03.06.2013
The attitude of Kyiv residents to stocks on May 18
- According to a survey conducted by the Rating Group, the opposition political rally “Ukraine, Rise Up!”, which took place on May 18 in Kyiv, received more support among Kyiv residents than the Party of Regions rally “To Europe Without Fascists.”
- About one third of surveyed Kyiv residents evaluated the opposition rally positively, one quarter — neutrally, while about one fifth — negatively. About the same share had not heard about the rally at all.
- In contrast, only about one tenth of respondents evaluated the Party of Regions rally positively, about one fifth — neutrally, while more than 40% evaluated it negatively. About one quarter had not heard about this rally.
- The most positive evaluation of the “Ukraine, Rise Up!” rally was among supporters of Svoboda (57%). Supporters of Batkivshchyna evaluated it more positively (49%) than supporters of UDAR (36%). About 40% of supporters of the Communist Party and Party of Regions evaluated the opposition rally negatively.
- The rally “To Europe Without Fascists” was evaluated relatively positively mainly by Party of Regions supporters (51%). The most negative attitudes toward this rally were among supporters of Svoboda and Batkivshchyna (about 70%).
- Older respondents were the most informed about the May 18 rallies. At the same time, about one third of young people had not heard about the opposition rally, and more than 40% had not heard about the Party of Regions rally. Support for both rallies was also generally higher among older respondents.
- Men supported the opposition rally more than women (40% vs 26%), and evaluated the Party of Regions rally more negatively (50% vs 40% among women).
- Most respondents believed that participants of the rallies received payment for participation. Regarding the Party of Regions rally, 51% believed all participants were paid, 17% believed only some were paid, and only 7% believed no one was paid. Regarding the opposition rally, 35% believed all participants were paid, 21% believed some were paid, and 16% believed no one was paid.
- There is a trend: the younger the respondents, the more likely they were to believe rallies were paid, which may partly explain lower support among youth.
- About 38% believed more Kyiv residents attended the opposition rally, 8% believed more attended the Party of Regions rally. Another 7% believed participants of both rallies were mostly non-Kyiv residents, 9% believed mostly Kyiv residents attended both. About 38% could not answer.
Methodology
- Survey population: Kyiv residents aged 18+
- Sample size: 1,002 respondents
- Method: telephone survey
- Margin of error (95% confidence):
- For values near 50%: ≤ 3.1%
- Near 30%: ≤ 2.8%
- Near 10%: ≤ 2%
- Fieldwork period: May 20–26, 2013
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