Methodology
A nationwide representative survey was conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation in cooperation with the sociological service of the Razumkov Centre between 5 and 16 December 2025.
Using face-to-face interviews, 2,000 respondents aged 18 and older were surveyed in Vinnytsia, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Zakarpattia, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sumy, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, and Chernivtsi regions, as well as in the city of Kyiv.
In Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions, the survey was conducted only in areas controlled by the Ukrainian government and not affected by active hostilities.
The survey employed a stratified multistage sample with random selection at the initial stages and a quota method at the final stage, with quotas based on gender and age. The sample structure reflects the demographic profile of the adult population in the surveyed territories as of early 2022, by age, gender, and type of settlement.
The theoretical sampling error does not exceed 2.3%.
However, additional systematic deviations in the sample may result from the consequences of Russian aggression, particularly the forced displacement of millions of citizens.
Composition of Macro-Regions:
West – Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil, and Chernivtsi regions
Centre – Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Sumy, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions, as well as the city of Kyiv
South – Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odesa regions
East – Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions
