The Most Noteworthy Events of 2022

Demographic section

Which language do you prefer for answering the questions – Kazakh or Russian?

Kazakh
232
(%)
Russian
868
(%)

Sex

Male
521
(%)
Female
579
(%)

How old are you?

18-24
118
(%)
25-34
229
(%)
35-44
255
(%)
45-54
159
(%)
55-64
145
(%)
65 and over
194
(%)

Where do you live?

Megapolis
252
(23%)
Regional center
436
(40%)
City of regional significance
212
(19%)
District center
117
(11%)
Village
83
(7%)

Main section

NAME THE MOST NOTEWORTHY EVENT OF 2022:

Unprecedented increase in food prices
453
(41%)
War in Ukraine
445
(40%)
Presidential election in Kazakhstan
431
(39%)
Eurovision contest in Italy
42
(4%)
Winter Olympic Games in Beijing
44
(4%)
Nur-Sultan being renamed to Astana
191
(17%)
Waning of COVID-19 pandemic and return to normal life
199
(18%)
FIFA World Cup in Qatar
152
(14%)
January events in Kazakhstan
599
(54%)
Other
50
(4%)

WHAT CHANGES ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST IN 2023?

Introduction of election system for akims of all levels
270
(24%)
The end of war in Ukraine
521
(47%)
Reforms in training programs for medics and educators
294
(27%)
Development of an effective system for the Kazakh language teaching
247
(22%)
Decrease of prices for essential goods
660
(60%)
Creation of real political opposition (new parties)
102
(9%)
Increase of social security for vulnerable populations (the economically disadvantaged, large families, people with disabilities, the elderly, single-parent families etc.)
370
(34%)
Strengthening of the national currency (tenge)
421
(38%)
Other
82
(7%)

THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE IN 2022:

Improved significantly
62
(%)
Improved
195
(%)
Worsened
272
(%)
Worsened significantly
71
(%)
Didn’t change
500
(%)

CHOOSE THE STATEMENT YOU MOST AGREE WITH:

2022 was more difficult than the previous year
494
(%)
2022 was better than the previous year
245
(%)
2022 was the same as the previous year
361
(%)

CHOOSE THE STATEMENT YOU MOST AGREE WITH:

2023 will be better than 2022
701
(64%)
2023 will be more difficult than 2022
228
(21%)
2023 will be the same as 2022
171
(15%)

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The Most Noteworthy Events of 2022