This survey took place between 9-12 September 2016 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%
2.0% for indicators around 10%
1.5% for indicators around 5%
DOES IT WORRY YOU THAT RUSSIA HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE ISOLATED FROM THE WEST OVER THE PAST YEAR? (N=1600)
| Sept.14 | Sept.15 | Sept.16 | |
| Greatly | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Somewhat | 30 | 29 | 23 |
| Not much | 39 | 36 | 37 |
| Not at all | 20 | 21 | 25 |
| There is no isolation, everything is returning to its pre-crisis state | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| It is difficult to say | 3 | 5 | 6 |
DO YOU THINK THAT RUSSIA MUST MEND ITS RELATIONS WITH THE US AND OTHER WESTERN NATIONS?
| Sept.14 | Feb.15 | Sept.15 | Nov.15 | Sept.16 | |
| Definitely yes | 13 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 15 |
| Probably yes | 53 | 53 | 49 | 52 | 47 |
| Probably not | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 |
| Definitely not | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| It is difficult to say | 10 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 14 |
HOW DO YOU THINK THAT RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE CONFLICT RELATING TO UKRAINE AND CRIMEA?
| Jun.14 | Sept.14 | Feb.15 | Sept.15 | Feb.16 | Sept.16 | |
| We can expect increased tension, a new cold war | 37 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 27 |
| Everything will gradually fade and relations will return to the way they were before this incident | 43 | 45 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 48 |
| It is difficult to say | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 25 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).