Trust in Social Institutions: Public Opinion in Ukraine (2012-2022)

To measure the level of public trust in various social institutions, KIIS regularly includes in its nationally representative surveys a question asking respondents to assess the extent to which they trust various social institutions listed in the questionnaire, including the President, Verkhovna Rada, the Government (Cabinet of Ministers), Armed Forces, Security Service of Ukraine, police, church, media, and others. Respondents are asked to express their opinion on a 5-point scale, ranging from completely trust to completely distrust.

These public opinion polls are conducted with a sample representative of Ukraine's adult population aged 18 and older, with a typical sample size of about 2,000 respondents. To facilitate tracking changes, data collected between 2012 and 2022 were merged into a single dataset, including 8 polls with a total of 15,175 respondents. The background information includes respondents' socio-demographic profiles (gender, age, education, nationality, occupation, self-assessment of financial situation) and place of residence (oblast, type of settlement).