The study was conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology and Rating Group from February 23 to March 14, 2013. The fieldwork phase took place from February 27 to March 10, 2013. The survey was conducted in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (across 41 settlements), with a total of 1,060 respondents interviewed. The sample was multi-stage and random. The sampling error, with a 0.95 probability, does not exceed 3.1% (excluding the design effect).

Survey method: face-to-face interviews at respondents’ place of residence.