More than third of Ukrainians support shooting of corrupt officials

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About 80% of Ukrainians believe that the level of corruption in the country has not decreased over the last year, according to a poll conducted by Kyiv International Institute of Sociology at the request of ZN.ua news website.
In particular, 47.3% of respondents believe that the level of corruption has remained unchanged, 31.8% of respondents believe that the level of corruption has increased. Only 5% of respondents said they had seen a decrease in corruption, while 15% of people said they were unable to evaluate the scale of the problem.
More than a third of Ukrainians believe that the best way to fight corruption is shooting, as is done in China. Thus, 16% of respondents are absolutely convinced of this, and 19.5% partially agree. Herewith, only 5% of respondents voiced their support for the return of the death penalty.
Regionally, the most radical attitude towards corrupt persons dominate in Mykolaiv, Chernivtsi and Donetsk regions, although more than 40% of respondents either strongly disagree or tend to disagree with the most severe measure. Zakarpattia region (42% against the death penalty for corruption) and Halychyna (37%) are the most tolerant in this matter. The central regions of Ukraine are the least tolerant, and only 13.4% of respondents unequivocally reject shooting for corruption there.
The survey entitled “The views and opinions of the population of Ukraine: December 2014” was carried out by Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on December 4-19, 2014 by the interview method.
The study was conducted on the basis of 3,035 interviews with adult residents of Ukraine who live in 179 settlements of Ukraine. The margin of error does not exceed 1.8%. In Luhansk and Donetsk regions the survey was conducted only in those areas under the control of the Ukrainian authorities.