The war in Ukraine has caused Poles to share fears about their future – show the results of CATI Survey conducted by Laboratory of Media Studies of the University of Warsaw.
The survey, conducted by the Media Studies Laboratory team, is an interesting illustration of the opinions of Polish women and men on how the Russian-Ukrainian war looks as seen through the windows of their homes and the screens of their smartphones – says dr Karolina Brylska (University of Warsaw, Laboratory of Media Studies deputy director)
After two years of fighting a pandemic, during a period of great uncertainty, it seems that the war in Ukraine might be seen as the straw that broke the camel's back; in the coming months this may cause many breakthroughs and reevaluations, in social, economic, and political life – states prof. Tomasz Gackowski (University of Warsaw, Laboratory of Media Studies deputy director).
The survey was designed to answer the question what Poles think about issues related to the war in Ukraine: fears for their future, the reception of refugees by Polish local communities, Polish media interest in the war, and the Russian Federation's preparedness for the conflict. In this report, we present the main findings of the survey.
Poles unequivocally agree that refugees have been well received in their local community
As many as 92 percent of respondents did not argue with the statement that Ukrainians were well received in their community (67 percent of respondents said they strongly agreed, another 25 percent said they agreed with the statement and for 7 percent "it's difficult to say").
The perception of refugee acceptance was clearly dependent on the gender of respondents: women were more likely than men to rate it as definitely good (70.1 percent of women versus 63.6 percent of men).
Just as we have provided solidarity and widespread assistance to those fleeing the war in Ukraine, we widely share the view that our local neighborhood has properly welcomed war refugees. More than 90% of respondents have no doubt that refugees from Ukraine have been well received in their "small homelands." Less than 1 percent (!) of respondents have a different opinion. In fact, this is the result that we are most pleased with in the entire survey – comments dr Karolina Brylska.
For more findings and information, see the attached report.