Assessment of knowledge gaps in the electoral field and level of civic engagement

The overall objective of the survey was to identify knowledge gaps and to assess the level of civic engagement of the population with a focus on certain vulnerable groups.

The survey was based on a poll in a sample, which was national-level and representative of general adult population, covered all regions of Moldova and included both urban and rural residents; it was supplemented by two boost samples – those of persons with disabilities and Roma people. The focus group was adult population aged 18 or older, persons with disabilities and Roma people from 160 localities. A total of 1,507 respondents were interviewed face-to-face at home, including 1,158 persons representing general public and additionally 192 ethnic Roma and 157 persons with disabilities. Thus, the applied method was that of layered semi-probability sampling with four sampling steps. The error margin for a sample of this size representing general public is ± 3%. The information was gathered between 27 October and 30 December 2023.

The survey also included a qualitative component. Six focus group discussions were held to this end with an average of 7.5 participants per group. The total number of focus group discussions participants was 45. The discussions were held with the groups of young people representing rural and urban residents, women, older people, people with disabilities, and Roma people.