Kiev International Institute of Sociology at the request of the Ukrainian Center for Tobacco Control and NGO Advocacy Center LIFE at December 2015 has performed a nationwide survey (omnibus) with questions about smoking, smoking cessation, smoking intensity, smoking in public places and at workplaces and perception of tobacco products’ promotion (see Annex A to review the list of questions included in the survey in 2015). The most recent similar surveys were conducted by KIIS in February 2013 and October 2014.

According to the latest KIIS survey 64% of participants have been going through some stressful situation in the last year. This percentage is not much bigger than it was in 2014 (62%) but it has grown significantly comparing to 2013 (49%). Also growth was observed in the amount of people who were through the serious illness of a significant other (from 9,9% in 2014 to 14,3% in 2015), and people who suffered serious illness and had surgery (from 7,2% in 2014 to 11,3% in 2015). Amount of those people who were in situations of shelling and bombing decreased in 2015 (from 7% in 2014 to 6%) although difference is not very significant.

On New Year`s holidays eve KIIS, as usual, decided to find out what presents are popular amongst Ukrainians and thus to simplify the process of choosing gifts for family and friends.

Among other questions citizens of Ukraine were asked three questions concerning the impression of our University.

The first question «Have you ever heard anything about National University of «Kyiv-Mohyla Academy?» was asked to clarify the prevalence in Ukraine of the information about our University.

The results of the survey showed that more than two thirds of the adult population of Ukraine heard something about Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

During 2015 the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) at the request of client conducted All–Ukrainian poll concerning activity of human rights defenders. Three surveys were conducted: by the method of personal interview in respondents' households; by the method of telephone interview using a computer (CATI); the survey by the method of online interview.