This survey took place between October 18–24, 2018 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 136 localities of 52 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.
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%
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE POISONING OF FORMER RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER SERGEI SKRIPAL AND HIS DAUGHTER IN GREAT BRITAIN? (one answer)
| Mar. 18 | Oct. 18 | |
| I’ve been closely following developments concerning this situation | 9 | 8 |
| I’ve heard a lot about it | 37 | 43 |
| I’ve heard something about it, but I don’t know the main details | 35 | 33 |
| This is the first time I’ve heard about it | 20 | 15 |
IN YOUR OPINION, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR POISONING THE SKRIPALS? (as a percentage of respondents that know about this situation; one answer)
| Oct. 18 | |
| Russian intelligence agencies | 3 |
| UK intelligence agencies | 28 |
| It could have been anyone | 56 |
| It is difficult to say | 13 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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