The Center of Studying of Public Opinion (CIOM) is one of the leading research companies of Kazakhstan which are engaged in sociological and market researches. Researches are conducted in Kazakhstan and the CIS countries, since 1988.

In CIOM work various qualified professionals. Many of them are experts in the field of sociology and public opinion of Kazakhstan, experts of the international organizations, members of the international associations.

CIOM, having modern material resources of the computer and audiovisual equipment, a solid databank of sociological and marketing information, conducts mass and specialized surveys, develops programs and techniques of collection of information.

CIOM works according to standards and rules of conducting researches:

		International code of market researches (code of ESOMAR)		(It is accepted by the International chamber of commerce and the European society on studying of public opinion and marketing (ESOMAR) in 1976)
		Code of professional researchers of public opinion and market of Kazakhstan (code of KAPIOR)		(for the first time in Kazakhstan It is accepted by KAPIOR Association on March 26, 2008)