More Ukrainians support the right to abortion since 2012, but views are more negative towards migrants being allowed to work and about same-sex relations. Among middle-class respondents fewer want to bring back the death penalty. These are the results of a poll conducted by the sociological group Rating, commissioned by the Analytic Group Rating Pro.
Some 31 percent of those polled said there is no reason to limit abortions in Ukraine, 27 percent said the practice should be curtailed, but not forbidden. Only 25 percent of those polled said abortion should be illegal.
According to the poll, support for abortion has risen since 2012, mainly among men, young people and the residents of villages. Women are generally more liberal towards abortion than men. Regionally, abortion is viewed most negatively in Galicia, a western area of Ukraine, where more than 50 percent of those polled favored a full ban.
Poll results show 22 percent of respondents do not want migrants from other country to be allowed to work in Ukraine, while 28 percent believe work rules should be tightened without a work ban. Some 30 percent favor a complete ban.
“The dynamic shows an increasing negative view of migrants working in Ukraine among all socio-demographic groups, except youth and residents of Donbas and the West, where people are more in favor,” the research said.
About 15 percent support airing erotic movies on television, while 32 percent want regulations to be tightened. Some 46 percent want a complete ban.
Men held more liberal views about showing eroticism on TV, joined by young and middle-aged respondents with a high level of educations, as well as village residents. Women and respondents with a low-level of education were less enthusiastic.
On prostitution, 12 percent of those surveyed said there was no need to regulate the practice, while 21% favored tighter rules and 53 percent came out for prohibition.
“Despite the fact that residents of villages were more in favor of prostitution, support in the cities remains higher, with young and middle-aged men favoring it the most. Women displayed increasing negative attitudes,” the study said.
Single-sex marriage remains a divisive issue. Only 8 percent of those polled are against limitations, 15 percent think the practice should be more regulated and 69 percent were outright against.
Since 2012, views held by groups in all socio-demographic groups hardened toward single-sex marriage, with more older and less educated respondents supporting a full ban. More liberal views about the practice are among young, working educated men and women.
The survey was conducted from June 21 to June 28. Some 2,000 people were questioned in all regions of Ukraine, except Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula and the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions beyond government control. The margin of error of the poll is 2.6 percent.
