This survey took place between September 15-19, 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%
DO YOU THINK THAT A NEW TERRORIST ATTACK COULD HAPPEN IN RUSSIA NOW?
| Survey taken after the terrorist attacks in Paris | Survey taken after the terrorist attacks in Brussels | Survey taken after the terrorist attacks in St. Petersburg, London, and Stockholm | ||
| Nov. 15 | Mar. 16 | Apr. 17 | Sept. 17 | |
| Definitely | 20 | 12 | 29 | 16 |
| Probably | 53 | 49 | 50 | 56 |
| Probably not | 14 | 21 | 9 | 13 |
| Definitely not | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| It is difficult to say | 10 | 15 | 8 | 14 |
ARE YOU CURRENTLY AFRAID THAT YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONES COULD BECOME VICTIMS OF A TERRORIST ATTACK?
| Very afraid | Somewhat afraid | Sure that will not happen to me or my loved ones | I haven’t thought about this | It is difficult to say | |
| Sept. 17 | 16 | 50 | 13 | 18 | 3 |
| Apr. 17 | 30 | 48 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Mar. 16 | 16 | 52 | 16 | 15 | 2 |
| Oct. 15 | 14 | 44 | 18 | 22 | 3 |
| Sept. 14 | 12 | 47 | 14 | 24 | 3 |
| Jan. 14 | 18 | 53 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| Oct. 13 | 20 | 51 | 9 | 18 | 3 |
| Sept. 13 | 12 | 50 | 13 | 22 | 3 |
| Apr. 13 | 13 | 47 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
| Sept. 12 | 12 | 55 | 14 | 17 | 2 |
| May 12 | 16 | 54 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| Mar. 12 | 14 | 54 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| Aug. 11 | 22 | 51 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| Mar. 11 | 24 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Jul. 10 | 21 | 52 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| Aug. 09 | 19 | 49 | 12 | 18 | 2 |
| Nov. 08 | 17 | 52 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| Dec. 07 | 18 | 49 | 12 | 19 | 3 |
| Nov. 07 | 21 | 52 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| May 07 | 20 | 50 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| Aug. 06 | 19 | 55 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| Jun. 06 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| Jun. 05 | 30 | 49 | 9 | 11 | <1 |
| May 05 | 28 | 50 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| Sept. 04 | 35 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| May 04 | 27 | 52 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Feb. 04 | 33 | 48 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| Dec. 03 | 28 | 47 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| Oct. 03 | 25 | 48 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| Sept. 03 | 29 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 9 |
| Jul. 03 | 34 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Aug. 02 | 28 | 50 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| Aug. 01 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Sept. 00 | 27 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Sept. 99 | 42 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
OVER THE PAST MONTH, HAVE YOU HEARD MEDIA REPORTS THAT THE FSB PREVENTED TERRORIST ATTACKS PLANNED FOR VARIOUS RUSSIAN CITIES? IF SO, PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU BELIEVE, SOMEWHAT BELIEVE, SOMEWHAT DON’T BELIEVE, OR DON’T BELIEVE THESE REPORTS.
| Sept. 17 | |
| I haven’t heard these reports during the past 30 days | 22 |
| Believe | 39 |
| Somewhat believe, somewhat don’t believe | 26 |
| Don’t believe | 5 |
| It is difficult to say | 7 |
15 YEARS AGO, TERRORISTS TOOK HOSTAGES AT A PERFORMANCE OF THE MUSICAL “NORD OST”. MANY PEOPLE DIED DURING THE PROCESS OF FREEING THE HOSTAGES. WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE VICTIMS’ DEATHS?
| Sept. 17 | |
| The president of the Russian Federation | 9 |
| The Russian government | 11 |
| The heads of the intelligence community | 34 |
| Those who were directly in charge of the operation | 28 |
| No one is to blame, there is no need to find a guilty party in this kind of situation | 23 |
| Other | 2 |
| It is difficult to say | 17 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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