The survey took place between 20 and 23 March 2015 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 134 localities of 46 of the country’s regions. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys. The statistical error of these studies does not exceed 3.4%.
ON THE STREETS OF MANY CITIES, YOU CAN OFTEN SEE HOMELESS PEOPLE BEGGING. WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS ON THIS SUBJECT DO YOU MOST AGREE?
|
|
Feb. 96 |
Feb. 98 |
May 02 |
Dec. 07 |
Dec. 10 |
Mar. 15 |
|
Special government services must be improved in order to assist the homeless, beggars, and vagrants |
52 |
54 |
51 |
59 |
47 |
52 |
|
It is the moral duty of each person to help those who are in trouble, at least by giving alms from time to time |
13 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
20 |
20 |
|
These people put themselves into this situation and are responsible for getting themselves out of it |
16 |
17 |
18 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
|
The police should help to clear vagrants and beggars out of the cities |
9 |
7 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
|
I am not interested in these problems |
4 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
|
It is difficult to say |
5 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN RESPONSE TO THE ISSUE OF PROSTITUTION?
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|
Sept. 97 |
Dec. 07 |
Dec. 10 |
Mar. 15 |
|
Make the punishment for engaging in prostitution stricter |
32 |
47 |
50 |
56 |
|
Legalize prostitution and put it under police and health supervision |
47 |
31 |
25 |
20 |
|
The government should not interfere with this problem because it is exclusively a matter of private concern |
9 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
|
It is difficult to say |
11 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY REDUCE CRIME RATES: MAKING PUNISHMENTS MORE LENIENT OR MORE STRICT?
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|
Oct. 00 |
Dec. 07 |
Dec. 10 |
Mar. 15 |
|
More lenient |
6 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
|
More strict |
67 |
61 |
64 |
64 |
|
Neither |
18 |
22 |
17 |
20 |
|
It is difficult to say |
9 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).