This survey took place between 17-20 February 2017 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 1600 people over the age of 18 in 137 localities of 48 of the country’s regions. The survey was conducted as a personal interview in respondents’ homes. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys.
The statistical error of these studies for a selection of 1600 people (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed:
3.4% for indicators around 50%
2.9% for indicators around 25%/75%
2.0% for indicators around 10%/90%
1.5% for indicators around 5%/95%
DO YOU KNOW WHO ALEKSEY NAVALNY IS?
| Apr. 11 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | ||||||
| Mar. | Jun. | Mar. | Sept. | Oct. | Jan. | Apr. | Sept. | Jan. | Feb. | ||
| Yes | 6 | 25 | 35 | 37 | 51 | 54 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 47 |
| No | 93 | 75 | 65 | 64 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 53 |
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No answer, It is difficult to say |
1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 4 | <1 | 1 | <1 | <1 |
WHICH WORDS WOULD YOU USE TO DESCRIBE YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS ALEKSEY NAVALNY? (as a percentage of those surveyed who know who Navalny is; ONE ANSWER)
| Oct 13 | Apr. 14 | Jan 15 | Feb 17 | |
| Respect | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Sympathy | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| I have nothing bad to say about him | 17 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| Neutral, indifferent | 43 | 39 | 39 | 35 |
| I have nothing good to say about him | 12 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Irritation | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Dislike | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| It is difficult to say | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
COULD YOU VOTE FOR ALEKSEY NAVALNY IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS? (as a percentage of those surveyed who know who Navalny is)
| Apr. 11 | Mar 12 | Mar. 13 | Feb 17 | |
| Definitely | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| It’s possible | 28 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| Probably not | 37 | 25 | 28 | 20 |
| Definitely not | 19 | 38 | 38 | 63 |
| It is difficult to say | 11 | 18 | 21 | 6 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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