This survey took place between March 7-12, 2018 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%.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE CONTENTS OF THE ADDRESS THAT PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN GAVE TO THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY ON MARCH 1ST? (single answer)
| May 03 | May 06 | May 07 | Dec. 12 | Dec. 13 | Dec. 14 | Mar. 18 | |
| Watched it on TV, listened to it on the radio in its entirety or almost in its entirety | 18 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 |
| Familiar with it from the summaries given by the papers, by the news on TV | 16 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 39 | 24 |
| Heard something about it | 32 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Haven’t heard anything about it | 34 | 30 | 43 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 30 |
DO YOU NOW HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIRECTIONS IN WHICH THE COUNTRY WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS? (single answer; percentage of those respondents who watched the address or heard something about it)
| Mar. 18 | |
| Definitely | 14 |
| Mostly | 42 |
| Mostly not | 28 |
| Definitely not | 5 |
| It is difficult to say | 11 |
TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU THINK THE STATED DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS? (single answer; percentage of those respondents who watched the address or heard something about it)
| Mar. 18 | |
| Fully | 8 |
| To a significant degree | 40 |
| To an insignificant degree | 29 |
| Not at all | 6 |
| It is difficult to say | 16 |
TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU APPROVE OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES LAID OUT IN THE ADDRESS FOR THE COUNTRY OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS? (single answer; percentage of those respondents who watched the address or heard something about it)
| Mar. 18 | |
| Fully approve | 19 |
| Generally approve | 51 |
| Generally don’t approve | 9 |
| Don’t approve at all | 3 |
| It is difficult to say | 19 |
IN YOUR OPINION, TO WHICH TOPICS DID VLADIMIR PUTIN PAY TOO LITTLE ATTENTION?(respondents were presented with a card; multiple choice; percentage of those respondents who watched the address or heard something about it; ranked in descending order)
| Mar. 18 | |
| The campaign against poverty | 34 |
| Pension increases | 2 |
| Economic development | 19 |
| Developing the health care system | 18 |
| Agricultural development | 15 |
| Solving housing issues, mortgages | 10 |
| Education and culture | 10 |
| The development of cities and territories | 8 |
| The environment | 8 |
| Building roads | 5 |
| Raising birth rates, demographic problems | 5 |
| Business development | 4 |
| The military and armament | 2 |
| Other | 5 |
| It is difficult to say | 26 |
TO WHICH TOPICS DID VLADIMIR PUTIN PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION? (respondents were presented with a card; multiple choice; percentage of those respondents who watched the address or heard something about it; ranked in descending order)
| Mar. 18 | |
| The military and armament | 46 |
| Economic development | 8 |
| Business development | 8 |
| Raising birth rates, demographic problems | 8 |
| Solving housing issues, mortgages | 5 |
| Building roads | 4 |
| Developing the health care system | 4 |
| Agricultural development | 4 |
| The development of cities and territories | 3 |
| The campaign against poverty | 3 |
| Pension increases | 3 |
| The environment | 2 |
| Education and culture | 2 |
| Other | 6 |
| It is difficult to say | 27 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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