The state of public sentiment of Kazakhstani ethnic groups, determination of their regional and ethnic characteristics, forec

Research topic: «The state of public sentiment of Kazakhstani ethnic groups, determination of their regional and ethnic characteristics, forecasting the development of interethnic relations».

Research object is the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan aged 18 and over, including population of border areas, repatriates, representatives of ethnic groups, youth of different ethnic groups, experts in the field of interethnic relations.

Research subject is the state of public sentiment in the interethnic environment, the definition of regional and ethnic characteristics.

The goal of the sociological research is to study the public sentiments of Kazakhstani ethnic groups, taking into account regional and ethnic characteristics, to develop practical recommendations. 

Tasks of sociological research are as follows:

• Analysis and definition of the main characteristics of the public mood of target groups with the identification of the most acute problems in the political, economic, national spheres;
• Determination of the factors of social tension of target groups;
• Conducting an expert assessment of the influence of external and internal factors on the formation of public mood and the interethnic situation in Kazakhstan;
• Development of methodological recommendations for state bodies on issues of social harmony and national unity;
• Determination of the perception and degree of involvement of ethnic groups in the implementation of the Rukhani Zhangyru program;
• Study of the level of tolerance / intolerance and solidarity among ethnic groups;
• Revealing the electoral preferences of the respondents.

To achieve the goal and tasks of this comprehensive study, the following methods were used:

• mass survey of the population aged 18 years and older, "face-to-face", which made it possible to obtain the most objective information about public attitudes, social well-being of the population;
• survey in target groups: repatriates, 6 ethnic groups (Uzbeks, Uighurs, Dungans, Germans, Kurds, Tajiks);
• survey of the population of border regions;
• focus groups with representatives of the younger generation (from 18 to 35 years old) of 3 ethnic groups;
• a survey of experts in the proportion of 60% of Kazakhstani and 40% of international experts in the field of international relations.

Sample size

The sample of the study is representative, according to the statistics of the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the beginning of 2020. In this study, the sample was calculated taking into account gender, age (over 18 years old), region of residence.