02.12.2020
Ukraine in quarantine: monitoring public sentiment (28-30 November)
- According to the results of a survey by Rating Group conducted on November 28–30, 2020, 59% often follow news about the coronavirus, 21% do so sometimes, 11% – rarely. 8% are not interested in such news at all. Older people and women follow coronavirus news more often.
- 45% of respondents consider the measures introduced by the authorities to combat the coronavirus to be optimal. 30% believe they are too soft, 11% – on the contrary, too strict. Over the past two weeks, the share of those who consider the authorities’ actions too soft has slightly increased.
- 36% assessed their emotional state over the past week as calm, 33% – as tense. Over the last two weeks, indicators of tension have slightly increased. A higher level of anxiety is recorded among women, older people, and those who more often follow news about the coronavirus.
- 34% of respondents are satisfied with President Zelenskyy’s performance in combating the coronavirus epidemic, 62% – are not satisfied. 28% are satisfied with the performance of the Ministry of Health in fighting the epidemic, 68% – are not satisfied. 28% are satisfied with the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 60% – are not satisfied, 12% could not assess it. Among central government bodies, respondents are most dissatisfied with the work of the Cabinet of Ministers (72%) and the Verkhovna Rada (78%).
- Over the past two weeks, support for the “weekend quarantine” has decreased from 49 to 44% (the share of opponents increased from 49 to 54%). Only 34% expect that its introduction will reduce the spread of the coronavirus, while 64% do not agree with this.
- At the same time, support for the introduction of a “strict quarantine” (lockdown) increased from 36 to 42% (the share of opponents decreased from 61 to 55%). Similarly, the share of respondents who believe that the spread of the coronavirus will decrease as a result of a lockdown increased from 55 to 58%. At the same time, 58% support introducing a lockdown during the New Year holidays (40% – are against this).
- 75% of respondents support the introduction of fines for being in public places and transport without masks, 25% – are against this. Over the past two weeks, Ukrainians’ attitudes toward fines for being in public places and transport without masks have not changed.
- 60% support the introduction of fines for establishments operating in violation of the “weekend quarantine,” 37% – do not support this.
- 55% are personally ready to get vaccinated against the coronavirus if the vaccine is free of charge (40% – are not ready). At the same time, if the vaccine is paid, fewer people are willing to get vaccinated – 35%, while 57% would not do so in that case. Supporters of free coronavirus vaccination are more common among older people and residents of villages, while supporters of paid vaccination are more common among young people and residents of Kyiv.
- The trust rating among politicians is led by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is trusted by 44% of respondents, while 53% do not trust him. Vitali Klitschko is trusted by 33%, Volodymyr Groysman – by 31%.
- Dmytro Razumkov is trusted by 27%, Yuliia Tymoshenko – by 26%. Yurii Boiko – by 24%. Petro Poroshenko – by 23%. Arsen Avakov – by 22%.
- Arsenii Yatseniuk is trusted by 15%, Denys Shmyhal – by 15%, Andrii Yermak – by 9%.
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: 2,500 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 2.0%.
- Fieldwork dates: 28-30 November 2020.
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