This survey took place between 17-20 February 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%
MASLENITSA BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 20. IS YOUR FAMILY PLANNING TO MAKE CREPES FOR MASLENITSA; WILL YOU BE EATING MEAT OR MEAT PRODUCTS; ARE YOU PLANNING TO GO VISITING OR HAVE GUESTS TO CELEBRATE MASLENITSA; ARE YOU PLANNING TO GO TO ANY FOLK FESTIVALS; WILL YOU CELEBRATE MASLENITSA ANOTHER WAY? (multiple answers)
| 1997 | 2000 | 2003 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Planning to make crepes | 68 | 72 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 64 | 65 | 70 | 69 |
| Planning to go visiting or have guests to celebrate Maslenitsa | 37 | 35 | 40 | 37 | 30 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 41 |
| Will eat meat | 48 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 44 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 31 |
| Planning to go to folk festivals for Maslenitsa | 16 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 |
| Will celebrate Maslenitsa another way | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Not planning to celebrate Maslenitsa | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
LENT BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 27. WHAT KIND OF DIET WILL YOU HAVE DURING LENT: SAME DIET AS USUAL; FAST PARTIALLY (FOR EXAMPLE, GIVE UP MEAT OR ALCOHOL); FAST COMPLETELY FOR THE FINAL WEEK; OR FAST COMPLETELY FOR THE FULL SEVEN WEEKS?
| 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Same diet as usual | 79 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 73 |
| Planning to fast partially (give up meat, alcohol, etc.) | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 18 |
| Planning to fast completely for the final week of Lent | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Planning to fast completely for the full seven weeks | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| It is difficult to say | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
IN CONNECTION WITH LENT, ARE YOU PREPARED TO LIMIT YOUR …
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Definitely
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Probably | Probably not |
Definitely not |
I don’t do this normally | It is difficult to say | |
| …alcohol consumption? | ||||||
| Feb.17 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 7 |
| Feb.16 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 38 | 5 |
| Mar.13 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 30 | 6 |
| …sexual activity? | ||||||
| Feb.17 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 17 |
| Feb.16 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 15 |
| Mar.13 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
| …recreation, consumption of entertainment media? | ||||||
| Feb.17 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 10 |
| Feb.16 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 8 |
| Mar.13 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 10 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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