14.10.2020
On Defender of Ukraine Day
- According to the results of a survey conducted by Rating Group, 85% of respondents consider themselves patriots of their country, while 12% hold the opposite view. Patriotically minded citizens are present in roughly equal proportions across all regions of the country, and relatively more often among older respondents.
- 69% of respondents have a positive attitude toward establishing 14 October as the national holiday of the Defender of Ukraine Day, 23% feel neutral about it, and only 5% have a negative attitude. This holiday is perceived most positively by residents of the West and the Center. About 60% of respondents in the East and South view the holiday positively, around one third feel neutral, and only 6–7% have a negative attitude.
- 59% of respondents expressed readiness, in the event of a relevant threat, to defend the territorial integrity of Ukraine with weapons in hand (in 2019 such respondents accounted for 56%, in 2017 – 54%, and in 2012 – 33%). Relatively more of these respondents are men, middle-aged individuals, and people with relatively higher incomes.
Methodology
- Audience: Ukrainian citizens aged 18 and older in all regions except the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas. The sample is representative in terms of age, gender and type of settlement.
- Sample size: 2,000 respondents.
- Survey method: CATI (computer-assisted telephone interviews) based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers.
- Representative error of the study: no more than 2.2%.
- Fieldwork dates: 10-12 October 2020.
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