05.03.2021
Social and political mood of the population (2-3 March 2021)
- A survey conducted by Rating Group in early March showed that 69% of Ukrainians believe the country is moving in the wrong direction, while 22% think it is heading in the right direction and 9% remain undecided. Compared to early February, these assessments did not change.
- The trust rating among politicians is led by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, trusted by 43% of respondents and not trusted by 55%. Yulia Tymoshenko is trusted by 28% and not trusted by 70%. Petro Poroshenko receives 25% trust and 73% distrust. Yurii Boiko is trusted by 24%, distrusted by 59%, and 14% do not know him. Denys Shmyhal receives 15% trust and 50% distrust, with nearly one-third saying they have not heard of him. Viktor Medvedchuk is trusted by 15% and distrusted by 70%, while 12% do not know him. Maksym Stepanov is trusted by 12%, distrusted by 32%, and more than half of respondents do not know him. Oksana Marchenko is trusted by 11%, distrusted by 50%, and unfamiliar to 31%. Serhii Sternenko is trusted by 10%, distrusted by 26%, and unknown to 58%.
- In the parliamentary ranking, the Servant of the People party leads with 19.5% among those who have decided and intend to vote. European Solidarity follows with 14.7%, the Opposition Platform–For Life with 14.3%, and Batkivshchyna with 12.3%. Support for other parties is noticeably lower, with Syla i Chest and the Ukrainian Strategy of Groysman at 5.3% each, the Radical Party at 5.0%, Yevhen Murayev’s Nashi at 4.0%, Holos and the Shariy Party at 3.1%, Za Maibutnie at 3.0%, Svoboda at 2.8%, UDAR at 2.7%, and People’s Front at 1.9%.
- Zelenskyy also leads the presidential ranking with 22.5% among those who intend to vote and have already made their choice. Petro Poroshenko would receive 14.6%, Yurii Boiko 11.6%, and Yulia Tymoshenko 11.3%. Ihor Smeshko is supported by 8.0%, Volodymyr Groysman by 6.6%, Yevhen Murayev by 4.6%, Oleh Liashko by 4.4%, Dmytro Razumkov by 4.2%, Arseniy Yatsenyuk by 2.9%, Vitali Klitschko by 1.7%, Oleh Tyahnybok by 1.5%, and Kira Rudyk by 0.3%.
- Thirty-seven percent believe that the level of COVID-19 incidence in Ukraine is rising, while 34% think it remains unchanged and 20% believe it is decreasing.
- Fifty-six percent support introducing a strict lockdown if COVID-19 cases begin to rise sharply, while 41% oppose such measures. Two-thirds approve of closing restaurants, cafés, and cinemas during lockdown; 58% do not object to closing gyms, 52% to closing schools, and 47% to closing kindergartens. At the same time, nearly 80% oppose shutting down intercity and city public transport.
- Forty-five percent believe the Minister of Health bears the greatest responsibility for ensuring timely vaccination of the population. Twenty-two percent place responsibility on the President, around 10–11% on Parliament and the Chief Sanitary Doctor, and 5% on the Prime Minister.
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: 2,500 respondents.
- Survey method: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing). Based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers.
- The margin of error for the study with a confidence level of 0.95 is no more than 2.0%.
- Fieldwork dates: 2-3 March 2021.
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