19.11.2020
Ukraine under quarantine: monitoring public sentiment (15-17 November)
- According to the results of a survey by Rating Group, conducted on November 15–17, 2020, 62% often follow news about the coronavirus, 20% do so occasionally, 11% – rarely. 7% are not interested in such news at all. Older people and women follow coronavirus news more frequently.
- 48% of respondents consider the measures introduced by the authorities to combat the coronavirus to be optimal. 24% consider them too soft, 11% – on the contrary, too strict.
- Almost 70% of respondents are very worried that someone close to them might get sick with the coronavirus. At the same time, they worry about their own health almost twice less. Since March, the number of those who are very worried about a possible illness has somewhat increased. There are more such people among rural residents, older individuals, and women.
- 41% assessed their emotional state over the past week as calm, while 29% described it as tense. Compared to March, indicators of tension have slightly increased. A higher level of anxiety is recorded among women, older people, and those who more often follow coronavirus news and fear getting sick.
- 35% of respondents are satisfied with President Zelensky’s performance in combating the coronavirus epidemic, 60% – not satisfied. 33% are satisfied with the work of Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Razumkov, 48% – not satisfied, 18% could not evaluate it. 23% are satisfied with the work of Prime Minister Shmyhal, 60% – not satisfied, 18% could not evaluate it. Among central authorities, respondents are most dissatisfied with the work of the Cabinet of Ministers (67%) and the Verkhovna Rada (72%). 32% are satisfied with the work of Minister of Health Stepanov, 55% – not satisfied. 36% are satisfied with the work of the police, 51% – not satisfied.
- 75% of respondents support introducing fines for being in public places and on public transport without masks; 24% oppose this. Fines are more often supported by women and older people; support is highest in Kyiv and lowest in the South.
- 83% of respondents say they often wear a protective mask, 14% – occasionally or rarely, 3% – almost never. 70% often disinfect their hands, 23% – occasionally or rarely, 6% – almost never. Only 14% often use protective gloves, 33% – occasionally or rarely, 53% – almost never. Compared to March, frequent mask use has increased significantly (from 58% to 83%), while use of protective gloves has decreased substantially (from 38% to 14%).
- 85% know that the Government has introduced a “weekend quarantine,” while 15% have only heard something about it or are hearing about it for the first time.
- Attitudes toward the introduction of the “weekend quarantine” are polarized: half of respondents support it, and just as many oppose it. At the same time, only 35% expect that its introduction will reduce the spread of the coronavirus, while 62% disagree with this.
- Meanwhile, 61% consider the introduction of a “hard quarantine” (lockdown) impractical (36% support it). However, its effectiveness is assessed significantly higher than that of the “weekend quarantine”: 55% believe that the spread of the coronavirus will decrease as a result of the lockdown, while 42% hold the opposite view.
- The absolute majority of respondents believe that funds from the special coronavirus response fund should primarily be directed toward purchasing protective equipment for doctors, equipping hospital beds with medical oxygen, purchasing medicines and equipment for hospitals, providing additional payments to doctors and those involved in combating the coronavirus, and increasing coronavirus testing.
- Allocating fund resources for the construction of mobile hospitals is considered necessary by 81% (15% consider it unnecessary), and compensation to entrepreneurs for forced downtime due to quarantine restrictions is also supported by 81% (17% consider it unnecessary).
- The least supported use of the special coronavirus fund is road construction (here opinions are split: 48% support allocating funds for this purpose, while 50% do not).
- The trust rating of politicians is headed by Volodymyr Zelensky, who is trusted by 46% of respondents and not trusted by 51%.
- Dmytro Razumkov is trusted by 32% and not trusted by 36%, while 26% do not know him. Yuliia Tymoshenko is trusted by 25% and not trusted by 72%. Yurii Boiko is trusted by 24% and not trusted by 52%. Petro Poroshenko is trusted by 23% and not trusted by 74%. Arsen Avakov is trusted by 22% and not trusted by 67%.
- Denys Shmyhal is trusted by 18% and not trusted by 54%, and almost a quarter have not heard of him. Maksym Stepanov is trusted by 19% and not trusted by 36% (41% do not know him). Andrii Yermak is trusted by 12% and not trusted by 43% (40% do not know him). Iryna Venediktova is trusted by 9% and not trusted by 38% (almost 50% have not heard of her).
Methodology
- Audience: Ukrainian citizens 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 and type of settlement.
- Sample size: 3,000 respondents.
- Survey method: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing). Based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers.
- The margin of error of the study with a confidence level of 0.95 is no more than 1.8%.
- Fieldwork dates: 15-17 November 2020.
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