89% of Ukrainians consider corruption to be most serious problem after start of full-scale war, - KIIS survey. INFOGRAPHICS
The most serious type of corruption for Ukrainians is political corruption. The level of intolerance of paying bribes to solve personal problems has increased markedly among the general population.
This is evidenced by a survey of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Censor.NET reports.
Thus, 89% of respondents consider corruption to be a rather serious or very serious problem for Ukraine, second only to the full-scale invasion of Russia in the opinion of the general population and IDPs.
Despite the noticeable improvement in public perception of the prevalence of corruption, 94% of respondents still believe that corruption is widespread throughout Ukraine. The percentage of those who believe that the level of corruption has increased since the beginning of the full-scale war exceeds the percentage of those who believe that it has decreased, and thus society remains very divided on the assessment of this issue.
According to 53% of respondents, such actions can never be justified, compared to 42% in 2018 and 2021.
According to the survey, 94% believe that corruption is widespread to one degree or another. Although the share of Ukrainians who consider corruption to be "very widespread" decreased by more than 20% compared to 2018 and 2021, there was no change in the general perception of the prevalence of corruption in Ukraine.
The survey was conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on the order of the Program for the Promotion of Public Activity "Join!" in cooperation with the USAID Project "Supporting organizations-leaders in combating corruption in Ukraine "VzayemoDiia" (SACCI). The survey was conducted in Ukraine excluding regions occupied by Russia and among internally and externally displaced persons. The survey was conducted in December 2022 - February 2023 among 10,117 people. Error 1.5%.
