Questionnaire Form

land unit (Plot) OWNER

Hello!

My name is ______. We are conducting a sociological survey of land share owners

We do appreciate your sharing your opinion in this regard. All survey data will be analyzed in the aggregated form. All information will be treated strictly confidential so that respondent identity cannot be determined. Anonymity and confidentiality is guaranteed. Should you have any questions which I am not able to answer, please feel free to call the survey organization office in Kyiv at 044 253-2353. The contract person is Alexander Honcharuk, the Senior Research Fellow, the Sociology Institute, National Academy of Science of Ukraine.

Some questions are followed by multiple choice answers. Choose those answers which reflect your point of view most adequately. Provide your own answer if you are not satisfied with any proposed option.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Codes

1. Region ______[______q1______]

2. Oblast ______[______q2______]

3. Raion ______[______q3______]

4. Local community ______[______q4______]

5. Respondent [______q5______]

  1. Gender: 1. Male 2. Female. q6
  2. Age _____q7______years

8. Education (Choose only one answer)q8

1.Incomplete secondary education

2.Completed secondary education (secondary school)

3.Secondary vocational education (ПТУ, СПТУ)

4.Higher or incomplete higher education (including technical schools, colleges)

9. What is your job? (Choose only one answer reflecting your primary employment)q9

1.Executive

2.Village (town) mayor

3.Farmer

4.Office worker, social sphere employee

5.Non-agriculture employee

6.Agriculture employee

7.Entrepreneur of self-employed individual (other than agriculture)

8.Self-employed individual (agriculture) (working on his/her own land)

9.Retiree

10.(Registered) unemployed

11.Other (please specify) ______

10. What needs can you meet the income of your household? q10

(Choose only one answer)

(The household includes all persons living with the respondent in the same apartments– house, flat. Relatives who live apart, are not included to the household)

  1. Not enough money even for food
  2. Enough money only for food
  3. Enough money for food and basic necessities (water, electricity, transport)
  4. Enough money for everyday needs, including clothing, footwear, housing, etc.
  5. Enough money to buy furniture, televisions, refrigerators and other household durables
  6. Enough money to buy a motorcycle, mini tractor, car, "to live easily"

What part of the household income make the sources of income listed below (specify approximately% of each of the sources in total income)

Source / % in total income
11. / Pension / q11
12. / Salary / q12
13. / Revenues from personal farm / q13
14. / Income from business / q14
15. / Children’s and other relatives’help / q15
16. / Social help and redemptions / q16
17. / Income from rental of land units / q17
18. / Other income / q18
Total / 100%

What is the size of your household (including you)?

19. Number of household members during the last 3 months: ____q19______people

20. Out of this number, how many people arechildren below 18 ___q20______people

21. Out of this number, how many people arenot working persons (pensioners and/or disabled individuals)___q21______people

LAND OWNERSHIP OF THE RESPONDENTS

Land use

Of the respondent / Of the households
22. / The number of land units / q22_1 / q22
23. / Area of land shares / q23_1 / q23
24. / The total area of ​​land owned by households, including gardens / ХХХХХХ / q24
25. / Area of land leased by household members / ХХХХХХ / q25
26. / Area of land taken on lease by household members / ХХХХХХ / q26
27. / Total area cultivated by household members / ХХХХХХ / q27

28. If you (or members of your household) rent land, do you pay rent charge?q28

  1. Yes
  2. No - GO TO QUESTION 30
  3. I do not rent land –GO TO QUESTION 30

29. If YES, specify the amount of rent charge you pay to the owner of the land: ______thousands UAH per 1 ha q29

30. How did you become a land unit owner?(all possible answers)

(1) – yes; (0) – no
As a member of collective agriculture enterprise whose land was split and distributed among members / q30_1
As a social sector employee entitled to a unit of collectively owned land / q30_2
As a social sector employee entitled for a land plot from the reserve land / q30_3
As a buyer of land unit / q30_4
As a heir / q30_5
Other (please specify) / q30_6

31. How did you dispose the land unit you have got?

Interviewer! Some answers are possible only for respondent-owner of several units!

(1) – yes; (0) – no
I leased it out / q31_1
I cultivate it on my own / q31_2
I set up a farm / q31_3
I sold it / q31_4
I exchanged it for something else / q31_5
I gifted it / q31_6
Other (please specify) / q31_7
In no way / q31_8

32. Do you receive any rent for your land unit(s)? q32

1. Yes2. No 3. I do not rent it - GO TO QUESTION 39

33_1. What was your rental for 2012? q33_1

1. (Rental is specified)

2. I have not received any rental

33_2. What was your rental for 2012? ______thousands UAH per 1 ha of land q33_2

34. Didtherental change as compared to preceding years?q34

1.The rental was reduced significantly (by over 25 percent)

2.The rental was reduced insignificantly

3.The rental remained virtually unchanged

4.The rental was slightly increased

5.The rental was increased significantly (by over 25 percent)

35. How did you receive the rental for 2012?q35

  1. Lump sum in cash (once a year)
  2. By installments over the year in cash
  3. Lump sumboth in kind and in cash (once a year)
  4. By installments over the year both in kind (produce and services) and cash
  5. Lump sum in kind (once a year)
  6. By in kind installments (produce and services) over the year
  7. I have not received any rental - GO TO QUESTION 38

36. Indicate the approximate share of the rent received in cash and in kind (amount of received rent charge in cash and in kind (products and services) should make up 100%):

1. In cash ___q36_1_____%

2. In kind ___q36_2_____%

37. Did you receive the rental in full? q37

1.Yes 2. No

38. Do you experience any problems in your relations with the lessee?(Choose all possible answers)

(1) – yes; (0) – no
There no problems / q38_1
There are certain problems associated with the lease term / q38_2
There are certain problems associated with the small rental charge / q38_3
There are certain problems associated with thetardy rental charge / q38_4
There are some problems related to the observance of rotation of crops / q38_5
There are some problems related to carrying in fertilizer / q38_6
There are certain problems associated with preserving soil fertility / q38_7
Other (please specify) / q38_8

How would you assess the current state of affairs in various aspects of land plot usage? Please give the answer in each line on the scale of 1 to 5 where:

1 - emergency problems;

2 - there are significant problems;

3 - problems arise from time to time;

4 - there are some insignificant problems;

5 - there are no problems

Aspects / Estimates
39. / Execution of agreements on land lease / q39
40. / Solution of disputes with tenants / q40
41. / The usage of land on purpose / q41
42. / Land Protection / q42
43. / Responsibility for violation of land legislation / q43
44. / The expropriation of land / q44
45. / Other (please specify) / q45

46. Do you think that your land share (or one that belongedto you earlier) is used effectively?q46

  1. Yes, effectively
  2. No, not effectively
  3. I have no information
  4. I am not interested

LAND MARKET

47. Is there any competition for land units in your community?q47

1.There is no competition as there are not lessees

2.There is no competition as they agreed and divided everything among themselves

3.Yes

4.It is hard to say

48. Did lessees approach you during the last one or two years with proposals concerning (specify all applicable options):

(1) – yes; (0) – no
Renewing the lease on better conditions even though the current lease is not over / q48_1
Renewing the lease on worthier conditions even though the current lease is not over / q48_2
Extending the current lease on better conditions / q48_3
Extending the current lease on worse conditions / q48_4
Leasing out your land to another lessee on better conditions / q48_5
Purchasing your land unit soon / q48_6
Other (please specify) / q48_7

49. What is your attitude toward sale/purchase of privately owned agriculture land?q49
(Please choose only one option)

  1. Anyone, regardless of his/her nationality, should be able to sell/purchase agriculture land at the free market
  2. Agriculture land should be available for sale/purchase to Ukrainian citizens only
  3. I support the idea of land market on the condition that a proper legal framework is in place which is missing today
  4. Agriculture land should be available for sale/purchase to local community members only
  5. Agriculture land should not be available for sale/purchase

50. Did anyone approach you with a proposal to buy your land unit?q50

1. Yes2. No

51. Do you know what the normative value of your land unit is?q51

1. Yes 2. I know the rough value 3. No

52. If YES, than the price is:____q52_____ thousands UAH per ha

53. Once the moratorium has been lifted what will you do with your land unit?(If the respondent owesonly 1land share, than he gives one answer, if more than 1land share, than he should give the answer concerning each land share)

(1) – yes; (0) – no
I will continue leasing it out / q53_1
I will lease it out / q53_2
I will cultivate it on my own / q53_3
I will sell it / q53_4
I will exchange it for some tangible items / q53_5
I will gift it / q53_6
I will contribute it to the charter capital of some business / q53_7
Other (please specify) / q53_8

54. If you plan to get rid of (sell, exchange, etc.) your land share or part of it, it refers to:q54

1. Whole land share (shares)

2. Part of the land share (shares)

3. I have no intention of getting rid of the land share (shares) - GO TO QUESTION 58

55. If it is part of the land share (shares), how many hectares will be this part:

____q55______ha

56. Have you already decided what the price for your proper land share (for selling or exchanging) will be?q56

1. Yes 2. No -GO TO QUESTION 58

57. This price is: Indicate _____q57_____ thousands UAH per 1 ha

58. Are you planning to purchase land units once the moratorium has been lifted?q58

1. Yes

2. I do not know yet - GO TO QUESTION 61

3. No - GO TO QUESTION 61

59. How much land do you plan to purchase? _____q59_____ ha

60. What is the approximate purchase price _____q60______thousands UAH per 1 ha

61. Have you ever taken out loans for household development purposes?q61

1. Yes 2. No – GO TO QUESTION 68

62. When did you take out a loan for household development purposes?q62

In the year of ______

63. What was the loan amount? ______q63______thousands UAH

64. For what purpose did you take out that loan?q64

  1. Building renovation or new building
  2. Purchase of building materials
  3. Accomplishment
  4. Purchase of machinery and/or equipment
  5. Purchase of seedlings
  6. Purchase of livestock
  7. Other (please specify): ______

65. Was it necessary to have a pledge?q65

  1. Yes
  1. 2. No - GO TO QUESTION 67

66. If so, what was the pledge?

(1) – yes; (0) – no
Harvest in the field or in stock / q66_1
Cattle / q66_2
Smallholding / q66_3
Land share / q66_4
Rental right on a plot of land / q66_5
Goods bought on credit / q66_6
Real estate / q66_7
Movables / q66_8
Deposits in commercial banks / q66_9
Other (please specify) / q66_10

67. What was the result of taking out the loan for household development purposes?q67

1.Absolutely negative

2.Rather negative than positive

3.Both negative and positive

4.Rather positive than negative

5.Absolutely positive

68. What is your attitude toward the very idea of taking out a loan on the security of land plot/unit? q68

  1. Positive
  2. With concern
  3. Negative
  4. It is hard to say

69. Will lifting of the moratorium facilitate taking loans on the security of land?q69

1. Yes 2. No3. It is hard to say

CONSEQUENCES OF LIFTING THE MORATORIUM

What do you personally expect from the lifting of the moratorium sale/purchase of privately owned agriculture land and the introduction of agricultural land market regarding various aspects of your life? (Please give the answer in each line on the scale of 1 to 5 where: 1 - expect a significant deterioration; 2 - expect a slight deterioration; 3 - do not expect any changes; 4 - expect minor changes for the better; 5 - expect significant changes for the better)

Aspect of life / Estimate
70. / Personal income / q70
71. / Income of the household in total / q71
72. / Socio-economic status of the village / q72
73. / Employment of the villagers / q73
74. / Revenues of the villagers / q74
75. / Development of the agricultural production in the village / q75
76. / Development of processing of the agricultural products in villages / q76
77. / The development of private business in the village / q77
78. / Transport connections / q78
79. / Infrastructure (water, gas, communications, road maintenance, etc.) / q79
80. / The budget of the community where you live / q80
81. / Environment / q81
82. / Condition of agricultural land / q82
83. / Conditionof water resources / q83
84. / Other (please specify) / q84

PLANS FOR FUTURE

85. Would you like to cultivate jointly land units owned by you, your neighbors, relatives and like-minded persons?q85

  1. No – GO TO QUESTION 88
  2. No, as there are a lot of obstacles – GO TO QUESTION 88
  3. Yes. I already cultivate it, and I’m going to continue doing it
  4. Yes. I’m going to start doing it in the nearest future

86. Do you personally plan to become a tenant of land share (shares)?q86

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. It is hard to say

87. Do you plan to register legally your activities?q87

  1. No, I will operate within a personal farm
  2. Yes, I plan to register as a private entrepreneur
  3. Yes, I plan to register a farm
  4. Yes, I plan to register anagricultural enterprise
  5. Other (please specify) ______

88. What hinder you to (jointly) cultivate your land unit(s)? (please specify all applicable options)

(1) – yes; (0) – no
Nothing / q88_1
My old age / q88_2
Health problems / q88_3
Lack of relevant knowledge / q88_4
I lack initial capital / q88_5
I have leased out my land for long term, and there are no grounds to terminate the lease / q88_6
Land units are not adjacent, and this make effective use of them hardly possible / q88_7
Everything has already been divided. Nobody will allow us to self-organize ourselves / q88_8
Other (please specify) / q88_9

89. Would you like to change designated purpose of you land plot by converting it into non-agriculture land, say, land for development purposes? q89

  1. Yes2. No3. This idea has never occurred to me

THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART IN THE SURVEY!