Public opinion survey of residents of Ukraine, November 2015

Public Opinion Survey
Residents of Ukraine
November 19-30, 2015

Detailed Methodology
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• The survey was conducted by Rating Group Ukraine on behalf of the International Republican Institute.
• Data was collected throughout Ukraine (except the occupied territories of Crimea and part of the Donbas) between
November 19-30, 2015, through face-to-face interviews at respondents’ home.
• The sample consisted of 1,800 permanent residents of Ukraine aged 18 and older and eligible to vote. It is
representative for the general population by age, education, region and size of the settlement. An additional 1,284
respondents were also surveyed from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Multi-stage probability sampling method was used
with the random route and next birthday methods for respondent selection.
• Stage one: 25 official administrative regions of Ukraine were defined (24 regions of Ukraine and Kyiv). All
regions of Ukraine were surveyed except the occupied territories of Crimea and parts of the Donbas region
(the parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts not under the control of Ukrainian authorities).
• Stage two: The selection of settlements was based on towns and villages. Towns were grouped into subtypes
according to their size:
• City more than one million residents
• City 500,000-999,000 residents
• City to 50,000 residents
• Village
• Settlements were selected at random. The number of selected settlements in each region was proportional to
the share of the population living in a particular type of the settlement in each region.
• Stage three: Primary sampling units were described.
• The margin of error does not exceed plus or minus 2.3 percent.
• Response rate was 65.9 percent.
• Charts and graphs may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
• The survey was funded by the Government of Canada.

Detailed Methodology
• Data was collected throughout the Donbas region (Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts) between November 19-30, 2015, through
face-to-face interviews at respondents’ homes.
• The sample consisted of 1,284 permanent residents of the Donbas region, aged 18 and older and eligible to vote. It is
representative of the general population by age, education, region and size of the settlement.
• Multi-stage probability sampling method was used with random route and next birthday selection procedures.
• Stage one: The Donbas regional territory was divided into Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The survey was conducted
in all parts of those two oblasts under the control of Ukrainian authorities.
• Stage two: The selection of settlements was based on towns and villages. Towns were grouped into subtypes
according to their size:
• City to 50,000 residents
• Village
• Settlements were selected at random. The number of selected settlements in each region was proportional to the
share of population living in a particular type of the settlement in each region.
• Stage three: Primary sampling units were described.
• The margin of error does not exceed plus or minus 2.8 percent.
• Response rate was 59.7 percent.
• Charts and graphs may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Donbas Oversample

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Geographical Key
Due to the Russian occupation of Crimea and the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, residents of Crimea
and the separatist-controlled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts were not included in this poll.
Those areas with lines through them indicate territories not under the control of Ukrainian authorities.

Pessimism is High Following Two
Years of Violent Conflict with Russia

Generally speaking, do you think that things in Ukraine are going
in the right direction or wrong direction?
6
13% 14% 15%
18%
34%
29%
15%
17%
15%
8%
71%
66%
69%
64%
48%
51%
72%
68%
70%
65%
16%
20%
16%
17% 18% 20%
13% 15% 15%
27%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
November
2011
May 2012 May 2013 February
2014
April 2014 September
2014
July 2015 September
2015
Nationwide
November
2015
Donbas
November
2015
Right direction Wrong direction Difficult to answer/No answer

In your opinion, are the national authorities of Ukraine doing
enough to keep the liberated areas of the Donbas within Ukrainian
territory?
7
3%
6%
18%
18%
32%
23%
32%
29%
15%
24%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Nationwide
Donbas
Definitely yes Somewhat yes Definitely no Difficult to answer/No answer

9%
11%
15%
3%
4%
3%
1%
33%
36%
40%
21%
20%
22%
9%
20%
19%
22%
34%
29%
28%
22%
27%
24%
13%
33%
40%
42%
56%
11%
11%
10%
8%
6%
6%
12%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
March 2014
April 2014
September 2014
July 2015
September 2015
Nationwide
November 2015
Donbas November
2015
Strongly approve Somewhat approve Strongly disapprove Difficult to answer/No answer
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the President of Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko is doing?
8

12%
16%
13%
1%
2%
1%
1%
34%
36%
35%
10%
11%
11%
4%
17%
16%
27%
32%
29%
25%
17%
27%
24%
15%
52%
54%
57%
68%
9%
8%
10%
6%
5%
5%
10%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
March 2014
April 2014
September 2014
July 2015
September 2015
Nationwide November 2015
Donbas November 2015
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Cabinet of Ministers
under Arseniy Yatsenyuk is doing?
9

2%
6%
6%
3%
1%
11%
32%
33%
14%
9%
10%
10%
3%
30%
24%
24%
36%
35%
35%
31%
20%
50%
26%
26%
37%
49%
48%
52%
63%
8%
11%
11%
9%
6%
6%
7%
14%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
February 2014
March 2014
April 2014
September 2014
July 2015
September 2015
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Parliament of Ukraine
is doing?
10

What is your opinion of each of the following Ukrainian politicians
or members of the Ukrainian government?
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
1%
1%
3%
2%
3%
3%
4%
4%
4%
6%
5%
4%
5%
7%
9%
5%
6%
8%
9%
9%
11%
11%
9%
13%
15%
16%
17%
17%
19%
18%
22%
23%
24%
28%
32%
13%
11%
13%
22%
11%
21%
23%
15%
29%
23%
19%
23%
16%
28%
26%
27%
26%
18%
20%
19%
58%
26%
56%
44%
20%
62%
52%
57%
38%
50%
33%
43%
52%
43%
41%
39%
34%
25%
31%
21%
13%
41%
13%
9%
44%
3%
8%
5%
1%
14%
2%
2%
1%
14%
2%
5%
10%
15%
9%
14%
13%
5%
10%
8%
13%
8%
16%
11%
9%
6%
7%
7%
13%
15%
14%
14%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Former head of the Party of Regions faction Oleksandr Yefremov
Head of the Donetsk military-civic administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi
Head of the opposition government Borys Kolesnikov
Leader of Ukrainian Association of Patriots (UKROP) Hennadiy Korban
Head of the Lugansk military-civic administration Georgiy Tuka
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Former governor of Dnipropetrovsk oblast Ihor Kolomoiskyi
MP, Leader of Opposition Block Yuriy Boyko
Head of Parliament Volodymyr Hroisman
Leader of Svoboda Oleh Tyahnybok
Former head of security services of Ukraine Valentyn Nalyvaychenko
MP, former leader of Right Sector Dmytro Yarosh
Businessman Rinat Akhmetov
MP, leader Radical Party Oleh Lyashko
MP, leader of Batkivshchyna Yuliya Tymoshenko
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko
Mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko
Governor of Zakarpattya oblast Hennadiy Moskal
Governor of Odesa oblast Mikhail Saakashvili
Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovyi
Very favorable Somewhat favorable
Very unfavorable Have not heard the name Difficult to answer/No answer 11
(Nationwide)

What is your opinion of each of the following Ukrainian politicians
or members of the Ukrainian government?
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
2%
2%
3%
4%
13%
2%
2%
3%
3%
4%
4%
4%
6%
6%
7%
7%
7%
8%
9%
10%
13%
13%
14%
20%
22%
18%
18%
18%
15%
21%
17%
20%
20%
26%
20%
13%
19%
19%
13%
14%
19%
13%
19%
12%
10%
66%
57%
65%
71%
53%
50%
61%
59%
46%
59%
35%
36%
57%
51%
41%
45%
48%
44%
45%
39%
1%
10%
1%
1%
1%
7%
1%
1%
4%
16%
17%
6%
10%
2%
7%
4%
4%
13%
13%
12%
10%
20%
21%
13%
14%
18%
13%
28%
20%
13%
19%
22%
20%
16%
16%
15%
15%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Leader of Svoboda Oleh Tyahnybok
Leader of Ukrainian Association of Patriots (UKROP) Hennadiy Korban
MP, former leader of Right Sector Dmytro Yarosh
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko
Former head of security services of Ukraine Valentyn Nalyvaychenko
Former governor of Dnipropetrovsk oblast Ihor Kolomoiskyi
MP, Leader of Batkivshchyna Yuliya Tymoshenko
Head of Parliament Volodymyr Hroisman
MP, Leader of Radical Party Oleh Lyashko
Head of Donetsk military-civic administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi
Head of Lugansk military-civic administration Georgiy Tuka
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko
Former Head of the Party of Regions faction Oleksandr Yefremov
Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovyi
Governor of Odesa oblast Mikhail Saakashvili
Head of the opposition government Borys Kolesnikov
Governor of Zakarpattya oblast Hennadiy Moskal
MP, Leader of Opposition Bloc Yuriy Boyko
Businessman Rinat Akhmetov
Very favorable Somewhat favorable
Very unfavorable Have not heard the name Difficult to answer/No answer
<1%
12
1%
1%
<1%
1%
1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
(Donbas region)

In your opinion, the detention of the leader of the Ukrainian Association
of Patriots (UKROP) political party, Hennadiy Korban, is*:
13
27%
20%
40%
37%
33%
43%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Nationwide
Donbas
Fight against oligarchs and criminality Political persecution and selective justice Difficult to answer/No answer
*Korban was arrested by Ukrainian authorities at his home on October 31 before being released and re-
detained on November 3 on suspicion of involvement in organized crime, embezzlement and kidnapping.

1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
11%
8%
14%
14%
13%
29%
28%
31%
37%
32%
57%
60%
51%
44%
47%
2%
2%
1%
3%
7%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
September 2014
July 2015
September 2015
Nationwide
November 2015
Donbas November
2015
Improved a lot Improved somewhat Stayed the same
Worsened a lot Difficult to answer/No answer
1%<1%
Over the last 12 months, how has the economic situation in
Ukraine changed?
14

1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
6%
6%
9%
14%
8%
9%
8%
3%
4%
2%
1%
2%
2%
<1%
37%
39%
45%
37%
46%
41%
44%
46%
37%
19%
14%
18%
20%
20%
36%
34%
30%
27%
30%
30%
31%
29%
34%
37%
29%
34%
36%
37%
18%
18%
13%
15%
14%
17%
14%
18%
22%
40%
55%
45%
40%
40%
2%
3%
3%
5%
1%
2%
2%
3%
3%
2%
1%
1%
2%
3%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
November 2011
March 2012
May 2012
September 2012
May 2013
September 2013
February 2014
March 2014
April 2014
September 2014
July 2015
September 2015
Improved a lot Improved somewhat Stayed the same
Worsened a lot Difficult to answer/No answer
Over the last 12 months, how has the economic situation of your
household changed?
15

1%
1%
1%
2%
1%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
1%
1%
7%
8%
13%
17%
8%
12%
9%
12%
10%
10%
9%
11%
7%
3%
30%
32%
35%
31%
38%
27%
20%
16%
13%
14%
19%
25%
21%
13%
32%
32%
26%
24%
29%
29%
31%
26%
26%
23%
24%
23%
32%
29%
17%
15%
11%
11%
12%
17%
28%
35%
43%
35%
27%
27%
23%
31%
13%
12%
14%
16%
12%
13%
12%
11%
8%
17%
20%
12%
16%
23%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
November 2011
March 2012
May 2012
September 2012
May 2013
September 2013
February 2014
March 2014
April 2014
September 2014
July 2015
September 2015
Improve a lot Improve somewhat Stay the same
Worsen a lot Difficult to answer/No answer
In the next 12 months, how do you expect the economic situation
in Ukraine to change?
16

17
3%
4%
6%
5%
8%
9%
7%
8%
10%
13%
13%
30%
33%
37%
34%
36%
39%
41%
43%
45%
21%
53%
42%
47%
47%
45%
44%
39%
40%
35%
26%
7%
12%
7%
4%
5%
5%
7%
4%
4%
33%
4%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
3%
5%
3%
4%
5%
4%
5%
4%
3%
3%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Russia
Moldova
United States
Germany
Canada
Lithuania
Georgia
European Union
Belarus
Poland
Very warm Warm Neutral Very cold Difficult to answer/No answer
1%
<1%
How do you evaluate your attitude toward each of the following
countries?
(Nationwide)
1%

18
2%
2%
2%
4%
2%
2%
3%
2%
9%
5%
15%
17%
20%
18%
20%
24%
25%
26%
30%
39%
40%
53%
54%
48%
54%
53%
50%
51%
31%
42%
24%
15%
10%
14%
6%
5%
10%
7%
14%
5%
10%
4%
4%
5%
2%
2%
3%
2%
6%
1%
9%
10%
11%
10%
15%
15%
9%
11%
10%
9%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
United States
Germany
Lithuania
European Union
Canada
Moldova
Poland
Georgia
Russia
Belarus
Very warm Warm Neutral Very cold Difficult to answer/No answer
How do you evaluate your attitude toward each of the following
countries?
(Donbas)

Which three of the following issues are the most important for
Ukraine?
1%
1%
<1%
3%
3%
5%
6%
7%
11%
17%
18%
20%
21%
25%
25%
27%
47%
60%
2%
1%
1%
3%
7%
6%
5%
3%
12%
14%
22%
18%
26%
24%
23%
34%
40%
50%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Difficult to answer/No answer
Other
Russian language status
Rights to land ownership
Possibility of cutting off gas, electricity, water
Delay in salary/Pension payments
Crime
Russian presence in the Crimea
Relations with Russia
Hryvnia devaluation
Social protection for poor
Political instability
Government incompetence
Low industry production
Control over price growth
Unemployment
Corruption within the state bodies
Military conflict in the Donbas
Donbas Nationwide
19

Which three of the following issues are the most important for you
personally?
1%
3%
1%
2%
3%
5%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
15%
24%
31%
34%
34%
35%
55%
2%
6%
2%
3%
4%
8%
3%
10%
7%
11%
21%
17%
26%
26%
29%
21%
50%
43%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Other
Russian language status
Russian presence in the Crimea
Rights to land ownership
Relations with Russia
Crime
Possibility of cutting off gas, electricity, water
Delay in salary/Pension payments
Political instability
Government incompetence
Low industry production
Corruption within the state bodies
Social protection for poor
Unemployment
Hryvnia devaluation
Military conflict in the Donbas
Control over price growth
Donbas Nationwide
20

People of the Donbas
Support Ukrainian Unity

22
In your opinion, what status should the Donbas have (the entirety
of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts)?
9%
1%
1%
2%
7%
6%
20%
53%
14%
1%
1%
7%
3%
8%
35%
32%
0% 20% 40% 60%
Other
Become an independent country
Become part of Russia
Territories controlled today by so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s
Republics should be separated from Ukraine and the rest of the
territory should stay within Ukraine
Become an autonomous territory within Ukraine
Be part of Ukraine but with extended responsibilities resulting from
decentralization reform
Be part of Ukraine as before
Donbas Nationwide
Support
Ukrainian Unity:
Donbas: 75%
Nationwide: 86%

23
In your opinion, what status should the Donbas territories under the
control of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republic
have?
12%
1%
3%
4%
9%
18%
53%
15%
1%
4%
8%
13%
28%
31%
0% 20% 40% 60%
Other
Become an independent country
Become part of Russia
Be part of Ukraine but with special status
Be part of Ukraine but with extended responsibilities
resulting from decentralization reform
Be part of Ukraine as before
Donbas Nationwide
Support
Ukrainian Unity:
Donbas: 72%
Nationwide: 80%

Do you support the Crimean food blockade currently being
organized by some activists*?
24
24%
9%
24%
12%
15%
19%
20%
35%
5%
4%
12%
21%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Nationwide
Donbas
Fully support Somewhat support
Totally do not support Haven't heard anything about this Difficult to answer/No answer
*Since September 2015, Crimean civic activists have maintained a blockade that prevents the shipment of
goods from mainland Ukraine from entering the peninsula.

25
Do you support the Crimean food blockade currently being
organized by some activists?
(Breakdown by region)
7%
18%
28%
40%
12%
23%
27%
33%
21%
18%
13%
10%
35%
29%
12%
8%
4%
5%
7%
4%
21%
13%
5%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
East
South
Center
West
Fully support Somewhat support
Fully don't support Haven't heard anything about this Difficult to answer/No answer
7%

Do you feel that the Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine are
under pressure or threat because of their language?
(Question only fielded in Donbas oversample)
26
2%
9%
28%
54%
7%
Definitely yes
Somewhat yes
Definitely no

27
Do you support the decision of the Russian Federation to send its
army to protect Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine?
2%
7%
22%
49%
20%
Definitely yes
Somewhat yes
Definitely no

28
How do you evaluate Russia’s actions toward Crimea?
30%
18%
11%
41%
0% 20% 40% 60%
Other
It is a lawful protection of Russian-speaking citizens of
Ukraine
It is an illegal invasion and occupation of independent
Ukraine

29
In your opinion, which of the following should Ukraine do?
15%
2%
7%
13%
14%
50%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Other
Be divided into several countries
Remain a unitary country, but without Crimea
Become a federal country
Remain a unitary country

30
In your opinion, which areas should be a priority for the Ukrainian
authorities in order to keep Donbas part of Ukraine?
12%
2%
9%
19%
46%
46%
62%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Other
Focus on closer relations with the West (EU and NATO)
Focus on the status of the Donbas region and improve
relations with Russia
Fight crime, corruption and reform the judiciary
Improve basic services (health, education and
infrastructure)
Improve the economy and create jobs

Who do you think should hold the most responsibility for
addressing local issues and providing services to your community?
12%
7%
7%
9%
9%
10%
11%
16%
20%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
The council of your village
The governor of your rayon
The council of your rayon
The government and central government agencies
The council of your oblast
The governor of your oblast
The council of your city/town
Your local mayor
31

In your opinion, reforms in which three areas should be the
priority for national authorities in Ukraine?
9%
2%
2%
2%
3%
4%
6%
6%
7%
8%
9%
11%
13%
14%
15%
15%
16%
20%
28%
29%
56%
20%
4%
1%
4%
2%
5%
7%
6%
6%
8%
7%
11%
13%
12%
13%
12%
14%
18%
15%
21%
43%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Other
Public procurement
Deregulation
Elections legislation
State property management
Constitutional reform
Program on promoting interests of Ukraine in the world
Financial sector
Education
Tax
Public administration
Entrepreneurship development
Agriculture
National security and defense
Law-enforcement
Energy independence program and energy reform
Decentralization
Healthcare
Judiciary
The replacement of authorities and anti-corruption reform
Donbas Nationwide
33

Which institution do you believe is most responsible for improving
the standard of living and quality of life for Ukrainians?
34
6%
2%
8%
13%
35%
36%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Other
The Verkhovna Rada
Local government
Cabinet of Ministers under the Prime Minister
The President

35
If you could have only one or the other, which is more important
to you: a democratic system of government or a prosperous
economy?
13%
17%
20%
19%
14%
34%
30%
28%
18%
20%
27%
15%
14%
25%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
July 2015
Nationwide
November
2015
Donbas
November
2015
Democracy is definitely more important to me Democracy is somewhat more important to me
Prosperity is definitely more important to me
6%

36
If there are two candidates running for office and they have the
same qualifications aside from the fact that one is a man and one
is a woman, which candidate are you more likely to support?
17%
21%
15%
11%
17%
17%
16%
24%
60%
57%
64%
59%
5%
6%
5%
6%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
July 2015
September
2015
Nationwide
November 2015
Donbas
November 2015
Would vote for the female candidate Would vote for the male candidate
Makes no difference to me Difficult to answer/No answer

37
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
“Politicians do not listen to the needs and ideas of women”?
22%
26%
19%
19%
30%
31%
32%
32%
21%
23%
18%
7%
5%
5%
7%
24%
21%
15%
24%
18%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
July 2015
September
2015
Nationwide
November
2015
Donbas
November
2015
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Strongly disagree Difficult to answer/No answer

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
“Politicians do not listen to the needs and ideas of young people”?
38
29%
34%
28%
19%
33%
37%
37%
34%
16%
16%
17%
17%
4%
4%
6%
8%
18%
10%
12%
22%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
July 2015
September 2015
Nationwide
November 2015
Donbas November
2015
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Strongly disagree Difficult to answer/No answer

Should Ukrainian women serve in influential positions in the
national government?
80%
79%
79%
81%
71%
12%
10%
7%
10%
17%
7%
11%
13%
9%
12%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
September
2014
July 2015
September
2015
Nationwide
November 2015
Donbas
November 2015
Yes No Difficult to answer/No answer
39

41
If Ukraine were able to enter only one international economic
union, which one of the following should it be?
42%
36%
37%
32%
40%
42%
41%
52%
53%
59%
55%
57%
57%
21%
40%
43%
41%
42%
37%
37%
36%
27%
24%
17%
14%
17%
15%
33%
3%
4%
5%
6%
5%
5%
9%
6%
10%
9%
12%
12%
12%
24%
15%
17%
17%
20%
18%
17%
14%
14%
13%
15%
20%
14%
16%
22%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
November 2011
March 2012
May 2012
September 2012
May 2013
September 2013
February 2012
March 2014
April 2014
September 2014
July 2015
September 2015
European Union Customs Union Other Difficult to answer/No answer

42
If Ukraine were able to enter only one international economic
union, which one of the following should it be?
20%
51%
65%
87%
24%
14%
17%
7%
23%
16%
9%
3%
33%
20%
9%
3%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
East
South
Center
West
European Union Customs Union Other Difficult to answer/No answer

43
If a referendum was held today on Ukraine joining NATO, how
would you vote?
34%
38%
43%
41%
48%
48%
16%
43%
40%
31%
30%
28%
30%
47%
9%
7%
17%
14%
8%
10%
22%
13%
15%
8%
15%
17%
13%
15%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
March 2014
April 2014
September 2014
July 2015
September 2015
Nationwide
November 2015
Donbas November
2015
Would vote for Ukraine to join NATO Would vote against Ukraine joining NATO
Would not vote Difficult to answer/No answer

44
If a referendum was held today on Ukraine joining NATO, how
would you vote?
15%
37%
55%
78%
15%
11%
17%
9%
21%
9%
5%
4%
49%
43%
22%
9%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
East
South
Center
West
Would vote for Ukraine to join NATO Would vote against Ukraine joining NATO
Would not vote Difficult to answer/No answer

Assessment of
October 25 Local Elections

Did you vote in the October 2015 local elections?
46
54%
43%
46%
57%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Nationwide
Donbas
Yes No

If not, why didn’t you vote in the October local elections?
47
1%
4%
3%
3%
5%
6%
10%
13%
17%
17%
31%
4%
4%
<1%
3%
6%
29%
2%
6%
11%
6%
33%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Other
I couldn't find my name on the voters' list
I was not entitled to vote in this area
Health issues prevented me from voting
Due to the cancellation of elections in my area
Due to lack of free time
I hadn’t decided for whom to vote
Not voting was my way of demonstrating my protest of the
elections
I was in a different place
I didn’t have a desire to vote
Donbas Nationwide
(Nationwide n=827; Donbas n=729)

In your opinion, were the October local elections free and fair?
48
8%
5%
33%
21%
25%
15%
10%
8%
24%
51%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Nationwide
Donbas
Absolutely free and fair Somewhat free and fair
Absolutely not free and fair Difficult to answer/No answer

Which of the following phrases best describes your opinion of the
pre-election campaigns held in your community before the
October local elections?
49
21%
1%
5%
9%
10%
13%
20%
21%
28%
44%
<1%
5%
3%
7%
12%
7%
17%
11%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
They were grassroots campaigns
They were not issue-based
It was a fair competition
They were violating the law
They were issue-based
Those were dirty campaigns
They were within framework of the law
They were run by oligarchs
Donbas Nationwide

How satisfied are you with the political parties that were elected
to your local councils during the October elections?
50
8%
5%
32%
21%
21%
13%
17%
14%
22%
47%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Nationwide
Donbas
Strongly satisfied Somewhat satisfied Strongly dissatisfied Difficult to answer/No answer

51
2%
1%
15%
17%
21%
32%
35%
35%
36%
2%
1%
13%
24%
17%
36%
13%
29%
18%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Other
They are not professional enough
I do not share their ideology
There is no difference between the parties. They are all the
same
They are not responding to citizens’ interests
They are controlled by oligarchs
They are composed of ‘old guard’ politicians
They are corrupt
Donbas Nationwide
If you are dissatisfied with the political parties that were elected to
your local councils during the October elections, what is the reason?
(Nationwide n=681; Donbas n=350)

To what extent are you satisfied with the city or village head who
was elected from your community during the October local
elections?
52
15%
7%
37%
26%
17%
13%
12%
10%
19%
44%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Nationwide
Donbas
Strongly satisfied Somewhat satisfied
Strongly dissatisfied Difficult to answer/No answer

In your opinion, should more rights be transferred from central
authorities to local authorities and communities?
53
31%
37%
7%
3%
22%
Definitely yes
Somewhat yes
Definitely no

Do you think your local authorities elected in the October local
elections can be entrusted with more responsibilities as a result of
decentralization reform?
54
11%
9%
36%
24%
18%
15%
11%
9%
24%
43%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Nationwide
Donbas

55
In your opinion, what areas should be the top priority for your
newly-elected local authorities?
(Nationwide)
3%
6%
8%
10%
13%
13%
13%
13%
15%
17%
18%
19%
19%
20%
21%
21%
25%
26%
26%
27%
32%
37%
48%
50%
62%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Other
Parking
Street markets
Public parks and squares
Sport establishments
Culture institutions
Industrial areas
Sewage
Water supply
Land issues
Garbage collection
Environment
Yards and territories around houses
Pavements
Security
Heating
Kindergartens
Schools
Transportation
Street lighting
Social assistance
Housing and communal areas
Medical institutions
Roads

56
In your opinion, what areas should be a top priority for your
newly-elected local authorities?
(Donbas)
10%
10%
6%
7%
15%
11%
13%
14%
16%
23%
17%
16%
21%
25%
18%
26%
25%
19%
22%
25%
34%
38%
43%
37%
50%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Other
Parking
Street markets
Public parks and squares
Sport establishments
Culture institutions
Industrial areas
Sewage
Water supply
Land issues
Garbage collection
Environment
Yards and territories around houses
Pavements
Security
Heating
Kindergartens
Schools
Transportation
Street lighting
Social assistance
Housing and communal areas
Medical institutions
Roads

Views on Early Elections
Note: Some political factions are advocating for early elections

Do you support holding pre-term parliamentary elections in
Ukraine?
58
15%
18%
13%
27%
23%
14%
22%
20%
18%
23%
23%
26%
14%
17%
29%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
September 2015

34%
40%
39%
46%
34%
34%
41%
42%
49%
42%
29%
34%
28%
16%
33%
33%
32%
33%
36%
34%
35%
33%
32%
32%
35%
40%
33%
20%
7%
9%
8%
5%
8%
7%
8%
5%
4%
7%
9%
4%
10%
14%
13%
11%
14%
11%
19%
20%
10%
12%
11%
15%
20%
16%
20%
33%
12%
8%
8%
5%
4%
5%
6%
8%
3%
5%
8%
6%
9%
16%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
November 2011
March 2012
May 2012
September 2012
May 2013
September 2013
February 2014
March 2014
April 2014
September 2014
July 2015
September 2015
If pre-term parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, would
you vote in such elections?
59

If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday and the
following political parties participated in the elections, for which
one would you vote?
(Nationwide)
17%
25%
4%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
3%
3%
4%
7%
8%
8%
11%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
I would not vote
Other
People’s Control
Left Opposition
Party of Common People
Agrarian Party of Ukraine
Nash Krai
Civic Position
Right Sector
Vidrodzhennia
Ukrainian Association of Patriots (UKROP)
Radical Party
Svoboda
Samopomich
Opposition Bloc
Batkivshchyna
Solidarnist Party
60

one would you vote?
(Donbas)
61
23%
45%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
3%
4%
13%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
I would not vote
Other
Right Sector
Civic Position
Radical Party
Strong Ukraine
Left Opposition
Batkivshchyna
Samopomich
Nash Krai
Solidarnist Party
Opposition Bloc

one would you vote?
(Among likely voters, Nationwide n=1,091)
15%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
3%
3%
3%
5%
5%
6%
10%
11%
12%
15%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Other
People’s Front
Yedynyi Centre
Strong Ukraine
People’s Control
Agrarian Party of Ukraine
Left Opposition
Party of Common People
Nash Krai
Civic Position
Vidrodzhennia
Right Sector
Radical Party
Svoboda
Samopomich
Batkivshchyna
Opposition Bloc
Solidarnist Party
62

one would you vote?
(Among likely voters, Donbas n=471)
24%
4%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
3%
4%
4%
6%
6%
8%
31%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Other
People’s Front
Vidrodzhennia
Svoboda
People’s Control
Right Sector
Strong Ukraine
Civic Position
Radical Party
Left Opposition
Batkivshchyna
Samopomich
Nash Krai
Solidarnist Party
Opposition Bloc
63

Demographics
45%
55%
34%
24%
42%
44%
31%
24%
1%
0%
0%
3%
25%
38%
33%
23%
2%
19%
2%
30%
4%
9%
7%
4%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Men
Women
18-35
36-50
51 and older
Ukrainian
Russian
Both, Ukrainian and Russian equally
Both, Ukrainian and other language equally
Both Russian and other language equally
Other
Primary/Non-complete secondary
General secondary
Vocational secondary
Higher/Non-complete higher
Worker
Farmer
White collar
Higher or medium level executive
Pensioner (not working)
Student
Housewife
Unemployed
Other
GENDERAGE
LANGUAGESPEAKINGAT
HOMEEDUCATIONOCCUPATION
65
Nationwide

Demographics
66
32%
27%
9%
1%
<1%
4%
24%
1%
3%
69%
31%
24%
31%
22%
22%
0% 50% 100%
Orthodox UPC KP
Orthodox UPC MP
Greek Catholic
Catholic
Protestant
Atheist
I believe in God, but do not belong to any religion
Other
Don’t know/No answer
City
Village
West
Center
South
East
RELIGION
TYPEOF
SETTLEMENT
SREGIONS
Nationwide

Demographics
67
15%
34%
36%
11%
1%
2%
0% 50%
We need to save money for food.
We have enough money for food, but we need to save or borrow
money for buying clothes and shoes.
We have enough money for food and necessary clothing and shoes,
but we need to save or borrow money for other purchases like a good
suit, a mobile phone, or a vacuum cleaner.
We have enough money for food, clothing, shoes, and other
purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchasing more
expensive things (e.g., appliances).
We have enough money for food, clothes, shoes, and expensive
purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchases like a
car or an apartment.
Difficult to answer.
FINANCIALSTATUSOFFAMILY
Nationwide

Demographics
44%
56%
31%
23%
46%
5%
61%
31%
2%
<1%
<1%
6%
28%
38%
28%
25%
1%
17%
1%
34%
4%
8%
6%
3%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Men
Women
18-35
36-50
51 and older
Ukrainian
Russian
Both, Ukrainian and Russian equally
Both, Ukrainian and other language equally
Both Russian and other language equally
Other
Primary/Non-complete secondary
General secondary
Vocational secondary
Higher/Non-complete higher
Worker
Farmer
White collar
Higher or medium level executive
Pensioner (not working)
Student
Housewife
Unemployed
Other
GENDERAGE
LANGUAGESPEAKINGAT
HOMEEDUCATIONOCCUPATION
68
Donbas

Demographics
69
9%
53%
1%
1%
9%
21%
1%
5%
89%
11%
66%
34%
0% 50% 100%
Orthodox UPC KP
Orthodox UPC MP
Greek Catholic
Protestant
Atheist
I believe in God, but do not belong to any religion
Other
Don’t know/No answer
City
Village
Donetsk region
Luhansk region
RELIGION
TYPEOF
SETTLEMENTSREGIONS
Donbas

Demographics
70
17%
38%
34%
6%
5%
0% 50%
We have enough money for food, but we need to save or borrow
money for buying clothes and shoes.
We have enough money for food and necessary clothing and shoes, but
we need to save or borrow money for other purchases like a good suit,
a mobile phone, or a vacuum cleaner.
We have enough money for food, clothing, shoes, and other
purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchasing more
expensive things (e.g., appliances).
We have enough money for food, clothes, shoes, and expensive
purchases, but we need to save or borrow money for purchases like a
car or an apartment.
Difficult to answer.
FINANCIALSTATUSOFFAMILY
Donbas

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