Less than 50% of Ukrainians see their children's future in Ukraine if the war lasts indefinitely — poll

Less than half of Ukrainians plan for the future of their children and grandchildren in Ukraine if the war lasts indefinitely, says the poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). It was conducted between May 13 and 18 at the request of CASE Ukraine, an independent NGO conducting economic research, analysis, and forecasting of macroeconomic policy.

The KIIS asked respondents the following question: Are you planning the future of your children or grandchildren in Ukraine under current war conditions? If you do not have children and grandchildren, imagine that you have them.

42.9% of respondents said they plan for the future of their children and grandchildren in Ukraine if the war continues indefinitely and the threat of constant bombing remains.

54.7% said they plan for their children's future in case of the armistice. If the war ends due to the change of power in Russia to a democratic one, 76.8% of citizens imagine the future of their children and grandchildren in Ukraine.

85.1% see the future of the next generations if Ukraine joins NATO or obtains stronger security guarantees; 84.5% can plan for the future if Russia surrenders or is disarmed.

Only 1.8% of respondents plan that their children and grandchildren will leave Ukraine under any circumstances.

According to the poll, in the eastern regions, the connection between danger and future planning in Ukraine is stronger than in the western regions. If the war continues, 34.8% of residents of eastern Ukraine plan the future of their children in Ukraine; in the south, the number is 38.8%; in central and northern regions of Ukraine — 44.6% and 48.5% in western Ukraine.

The poll was conducted y the method of computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers were interviewed 2000 respondents (18 years and older) living in all regions of Ukraine (except temporarily occupied Crimea and districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblast). Statistical sampling error does not exceed 2.4%.