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More than half of Ukrainians have never been abroad

The people of Ukraine are not able to go to neighboring countries.

According to the survey, 69% of Ukrainians have never in my life have not been abroad, and last year went abroad 14% of our compatriots.
This is evidenced by the results of survey company Research&Branding Group.

Most are traveling residents of Western Ukraine, where less than those who never in my life did not go abroad (54% against between 70 and 78% in other regions). Residents of the Western regions is also significantly more common than in other regions go abroad to work (17% in Western Ukraine vs 1-3% in other regions) and business trips (7% in Western Ukraine against 2-4% in other regions ).

The main objectives of the visits, about one-third (29%) of Ukrainians who have been abroad were tourist trips (11%), visiting relatives and friends (7%) and work (6%) and work trips (4%).

Rural residents are less likely than citizens travel abroad on holiday (8% of the rural population against 12-14% of citizens), but more often to work (10% of rural residents compared with 4% of citizens).

Slightly more than the country as a whole, last year visited foreign countries Ukrainians aged 18 to 49 years (18%).

The survey was conducted during the period 15-24 June (with the exception of uncontrolled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Crimea and Sevastopol). The margin of error is ± 2.4 per cent.

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