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?
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?
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?
June 16 2015
853 people polled
Unified National Testing has been closed. Where do your young relatives - graduates plan to study?
In other city in Kazakhstan
254
28%
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?
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?
They do, but I won’t give
95
8%
30000-50000 tenge
206
18%
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
March 3 2015
1324 people polled
Do you support the idea of holding early presidential elections in Kazakhstan?
February 24 2015
1576 people polled
President Nazarbayev urged citizens to support domestic producer by buying Kazakhstan-made products only. Will you do that?
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?
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?
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?
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?
January 20 2015
1433 people polled
Do you approve the changes recently entered into the Road traffic rules?
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)?
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?
December 29 2014
1117 people polled
On the whole, are you happy with 2014 departing year?
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-parliamentary?
196
23%
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
November 4 2014
1282 people polled