Poll shows that record-high 87% of Ukrainians experienced at least one stressful situation in 2024
Pravda Ukraine
Only 10% of Ukraine’s population was not stressed in 2024, 87% of Ukrainians were in at least one stressful situation, and 3% could not answer the question.
Source: Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS)
Details: The study shows that 39% of respondents have experienced bombardments and attacks, and 30% have experienced or continue to experience separation from loved ones.
More than a quarter of respondents (26%) experienced the death of loved ones in 2024. Another 23% experienced the illness of loved ones, and 18% were ill themselves.
KIIS experts say that in 2023 and 2024, the figures were the worst since 2000. For comparison, in 2013, the last pre-war year, 52% of the population was in some kind of stressful situation.
A dramatic increase in stress levels occurred after the outbreak of the full-scale war, when the number of those who did not experience any stress decreased to 13% in 2022 and 8% in 2023. Accordingly, about 9 out of 10 Ukrainians experienced some form of stress.
In 2024, 10% did not experience any stress, which is not much different from 2023. However, according to experts, stress does not always imply distress (emotional exhaustion and inability to adapt to the situation).
Despite the fact that since 2022, Ukrainians have been living in stressful situations, they have continued to fight and overcome difficulties for three years.
Quote from sociologist Volodymyr Paniotto: “Of course, the more stressful situations, the higher the level of distress. But the fact that 87% of the population of Ukraine experienced one or another stressful situation in 2024 does not mean that all of them have distress.
A high level of experiencing stressful situations does not mean that Ukrainians are ready to give up, but still, despite all the difficulties, they demonstrate the will to continue the fight.”
More details: Other KIIS surveys have shown that most Ukrainians are ready to endure the war as long as it takes, are aware that the war is existential, and consider peace on any terms unacceptable. Also, the majority of respondents are not ready for territorial concessions.
For reference: The survey was conducted on 2-17 December 2024 and involved 985 adult respondents.
The sample did not include residents of the territories temporarily not controlled by the Ukrainian authorities (although some respondents are IDPs who moved from occupied territories), as well as people who moved abroad after 24 February 2022.
Under normal circumstances, the statistical error of such a sample (with a probability of 0.95 and taking into account the design effect of 1.3) did not exceed 4.1% for indicators close to 50%, 3.5% for indicators close to 25%, 2.5% for indicators close to 10%, and 1.8% for indicators close to 5%.
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