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Pre-Election Environment Survey: Residents of 24 Ukrainian National: September 16-18, 2020 Round 1: September 12–October 1, 2020 Round 2: October 6-18, 2020 National Detailed Methodology • The survey was conducted by Sociological Group “Rating” (Rating Group ) on behalf of the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights in Survey Research. • The survey was conducted throughout Ukraine (except for in the occupied territories of and ) between September 16 and September 18, 2020 using a CATI (computer-assisted telephone interview) method based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers. • Mobile numbers were generated randomly using 12 codes of the three largest mobile number operators in Ukraine: KYIVSTAR, VODAFONE Ukraine and LIFECELL. Each randomly generated number package includes an equal quantity of each code (050, 063, 066, 067, 068, 073, 093, 095, 096, 097, 098, 099). • The total sample consists of 2,445 residents of Ukraine aged 18 and older. For some questions, the total sample was divided into two subsamples of n=1,231 (Sample A) and of n=1,214 (Sample B). • The results were weighted according to regional, age and gender distribution based on data from the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine as of January 1, 2018. • The margin of error does not exceed ±2 percent. • The response rate was 14 percent. • Charts and graphs may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. • The survey was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

2 Cities Detailed Methodology

• The survey was conducted by Info Sapiens on behalf of the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights in Survey Research. • The survey was conducted in 24 cities: 22 centers and and . The survey was conducted in two rounds. The first round was conducted from September 12 to October 1, while the second round was conducted from October 6 to October 18. Both rounds used a CATI (computer-assisted telephone interview) method based on a list-based simple random sampling of mobile phone numbers. • The sampling frame consisted of a database of potential respondents previously recruited from face-to-face surveys conducted on the basis of a multi-stage proportionate stratified sample with a quota at the last stage. • The total sample consisted of 14,400 permanent residents, or 600 respondents per , aged 18 years and older. The samples are representative of the population by age and gender. • The results were weighted according to age and gender distribution based on data from the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine as of January 01, 2019. • The margin of error does not exceed ±4 percent for each city. • The response rate averaged 9.4 percent for the city-level sample. While this response rate is lower than the International Republican Institute’s standard requirements, additional data vetting did not reveal any particular bias associated with the low response rate. • Charts and graphs may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. • The survey was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

3 National Frequently Cited Disaggregates*

Full Sample Sample Disaggregate Disaggregation Category Sample* A B

Region Center n=858 n=441 n=417 East n=318 n=165 n=153 West n=660 n=322 n=338 South n=609 n=303 n=307 Gender Men n=1,107 n=558 n=549 Women n=1,339 n=647 n=665 Age 18-35 n=710 n=363 n=347 36-50 n=684 n=350 n=334 51+ n=1,051 n=518 n=533

Economic Status† Food insecure income n=372 n=184 n=188

Subsistence income n=716 n=369 n=347 Adequate income n=875 n=429 n=446

Secure income n=457 n=235 n=222

*Cited bases are weighted. **Margin of error will with sample size n. †Respondents were asked “Which of the following best describes your financial situation?” The possible answers presented were 1. “There isn’t enough money even for food” (“food insecure income”); 2. “There is enough for everyday expenses, but it is already difficult to buy clothes” (“Subsistence income”); 3. “Basically enough, but not enough to buy expensive items” (“Adequate income”); 4. “Almost everything is enough, but buying an apartment, a house is not available” (“secure income”). 4 National Geographical Key

*Due to the Russian occupation of Crimea and ongoing conflict in the East of Ukraine, citizens of Crimea and parts of and controlled by the separatists did not participate in the survey. 5 Moods and Attitudes National In general, would you say that Ukraine is heading in the right direction or in the wrong direction? Right direction Wrong direction Difficult to answer / No answer

80% 76% 72% 71% 72% 71% 70% 72% 71% 71% 70% 71% 69% 68% 70% 68% 68% 67% 70% 66% 64%

60% 48%51% 49% 50%

39% 40% 39% 34% 34% 29% 38% 30% 28% 19% 20% 18% 18% 27% 17% 17% 17% 16% 20% 16% 16% 15% 15% 13% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16% 23% 20% 23% 17% 18% 16% 15% 15% 14% 10% 14% 15% 15% 13% 13% 14% 14% 15% 14% 13% 13% 11% 11% 13%

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*Interviews for the September 2020 survey were done via computer-assisted phone interviews (CATI). All previous polls were conducted through face-to-face interviews. 7 National In general, would you say that Ukraine is heading in the right direction or in the wrong direction? Region, Age, Income Right direction Wrong direction Difficult to answer/No answer

Center 20% 67% 13%

South 19% 66% 15%

West 18% 72% 10%

East 17% 70% 13%

18-35 29% 55% 15%

36-50 17% 71% 12%

51+ 13% 76% 11%

Secure income 26% 64% 9%

Adequate income 22% 63% 15%

Subsistence income 14% 73% 13%

Food insecure income 12% 77% 11% 8 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Cities Generally speaking, do you think that things in your city are going in the right direction or in the wrong direction? Round 1 Round 2

Right direction Wrong direction Difficult to answer/No answer

Khmelnytskyi 87% 6% 6% Khmelnytskyi 89% 6% 5% Ivano-Frankivsk 87% 7% 5% Ivano-Frankivsk 85% 9% 6% 85% 10% 5% Vinnytsia 84% 10% 7% 82% 12% 7% Chernihiv 82% 9% 9% 80% 13% 7% Ternopil 77% 14% 9% 68% 22% 10% Kramatorsk 71% 19% 10% 68% 23% 10% Lviv 70% 20% 10% 66% 25% 8% 68% 22% 10% Zhytomyr 66% 24% 10% 68% 20% 12% Kharkiv 66% 22% 12% Lutsk 66% 23% 11% Kramatorsk 66% 24% 10% Kropyvnytskyi 61% 26% 13% 58% 29% 13% 58% 31% 11% 56% 33% 10% 56% 30% 15% Cherkasy 56% 29% 16% Dnipro 56% 30% 14% 51% 33% 16% Rivne 52% 34% 14% Sumy 50% 37% 13% Uzhhorod 49% 40% 11% 49% 38% 12% Kyiv 49% 37% 14% Odesa 48% 39% 11% 45% 44% 11% Kryvyi Rih 42% 46% 12% Kryvyi Rih 45% 46% 9% Zaporizhzhia 41% 47% 12% Odesa 43% 43% 14% 37% 50% 13% 38% 50% 13% Mykolaiv 35% 54% 11% Poltava 32% 52% 16% Chernivtsі 21% 70% 9% 18% 72% 10% 14% 71% 15% Kherson 15% 74% 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%9 Cities How do you expect the situation in your city to change after the local elections in October? Round 2 Improve a lot Improve a little Stay the same Decline a little Decline a lot Difficult to answer/No answer

Khmelnytskyi 21% 26% 28% 2%1% 20% Ivano-Frankivsk 14% 32% 35% 3%1% 15% Chernihiv 15% 27% 30% 3% 2% 24% Ternopil 11% 29% 39% 4% 2% 16% Lutsk 8% 31% 38% 6% 4% 13% Uzhhorod 6% 28% 42% 4% 3% 16% Zhytomyr 8% 26% 40% 5% 4% 17% Lviv 8% 26% 38% 6% 2% 20% Chernivtsі 8% 26% 42% 5% 3% 16% Rivne 4% 28% 43% 6% 2% 16% Kropyvnytskyi 7% 24% 41% 6% 3% 17% Kramatorsk 6% 25% 42% 8% 4% 15% Vinnytsia 10% 19% 42% 3% 2% 24% Sumy 6% 22% 52% 6% 3% 10% Cherkasy 5% 23% 44% 6% 3% 19% Kryvyi Rih 7% 20% 43% 6% 4% 20% Poltava 4% 23% 45% 9% 4% 14% Kyiv 3% 23% 48% 8% 3% 14% Kherson 6% 20% 46% 8% 3% 17% Dnipro 5% 21% 50% 5% 2% 17% Mykolaiv 4% 20% 49% 9% 4% 15% Zaporizhzhia 4% 17% 52% 10% 4% 12% Odesa 4% 17% 50% 9% 3% 16% Kharkiv 5% 17% 48% 9% 3% 19% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 10 Electoral Moods Cities Once you have decided on a candidate to vote for, how likely are you to change your mind leading up to the October 25, 2020 local election? Round 2 Very likely Likely Unlikely Very unlikely Difficult to answer/No answer

Lutsk 9% 24% 9% 55% 4% Rivne 8% 21% 8% 56% 6% Uzhhorod 8% 18% 12% 59% 3% Lviv 6% 17% 12% 62% 3% Chernivtsi 6% 17% 10% 64% 3% Poltava 5% 16% 11% 63% 5% Ternopil 4% 15% 10% 66% 5% Zhytomyr 5% 13% 13% 64% 5% Sumy 4% 14% 12% 64% 6% Cherkasy 3% 15% 11% 67% 4% Kropyvnytskyi 6% 12% 9% 68% 5% Kramatorsk 4% 13% 13% 64% 6% Zaporizhzhia 5% 12% 15% 64% 4% Kherson 3% 13% 14% 65% 4% Kryvyi Rih 5% 11% 11% 68% 5% Dnipro 4% 11% 15% 66% 3% Ivano-Frankivsk 6% 9% 12% 68% 4% Kyiv 3% 12% 15% 68% 2% Odesa 4% 10% 12% 71% 3% Chernihiv 4% 9% 8% 74% 5% Mykolaiv 3% 10% 11% 73% 3% Kharkiv 3% 9% 15% 70% 3% Vinnytsia 4% 9% 9% 72% 6% Khmelnytskyi 3% 6% 7% 80% 4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 12 Perceptions of Election Environment National Sample A

Do you expect the upcoming local elections in Ukraine to be …?

5% 11% 13% Completely free and fair

Reasonably free and fair

Flawed/Not free and fair

Seriously flawed or not free 39% at all 32% Difficult to answer/No answer

14 National Sample A Do you expect the upcoming local elections in Ukraine to be …?

Age, Region

Completely free and fair Reasonably free and fair Flawed/Not free and fair

Seriously flawed or not free at all Difficult to answer/No answer

18-35 11% 49% 28% 11% 2%

36-50 8% 42% 33% 13% 5%

51+ 12% 33% 34% 15% 7%

East 11% 46% 32% 9% 3%

Center 10% 41% 31% 12% 5%

West 11% 38% 34% 14% 3%

South 10% 37% 30% 17% 6%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 15 Cities Do you expect the upcoming local elections in your city to be …?

Round 1 Round 2 Completely free and fair Reasonably free and fair Flawed/Not free and fair Seriously flawed or not free at all Difficult to answer/No answer

Khmelnytskyi 26% 49% 13% 2%10% Ivano-Frankivsk 22% 51% 17% 4%6% Ivano-Frankivsk 22% 51% 13% 5% 9% Khmelnytskyi 19% 52% 17% 5% 8% Ternopil 22% 50% 16% 3% 8% Sumy 16% 53% 19% 6% 6% Chernihiv 19% 52% 15% 5% 9% Ternopil 18% 50% 21% 4%7% Lviv 18% 52% 20% 4%6% Chernihiv 18% 48% 19% 5% 10% Sumy 19% 49% 18% 7% 7% Kharkiv 51% 22% 7% 6% Kyiv 13% 54% 20% 9% 4% 14% Lviv 14% 50% 25% 5%6% Kramatorsk 15% 52% 18% 7% 9% Vinnytsia 15% 49% 23% 5% 8% Kharkiv 16% 50% 20% 5% 9% Kramatorsk 12% 50% 24% 7% 6% Zaporizhzhia 12% 52% 22% 8% 7% Zaporizhzhia 9% 52% 23% 10% 5% Kherson 11% 52% 20% 7% 10% Zhytomyr 13% 49% 22% 8% 8% Kropyvnytskyi 15% 47% 22% 5% 10% Lutsk 12% 48% 26% 9% 6% Rivne 14% 48% 23% 5% 9% Rivne 10% 48% 28% 8% 5% Mykolaiv 12% 50% 19% 11% 8% Kropyvnytskyi 13% 45% 26% 10% 6% Kryvyi Rih 14% 48% 19% 12% 7% Kyiv 11% 47% 26% 12% 4% Vinnytsia 15% 46% 21% 8% 10% Poltava 13% 44% 26% 11% 6% Zhytomyr 13% 47% 21% 10% 9% Kryvyi Rih 13% 44% 24% 13% 6% Poltava 11% 49% 25% 7% 8% Mykolaiv 10% 46% 24% 12% 8% Lutsk 12% 48% 23% 9% 9% Kherson 10% 43% 28% 11% 8% Dnipro 12% 47% 23% 9% 9% Cherkasy 9% 43% 30% 10% 8% Odesa 10% 49% 24% 10% 8% Chernivtsі 9% 43% 32% 10% 7% Cherkasy 12% 45% 25% 9% 9% Dnipro 9% 42% 28% 13% 7% Chernivtsі 11% 44% 25% 10% 10% Odesa 8% 39% 31% 17% 5% Uzhhorod 10% 43% 28% 12% 8% Uzhhorod 5% 40% 34% 14% 6% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 16 Cities How would you rate your understanding of the new election rules and processes for the upcoming October local elections? Round 2 Not familiar - I know little to nothing about this Somewhat familiar - I vaguely remember reading or hearing about this Familiar - I understand the new election process Very familiar - I know about the new election process Difficult to answer/No answer Dnipro 39% 37% 16% 7% 1% Kharkiv 37% 38% 18% 7% 1% Kramatorsk 37% 37% 18% 7% 2% Odesa 37% 35% 17% 10% 1% Zaporizhzhia 37% 34% 19% 8% 1% Lutsk 29% 42% 21% 7% 1% Kropyvnytskyi 30% 39% 21% 9% 1% Zhytomyr 28% 40% 20% 10% 1% Chernivtsi 24% 44% 23% 8% <1% Ternopil 22% 45% 22% 10% 1% Sumy 29% 36% 24% 10% 1% Ivano-Frankivsk 23% 41% 25% 10% 1% Rivne 24% 40% 23% 12% 1% Kryvyi Rih 27% 36% 24% 12% 1% Kherson 23% 40% 23% 13% 1% Khmelnytskyi 23% 40% 26% 10% 1% Lviv 21% 42% 26% 10% 1% Chernihiv 28% 35% 25% 11% 1% Kyiv 27% 34% 25% 12% 1% Cherkasy 22% 40% 24% 13% 1% Vinnytsia 24% 38% 25% 12% 1% Poltava 23% 38% 24% 13% 1% Mykolaiv 24% 36% 25% 14% 1% Uzhhorod 22% 38% 25% 14% 1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 17 Cities Have you, or someone you know personally, received gifts or payment from candidates or parties? Round 2 Yes No Difficult to answer/No answer

Poltava 41% 58% 1% Chernihiv 21% 78% 1% Odesa 16% 83% 1% Kharkiv 13% 86% 1% Dnipro 12% 88% 1% Kherson 12% 87% 1% Kryvyi Rih 11% 89% <1% Kyiv 10% 89% <1% Rivne 10% 89% 1% Kropyvnytskyi 9% 90% 1% Vinnytsia 9% 91% 1% Cherkasy 9% 91% <1% Zaporizhzhia 8% 91% 1% Khmelnytskyi 8% 91% 1% Uzhhorod 8% 91% 1% Kramatorsk 8% 92% 1% Sumy 7% 93% <1% Zhytomyr 6% 93% 1% Ternopil 6% 93% <1% Chernivtsi 6% 93% 1% Mykolaiv 5% 95% 1% Lutsk 4% 95% <1% Ivano-Frankivsk 3% 96% 1% Lviv 1% 98% <1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

18 Cities Since the beginning of the official campaign period ahead of Ukraine’s 2020 local elections have you Attended a campaign event or speech? Round 2 Yes No Difficult to answer/No answer

Poltava 23% 76% <1% Chernihiv 19% 81% <1% Cherkasy 17% 83% <1% Ivano-Frankivsk 16% 84% Kramatorsk 15% 84% <1% Kropyvnytskyi 14% 86% <1% Mykolaiv 13% 87% Rivne 12% 87% <1% Sumy 12% 87% <1% Khmelnytskyi 12% 88% Kherson 12% 88% <1% Chernivtsі 11% 89% 1% Dnipro 11% 89% <1% Kryvyi Rih 11% 89% <1% Lutsk 10% 89% <1% Lviv 10% 89% 1% Vinnytsia 10% 90% Uzhhorod 9% 91% Zaporizhzhia 9% 91% <1% Kyiv 9% 91% <1% Ternopil 8% 92% Zhytomyr 8% 92% <1% Odesa 7% 92% <1% Kharkiv 5% 95% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 19 Cities Since the beginning of the official campaign period ahead of Ukraine’s 2020 local elections have you Volunteered for a political cause, candidate or organization? Round 2

Yes No Difficult to answer/No answer Poltava 7% 92% 1% Kramatorsk 7% 92% 1% Uzhhorod 7% 92% 1% Khmelnytskyi 6% 93% 1% Kropyvnytskyi 6% 93% 1% Lutsk 6% 93% 1% Zhytomyr 6% 93% 1% Cherkasy 6% 93% 1% Odesa 6% 93% 1% Kryvyi Rih 6% 94% 1% Sumy 6% 93% 2% Ivano-Frankivsk 5% 94% 1% Chernihiv 5% 93% 1% Ternopil 5% 95% 1% Kyiv 5% 94% 1% Mykolaiv 4% 95% 1% Chernivtsі 4% 95% 1% Dnipro 4% 95% 1% Lviv 4% 96% 1% Rivne 4% 96% 1% Zaporizhzhia 4% 96% 1% Kharkiv 4% 96% 1% Kherson 4% 95% 1% Vinnytsia 3% 96% 1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%20 Cities Since the beginning of the official campaign period ahead of Ukraine’s 2020 local elections have you Posted comments on political issues online? Round 2

Yes No Difficult to answer/No answer Kyiv 16% 83% 1% Lviv 16% 84% <1% Cherkasy 16% 84% 1% Uzhhorod 15% 84% 1% Lutsk 15% 85% 1% Kropyvnytskyi 15% 85% 1% Ternopil 14% 85% 1% Vinnytsia 14% 85% 1% Chernivtsі 14% 86% <1% Kryvyi Rih 14% 86% <1% Zhytomyr 14% 85% 1% Khmelnytskyi 13% 86% <1% Odesa 13% 87% <1% Kherson 13% 87% <1% Zaporizhzhia 13% 87% 1% Ivano-Frankivsk 12% 87% 1% Mykolaiv 12% 87% 1% Sumy 12% 87% 1% Poltava 12% 87% 1% Kramatorsk 11% 88% 1% Dnipro 10% 89% 1% Rivne 10% 90% <1% Kharkiv 10% 90% 1% Chernihiv 8% 91% 1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 21 Cities Since the beginning of the official campaign period ahead of Ukraine’s 2020 local elections have you Donated money to a political candidate, cause, party or organization? Round 2

Yes No Difficult to answer/No answer Kyiv 3% 97% <1% Kramatorsk 3% 96% 1% Dnipro 3% 97% <1% Poltava 3% 97% <1% Mykolaiv 3% 97% <1% Chernivtsі 2% 98% <1% Uzhhorod 2% 97% <1% Ivano-Frankivsk 2% 98% <1% Kropyvnytskyi 2% 98% <1% Cherkasy 2% 98% <1% Ternopil 2% 98% <1% Zaporizhzhia 2% 98% <1% Kryvyi Rih 2% 98% <1% Lutsk 2% 97% 1% Sumy 2% 98% <1% Zhytomyr 1% 98% <1% Chernihiv 1% 98% 1% Lviv 1% 98% <1% Odesa 1% 98% <1% Khmelnytskyi 1% 98% <1% Vinnytsia 1% 99% <1% Kharkiv 1% 98% <1% Rivne 1% 99% 0% Kherson 1% 99% <1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 22 Cities Since the beginning of the official campaign period ahead of Ukraine’s 2020 local elections have you Signed an online or paper petition in support of a cause, candidate or party? Round 2

Yes No Difficult to answer/No answer Ivano-Frankivsk 17% 82% 1% Rivne 10% 90% <1% Kramatorsk 9% 90% 1% Lutsk 9% 91% 1% Chernivtsі 8% 92% <1% Kherson 8% 92% 1% Zaporizhzhia 7% 92% 1% Kyiv 7% 93% <1% Mykolaiv 7% 92% 1% Dnipro 7% 92% 1% Poltava 6% 93% 1% Kryvyi Rih 6% 93% <1% Ternopil 6% 93% 1% Cherkasy 6% 93% 1% Chernihiv 6% 93% 1% Khmelnytskyi 6% 94% 1% Kropyvnytskyi 6% 93% 1% Sumy 5% 94% 1% Zhytomyr 5% 94% 1% Vinnytsia 5% 94% 1% Odesa 5% 95% <1% Uzhhorod 4% 95% 1% Lviv 4% 95% 1% Kharkiv 4% 96% <1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 23 Coronavirus National Sample B How serious is the coronavirus pandemic for you personally?

3% 15% 16% Very serious

Somewhat serious

Somewhat not serious

Not at all serious 30% 36% Difficult to answer/No answer

25 Cities How serious is the coronavirus pandemic for you personally? Round 2 Very serious Somewhat serious Somewhat not serious Not at all serious Difficult to answer/No answer

Poltava 27% 44% 16% 7% 5% Sumy 28% 42% 18% 9% 4% Vinnytsia 25% 44% 18% 8% 4% Kyiv 22% 47% 18% 9% 3% Mykolaiv 23% 46% 21% 8% 2% Rivne 22% 45% 19% 10% 3% Kramatorsk 24% 44% 20% 8% 4% Lviv 26% 41% 21% 8% 4% Khmelnytskyi 25% 41% 20% 9% 5% Kharkiv 22% 44% 21% 9% 3% Chernihiv 24% 41% 20% 10% 5% Lutsk 17% 46% 23% 11% 3% Ternopil 21% 41% 23% 11% 3% Chernivtsi 18% 43% 27% 8% 4% Kropyvnytskyi 21% 40% 21% 12% 5% Cherkasy 20% 40% 24% 12% 4% Dnipro 16% 43% 24% 14% 3% Zhytomyr 18% 40% 25% 14% 3% Kryvyi Rih 19% 38% 26% 14% 3% Odesa 18% 39% 21% 17% 6% Zaporizhzhia 16% 40% 27% 13% 4% Ivano-Frankivsk 18% 38% 27% 12% 5% Kherson 16% 38% 25% 17% 4% Uzhhorod 13% 40% 29% 15% 3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 26 Information and Media Environment National Sample A What sources do you mainly use to receive information about the local authorities’ activities and local affairs? MULTIPLE RESPONSES ACCEPTED

Internet sites 50%

TV news, programs 41%

Social networks 36%

Friends, relatives 26%

Colleagues at work 18%

Newspapers / Magazines 16%

Radio 11%

Other 2%

None <1%

Difficult to answer/No answer <1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 28 National Sample A What sources do you mainly use to receive information about the local authorities’ activities and local affairs? MULTIPLE RESPONSES ACCEPTED

18-35 36-50 51+ West Center South East

Internet sites 57% 61% 37% 48% 51% 52% 45%

TV news, programs 26% 31% 58% 39% 41% 43% 38%

Social networks 59% 38% 18% 34% 37% 34% 38%

Friends, relatives 30% 22% 26% 27% 25% 27% 24%

Colleagues at work 18% 20% 16% 18% 20% 19% 10%

Newspapers / Magazines 6% 12% 26% 17% 18% 16% 13%

Radio 5% 8% 16% 13% 10% 10% 9%

Other 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% 2%

None <1% <1% <1% 0% <1% 1% 1%

Difficult to answer/No answer 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 2%

29 Cities Which sources of information do you trust the most for information and updates about your preferred political candidate or party? UP TO THREE RESPONSES ACCEPTED Round 2

i Lviv Kyiv Lutsk Sumy Rivne Odesa Dnipro Poltava Kharkiv Kherson Ternopil Mykolaiv Cherkasy Vinnytsia Zhytomyr Chernihiv Uzhhorod rviRih Kryvyi Chernivtsі Kramatorsk Zaporizhzhia Khmelnytskyi Kropyvnytskyi Ivano-Frankivsk

Internet – websites other than social media 41% 42% 40% 44% 34% 52% 40% 39% 47% 41% 51% 41% 42% 35% 37% 39% 38% 46% 38% 37% 37% 41% 30% 43% Social media 37% 39% 38% 37% 41% 41% 34% 42% 40% 41% 40% 33% 35% 43% 39% 38% 45% 34% 41% 44% 45% 44% 36% 36% National TV 30% 28% 28% 27% 24% 34% 25% 24% 31% 34% 24% 28% 28% 21% 29% 27% 23% 30% 24% 23% 26% 18% 25% 31% Local TV 22% 24% 20% 22% 22% 16% 15% 13% 26% 23% 15% 25% 22% 25% 25% 23% 13% 21% 16% 20% 17% 19% 26% 25% Newspapers and magazines 19% 14% 21% 20% 20% 11% 27% 16% 18% 21% 17% 13% 21% 26% 25% 19% 17% 14% 22% 15% 23% 13% 28% 21% Relatives, friends 16% 15% 16% 16% 15% 17% 21% 17% 18% 18% 14% 16% 17% 19% 16% 20% 21% 13% 22% 21% 19% 21% 14% 11% Coworkers 6% 7% 8% 7% 7% 7% 10% 7% 8% 7% 6% 5% 7% 6% 10% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 9% 8% 7% Radio 7% 6% 8% 4% 8% 6% 5% 7% 8% 11% 4% 6% 5% 6% 7% 9% 5% 4% 4% 5% 6% 4% 7% 6% I don’t have a preferred candidate or party 6% 6% 4% 7% 7% 3% 5% 5% 4% 4% 5% 5% 4% 5% 5% 6% 4% 4% 3% 3% 4% 4% 2% 5% Other: Outdoor advertising (billboards), 3% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 3% 1% 4% 4% 3% 4% 6% 3% 3% 4% 2% 5% 3% 4% 5% 3% 4% stands in the , flyers Other: Work of this candidate or party 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 4% 3% 4% 1% 1% 5% 1% Other: Meetings, personal contact with candidate 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0% 2% 1% 2% 3% 1% 1% Other 1% 3% 4% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 4% 3% 3% 1% 4% 2% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% Difficult to answer/No answer 1% 1% 1% <1% 1% 1% 0% 1% <1% 1% <1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% <1% 1% 2% 1% 2% <1% 30 National Sample A Which social networks that you receive political information from do you trust the most? Spontaneous response, multiple responses accepted Among those who have chosen social media networks as a political information resource, n=438

Facebook 62%

Telegram 20%

YouTube 19%

Instagram 16%

Viber 7%

Odnoklassniki 3%

Twitter 3%

Vkontakte 3%

WhatsApp 2%

Other 3%

None 10%

Difficult to answer/No answer 5%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 31 Cities Of the social networks where you receive political information, which do you trust the most? Among those who cited social media as the source they trust the most for information SPONTANEOUS RESPONSE, MULTIPLE RESPONSES ACCEPTED Round 2 Lviv Kyiv Sumy Lutsk Rivne Odesa Dnipro Poltava Kharkiv Kherson Ternopil Mykolaiv Cherkasy Vinnytsia Chernihiv Zhytomyr Uzhhorod rviRih Kryvyi Chernivtsі Kramatorsk Zaporizhzhia Khmelnytskyi Kropyvnytskyi Ivano-Frankivsk n= 219 234 226 221 247 248 206 254 242 244 238 200 213 261 231 228 269 202 249 262 270 262 213 213 Facebook 60% 53% 64% 55% 68% 59% 62% 64% 63% 61% 56% 55% 60% 63% 64% 62% 65% 50% 54% 57% 58% 59% 62% 60% Instagram 10% 15% 14% 18% 13% 7% 12% 10% 10% 8% 11% 17% 9% 13% 11% 10% 8% 21% 15% 16% 16% 14% 11% 9% Telegram 7% 12% 10% 11% 9% 15% 7% 9% 7% 10% 9% 16% 10% 5% 7% 4% 8% 23% 9% 7% 6% 5% 9% 5% YouTube 6% 13% 11% 11% 5% 16% 13% 8% 9% 8% 14% 16% 10% 5% 11% 4% 7% 9% 13% 8% 8% 9% 8% 12%

Twitter 2% 3% 2% 4% 2% 3% 3% 2% 4% 2% 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 5% 2% 3% 3% 3% 2% 1% 1%

Viber 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% <1% 1% 1% 3% 1% <1% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% <1% 2% 2% 1% 1% Vkontakte 0% 2% 1% 1% 0% 1% 4% <1%<1% 0% <1% 2% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 2% 1% 1% <1% 1% 0% Odnoklassniki 0% 1% <1%<1% 0% 1% 1% 1% <1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% <1%<1% 0% 0% 1%

WhatsApp 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% <1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0%

None 14% 10% 12% 9% 14% 14% 9% 9% 16% 15% 8% 11% 10% 12% 8% 9% 11% 5% 8% 11% 12% 13% 6% 10%

Other 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 1% <1% 0% 2% 0% 3% 1% 0% 1% <1% 0% 2% <1% 2% <1% 1% 1%

I do not trust any social 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 0% 3% 3% 0% 4% 0% 4% 6% 4% 5% 4% 4% 3% 2% 3% media platform Difficult to answer/No 15% 12% 10% 12% 8% 11% 11% 12% 8% 13% 16% 8% 16% 15% 12% 19% 7% 13% 12% 15% 16% 11% 18% 12% answer 32 Demographics National Demographics

Women 55%

Gender Men 45%

18-35 29%

36-50 28% AGE

51+ 43%

Primary /Non-complete secondary 4%

General secondary 16%

Vocational secondary 35% EDUCATION Higher/Non-complete higher 45%

Difficult to answer/No answer <1%

34 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% National Demographics

Worker 21% Farmer/Peasant 2% White collar 9% Higher or medium level executive 8% Pensioner (not working) 27% Student 3% Homemaker 8% OCCUPATION Unemployed 5% Self-employed/Entrepreneur 9% Other 8% Difficult to answer/No answer 1% Ukrainian 47% Russian 23% Both Ukrainian and Russian 29%

LANGUAGE Other 1%

SPOKEN AT HOME AT SPOKEN Difficult to answer/No answer <1% Oblast center 36% Other city of the oblast 36% TYPE 28% SETTLEMENT 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 35 National Demographics

There isn’t enough money even for food 15%

There is enough for everyday expenses, but it is already 29% difficult to buy clothes

Basically enough, but not enough to buy expensive items 36%

Almost everything is enough, but buying an apartment, a 17% house is not available

FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF STATUS FINANCIAL We deny ourselves practically nothing 2%

Difficult to answer/No answer 1%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 36 Cities Demographics Lviv Kyiv Sumy Lutsk Rivne Odesa Dnipro Poltava Kharkiv Kherson Ternopil Mykolaiv Cherkasy Vinnytsia Chernihiv Zhytomyr Uzhhorod rviRih Kryvyi Chernivtsі Kramatorsk Zaporizhzhia Khmelnytskyi Kropyvnytskyi Ivano-Frankivsk

Male 44% 44% 45% 44% 45% 45% 44% 44% 43% 46% 44% 46% 45% 44% 44% 45% 45% 45% 43% 45% 44% 45% 45% 43%

SEX Female 56% 56% 55% 56% 55% 55% 56% 56% 57% 54% 56% 54% 55% 56% 56% 55% 55% 55% 57% 55% 56% 55% 55% 57%

18-29 18% 16% 18% 15% 20% 17% 14% 17% 18% 19% 15% 17% 17% 19% 16% 18% 20% 18% 16% 17% 15% 20% 14% 16%

30-39 22% 21% 23% 20% 25% 23% 20% 22% 23% 21% 22% 21% 23% 24% 21% 24% 23% 21% 22% 24% 22% 24% 24% 21%

40-49 18% 18% 17% 18% 16% 19% 17% 18% 18% 17% 18% 18% 18% 17% 17% 17% 18% 18% 17% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% AGE

50-59 16% 16% 17% 17% 16% 15% 17% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 16% 17% 18% 17% 16% 16% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 17%

60+ 25% 29% 25% 30% 22% 26% 33% 27% 23% 26% 29% 28% 26% 23% 26% 23% 23% 27% 28% 24% 27% 24% 28% 28%

Primary <1% <1% <1% 0% <1% 0% 0% 0% <1% <1% 0% <1% 0% 0% <1% <1% 0% 0% 0% 0% <1% <1% <1% <1% Non-complete 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% <1%<1% 1% <1% 0% 2% 1% 1% 1% <1%<1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% <1% secondary General secondary 6% 6% 5% 8% 4% 4% 8% 5% 7% 4% 6% 7% 7% 5% 5% 5% 4% 7% 8% 7% 6% 8% 8% 7%

Vocational secondary 13% 23% 26% 20% 22% 12% 25% 24% 20% 15% 16% 21% 15% 19% 21% 20% 16% 16% 20% 19% 22% 17% 27% 22%

EDUCATION Non-complete higher 12% 11% 10% 11%10% 8% 13%10% 9% 9% 12% 10% 6% 10% 9% 7% 7% 9% 9% 14% 8% 13% 13% 19%

Higher 68% 58% 57% 61% 63% 76% 54% 59% 63% 71% 66% 59% 71% 66% 64% 67% 73% 67% 62% 59% 62% 61% 52% 52%

37 Cities Demographics Lviv Kyiv Lutsk Sumy Rivne Odesa Dnipro Poltava Kharkiv Kherson Ternopil Mykolaiv Cherkasy Vinnytsia Zhytomyr Chernihiv Uzhhorod rviRih Kryvyi Chernivtsі Kramatorsk Zaporizhzhia Khmelnytskyi Kropyvnytskyi Ivano-Frankivsk

I do not work 30% 35% 35% 39% 34% 30% 38% 30% 32% 33% 28% 38% 38% 32% 40% 36% 23% 34% 38% 28% 31% 24% 38% 37%

Private 58% 43% 42% 40% 35% 49% 43% 51% 42% 45% 57% 40% 36% 42% 33% 42% 56% 42% 39% 57% 53% 63% 37% 43%

State 9% 17% 19% 15% 26% 16% 16% 15% 21% 20% 12% 15% 21% 20% 22% 20% 18% 19% 16% 12% 11% 10% 21% 16% SECTOR WORKOF

Public, nongovernmental 2% 4% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 1% 3% 5% 4% 3% 3% 2% 3% 4% 5% 1% 4% 2% 3% 3%

Ukrainian 61% 12% 56% 5% 91% 27% 5% 29% 89% 82% 10% 5% 39% 82% 21% 95% 66% 4% 9% 70% 48% 65% 16% 16%

Russian 22% 69% 26% 79% 5% 56% 78% 43% 5% 11% 76% 81% 34% 9% 44% 2% 15% 86% 73% 15% 30% 21% 59% 55%

Ukrainian and Russian 16% 16% 17% 14% 4% 17% 16% 24% 5% 6% 13% 12% 22% 8% 31% 3% 12% 9% 15% 12% 20% 11% 21% 23% LANGUAGE

Other 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% <1%<1% 1% 2% 2% <1% 1% <1%<1% 1% 1% 0% 2% <1% 1% 1% <1%

Other: Mixed Ukrainian- 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 3% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 3% 6% (surzhyk)

38 Cities Demographics Lviv Kyiv Lutsk Sumy Rivne Odesa Dnipro Poltava Kharkiv Kherson Ternopil Mykolaiv Cherkasy Vinnytsia Zhytomyr Chernihiv Uzhhorod rviRih Kryvyi Chernivtsі Kramatorsk Zaporizhzhia Khmelnytskyi Kropyvnytskyi Ivano-Frankivsk

There isn’t enough 7% 10% 8% 8% 8% 5% 11% 13% 6% 7% 7% 10% 11% 7% 10% 9% 6% 10% 11% 8% 9% 7% 11% 12% money even for food

There is enough for everyday expenses, but 25% 32% 25% 31% 27% 23% 34% 24% 25% 23% 25% 29% 32% 26% 32% 22% 24% 28% 28% 23% 27% 25% 32% 31% it is already difficult to buy clothes

Basically enough, but not enough to buy 31% 32% 34% 36% 31% 31% 29% 31% 35% 39% 34% 31% 31% 33% 33% 37% 33% 33% 32% 34% 33% 32% 31% 35% expensive items

Almost everything is enough, but buying an 28% 18% 24% 18% 28% 32% 19% 25% 25% 26% 26% 22% 21% 27% 18% 24% 30% 23% 23% 26% 22% 26% 20% 18% apartment, a house is not available FINANCIAL SITUATION

We deny ourselves 7% 4% 5% 5% 4% 5% 4% 5% 6% 4% 6% 4% 3% 5% 4% 4% 5% 3% 5% 7% 5% 7% 4% 3% practically nothing Difficult to answer 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1%

No Answer 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%

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