01.04.2021
Ukraine in quarantine: order and security (March 26-28, 2021)
- According to a survey conducted by Rating Group on 26–28 March 2021, 58% of Ukrainians say they frequently follow news about the coronavirus, 21% do so occasionally, and 12% rarely. Only 8% are not interested in such news at all. As infection rates rose, interest in pandemic-related information increased as well. Older people and women follow these updates more actively than others.
- Sixty-three percent support introducing a “strict” lockdown if coronavirus cases rise significantly, while 34% disagree. Since early March, support for tougher restrictions has increased. Sixty-one percent expect that the spread of the virus would decrease as a result of a strict lockdown, while 37% do not share this expectation. The strongest support comes from older respondents, women, and those who closely follow COVID-19 news.
- An overwhelming majority—84%—believe that Ukraine primarily lacks order, even if this limits certain freedoms. Only 11% say the country lacks freedom, even if this reduces order. The demand for order has grown over time and is now at its highest level since 2017.
- Among areas of citizen security, respondents gave the highest ratings to protection from emergency situations: 59% evaluated it as good or satisfactory. Protection from terrorist threats was rated positively by 48%, and social protection by 50%. Road safety received a 47% positive rating, the safety of life and property 43%, healthcare protection 40%, human rights protection 39%, environmental protection 37%, and protection from epidemics 34%. Forty percent rated protection from illegal migration positively, although a quarter of respondents were unable to assess it.
- The lowest ratings were given to judicial protection, which only 26% evaluated as good or satisfactory, and protection from corruption, which received the weakest rating—12%.
- Younger respondents tend to rate protection in all areas more positively. Exceptions include environmental protection and anti-corruption efforts, where evaluations remain consistently low across all age groups. There are notable regional differences: protection from terrorist threats is rated higher in areas where it is most relevant—large cities, Kyiv, and eastern regions. Residents of regional centers tend to rate road safety better, while social protection and judicial protection receive higher evaluations in smaller settlements. Environmental protection, protection from illegal migration, and several other areas receive the lowest ratings in the South. Health-related protections are rated most positively in western regions.
- In terms of trust in political leaders, President Volodymyr Zelensky leads the ranking: 46% trust him, while 51% do not. Vitaliy Klychko is trusted by 33% and not trusted by 54%. Volodymyr Groysman is trusted by 32% and not trusted by 58%. Dmytro Razumkov is trusted by 31%, not trusted by 36%, and 29% say they do not know him. Yuliya Tymoshenko is trusted by 29% and not trusted by 69%. Petro Poroshenko is trusted by 23% and not trusted by 75%. Yuriy Boyko is trusted by 23%, not trusted by 58%, and 15% do not know him. Arseniy Yatsenyuk is trusted by 22% and not trusted by 74%. Arsen Avakov also receives 22% trust and 68% distrust. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is trusted by 16%, not trusted by 51%, and 27% have not heard of him. Viktor Medvedchuk is trusted by 15% and not trusted by 74%, while 9% do not know him.
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.
- Representative error of the study with a confidence level of 0.95: no more than 2.0%.
- Fieldwork dates: 26-28 March 2021.
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