Demographic section
Which language do you prefer for answering the questions – Kazakh or Russian?
Kazakh
754
(68.6%)
Russian
346
(31.4%)
Sex
Male
521
(47.4%)
Female
579
(52.6%)
How old are you?
18-29
252
(22.9%)
30-39
258
(23.4%)
40-49
203
(18.5%)
50-59
173
(15.8%)
60+
214
(19.4%)
Do you live in a city or a village?
City
736
(66.9%)
Village
360
(32.7%)
Difficult to answer
4
(0.4%)
What province/region is it?
Astana
107
(9.8%)
Almaty city
176
(16%)
Akmola region
48
(4.3%)
Aktobe region
46
(4.2%)
Almaty region
101
(9.2%)
Atyrau region
41
(3.7%)
West Kazakhstan region
33
(3%)
Zhambyl region
52
(4.8%)
Karaganda region
53
(4.8%)
Kostanay region
30
(2.7%)
Kyzylorda region
49
(4.5%)
Mangystau region
37
(3.4%)
Turkestan region
107
(9.7%)
Pavlodar region
31
(2.8%)
North Kazakhstan region
27
(2.5%)
East Kazakhstan region
35
(3.2%)
Shymkent
61
(5.5%)
Abay region
23
(2.1%)
Zhetysu region
26
(2.4%)
Ulytau region
4
(0.4%)
Difficult to answer
13
(1.1%)
What is your ethnicity?
Kazakh
864
(78.5%)
Russian
114
(10.4%)
Other nationality
117
(10.7%)
Difficult to answer
5
(0.5%)
What language do you mostly speak at home?
In Kazakh
642
(58.4%)
In Russian
236
(21.5%)
In Kazakh and Russian languages equally
175
(15.9%)
Other
44
(4%)
Difficult to answer
3
(0.2%)
Main section
Please rate the effectiveness of the state policy on the development of the Kazakh language on a five-point scale, where 5 means very effective and 1 means not effective at all
1 - Not effective at all
49
(4.5%)
2 - Rather ineffective
71
(6.5%)
3 - Insufficiently effective
192
(17.5%)
4 - Rather effective
200
(18.2%)
5 - Very effective
519
(47.2%)
6 - Difficult to answer
68
(6.1%)
In your opinion, which languages are the most important for a career and professional activity in Kazakhstan?
Kazakh language
881
(80.1%)
Russian language
390
(35.5%)
English language
261
(23.8%)
Other language
23
(2.1%)
Difficult to answer
28
(2.6%)
In your opinion, is the trilingual policy (fluency in Kazakh, Russian, and English) still relevant for Kazakhstan?
Highly relevant
558
(50.7%)
Rather relevant
361
(32.8%)
Rather not relevant
67
(6.1%)
Not relevant at all
73
(6.6%)
Difficult to answer
42
(3.8%)
In your opinion, in which language is the quality of education in Kazakhstan the highest?
In Kazakh
415
(37.7%)
In Russian
256
(23.3%)
In English
45
(4%)
Equally in all languages
307
(27.9%)
Difficult to answer
78
(7.1%)
What are the main barriers to the development of the Kazakh language?
Lack of qualified teachers
290
(26.4%)
Low motivation among the population to learn the state language
262
(23.9%)
Shortage of quality educational materials and language centers
237
(21.5%)
Ineffective teaching methodology
179
(16.3%)
Kazakhstan's involvement in the Russian information space
173
(15.7%)
Corruption in the implementation of language policy
134
(12.2%)
Limited use of the language in daily life
101
(9.2%)
Other
71
(6.5%)
There are no barriers
192
(17.4%)
Difficult to answer
53
(4.8%)
Do you personally know people who learned Kazakh as adults (after the age of 18)?
No, I don’t know such people
549
(49.9%)
Yes, I know a few
368
(33.5%)
Yes, I know many such cases
170
(15.5%)
Difficult to answer
12
(1.1%)
In your opinion, which measures are the most effective for the development of the Kazakh language?
Improving the quality of teaching in schools and universities
437
(39.8%)
Stricter language proficiency requirements for civil servants and service sector employees
293
(26.6%)
Free courses for adults
279
(25.3%)
Supporting civic initiatives for the development of the state language
232
(21.1%)
Promoting the Kazakh language through film, music, and media
209
(19%)
Auditing state language programs for corruption risks
165
(15%)
Translating fiction and specialized literature into Kazakh
121
(11%)
Other
80
(7.3%)
Difficult to answer
40
(3.6%)
Which direction of language policy do you think is most suitable for Kazakhstan?
Support for linguistic diversity while preserving the rights of all language groups
372
(33.8%)
Active development of the Kazakh language while maintaining the roles of Russian and English
339
(30.8%)
Priority development and promotion of the Kazakh language
325
(29.5%)
Other
18
(1.7%)
Difficult to answer
46
(4.2%)