This survey took place between 2-6 March 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%
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING APPROACHES TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE SEEMS MOST CORRECT TO YOU?
| Sept. 99 | Dec. 04 | Dec. 05 | Dec. 06 | Dec. 07 | Dec. 09 | Dec. 10 | Dec. 11 | Dec. 13 | Mar. 15 | Mar. 17 | |
| The interests of the State must be placed above the rights of the individual | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Infringement of individual citizens’ rights for the sake of state interests is acceptable in certain circumstances | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 24 |
| People have the right to fight for their rights, even if it goes against the interests of the State | 43 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 46 | 47 | 47 |
| The rights of the individual must be placed above the interests of the State | 18 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
| It is difficult to say | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 6 |
WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS REGARDING RELATIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY AGREE?
| Dec. 89 | Mar. 99 | Dec. 02 | Feb. 06 | Feb. 10 | Nov. 11 | Jan. 12 | Feb. 13 | Mar. 15 | Mar. 16 | Mar. 17 | |
| Our government has given us everything, no one has the right to demand more | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| The government has given us quite a bit, but more can be asked for | 11 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 31 |
| The State gives us so little that we owe it nothing | 8 | 38 | 30 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 31 |
| Our government is in a position that demands we help, even if it requires sacrifice | 37 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 11 |
| We must force the government to serve our interests | 25 | 37 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 19 |
| It is difficult to say | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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