This survey took place between 18 and 21 September 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%.
Russia’s Economic Policy
DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE OPINION THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY AN ECONOMIC CRISIS IN RUSSIA?*
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|
Dec.14 |
Mar.15 |
Sept.15 |
|
Definitely agree |
38 |
28 |
38 |
|
Rather agree |
41 |
46 |
39 |
|
Rather do not agree |
10 |
15 |
14 |
|
Definitely do not agree |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
It is difficult to say |
9 |
7 |
7 |
* In December of 2014 and March of 2015, the wording of the question was the following: “DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE OPINION THAT RUSSIA IS CURRENTLY BEING DRAWN INTO AN ECONOMIC CRISIS?”
IN YOUR OPINION, HOW LONG WILL THIS CRISIS LAST? (as %% of those respondents who think that there is currently an economic crisis in Russia; one answer)
|
|
Dec.14 |
Mar.15 |
Sept.15 |
|
2-3 months |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
Six months |
8 |
5 |
4 |
|
One or one and a half years |
19 |
19 |
23 |
|
No less than two years |
21 |
22 |
24 |
|
The crisis will be very continuous, its consequences will be manifest for many years |
16 |
17 |
23 |
|
It is difficult to say how long it will last and how deep its effects will be |
21 |
24 |
16 |
|
It is difficult to say |
12 |
10 |
10 |
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF THIS CRISIS? (as %% of those respondents who think that there is currently an economic crisis in Russia; one answer)
|
|
Sept.15 |
|
The crisis was caused mainly by external factors: decline in the global economy, fall in the price of oil, etc. |
34 |
|
The crisis was caused mainly by internal factors: the structure of the Russian economy, overly strong influence of the state on the economy (military spending, activities of state corporations, poor management by state officials, etc.) |
26 |
|
The crisis was caused by a combination of both factors |
36 |
|
It is difficult to say |
5 |
IN YOUR OPINION, IN TERMS OF THE GOVERNMENT’S ECONOMIC POLICY (FOR EXAMPLE, MEASURES TAKEN TO FIGHT THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, ETC.), HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO THESE CHALLENGES?
|
|
Good |
Mediocre |
Poor |
It is difficult to say |
|
Sept.15 |
7 |
57 |
32 |
5 |
|
Aug.15 |
4 |
55 |
37 |
4 |
|
Mar.15 |
5 |
57 |
34 |
4 |
|
Mar.14 |
6 |
53 |
37 |
5 |
|
Jul.13 |
6 |
48 |
42 |
4 |
|
Aug.11 |
5 |
44 |
47 |
4 |
|
Aug10 |
6 |
58 |
35 |
2 |
|
Aug.09 |
6 |
54 |
37 |
4 |
|
Oct.08 |
13 |
52 |
27 |
9 |
|
Sept.07 |
3 |
36 |
49 |
12 |
|
Sept.06 |
2 |
36 |
52 |
9 |
|
Sept.05 |
2 |
30 |
58 |
10 |
|
Sept.04 |
2 |
32 |
55 |
11 |
|
Sept.03 |
2 |
32 |
56 |
11 |
|
Sept.02 |
2 |
35 |
52 |
11 |
|
Sept.01 |
4 |
37 |
49 |
11 |
|
Sept.00 |
1 |
26 |
58 |
15 |
|
Sept.99 |
<1 |
11 |
Personal Consumption
DOES YOUR FAMILY BUY ANY “RESERVE” PRODUCTS, AND, IF SO, IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS DID YOU BEGIN TO MAKE MORE OR FEWER OF SUCH PURCHASES?
|
|
Nov.07 |
Sept.10 |
Mar.14 |
Mar.15 |
Sept.15 |
|
More than usual |
6 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
10 |
|
Fewer than usual |
8 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
|
Neither more nor fewer |
39 |
40 |
50 |
34 |
40 |
|
Our family does not buy “reserve” products |
44 |
35 |
28 |
36 |
36 |
|
It is difficult to say |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
HAS THE NATURE OF YOUR FAMILY’S DAILY CONSUMPTION (FOOD, CONSUMPTION OF BASIC NECESSITIES, MEDICINE, USE OF TRANSPORTATION, ETC.) CHANGED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, AND, IF SO, HOW EXACTLY?*
|
|
Aug.09 |
Sept.10 |
Sept.15 |
|
Significantly improved |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Slightly improved |
6 |
8 |
4 |
|
Did not change |
58 |
59 |
51 |
|
Slightly worsened |
27 |
24 |
35 |
|
Significantly worsened |
7 |
5 |
7 |
|
It is difficult to say |
1 |
3 |
2 |
* In August of 2009 and September of 2010, the wording of the question was the following: “HAS THE NATURE OF YOUR FAMILY’S DAILY CONSUMPTION (FOOD, CONSUMPTION OF BASIC NECESSITIES, MEDICINE, USE OF TRANSPORTATION, ETC.) CHANGED IN THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS, AND, IF SO, HOW EXACTLY?”
DO YOU THINK THAT, OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS THE SELECTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES WHERE YOU LIVE BECAME LARGER, STAYED THE SAME AS IT WAS, OR BECAME SMALLER?
|
|
Jan.09 |
Sept.10 |
Jan.15 |
Sept.15 |
|
Became larger |
13 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
|
Stayed the same as it was |
72 |
74 |
70 |
67 |
|
Became smaller |
11 |
12 |
21 |
23 |
|
It is difficult to say |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
Attention to the Exchange Rate
DO YOU FOLLOW THE RUBLE-TO-DOLLAR, -EURO EXCHANGE RATE? IF SO, THEN HOW OFTEN DO YOU TRY TO FIND OUT THE EXCHANGE RATE?
|
|
Dec. 08 |
Feb. 09 |
May 09 |
Feb. 10 |
Sept. 10 |
June. 13 |
Nov. 14 |
May 15 |
Aug. 15 |
Sept. 15 |
|
A few times per week |
10 |
22 |
14 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
21 |
14 |
20 |
15 |
|
Approximately once per week |
13 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
13 |
14 |
22 |
19 |
27 |
27 |
|
Approximately once every two weeks or less |
9 |
10 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
11 |
17 |
|
I don’t follow it |
68 |
50 |
52 |
57 |
68 |
65 |
45 |
51 |
43 |
41 |
IN YOUR OPINION, HOW WILL THE RATE OF THE DOLLAR IN RELATION TO THE RUBLE CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 30 DAYS?
|
|
Aug.15 |
Sept.15 |
|
It will grow |
43 |
30 |
|
It will hover at the current level |
32 |
45 |
|
It will decrease |
7 |
7 |
|
It is difficult to say |
19 |
19 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).