58% of Ukrainians do not consider Russian language important, - KIIS. INFOGRAPHICS
In December 2022, the majority of Ukrainians do not consider the Russian language important. Instead, only 1% of respondents consider the Ukrainian language unimportant.
This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the data of the KIIS survey.
In December 2022, 41% of respondents said that they communicate only in Ukrainian, another 17% - "in most situations" in Ukrainian, on the other hand, 6% speak only Russian, and mainly Russian - 9% (another 24% said that they use both languages "equally").
Compared to 2017, the share of full and predominant Ukrainian speakers increased by 8%, and the share of Russian speakers decreased by as much as 11%. As for the regional distribution, even in the east and south, judging by the answers, there are now no less Ukrainian speakers than Russian speakers (29% versus 27%).
Among those who still consider the Russian language important, most respondents pointed to its role as "the language that almost everyone in Ukraine understands" and "the language of the majority of people in the eastern regions of Ukraine." They were named by 14% of respondents. Eight years ago, the first role was named as a reason for importance by 59%, and the second - by 31%.
The main reason for the importance of the Ukrainian language is its role as a state language (76%), followed by the roles of "the basis of Ukraine's independence" (32%) and "the language that unites Ukrainian society" (23%).
At home, 50% of respondents communicate with their family only in Ukrainian, mainly in Ukrainian - 12%, in both languages equally - 19%, only or mainly in Russian - 16%, in other languages - 2%. This is a significant change compared to 2017, when 51% spoke only or mostly in Ukrainian, and 25% only or mostly in Russian.
