Over 80% of Ukrainians donated to armed forces this year – Rating Group poll
The absolute majority of Ukrainians (83%) say that they provided financial assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine this year, in particular, 31% do it constantly, 39% from time to time and 13% rarely, and only 16% never, according to the results of the sociological study “Problems of Social Cohesion in Ukraine,” conducted by Rating Group on July 20-22.
Some 58% provided non-financial assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (in particular, 15% do it constantly).
At the same time, 70% helped refugees, internally displaced persons and people with disabilities (12% do it constantly).
Some 38% of respondents participated in public hearings and petition signing this year (4% do it constantly), the same number solved common problems in the life of the territorial community (5% constantly), 25% participated in public actions and rallies (2% constantly).
There is no significant dependence in these answers on the macroregion of Ukraine, age, wealth and type of settlement, but the wealthier and younger people donate to the Armed Forces of Ukraine somewhat more often.
Some 9% of respondents said that they are members of public organizations, and 43% have such people in their immediate environment. There are significantly more of these among residents of the west and center of the country, as well as among wealthier respondents.
Some 70% established connections and united with other people for mutual support during the war, and 48% answered that these connections still exist. This indicator is higher in eastern Ukraine and among older respondents, and almost does not depend on wealth and type of settlement.
Almost two-thirds feel unity with other Ukrainians (14% do not), 53% consider themselves part of the local community (25% do not), 48% are convinced that Ukrainian society has a high level of solidarity and mutual assistance (19% do not believe so), and 45% believe that Ukrainian society is fairly fair (23% do not).
There is no significant dependence in these answers on the macroregion of Ukraine, age, wealth, and type of settlement.
During the study, 1,000 respondents aged 18 and over were surveyed using the SATI method in all government-controlled regions where Ukrainian mobile communications were available at the time of the survey. The results are weighted using current data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The representativeness error of the study with a confidence probability of 0.95: no more than 2.2%.