The survey took place between 22 and 25 August 2014 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 134 localities of 46 of the country’s regions. The response distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys. The statistical error of these studies does not exceed 3.4%.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS IN OUR SOCIETY WORRY YOU MOST OF ALL? WHICH OF THEM DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE MOST ACUTE? (multiple responses are possible)
|
July |
August |
|||||
2006 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
inflation |
70 |
64 |
76 |
73 |
67 |
69 |
71 |
poverty, impoverishment of the majority of the population |
51 |
52 |
56 |
52 |
48 |
55 |
40 |
sharp stratification between rich and poor, unjust distribution of wealth |
30 |
32 |
30 |
27 |
29 |
33 |
30 |
economic crisis, poor state of industry and agriculture |
27 |
28 |
38 |
32 |
32 |
29 |
28 |
rise of unemployment |
34 |
30 |
51 |
41 |
33 |
36 |
26 |
corruption, bribery |
25 |
27 |
28 |
27 |
35 |
39 |
26 |
influx of newcomers, migrants |
10 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
16 |
27 |
24 |
inaccessibility of many types of medical services |
31 |
32 |
27 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
crisis of morals, culture, spiritual values |
24 |
28 |
26 |
26 |
31 |
30 |
18 |
rise in education for pay, inaccessibility of education |
28 |
26 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
16 |
rise in drug abuse |
29 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
22 |
14 |
worsening of the state of the environment |
24 |
22 |
18 |
25 |
21 |
19 |
14 |
dominance, arbitrary rule of bureaucrats |
10 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
growth of nationalism, worsening of ethnic affairs |
10 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
rise in the number of criminal offenses |
29 |
28 |
22 |
21 |
16 |
15 |
8 |
inability to achieve justice in court |
6 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
threat of bombings and other acts of terrorism where you live |
10 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
weakness of state power |
11 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
rudeness, brutality of police |
8 |
9 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
delay in payment of wages, pensions, social packages, etc. |
5 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
conflicts between different branches of government at different levels |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
restrictions on civil rights, democratic freedoms (freedom of speech, press) |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
spread of AIDS |
5 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
acts of terrorism in the North Caucasus |
4 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
Other |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
It is difficult to answer |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Translated by the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies.