This survey took place between 18 and 21 December 2015 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 does not exceed 3.4%.
HAVE YOU BEEN ABROAD (OUTSIDE THE BORDERS OF THE FORMER USSR) IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS? IF SO, WITH WHAT PURPOSE? (multiple answers)
| Jan.99 | Jun.10 | Jun.11 | Dec.14 | Dec.15 | |
| For tourism, vacation | 8 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 27 |
| To visit friends, relatives | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| For a business trip, conference | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| On contract work, a grant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| For school, an internship | <1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 1 |
| With parents (spouse) who live/were born abroad | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Military service, deployed abroad | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <1 |
| Other | <1 | <1 | <1 | 2 | 3 |
| Haven’t been abroad in the last five years | 85 | 82 | 81 | 68 | 65 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).