images: The Bureau for Express Monitoring of Public Opinion DEMOSCOPE
By a certain method of a representative sample of respondents from all regions of Kazakhstan, of different ages and genders, it was proposed to answer sensitive questions about current events, to outline their vision of the vector of development of Kazakhstan. Of the 1,100 citizens who agreed to participate in the survey, 77% preferred to answer in Russian, 23% – in Kazakh. The majority of respondents (47%) are in the age range of 25-44 years.
According to the results of the study, there is no dominant opinion among the respondents regarding the definition of conflict. 36% of respondents are convinced that a “Russian military operation against the Nazis” is currently underway in Ukraine. 26% believe that there is “a war between Russia and Ukraine to prevent the deployment of NATO troops there.” 13% perceive it as “Russia’s war with Ukraine with a view to its further annexation.”
It is noteworthy that the language of the response significantly affects the perception of the conflict.
Methodology: From March 15 to 27, 2022, 1,100 people were interviewed in 14 regions and cities of republican significance (Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Shymkent). The survey was conducted in Kazakh and Russian by telephone calls to landline numbers. 53% of men and 47% of women over the age of 18 took part in the survey. The basis for the sample was the subscriber base of landline telephone numbers in Kazakhstan. For this sample, the maximum size of the statistical error with a 95% probability does not exceed 3%. The telephone survey was carried out by the contact center of KT Cloud Lab LLP.
