This survey was carried out July 18–24, 2019 with a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample comprised 1608 people age 18 or older from 137 localities in 50 regions of the Russian Federation. 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%
Table 1. WHICH FAMILY NECESSITIES SHOULD A FAMILY LIKE YOURS HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR TO LIVE COMFORTABLY? (respondents were presented with a card with a list of answers from which they could choose more than one answer and/or write in their own; ranked in descending order according to July 2019)
| Dec. 17 | Jul. 19 | |
| Balanced and quality nutrition | 81 | 77 |
| Ongoing housing payments (utilities, rent payments) | 58 | 62 |
| Clothing, shoes | 64 | 55 |
| Medical treatment, buying medicine | 44 | 51 |
| Healthy lifestyle, physical activity, preventative care | 22 | 19 |
| Education, professional development | 16 | 17 |
| Housing repair and upkeep, buying furniture | 23 | 17 |
| Vacation and travel away from one’s permanent residence | 22 | 17 |
| The opportunity to financially support others (relatives, children, etc.) | 12 | 12 |
| Appliances and electronics, durable goods | 17 | 11 |
| Buying an apartment, dacha, or house | 17 | 11 |
| Buying a car | 15 | 9 |
| Ongoing expenditures on transport — public and private | 12 | 7 |
| Leisure and entertainment in your place of residence | 11 | 6 |
| Other (“all of the above,” “taxes,” etc.) | 1 | 1 |
| It is difficult to say | 2 | 1 |
Table 2. Answer distribution from 100%
| Dec. 17 | Jul. 19 | |
| Balanced and quality nutrition | 19 | 21 |
| Ongoing housing payments (utilities, rent payments) | 14 | 17 |
| Clothing, shoes | 15 | 15 |
| Medical treatment, buying medicine | 11 | 14 |
| Healthy lifestyle, physical activity, preventative care | 5 | 5 |
| Education, professional development | 4 | 5 |
| Housing repair and upkeep, buying furniture | 6 | 5 |
| Vacation and travel away from one’s permanent residence | 5 | 5 |
| The opportunity to financially support others (relatives, children, etc.) | 3 | 3 |
| Appliances and electronics, durable goods | 4 | 3 |
| Buying an apartment, dacha, or house | 4 | 3 |
| Buying a car | 4 | 2 |
| Ongoing expenditures on transport — public and private | 3 | 2 |
| Leisure and entertainment in your place of residence | 3 | 2 |
| Other | <1 | <1 |
| It is difficult to say | <1 | <1 |
Table 3. Distribution of answers in relation to the median per capita income (ranked in descending order according to the column “total sample”)
| Total sample | Median and lower | Higher than median | |
| Balanced and quality nutrition | 77 | 76 | 77 |
| Ongoing housing payments (utilities, rent payments) | 62 | 68 | 58 |
| Clothing, shoes | 55 | 54 | 55 |
| Medical treatment, buying medicine | 51 | 57 | 46 |
| Healthy lifestyle, physical activity, preventative care | 19 | 17 | 21 |
| Education, professional development | 17 | 18 | 16 |
| Housing repair and upkeep, buying furniture | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Vacation and travel away from one’s permanent residence | 17 | 13 | 20 |
| The opportunity to financially support others (relatives, children, etc.) | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Appliances and electronics, durable goods | 11 | 8 | 14 |
| Buying an apartment, dacha, or house | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Buying a car | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Ongoing expenditures on transport — public and private | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Leisure and entertainment in your place of residence | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| It is difficult to say | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Table 4. Distribution of answers in relation to age
| 18-24 | 25-39 | 40-54 | 55+ | |
| Balanced and quality nutrition | 74 | 75 | 75 | 80 |
| Ongoing housing payments (utilities, rent payments) | 55 | 56 | 60 | 70 |
| Clothing, shoes | 60 | 55 | 60 | 48 |
| Medical treatment, buying medicine | 40 | 43 | 44 | 65 |
| Healthy lifestyle, physical activity, preventative care | 26 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
| Education, professional development | 28 | 23 | 21 | 6 |
| Housing repair and upkeep, buying furniture | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| Vacation and travel away from one’s permanent residence | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 |
| The opportunity to financially support others (relatives, children, etc.) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| Buying an apartment, dacha, or house | 16 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| Appliances and electronics, durable goods | 17 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Buying a car | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Ongoing expenditures on transport — public and private | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Leisure and entertainment in your place of residence | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Other | <1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| It is difficult to say | <1 | 2 | <1 | 1 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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