Press release by Natalia Kharchenko

On 19-31 of May, 2016 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted all-Ukrainian public opinion poll. Sample consisted of 2014 respondents living in 108 settlements of all regions (oblast`) of Ukraine (except for AR of Crimea) who were interviewed personally. Sample is stochastic and representative for the population of Ukraine aged 18 and above. In Luhansk and Donetsk regions study was conducted only on the territories that are controlled by Ukraine.

Statistic sample error (with probability 0.95 and design-effect of 1.5) does not exceed: 3.3% - for indicators close to 50%, 2.8% - for indicators close to 25%, 2.0% - for indicators close to 10%, 1.4% - for indicators close to 5%.

For the last five years KIIS systematically measures two indices for assessment and monitoring of social and individual well-being: Index of social well-being (ISW) and Index of individual well-being (IIW). Index valuesmight fluctuate from -100 to 100 points, where -100 indicate the lowest estimates of the situation anddissatisfaction with it, and 100 points correspond to the highest estimates and general satisfaction with the situation in the country and/or in own life. Detailed description of the methodology of indices calculation is available in Addition 1.

In May, 2016 average value of ISW was -59 while value of IIW was much higher - -8. Such immense difference shows that despite all difficulties the Ukrainians are generally much more satisfied with their own life than with the situation in the country.

At the same time it is not appropriate to say that these are two parallel worlds because there is a direct correlational link between the two indices and it is getting tighter (the coefficient that describes the tightness of link (r) in 2014 was r=0.28, in 2016 r=0.48; maximum value of r is 1).

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