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26
January
2022

Ukrainians trust AFU the most, Russian media the least- poll

KYIV. Jan 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Among social institutions, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, volunteers, ordinary people and the church continue to enjoy the greatest trust of Ukrainians, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on December 3-11, 2021.

According to the survey, compared with December 2020, there is an increase in confidence in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

So, a total of 72% of Ukrainians trust the army, and the balance of trust-distrust is plus 60%. Compared to December 2020, the share of those who trust increased by six percentage points, and the trust-distrust balance increased by eight percentage points. Compared to December 2020, there is a growing trend in confidence in the army in all regions.

Also, the majority of respondents trust volunteers (68%, the balance is plus 57%) and ordinary people in their locality (63%, the balance is plus 51%). The church is trusted by 51% with a balance of plus 27%. As for the church, the west stands out against the background of other regions, where 67% trust the church against 41-47% in other regions.

Public organizations also have a positive balance of trust and distrust – in general, 39% of respondents trust them, and the balance is plus 18% (without significant changes compared to 2020).

According to the study, in fact, distrust of the president, parliament, government, law enforcement agencies (police, SBU), mass media (both Ukrainian and Russian) prevails among respondents.

In particular, 27% trust the president, and 50% do not trust him. Accordingly, the balance of trust-distrust is minus 23%. Compared to December 2020, there is a deterioration in indicators: the share of those who trust the President decreased by five percentage points, and the balance of trust-distrust – by 10 percentage points.

Fewer respondents trust the Cabinet of Ministers and the Verkhovna Rada: respectively, 14% trust the government (the balance is minus 46%) and 11% trust the parliament (the balance is minus 56%). Compared to December 2020, the situation has not changed much.

At the same time, 30-35% trust the Patrol Police, the SBU and the National Police. The share of those who trust these institutions has not changed compared to December 2020, but the balance in all three cases has become somewhat better.

Some 32% of respondents trust the Ukrainian media, and the balance of trust-distrust is minus 7%. Compared to December 2020, there is an improvement in the balance of trust and distrust. A little less trust in the Ukrainian media is in the East.

As for the Russian media, 3% of respondents trust them with a balance of minus 75%. There were no significant changes compared to December 2020. In all regions, the overwhelming majority do not trust the Russian media, but residents of eastern Ukraine are somewhat less critical of them.

The poll was conducted using computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers (with random generation of phone numbers and subsequent statistical weighting).

A total of 2,000 respondents living in all regions of Ukraine (except Crimea) were interviewed. The sample is representative of the adult population (18 and older) of Ukraine. The sample does not include territories temporarily not controlled by the authorities of Ukraine – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

The statistical sampling error (with a probability of 0.95 and taking into account the design effect of 1.1) does not exceed: 2.4% for indicators close to 50%, 2.1% for indicators close to 25%, 1.5% for indicators close to 10%, and 1.1% for indicators close to 5%.