Demographic section
Which language do you prefer for answering the questions – Kazakh or Russian?
Kazakh
724
(65.8%)
Russian
376
(34.2%)
Sex
Male
522
(47.4%)
Female
578
(52.6%)
How old are you?
18-29
251
(22.9%)
30-39
257
(23.3%)
40-49
204
(18.5%)
50-59
173
(15.8%)
60+
214
(19.5%)
Do you live in a city or a village?(
City
752
(68.4%)
Village
345
(31.4%)
Difficult to answer
3
(0.2%)
What province/region is it?
Astana
103
(9.4%)
Almaty city
152
(13.8%)
Akmola region
38
(3.5%)
Aktobe region
48
(4.4%)
Almaty region
94
(8.5%)
Atyrau region
38
(3.4%)
West Kazakhstan region
29
(2.6%)
Zhambyl region
75
(6.8%)
Karaganda region
57
(5.2%)
Kostanay region
29
(2.6%)
Kyzylorda region
53
(4.8%)
Mangystau region
46
(4.1%)
Turkestan region
121
(11%)
Pavlodar region
31
(2.8%)
North Kazakhstan region
16
(1.5%)
East Kazakhstan region
51
(4.7%)
Shymkent
66
(6%)
Abay region
22
(2%)
Zhetysu region
21
(2%)
Ulytau region
5
(0.4%)
Difficult to answer
6
(0.5%)
What is your ethnicity?
Kazakh
836
(76%)
Russian
135
(12.2%)
Other nationality
124
(11.3%)
Difficult to answer
5
(0.5%)
Main section
Please tell us, where do you most often obtain news about events in the country? Please indicate 2 main sources.
Social media
615
(55.9%)
Internet websites, news aggregators
337
(30.6%)
Television
333
(30.2%)
Printed newspapers
37
(3.4%)
Radio
28
(2.5%)
Messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.)
144
(13.1%)
YouTube channels
177
(16.1%)
Other
26
(2.4%)
Difficult to answer
10
(0.9%)
To what extent do you trust the following sources of information?
State media
Rather do not trust
340
(30.9%)
Rather trust
631
(57.4%)
Difficult to answer
128
(11.7%)
Private media
Rather do not trust
476
(43.3%)
Rather trust
410
(37.3%)
Difficult to answer
214
(19.4%)
Russian media
Rather do not trust
668
(60.7%)
Rather trust
199
(18.1%)
Difficult to answer
234
(21.2%)
Media of other countries
Rather do not trust
537
(48.9%)
Rather trust
240
(21.9%)
Difficult to answer
322
(29.3%)
Bloggers and opinion leaders
Rather do not trust
727
(66.1%)
Rather trust
182
(16.6%)
Difficult to answer
190
(17.3%)
Relatives, friends, acquaintances
Rather do not trust
327
(29.7%)
Rather trust
599
(54.4%)
Difficult to answer
174
(15.9%)
Social media publics and groups
Rather do not trust
691
(62.9%)
Rather trust
184
(16.7%)
Difficult to answer
225
(20.4%)
In which language do you prefer to receive information?
In Kazakh
499
(45.4%)
In Russian
232
(21.1%)
In Kazakh and Russian equally
342
(31.1%)
In English
4
(0.4%)
In other languages
12
(1%)
Difficult to answer
11
(1%)
On which social networks and messengers do you most often spend time and obtain information?
Facebook
157
(14.3%)
Instagram
635
(58%)
LinkedIn
4
(0.4%)
Telegram
179
(16.4%)
Threads
58
(5.3%)
TikTok
428
(39.1%)
X (Twitter)
11
(1%)
YouTube
308
(28.1%)
WhatsApp
318
(29%)
Facebook Messenger
21
(1.9%)
VKontakte
19
(1.7%)
Odnoklassniki
36
(3.3%)
Other
3
(0.3%)
I do not use social networks
161
(14.7%)
Difficult to answer
14
(1.2%)
How would you assess the situation with freedom of speech in Kazakhstan on a five-point scale, where five means very good and one means very bad?
Very good
220
(20%)
Rather good
164
(14.9%)
Average
370
(33.6%)
Rather bad
115
(10.4%)
Very bad
185
(16.8%)
Difficult to answer
47
(4.3%)
Do you verify information before sharing it with others?
Yes, always
516
(46.9%)
Yes, occasionally
200
(18.1%)
Rarely
86
(7.8%)
Never
118
(10.8%)
Difficult to answer
180
(16.4%)
Is it difficult for you to distinguish reliable information from unreliable information?
Very difficult
144
(13.1%)
Rather difficult
223
(20.3%)
Rather not difficult
237
(21.6%)
Not difficult at all
194
(17.6%)
I do not think about it
253
(23%)
Difficult to answer
48
(4.4%)