Demographic section
Which language do you prefer for answering the questions – Kazakh or Russian?
Kazakh
583
(53%)
Russian
517
(47%)
Sex
Male
627
(57%)
Female
473
(43%)
How old are you?
18-29
221
(20.2%)
30-39
333
(30.3%)
40-49
259
(23.5%)
50-59
144
(13.1%)
60+
143
(13%)
What is your level of education?
High education /incomplete high education
485
(44.1%)
Professional secondary education (college, technical school)
442
(40.1%)
General secondary education
163
(14.8%)
No education
5
(0.5%)
I don’t want to answer
5
(0.5%)
Do you live in a city or a village?
City
699
(63.5%)
Village
399
(36.3%)
I don’t want to answer
2
(0.2%)
What province/region is it?
Astana
74
(6.7%)
Almaty city
143
(13%)
Akmola region
48
(4.4%)
Aktobe region
48
(4.4%)
Almaty region
106
(9.6%)
Atyrau region
32
(2.9%)
West Kazakhstan region
36
(3.3%)
Zhambyl region
62
(5.6%)
Karaganda region
67
(6.1%)
Kostanay region
43
(3.9%)
Kyzylorda region
47
(4.3%)
Mangystau region
39
(3.5%)
Turkestan region
117
(10.6%)
Pavlodar region
40
(3.6%)
North Kazakhstan region
37
(3.4%)
East Kazakhstan region
40
(3.6%)
Shymkent
57
(5.2%)
Abay region
20
(1.8%)
Zhetysu region
26
(2.4%)
Ulytau region
6
(0.6%)
I don’t want to answer
12
(1.1%)
Main section
In your opinion, how topical is the issue of electricity shortage in Kazakhstan?
Please use the scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is completely irrelevant, and 7 is extremely topical
1
116
(10.56%)
2
29
(2.63%)
3
66
(6%)
4
78
(7.07%)
5
281
(25.5%)
6
79
(7.18%)
7
451
(41%)
Have you personally experienced power outages in your place of residence over the past 12 months?
Yes, quite often
182
(16.6%)
Yes, several times
487
(44.3%)
No, I don’t
427
(38.8%)
It is difficult to answer
3
(-0.7%)
Do you know about the government's plans to build a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Kazakhstan?
Yes, I am well informed
375
(34.1%)
I heard something, but I don't know the details
320
(29.1%)
I don't know/I haven't heard anything about it
405
(36.8%)
Do you support the idea of building the nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan?
I definitely support it
338
(30.8%)
I rather support it
174
(15.8%)
I don't care
78
(7.1%)
I rather don't support it
139
(12.7%)
I don't support it at all
275
(25%)
It is difficult to answer
95
(8.6%)
If you support it, please specify why
This will solve the problem of electricity shortage
(51.5%)
This is “clean” energy, less harm to the environment
(7.8%)
New jobs will appear
(7.2%)
New technologies will come. Exchange of knowledge and experience
(8.7%)
The electricity tariff will become cheaper
(10.6%)
Kazakhstan's international image will be strengthened
(6.3%)
Other
(26.6%)
It is difficult to answer
(10.1%)
If you DON’T support it, please specify why
I'm afraid of an accident and radiation leakage
(47.9%)
The high cost of NPP construction, the burden on the country's budget
(5%)
Risk of corruption while construction
(7.4%)
Environmental consequences, shallowing of Lake Balkhash, etc.
(31.3%)
There are no specialists and no relevant experience
(6.7%)
Growing dependence on Russia, whose technologies will be used
(2.2%)
Other
(22.1%)
It is difficult to answer
(13.9%)
At the beginning of September during the annual address President Tokayev proposed to hold a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant.
Will you take part in the referendum if it takes place in the next 1 or 2 months?
I will definitely go
343
(31.2%)
I will rather go
158
(14.4%)
I will rather not go
136
(12.3%)
I will definitely not go
218
(19.8%)
I don't know yet, it depends
207
(18.8%)
It is difficult to answer (DO NOT READ IT OUT)
39
(3.5%)
How much do you think the results of the upcoming referendum can be trusted?
They can absolutely be trusted
118
(10.7%)
They can be trusted
626
(56.9%)
They cannot be trusted
130
(11.8%)
They cannot absolutely be trusted
226
(18.6%)
Negotiations are underway with companies from different countries for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan. In your opinion, which one is better to cooperate with?
Chinese company
79
(7.2%)
Russian company
256
(23.3%)
French company
50
(4.5%)
South Korean company
216
(19.7%)
A company from another country
58
(5.3%)
With none of them, I am against construction
238
(21.6%)
It is difficult to answer
202
(18.4%)