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Coping with Insecurity:
The Ukrainian People's Security Survey
Guy Standing and László Zsoldos, June 2001 In order to assess the extent to which Ukrainian workers, of all types, are experiencing social and economic insecurity, the ILO Socio-Economic Security carried out the first Ukrainian People's Security Survey (UPSS) in late 2000, in collaboration with the national Statistics Office of Ukraine. This involved asking 8,200 individuals from different households a detailed set of questions about their living standards and work. The sample was selected by means of a stratified random sample, i.e., a random sample based on the regionalized listing of households, so that a quota of persons in several work statuses was included. The sampling method was complex, and not ideal. However, it is reasonably representative, and is not subject to any known biases, making it possible to weight and convert the statistics to national estimates. In effect, although statements about national levels of insecurity cannot be made with complete confidence, it is possible to form a strong impression of the pattern of socio-economic security. This paper reports preliminary descriptive results of the UPSS. It considers not only the types and degree of insecurity, comparing various groups and regions, but also looks at the perceived and actual capacities to cope with adverse outcomes. It ascertains the attitudes and perceptions of people towards aspects of their working lives, forms of labour-related security. The survey also assesses perceptions of the assistance in case of need, from government, family networks and institutions of civil society. Click here for full document in PDF |
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Created by LD. Approved by GS. Last update 15 November 2001