14.06.2011
SUMMER-2011: how do Ukrainians plan to spend it?
- According to a survey conducted by the Rating Group in early June 2011, 40% of respondents planned to spend their summer vacation at home, while 10% intended to stay in another city or village in Ukraine. At the same time, 17% of Ukrainians planned to отдых at the Black Sea, 8% at the Azov Sea, 5% in the Carpathians, 2% in Transcarpathia, and 3% abroad. Meanwhile, one in six Ukrainians was unlikely to have any vacation at all this summer.
- For 45% of respondents, the most preferred place for recreation is the sea, 22% prefer a river or lake, 14% a forest, 7% the mountains, and 4% other places, while 8% could not decide. Thus, more than two thirds of Ukrainians prefer to relax near water. However, only about one third of those who most prefer the sea will be able to afford a trip to the Black Sea this year, 13% to the Azov Sea and 4% abroad, while more than half will be forced to stay mostly at home.
- Among favorite types of recreation, 39% of respondents named going to the sea and 24% trips to nature. Nineteen percent like spending time at a dacha or garden plot, 15% going to health resorts, 14% educational recreation involving excursions, sightseeing and museums, and 13% travel. Fishing was named by 14%, hiking by 4%, mountain recreation by 4%, and hunting by 2%.
- The most preferred mode of transport for travel among Ukrainians is the car at 45%, followed by the train at 27% and the bus at 22%. Only 6% like to travel by bicycle, 5% by airplane, 2% by motorcycle and 1% by hitchhiking, while 6% do not like to travel by any of these modes of transport.
- Women are more likely than men to prefer the sea, while men more often prefer rivers. Fishing is the second most popular leisure activity among men at 26%, but one of the least popular among women at 3%. Women also more often choose dacha and sanatorium vacations, while men more often choose nature trips, hiking, mountains and hunting. Although travel is more popular among men, women are more likely to prefer educational tourism. Men more often prefer to travel by car, bicycle and motorcycle, while women more often choose trains and buses.
- Only 35% of men plan to stay at home this summer compared to 43% of women, and men more often plan trips to the sea and the Carpathians. The sea is the most popular destination among young people and those of middle age, while rivers and forests are more popular among older and elderly people, and the mountains are more popular among young people. The older the respondents, the more likely they are to stay at home this summer, from only 25% among the young to nearly 60% among the elderly. Older people are also more likely not to have any vacation at all, with only 10% among young people and nearly one quarter among the elderly. Thus, Ukrainian pensioners, although formally “on rest,” often either cannot afford to rest or simply do not have the opportunity to do so.
- One quarter of young people plan to go to the Black Sea this summer, 13% to the Azov Sea and 4% abroad, while among pensioners only 5% plan to visit the Black Sea and less than 1% the Azov Sea. The older the respondents, the more popular sanatoriums and dacha or garden vacations become. Educational recreation is equally popular among young, middle-aged and older adults, while travel, hiking and mountain trips are much more popular among young people. Nature trips are more popular among middle-aged people, and fishing and hunting among those aged 40–59.
- Travel by car is more popular among young and middle-aged people, while train and bus travel is more common among older respondents. Motorcycles and hitchhiking are almost exclusively preferred by young people, and nearly one quarter of pensioners do not like to travel by any means at all. People with higher education more often choose cars, trains and airplanes, while those with higher incomes primarily prefer cars. The higher the level of education, the more popular educational tourism, travel, mountains and sea holidays become. Dacha vacations, fishing and hunting are most popular among people with secondary education, while sanatorium treatment is most common among those with the lowest level of education, typically older people with lower incomes.
- People with relatively lower incomes are more likely to choose dacha vacations and fishing, while those with higher incomes prefer the sea, travel, mountains and educational tourism. At the same time, nature trips are popular among both poorer and wealthier people. As a result, more affluent citizens are much more likely to spend the summer at the sea, with about one quarter going to the Black Sea, 18% to the Azov Sea and 5% abroad, and to travel around Ukraine, while less affluent people will mostly stay at home or not have any vacation at all. One in five unemployed respondents said they would not have any vacation this summer.
- Residents of the South, East and Donbas are most likely to spend their summer at the sea, with people in the South and East favoring the Black Sea and those in Donbas the Azov Sea. The Black and especially the Azov Sea are least attractive to residents of the West. Almost half of residents of the West and Center plan to stay at home, although in the West many will go to the Carpathians, which for many is essentially their home region, while in the Center many will simply not have any vacation. The fewest people planning to work all summer live in the North, where many plan to travel within the country. Urban residents more often plan sea vacations and travel, while rural residents are more likely to stay at home.
- The sea is most popular in Donbas and then in the South, rivers and lakes in the Center, forests in the North, Donbas and West, and mountains only in the West. Fishing is most popular in the Center and least popular in Donbas. Nature trips are most popular in the West and Center, where they are even more popular than the sea. Residents of the West also travel more than others and least prefer dacha vacations. Sanatoriums are most attractive in the Center and Donbas, while residents of Donbas and the East are more attracted than others to educational tourism involving excursions and museums. As for transport, most residents of the West, Center and South prefer cars, while those in Donbas prefer trains. Bicycles and airplanes are most popular in the North, buses in the Center and Donbas.
Methodology
- Survey population: residents of Ukraine aged 18 and older.
- Sample size: 2000 respondents.
- Method: face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire.
- Sampling error: for values close to 50% no more than 2.2%, for values close to 30% no more than 2%, for values close to 10% no more than 1.3%, for values close to 5% no more than 1%.
- Fieldwork period: 26 May – 2 June 2011.
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