Thursday, December 22 2022 20:03

ArmInfo.In Armenia, only 28% of respondents heard about the programs and activities of Russia's humanitarian cooperation in the field of employment for the  first time. And 76% of respondents welcome such assistance. This is  evidenced by a survey conducted by VCIOM (Russian Public Opinion  Research Center)  on the topic: " The public opinion of the  population of the CIS countries regarding Russia's humanitarian aid  and contribution to the promotion of international development."

In particular, we are talking about assistance in employment (search  for work) of citizens in Russia, preparation for work in Russia.

Tajikistan is the most informed about the Russian humanitarian  projects - 68% of respondents, another 88% welcome such activities.  Uzbekistan ranks second- 58% and 70%, respectively. Kyrgyzstan ranks  third- 47% and 66% respectively. In South Ossetia, Belarus, and  Moldova, 26% of respondents are aware of such initiatives, and 87%,  64%, and 62% welcome them, respectively. 17% of respondents in  Abkhazia are informed, 87% welcome the initiatives. In Azerbaijan,  13% of the respondents are informed and 77% are welcome them, and 11%  are informed in Kazakhstan, and 51% are welcome them.

To clarify whether you at least sometimes turn to Russian-language  information sources (television, radio, other media in Russian) in  Armenia, 38% of respondents answered positively, 27% - negatively,  and 34 stated that from time to time. Russian sources are mostly read  in South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

The survey was prepared based on the results of a study on the topic:   " The public opinion of the population of the CIS countries regarding  Russia's humanitarian aid and contribution to the promotion of  international development."

The purpose of the Study is to study (identify) public opinion of 10  countries of the CIS region on the contribution of the Russian  Federation to international development assistance (humanitarian  cooperation) and the provision of humanitarian assistance to  recipient countries of the CIS region, incl. determination of the  level of awareness (knowledge) of the population of these countries  about Russian projects and programs in the field of international  development assistance and humanitarian assistance provided by Russia  to these states, as well as the perception (approval / disapproval)  of Russia's actions to provide various kinds of humanitarian  assistance in the countries under study (including in comparison with  similar assistance received from other countries).

The task of the study is to study the level of knowledge about the  humanitarian assistance provided by Russia in the country and the  perception of Russia's actions to provide various kinds of  humanitarian assistance in the country.

The study involved adult (18 years and older) citizens of the CIS  member states.(as well as Abkhazia and South Ossetia) permanently  residing in the territory of the state of which they are citizens.   The object of study includes the following ten countries: Azerbaijan,  Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan,  Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia.

The subject of the study is the public opinion of adults (aged 18 and  over) citizens of the CIS member states about Russian projects and  programs in the field of international development assistance. The  subject must include the indicators specified in the Methodology for  calculating the indicators of the Comprehensive State Program of the  Russian Federation "Assistance to International Development".

Surveys on a given questionnaire were conducted in the countries  under study during the periods - from August 23 to September 14, 2022  (wave 1) and from October 20 to November 14, 2022 (wave 2).

To ensure the representativeness of the survey of the adult  population (aged 18 years and older), in each country a sample of  respondents was formed, corresponding to the structure of the  country's population according to the results of the last population  census. Surveys in different countries were carried out in the format  of a formalized interview (questionnaire) in two versions: in the  method of a formalized face-to-face interview at the place of  residence, and in the method of telephone interview (CATI).