant of the People Svoboda Svoboda For Life Party (Za Zhyttia) For Life Party (Za Zhyttia) Agrarian Party of Ukraine Agrarian Party of Ukraine Right Sector Right Sector Justice Justice People s Movement of Ukraine People s Movement of Ukraine People's Front People's Front Movement of New Forces Movement of New Forces State Initiative of Yarosh State Initiative of Yarosh UKROP UKROP Opposition Bloc Opposition Bloc Other 1 Democratic Alliance I would not vote 1 Other % 10% % 0% 10% % 3 12

13 Severodonetsk If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday and the following political parties participated, for which party would you vote? (All respondents) (Likely voters; N=668) Opposition Bloc 10% Opposition Bloc 1 For Life Party (Za Zhyttia) 10% For Life Party (Za Zhyttia) 1 Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) Civic Position BPP - Solidarnist BPP - Solidarnist Civic Position Nash Krai Radical Party Self-Reliance Party Servant of the People Democratic Alliance < Nash Krai Radical Party Self-Reliance Party Servant of the People Other 10% Democratic Alliance I would not vote 2 Other % 10% % 0% 10% % 13

14 Slovyansk If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday and the following political parties participated, for which party would you vote? (All respondents) (Likely voters; N=741) Opposition Bloc Opposition Bloc 1 For Life Party (Za Zhyttia) For Life (Za Zhyttia) 1 Nash Krai Nash Krai Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) Radical Party BPP - Solidarnist BPP - Solidarnist Radical Party Agrarian Party of Ukraine Agrarian Party of Ukraine Self-Reliance Party Self-Reliance Party Servant of the People Servant of the People Svoboda Svoboda Civic Position Civic Position UKROP Revival Party (Vidrodzhennia) < Revival Party (Vidrozhennia) UKROP < Other 1 Socialist Party < I would not vote 2 Other 1 2 0% 10% % 0% 10% 30% 14

15 Ukraine If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday and the following political parties participated, for which party would you vote? (All respondents) (Likely voters; N=1529) Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) Fatherland (Batkivshchyna) 1 Opposition Bloc Civic Position BPP - Solidarnist BPP - Solidarnist Civic Position Opposition Bloc Radical Party Radical Party For Life Party (Za Zhyttia) For Life Party (Za Zhyttia) Self-Reliance Party Servant of the People Svoboda Agrarian Party of Ukraine UKROP Revival Party (Vidrodzhennia) Justice Movement of New Forces Nash Krai People's Front Self-Reliance Party Servant of the People Svoboda Agrarian Party of Ukraine UKROP Justice Revival Party (Vidrodzhennia) Movement of New Forces People's Front Nash Krai Democratic Alliance Other Right Sector I would not vote 1 Other 2 2 0% 10% % 0% 10% % *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

16 Assessment of Ukrainian Authorities Performance

17 Do you approve or disapprove of the activities of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko? Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* 3 50% *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

18 Do you approve or disapprove of the activities of the Cabinet of Ministers under Volodymyr Hroisman? Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Kherson 3 3 Rivne 3 3 Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* 1 30% 4 *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

19 Do you approve or disapprove of the activities of the Parliament of Ukraine? Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Kherson Rivne 3 5 Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* 2 6 *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

20 Do you approve or disapprove of the activities of the mayor of your city? Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk

21 Do you approve or disapprove of the activities of your city council? Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Stronly disapprove Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk 30%

22 Kherson How would you rate the quality of each of the following services and/or public goods that are available in your city? Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Water supply Heating Schools Kindergartens Universities, technical institutes, colleges Street markets and trade premises Sewage Cultural premises (concert halls, libraries, etc.) Trash collection Street lighting Yards and areas near buildings Public parks and gardens Sport facilities (stadiums, sport clubs, etc.) Police activities Environment Medical institutions Sidewalks Parking Transportation infrastructure/public transport Accessibility for persons with disabilities Industrial zones/industrial development Roads 30% % 3 30% % < % % 10% % % 1 22

23 Rivne How would you rate the quality of each of the following services and/or public goods that are available in your city? Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Water supply Street markets and trade premises Public parks and gardens Cultural premises (concert halls, libraries, etc.) Heating Schools Kindergartens Sewage Universities, technical institutes, colleges Street lighting Yards and areas near buildings Trash collection Transportation infrastructure/public transport Police activities Sport facilities (stadiums, sport clubs, etc.) Environment Sidewalks Parking Medical institutions Industrial zones /Industrial development Accessibility for persons with disabilities Roads 5 50% % 3 40% 3 3 < % 2 < < % 2 < % 4 40% % % < 2 < < 23

24 Severodonetsk How would you rate the quality of each of the following services and/or public goods that are available in your city? Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Water supply Street markets and trade premises Schools Cultural premises (concert halls, libraries, etc.) Transportation infrastructure/public transport Universities, technical institutes, colleges Heating Sewage Street lighting Environment Trash collection Kindergartens Sport facilities (stadiums, sport clubs, etc.) Parking Police activities Public parks and gardens Yards and areas near buildings Medical institutions Sidewalks Accessibility for persons with disabilities Industrial zones /Industrial development Roads % < 50% < % < 1 < 10% < 2 10% < % 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 24

25 Slovyansk How would you rate the quality of each of the following services and/or public goods that are available in your city? Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Street markets and trade premises Trash collection Schools Heating Kindergartens Transportation infrastructure/public transport Universities, technical institutes, colleges Street lighting Police activities Water supply Cultural premises (concert halls, libraries, etc.) Sewage Public parks and gardens Sport facilities (stadiums, sport clubs, etc.) Yards and areas near buildings Environment Parking Medical institutions Sidewalks Accessibility for persons with disabilities Roads Industrial zones /Industrial development % 30% % 2 40% < 2 3 < % % % < < % < % 1 10% 30% % 40% 60% 80% 100% 25

26 Kherson In your opinion, what areas should be a top priority for your municipal authorities? Roads Housing and communal areas Medical institutions Public transportation Social assistance Security Industrial areas/industrial development Garbage collection Street lighting Schools Environment Securing transparency and openness of the municipal authorities Pavement Administrative services provision Establishing mechanism for citizen participation in decision-making Heating Accessibility for persons with disabilities Yards and spaces around houses Kindergartens Sport establishments (stadiums, sport clubs etc.) Water supply Land issues Parking Public parks and squares Sewage Cultural institutions Street markets Other (Up to two responses permitted) 1 1 < % 4 26

27 Rivne In your opinion, what areas should be a top priority for your municipal authorities? Roads Housing and communal areas Medical institutions Public transportation Social assistance Security Industrial areas/industrial development Garbage collection Street lighting Schools Environment Securing transparency and openness of the municipal authorities Pavement Administrative services provision Establishing mechanism for citizen participation in decision-making Heating Accessibility for persons with disabilities Yards and spaces around houses Kindergartens Sport establishments (stadiums, sport clubs etc.) Water supply Land issues Parking Public parks and squares Sewage Cultural institutions Street markets Other (Up to two responses permitted) 1 1 < % 4 27

28 Severodonetsk In your opinion, what areas should be a top priority for your municipal authorities? Roads Housing and communal areas Industrial areas/industrial development Medical institutions Public parks and squares Pavement Social assistance Yards and spaces around houses Heating Securing transparency and openness of the municipal authorities Schools Garbage collection Security Public transportation Street lighting Kindergartens Establishing mechanism for citizen participation in decision-making Accessibility for persons with disabilities Sport establishments (stadiums, sport clubs etc.) Administrative services provision Environment Sewage Street markets Parking Water supply Cultural institutions Land issues Other (Up to two responses permitted)

29 Slovyansk In your opinion, what areas should be a top priority for your municipal authorities? Roads Medical institutions Housing and communal areas Industrial areas/industrial development Water supply Social assistance Pavement Street lighting Public transportation Security Schools Securing transparency and openness of the municipal authorities Public parks and squares Kindergartens Sewage Yards and spaces around houses Garbage collection Heating Sport establishments (stadiums, sport clubs etc.) Accessibility for persons with disabilities Cultural institutions Establishing mechanism for citizen participation in decision-making Environment Administrative services provision Parking Land issues Street markets Other (Up to two responses permitted)

30 In the past two years, have you had to interact with your city government offices (mayoral office, executive committee, city council, rayon council, rayon administration, communal enterprises)? Yes No Difficult to answer Kherson 1 80% Rivne 1 8 Severodonetsk 9 Slovyansk

31 Kherson How would you rate the service you received from the local authorities? (Those who have interacted with city government offices in the past two years; N=231) Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Manner in which office staff treated me Office staff s level knowledge on the subject matter 30% 3 2 Quality of service received 2 30% 2 How simple and clear the decisions and/or advice provided by the officials were Waiting time (if addressed personally, not through telephone, post, etc.) % 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 31

32 Rivne How would you rate the service you received from the local authorities? (Those who have interacted with city government offices in the past two years; N=161) Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Manner in which office staff treated me Office staff s level of knowledge on the subject matter Quality of service received How simple and clear the decisions and/or advice provided by the officials were Waiting time (if addressed personally, not through telephone, post, etc.) 10% < 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 32

33 Severodonetsk How would you rate the service you received from the local authorities? (Those who have interacted with city government offices in the past two years; N=96) Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Manner in which office staff treated me 5 2 Office staff s level of knowledge on the subject matter 50% 2 How simple and clear the decisions and/or advice provided by the officials were 4 2 Quality of service received 50% 2 Waiting time (if addressed personally, not through telephone, post, etc.) 3 4 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 33

34 Slovyansk How would you rate the service you received from the local authorities? (Those who have interacted with city government offices in the past two years; N=205) Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Manner in which office staff treated me Office staff s level of knowledge on the subject matter Quality of service received How simple and clear the decisions and/or advice provided by the officials were 2 30% 2 1 Waiting time (if addressed personally, not through telephone, post, etc.) % 40% 60% 80% 100% 34

35 How would you rate the ease of accessibility of information about your mayor? Easily accessible Somewhat accessible Somewhat inaccessible Inaccessible Kherson Rivne 40% 2 2 Severodonetsk Slovyansk % 2 35

36 How would you rate the ease of accessibility of information about your city council members? Easily accessible Somewhat accessible Somewhat inaccessible Inaccessible Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk % 36

37 How would you rate the ease of accessibility of information about your communal enterprises? Easily accessible Somewhat accessible Somewhat inaccessible Inaccessible Kherson Rivne Severdonetsk Slovyansk

38 Foreign Policy

39 If Ukraine were able to enter only one international economic union, which one of the following should it be? European Union Customs Union Other Kherson Rivne 7 1 Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

40 Slovyansk Severodonetsk Rivne Kherson If Ukraine were able to enter only one international economic union, which one of the following should it be? (Disaggregated by age) European Union Customs Union Other % 10% % 10% % %

41 If a referendum were held today on Ukraine joining NATO, how would you vote? Would vote for Ukraine to join NATO Would not vote Would vote against Ukraine joining NATO Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

42 Slovyansk Severodonetsk Rivne Kherson If a referendum were held today on Ukraine joining NATO, how would you vote? (Disaggregated by age) Would vote for Ukraine to join NATO Other Would vote against Ukraine joining NATO % % 10% % % 10%

43 On a scale of 1 to 5, does Ukraine have more in common with Western Europe or Russia as it relates to democracy development? Totally like Western Europe Totally like Russia Kherson Rivne 10% 30% 3 1 Severodonetsk 30% Slovyansk 1 30% Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

44 On a scale of 1 to 5, does Ukraine have more in common with Western Europe or Russia as it relates to morality and values? Totally like Western Europe Totally like Russia Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk 30% Slovyansk % Ukraine* % *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

45 On a scale of 1 to 5, does Ukraine have more in common with Western Europe or Russia as it relates to culture and intellectual life? Totally like Western Europe Totally like Russia Kherson 3 2 Rivne Severodonetsk 30% Slovyansk 10% Ukraine* 10% *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

46 On a scale of 1 to 5, does Ukraine have more in common with Western Europe or Russia as it relates to employment and standard of living? Totally like Western Europe Totally like Russia Kherson Rivne 1 30% 2 1 Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* 2 1 *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

47 On a scale of 1 to 5, does Ukraine have more in common with Western Europe or with Russia as it relates to healthcare, pensions and other social benefits? Totally like Western Europe Totally like Russia Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

48 Sources of Information

49 Kherson Which of these sources of information do you use for obtaining political information? (Multiple answers possible) Ukrainian TV news, programs 7 Internet social media 4 Internet websites 3 Relatives, friends 3 Ukrainian radio news, programs 2 Articles in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines 1 Russian TV news, programs Colleagues at work Billboards, stands in the streets Leaflets, other free information by post Meetings with politicians Russian radio news, programs Articles in Russian newspapers and magazines Other None

50 Kherson Which of these sources of information do you use for obtaining political information? (Multiple responses possible; disaggregated by age, gender) Male Female Ukrainian TV news, programs 70% Internet social media Internet websites Relatives, friends Ukrainian radio news, programs Articles in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines Russian TV news, programs 1 10% % Colleagues at work % Billboards, stands in the streets 1 Leaflets, other free information by post Meetings with politicians Russian radio news, programs Articles in Russian newspapers and magazines Other None

51 Rivne Which of these sources of information do you use for obtaining political information? (Multiple responses permitted) Ukrainian TV news, programs 7 Internet websites Internet social media 5 5 Relatives, friends Articles in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines Ukrainian radio news, programs Colleagues at work 1 Billboards, stands in the streets Russian TV news, programs Leaflets, other free information by post Meetings with politicians Russian radio news, programs Articles in Russian newspapers and magazines Other None < < 51

52 Rivne Which of these sources of information do you use for obtaining political information? (Multiple responses possible; disaggregated by age, gender) Male Female Ukrainian TV news, programs Internet websites Internet social media Relatives, friends Articles in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines Ukrainian radio news, programs Colleagues at work Billboards, stands in the streets Russian TV news, programs Meetings with politicians Leaflets, other free information by post Russian radio news, programs Articles in Russian newspapers and magazines Other None

53 Severodonetsk Which of these sources of information do you use for obtaining political information? (Multiple answers possible) Ukrainian TV news, programs 6 Internet websites 5 Internet social media 3 Relatives, friends 2 Russian TV news, programs Ukrainian radio news, programs Articles in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines Colleagues at work 10% 10% Russian radio news, programs Meetings with politicians Leaflets, other free information by post Articles in Russian newspapers and magazines Billboards, stands in the streets Other 0% 0% 0% None 53

54 Severodonetsk Which of these sources of information do you use for obtaining political information? (Multiple responses possible; disaggregated by age, gender) Male Female Ukrainian TV news, programs 3 60% Internet websites 70% Internet social media % Relatives, friends Russian TV news, programs 10% 1 1 Ukrainian radio news, programs 10% 1 1 Articles in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines 1 Colleagues at work 10% Russian radio news, programs - Meetings with politicians - Leaflets, other free information by post Articles in Russian newspapers and magazines Billboards, stands in the streets Other None 1 54

55 Slovyansk Which of these sources of information do you use for obtaining political information? (Multiple answers possible) Ukrainian TV news, programs 7 Internet websites Internet social media Relatives, friends Articles in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines Ukrainian radio news, programs Colleagues at work Russian TV news, programs Billboards, stands in the streets Leaflets, other free information by post Russian radio news, programs Articles in Russian newspapers and magazines Meetings with politicians Other None < 55

56 Slovyansk Which of these sources of information do you use for obtaining political information? (Multiple responses possible; disaggregated by age, gender) Male Female Ukrainian TV news, programs Internet web-sites 6 60% Internet social media 70% Relatives, friends Articles in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines Ukrainian radio news, programs Colleagues at work 2 30% Russian TV news, programs Billboards, stands in the streets 1 10% Leaflets, other free information by post Russian radio news, programs Articles in Russian newspapers and magazines Meetings with politicians Other None

57 In general, do you consider relatives and friends to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson 2 40% 10% 1 Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-30, 201, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

58 In general, do you consider websites to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-30, 201, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

59 In general, do you consider social media to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-30, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

60 In general, do you consider colleagues at work to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson % 2 Rivne Severodonetsk 2 6 Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-30, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

61 In general, do you consider Ukrainian TV to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson Rivne 3 30% Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-30, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

62 In general, do you consider articles in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson 30% 1 2 Rivne Severodonetsk % 6 Slovyansk % 2 Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

63 In general, do you consider meetings with politicians to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson 10% Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

64 In general, do you consider Russian TV to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson Rivne 4 2 Severodonetsk Slovyansk % Ukraine* 1 30% *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

65 In general, do you consider billboards and stands in the streets to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

66 In general, do you consider leaflets or other free information sent by post to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Rather reliable Neutral Rather biased Very biased Kherson 3 10% 30% Rivne 40% Severodonetsk Slovyansk 30% % Ukraine* % *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

67 In general, do you consider Russian radio to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson Rivne 10% 3 3 Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* % *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

68 In general, do you consider articles in Russian newspapers and magazines to be a reliable, neutral or biased source of information? Very reliable Somewhat reliable Neutral Somewhat biased Very biased Kherson Rivne Severodonetsk Slovyansk Ukraine* *This data is from IRI's national Ukraine sample. It was fielded between March 15-31, 2018, and was published on IRI's website on May 21,

69 Demographics

70 OCCUPATION SECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AGE GENDER Demographics Kherson Male Female Primary/Incomplete secondary General secondary Vocational secondary Incomplete higher/higher Difficult to answer < I do not work Private State 1 Nongovernmental < Worker % 5 Farmer/Peasant White collar Higher or medium level executive Pensioner (not working) Student Housewife Unemployed Self-employed/Entrepreneur Other 10% < 2 0% 10% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 70

71 MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL PARTIES, NGOs LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME NATIONALITY RELIGION Demographics Kherson Ukrainian Russian Both Ukrainian and Russian equally Difficult to answer Ukrainian Russian Other No answer Orthodox UPC KP (Kyiv Patriarchate) Orthodox UPC MP (Moscow Patriarchate) Greek Catholic Catholic Protestant Judaism Muslim Atheist I believe in God, but do not belong to any religion Other None Member of a political party Member of an NGO 1 6 < < 8 < 50% 1 0% 0% < < 0% 2 9 0% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 71

72 FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE FAMILY Demographics Kherson We need to save money for food 2 We have enough money for food, but we need to save or borrow money for buying clothes and shoes 3 We have enough money for food and necessary clothing and shoes, but we need to save or borrow money for other purchases like a good suit, a mobile phone, or a vacuum cleaner 3 We have enough money for food, clothing, shoes, and other purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchasing more expensive things (e.g. appliances) 1 We have enough money for food, clothes, shoes, and expensive purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchases like a car or an apartment I can buy anything at any time 0% 40% 60% 72

73 OCCUPATION SECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AGE GENDER Male Female Primary/Incomplete secondary General secondary Vocational secondary Incomplete higher/higher Difficult to answer I do not work Private State Nongovernmental Difficult to answer Worker Farmer/Peasant White collar Higher or medium level executive Pensioner (not working) Student Housewife Unemployed Self-employed/Entrepreneur Demographics Rivne Other Difficult to answer < < < % 10% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 73

74 MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL PARTIES, NGOs RELIGION NATIONALITY LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME Ukrainian Russian Both, Ukrainian and Russian equally Other Ukrainian Russian Other Orthodox UPC KP (Kyiv Patriarchate) Orthodox UPC MP (Moscow Patriarchate) Greek Catholic Catholic Protestant Judaism Muslim Atheist I believe in God, but do not belong to any religion Other None Member of a political party Member of an NGO Demographics Rivne < < < < < < < 5 90% 9 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 9 74

75 FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE FAMILY Demographics Kherson We need to save money for food 1 We have enough money for food, but we need to save or borrow money for buying clothes and shoes 2 We have enough money for food and necessary clothing and shoes, but we need to save or borrow money for other purchases like a good suit, a mobile phone, or a vacuum cleaner 3 We have enough money for food, clothing, shoes, and other purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchasing more expensive things (e.g. appliances) 1 We have enough money for food, clothes, shoes, and expensive purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchases like a car or an apartment I can buy anything at any time < 0% 40% 60% 75

76 OCCUPATION SECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AGE GENDER Male Female Primary/Incomplete secondary General secondary Vocational secondary Incomplete higher/higher I do not work Private State Nongovernmental Worker Farmer/Peasant White collar Higher or medium level executive Pensioner (not working) Student Housewife Unemployed Self-employed/Entrepreneur Other Demographics Severodonetsk < < < < % 10% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 76

77 MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL PARTIES, NGOs LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME NATIONALITY RELIGION Demographics Severodonetsk Ukrainian Russian Both Ukrainian and Russian equally Other Ukrainian Russian Other Orthodox UPC KP (Kyiv Patriarchate) Orthodox UPC MP (Moscow Patriarchate) Greek Catholic Catholic Protestant Muslim Atheist I believe in God, but do not belong to any religion Other None Member of a political party Member of an NGO 8 1 0% 0% < 0% 0% 0% 2 9 0% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 77

78 FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE FAMILY Demographics Severodonetsk We need to save money for food We have enough money for food, but we need to save or borrow money for buying clothes and shoes 30% We have enough money for food and necessary clothing and shoes, but we need to save or borrow money for other purchases like a good suit, a mobile phone, or a vacuum cleaner 4 We have enough money for food, clothing, shoes, and other purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchasing more expensive things (e.g. appliances) We have enough money for food, clothes, shoes, and expensive purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchases like a car or an apartment I can buy anything at any time < 0% 40% 60% 78

79 OCCUPATION SECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AGE GENDER Male Female Primary/Incomplete secondary General secondary Vocational secondary Incomplete higher/higher I do not work Private State Nongovernmental Worker Farmer/Peasant White collar Higher or medium level executive Pensioner (not working) Student Housewife Unemployed Self-employed/Entrepreneur Demographics Slovyansk Other % % 10% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 79

80 MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL PARTIES, NGOs LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME NATIONALITY RELIGION Demographics Slovyansk Ukrainian Russian Both Ukrainian and Russian equally Other Ukrainian Russian Other Orthodox UPC KP (Kyiv Patriarchate) Orthodox UPC MP (Moscow Patriarchate) Greek Catholic Catholic Protestant Judaism Muslim Atheist I believe in God, but do not belong to any religion Other None Member of a political party Member of an NGO 5 3 < < % 2 < < < < 3 9 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 80

81 FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE FAMILY Demographics Severodonetsk We need to save money for food 3 We have enough money for food, but we need to save or borrow money for buying clothes and shoes 3 We have enough money for food and necessary clothing and shoes, but we need to save or borrow money for other purchases like a good suit, a mobile phone, or a vacuum cleaner 2 We have enough money for food, clothing, shoes, and other purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchasing more expensive things (e.g. appliances) We have enough money for food, clothes, shoes, and expensive purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchases like a car or an apartment I can buy anything at any time < < 0% 40% 60% 81

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