KIEV, March 17 - Price hikes and low salaries and pensions are the biggest concerns of Ukrainians, the Ukrainian Sociology Service said in comments on a nationwide poll of 2,700 respondents held on February 27 - March 8.

Some 70.1% said that the price hike was their biggest concern; 46.1% referred to low salaries and pensions; 36.1% to medical services; and 33.7% to political instability.