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Abnormal hot weather remains from the middle of June. According to weather forecasters, air temperature in the city is 42 degrees C at max. Meanwhile household thermometers behind windows show more than 50 degrees C. Do you trust the official weather forecasts?

Yes
 
171
11%
No
 
1245
84%
I don't know
 
57
3%
June 30 2015 1473 people polled

In last year's June poll 63% of our website readers answered that they don’t have money for vacations. Have your financial situation improved, are you planning to have vacations this summer and where?

In Kazakhstan
 
189
14%
In CIS states
 
119
9%
In non-CIS states
 
100
7%
Again there is no money for vacations
 
865
67%
June 23 2015 1273 people polled

The more person earns, the more taxes he/she pays to the budget. So, is there a logic in speeches and actions of some Parliament deputies and ministers who try to cancel free textbooks and who already cancelled free school lunches since September 1 of this year for all junior school pupils for the purpose of budget economy and “prevention” of such privileges for children from better-off families?

Yes
 
79
9%
No
 
720
84%
I don't know
 
54
6%
June 16 2015 853 people polled

Unified National Testing has been closed. Where do your young relatives - graduates plan to study?

In local Uni
 
173
19%
In other city in Kazakhstan
 
254
28%
In CIS
 
166
18%
In foreign countries
 
164
18%
So far nowhere. Either work or service in the army
 
142
15%
June 9 2015 899 people polled

Mesh fencing installed up to the river near the state residence building hinders the Atyraulians to go for evening walks and access from one part of the city to another along the river embankment. The Governor explains that inconvenience was caused due to safety requirements, including the safety of top state officials. Should the authorities seek for compromise solution - for e.g. block the river embankment only during visits of the high guest?

Yes
 
1161
89%
No
 
110
8%
I don't know
 
27
2%
June 2 2015 1298 people polled

Do schools collect money from your children to arrange graduation proms and buy presents for teachers? If yes, in what amounts?

No, they don’t
 
101
8%
They do, but I won’t give
 
95
8%
5000-25000 tenge
 
512
45%
30000-50000 tenge
 
206
18%
Over 50000 tenge
 
218
19%
May 26 2015 1132 people polled

National Security Committee’s task force on May 14 detained Y. Golyshkin, the editor of Pavlodar newspaper "Versiya". On May 16, court sanctioned his arrest for 2 months. It appeared he did his own investigation of rape circumstances that took place in Governor's state residence, where Governor’s son appears as witness. The journalist, famous for his critiques, was arrested on suspicion in blackmailing and extortion of money from Governor. Could it be a special-order revenge of regional administration?

Yes
 
902
75%
No
 
143
12%
I don't know
 
144
12%
May 19 2015 1189 people polled

Do you think that in the administrative police building of Internal Affairs Department they should introduce electronic queue system for the procedures connected with processing of motor transport paperwork?

Yes
 
1249
93%
No
 
44
3%
I don't know
 
38
2%
May 12 2015 1331 people polled

Recently Atyrau Oblast won the first place in rating of medicine development, although last year it was on the13th place. Astana was on the 10th place, the Almaty doctors won the "bronze". Experts rated according to indicators of life expectancy, mortality rate from injuries, accidents and poisonings, from road accidents, tuberculosis and blood circulatory system diseases. And in reality did anything drastically change in medicine compared to last year?

Yes
 
78
6%
No
 
985
81%
I don't know
 
144
11%
May 5 2015 1207 people polled

Newly elected president N. Nazarbayev intends "to create a professional non-corrupt government... only those eligible would pass...". Will he be able to achieve this?

Yes
 
167
11%
No
 
1091
76%
I don't know
 
162
11%
April 28 2015 1420 people polled

On April 26 early elections of the President of Kazakhstan took place. Who out of three candidates did you vote for?

Koussainov Abelgazi Kaliakparovich
 
218
15%
Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishevich
 
1036
71%
Syzdykov Turgun Iskakovich
 
199
13%
April 21 2015 1453 people polled

According to N. Nazarbayev, the middle class person is the one who "has a sufficient work, a house, a family, a vehicle, and can have a good rest, gives his/her children good education, etc... Such middle class persons should constitute at least 50%, but we have only 25-30% so far". Are you included into this number?

Yes
 
543
31%
No
 
1024
58%
It isn't sure
 
178
10%
April 14 2015 1745 people polled

Early elections of the Kazakhstan President will take place on April 26. Are you or the members of your family intending to take part in vote?

Yes
 
525
39%
No
 
698
51%
I don't know
 
123
9%
April 7 2015 1346 people polled

It’s been several years since the owners of trampolines, attractions, sellers of sweets and soft drinks can't getn official permit to work at city squares and walkways. Does your family need their services?

Yes
 
470
36%
No
 
770
59%
I don't know
 
62
4%
March 31 2015 1302 people polled

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a common currency for the Eurasian Economic Union. Are you ready to refuse tenge in favour of new currency?

Yes
 
518
33%
No
 
945
60%
I don’t know
 
89
5%
March 24 2015 1552 people polled

All complaints of the condemned in ex-governor’s case the regional court appeal board has left without satisfaction. It is possible to appeal against the sentence in several other instances, but is there a hope that it may be changed?

Yes
 
154
20%
No
 
496
66%
I don't know
 
97
12%
March 17 2015 747 people polled

Kazakhstan businessmen complain that the flow of cheap goods from Russia ruins their businesses, and ask the government to impose a ban on their import or customs duties. Should these measures be applied for protection of domestic producer?

Yes
 
265
18%
No
 
1135
77%
I don't know
 
64
4%
March 10 2015 1464 people polled

Campaign for immunization from measles has already laid on a hospital bed over one hundred children throughout the country, including Atyrau. In this connection the immunization was postponed until May 4. If this inoculations are recognized as necessary for the health of our children, will you agree to vaccinate your child?

Yes
 
137
10%
No
 
1081
81%
I don't know
 
106
8%
March 3 2015 1324 people polled

Do you support the idea of holding early presidential elections in Kazakhstan?

Yes
 
359
22%
No
 
1070
67%
I don’t know
 
147
9%
February 24 2015 1576 people polled

President Nazarbayev urged citizens to support domestic producer by buying Kazakhstan-made products only. Will you do that?

Yes
 
688
45%
No
 
814
54%
February 17 2015 1502 people polled

A $1.8bn pipeline contract for Kashagan field without a twinge of conscience has been given to the same company whose shares belong to Italians and two well-known officials in Astana. Is there a sign of lobbying interests using official positions?

Yes
 
1334
93%
No
 
44
3%
No opinion
 
46
3%
February 10 2015 1424 people polled

On January 30, the First Deputy Prime Minister B. Sagintayev announced that for cheap goods from the Russian Federation the border will remain open, and that devaluation of tenge won't happen. Will Kazakhstan economy withstand such competition?

Yes
 
258
22%
No
 
744
65%
I don't know
 
127
11%
February 3 2015 1129 people polled

Medical help (including urgent operations), in case of emergencies, must be provided immediately, in other cases a medical practitioner should put you on a waiting list in hospitalizing portal bureau after completion of required medical tests. Are you happy with such system?

Yes
 
259
25%
No
 
726
70%
I don't know
 
45
4%
January 27 2015 1030 people polled

Kazakh government is debating whether to extend the school program up to 12 years. Do you think children need more school years?

Yes
 
47
3%
No
 
1374
95%
No opinion
 
12
0%
January 20 2015 1433 people polled

Do you approve the changes recently entered into the Road traffic rules?

Yes
 
343
26%
No
 
871
67%
I don't know
 
72
5%
January 13 2015 1286 people polled

Will the quality of life of Kazakhstan citizens improve in 2015 after the entry into the EEU (Eurasian Economic Union)?

Yes
 
249
23%
No
 
580
54%
I don't know
 
227
21%
January 6 2015 1056 people polled

As of January 1, we will live in EEU (Eurasian Economic Union). Do you know, at least, one or two basic contract provisions of this union signed by the President and approved by the Parliament?

Yes
 
110
9%
No
 
1007
90%
December 29 2014 1117 people polled

On the whole, are you happy with 2014 departing year?

Yes
 
672
63%
No
 
313
29%
I don’t know
 
74
6%
December 23 2014 1059 people polled

While celebrating the Independence Day of Kazakhstan how do you see the future of our republic? Will it be:

Presidential?
 
377
45%
Presidential-parliamentary?
 
196
23%
Parliamentary?
 
262
31%
December 16 2014 835 people polled

ENPF (“Integrated Accumulative Pension Fund”) consolidated in 2014 “inherited” hundreds of billions of default pension fund losses. Do you monitor the movement of money on your account since then?

Yes
 
263
33%
No
 
529
66%
December 9 2014 792 people polled

Should circulation of dollar, euro and other foreign currencies be limited on the territory of Kazakhstan after it joins EurAsEC on January 1, 2015?

Yes
 
399
37%
No
 
597
55%
I don’t know
 
81
7%
December 2 2014 1077 people polled

The weather is cold. Are you happy with the service of Heat and Power Station and heat transfer vendors?

Yes
 
379
42%
No
 
521
57%
November 25 2014 900 people polled

Among the convicted defendants in the ex-governor’s case two of his deputies have been sentenced to heavy terms of imprisonment (15 and 12 years). In your opinion, are the law enforcement bodies of Kazakhstan really searching their former boss?

Yes
 
62
4%
No
 
1063
85%
I don’t know
 
122
9%
November 18 2014 1247 people polled

Experts talk about information security of the country, zombieing of the population by foreign mass media. For example, what TV channels do you and your children mainly watch?

Kazakhstani
 
296
24%
Russian
 
722
60%
Other channels
 
181
15%
November 11 2014 1199 people polled

Some Kazakhstan psychologists believe that you shouldn't send child to the first grade at age 6. Do you agree with this?

Yes
 
697
54%
No
 
495
38%
I don't know
 
90
7%
November 4 2014 1282 people polled
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