This survey took place between 27 and 30 May 2016 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 800 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 does not exceed 4.1% for indicators around 50%.
WHOM WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR SON (DAUGHTER, GRANDSON) TO BE? (multiple answers)
| May.04 | Jun.06 | Jun.07 | Jul.10 | May.14 | May.15 | May.16 | |
| Doctor | 17 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 17 |
| Programmer, TI specialist | 18 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 17 |
| Lawyer, economist, financier | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Bank director | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Entrepreneur, businessman | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| Soldier, officer | 8 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Engineer | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Professor, academic, university instructor | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Athlete | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Entertainer, musician, artist, writer, journalist | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Skilled laborer | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Store owner | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Politician, minister | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| School teacher | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sociologist, marketologist, politologist, advertiser | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Farmer | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Priest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Other | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| It is difficult to say | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 18 |
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN RUSSIA?
| Definitely yes | Probably yes | Neither yes nor no | Probably no | Definitely no | It is difficult to say | |
| May.16 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 7 |
| Sept.15 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 11 |
| May.15 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 10 |
| Sept.14 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 11 |
| May.14 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 11 |
| Sept.12 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 7 |
| Aug.11 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 13 |
| Aug.10 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 15 |
| Aug.09 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 20 |
| Jun.09 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 15 |
| Aug.08 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 6 |
| Aug.07 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 6 |
| Jun.07 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 10 |
| Aug.06 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 8 |
| Jun.06 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 7 |
| Aug.05 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 6 |
| Jan.05 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 10 |
| May.04 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 8 |
DOES THE UNIFIED STATE EXAM EVALUATE GRADUATES’ KNOWLEDGE BETTER OR WORSE THAN REGULAR EXAMS?
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| Better | 24 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
| Worse | 22 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 54 |
| Neither better nor worse | 32 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 30 | 25 |
| It is difficult to say | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE UNIFIED STATE EXAM, HAS THE AMOUNT OF BRIBES, NEPOTISM, AND OTHER ABUSES CONNECTED WITH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND ENTERING UNIVERSITY INCREASED OR DECREASED?
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Mar. 09 |
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May. 12 |
May. 13 |
May. 14 |
May. 15 |
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| Increased | 21 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Decreased | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 21 |
| Remained the same | 48 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 31 | 38 |
| It is difficult to say | 18 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 17 |
WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USE OF THE UNIFIED STATE EXAM, TAKEN AT THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL, AS THE BASIS FOR COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE, RATHER THAN ENTRANCE EXAMS?
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| Completely positive | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 17 |
| Probably positive | 32 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
| Probably negative | 19 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
| Very negative | 9 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| It is difficult to say | 22 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 15 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).