28.04.2020
Ukraine under quarantine: monitoring of public sentiments
- According to the results of the survey conducted by Rating Group during the fieldwork dates of April 24–25, 2020, 68% frequently follow news about the coronavirus, 19% do so occasionally, and 9% rarely. Five percent are not interested in such news at all. Older respondents, women, and less affluent respondents follow coronavirus news more often.
- Forty-three percent of Ukrainians believe that the coronavirus situation in Ukraine is deteriorating, while 33% believe it is not changing. Only 15% believe that the situation is improving. The more often people follow the news, the stronger their belief that the coronavirus situation is worsening.
- Sixty-one percent of respondents assess the measures introduced by the authorities to combat the coronavirus as optimal. Fourteen percent consider them too strict, while 16% consider them too lenient. Over the past two weeks, these indicators have not changed; however, over the past month, the share of respondents who consider the authorities’ actions to be too lenient has almost halved. Residents of the East, men, younger respondents, and those who follow coronavirus news less often or not at all more frequently assess the restrictive measures as too strict.
- Despite quarantine, 29% of respondents reported leaving home several times a day, while 23% leave home once a day. At the same time, 37% stated that they go out only once every few days, and 11% try not to leave home at all. Over the past two weeks, the number of those who leave home more often has noticeably increased, in particular the share of respondents who go out several times a day rose from 19% to 29%. Women, the oldest respondents, and the poorest respondents stay at home more often. At the same time, the less respondents watch the news, the more often they leave home during quarantine.
- Forty-nine percent stated that the quality of state medical services over the past two years has rather deteriorated. Thirty-three percent believe it has remained at the same level, and only 12% have seen improvement. Over the past year, the share of those who report deterioration in medical services has increased from 37% to 49%. Deterioration is more often reported by residents of the South and East, older and poorer respondents, as well as women.
- Forty-three percent stated that the quality of state medical services over the past six months has remained at the same level. Thirty-three percent believe it has rather deteriorated, while 11% believe it has rather improved. Over time, the share of those giving positive assessments of the quality of medical services over six months has decreased.
- Among healthcare sector leaders, 41% trust the Chief Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine, Viktor Liashko, while 31% do not trust him, and 19% do not know him. Twenty-five percent trust the current Minister of Health, Maksym Stepanov, while 26% do not trust him, and 38% do not know him. As for former Ministers of Health, 19% trust Ulana Suprun and 63% do not, while 13% do not know her; 16% trust Illia Yemets and 33% do not, while 41% do not know him; 13% trust Zoriana Skaletska and 39% do not, while 41% do not know her.
- Three quarters of respondents plan to stay at home during the May holidays. Seventeen percent intend to do household work, 8% plan to visit relatives or close ones, 5% plan to spend time with friends or acquaintances, and 1% plan to travel within the country. A desire to do household work was more often expressed by residents of the West and Center and by rural residents. Visiting relatives and close ones is more common among younger respondents, men, and more affluent respondents.
Methodology
- Audience: residents of Ukraine aged 18 and older in all regions except for the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas. The sample is representative in terms of age, gender, region, and settlement type.
- Method of the survey: CATI (computer-assisted telephone interviews). Based on a random sampling of mobile phone numbers.
- Total sample: 1200 respondents.
- The margin of error with confidence level 0.95 does not exceed 2,8%.
- Fieldwork dates: 24-25 April, 2020
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