The ceasefire in Donbas has had a positive impact on local residents, according to a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) between March 2 to March 16.
The results of the poll were presented during a roundtable talk entitled "Donbas Humanitarian Map: The Needs of the Locals and the Internally Displaced," held in Kyiv on Monday.
According to the poll, the number of locals who find it "difficult, but possible to live" there rose to 63%, compared with 48% in December 2014, 7% said they believe the "situation is not so bad", compared with 5% in December, and the number of residents who believe "it is impossible to live in such misery" fell to 30%, from 43% in December.
The number of residents who said they lacked food remained unchanged at 45%, 50% have insufficient medical supplies compared with 58% in December, and 34% lack household supplies, down from 38%.
The main sources of income for Donbas residents are salaries (34%), pensions (27%), help from relatives and friends (24%), savings (26%), humanitarian assistance (24%), food and goods retail (23%), casual and part time employment (12%), social security payments (5%), and subsistence farming (3%).
Of those polled, 89% are not willing to leave, 6% want to leave, 2% plan to move, and 3% were undecided.
The poll was conducted for the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation Humanitarian Center.
A total of 2,105 of Donbas residents were polled, in both government and militant controlled areas.
