Land Unit (Plot) OWNER

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)

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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):

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)

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?

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)

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)

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!