
Ratings of Ukrainian Сities: 2018
This annual survey provides an extensivelook at citizen attitudes about local governance and municipal services.
The survey was conducted by Rating Group Ukraine on behalf of the Center for Insights in Survey Research. The data was collected in 24 cities in Ukraine (Kyiv and all oblast centers, as well as in Mariupol and Severodonetsk in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts) between 20 January and 10 February, 2018 through face-to-face interviews at the respondents’ homes.
The sample consisted of 19,200 permanent residents of Ukraine aged 18 and older and is representative of the general population of the cities and by age and gender. IRI’s first municipal survey was conducted in 22 cities between March 2 and 20, 2015. The sample size consisted of 17,600 respondents. The second municipal survey was conducted in 24 cities from January 20 to February 8, 2016, in which 19,200 respondents were interviewed. The third survey was conducted between January 20 and February 12, 2017 and included a sample size of 19,200 respondents.
The margin of error for each city does not exceed plus or minus 3.5 percent. The average response rate is 64.8 percent. This survey was funded by the National Endowment for Democracy. The previous three surveys were funded by the Government of Canada.