The percentage of Ukrainians who consider quarantine a necessary measure during the coronavirus pandemic have declined from 72% to 54%, according to the results of a polling survey conducted by Research & Branding Group as part of the Rubicon project.
The report released on Monday of the fourth wave of the survey (from April 18 to April 24, 2020) also reports that 76% of respondents generally support the decision to extend quarantine until May 12, but 42% emphasize that they are not ready for longer restrictions.
The share of those who are afraid to get sick on their own or worry about loved ones also fell – from 40% to 29%.
Compared with the previous wave (April 11-17, 2020), there is a significant decrease in the frequency of respondents mentioning the use of security measures such as switching to a remote mode of operation (from 21% to 16%), and refusal to use public transport (from 56% to 49%), refusal to leave the house unnecessarily (from 76% to 71%), disinfection of surfaces (from 66% to 59%), frequent ventilation of rooms (from 65% to 56%) and a decrease in the frequency of shopping (from 64% to 56%).
The number of Ukrainians without savings during the quarantine period increased from 39% to 47%. Some 51% of respondents noted a decrease in family incomes, and 13% said they had difficulty paying bills for housing and communal services, mobile communications, etc. on time.
The number of citizens experiencing anxiety decreased from 38% to 31%, while the number of those who feel hope in the current situation increased from 33% to 38%.
Assessing the near future, 59% said that the peak of the worsening situation with the coronavirus epidemic in Ukraine is yet to come. Some 11% of respondents assessed the current period as the worst part of the crisis.
The Rubicon project is based on a rolling format CATI-survey. The sample size was 1,400 respondents. The expected average sampling error with a confidence probability of 0.95 is 3.5%. The first wave of the survey was conducted from March 28 to April 3, 2020.
