This survey took place between 22-25 July 2016 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%
2.0% for indicators around 10%
1.5% for indicators around 5%
IN YOUR OPINION, HOW CONVINCING IS THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED IN THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY (WADA) COMMISSION’S REPORT CONCERNING MANIPULATION OF DOPING TESTS TAKEN BY RUSSIAN ATHLETES DURING THE SOCHI OLYMPICS AND THE COMPLICITY OF THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF SPORT, FSB, AND MOSCOW ANTI-DOPING LAB?
| Very convincing | 3 |
| Somewhat convincing | 11 |
| Not too convincing | 38 |
| Completely unconvincing | 33 |
| Don’t remember/don’t want to answer | 15 |
DO YOU THINK THAT IT WILL BE RIGHT IF THE ENTIRE RUSSIAN TEAM IS BANNED FROM THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO DE JANEIRO ON THE GROUNDS OF THIS EVIDENCE?
| Definitely yes | 2 |
| Probably yes | 5 |
| Probably no | 31 |
| Definitely no | 52 |
| Don’t remember/don’t want to answer | 10 |
WILL YOU WATCH THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO DE JANEIRO ON TELEVISION IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR IF…
| Russian athletes are not competing | Russian athletes are competing | |
| Very actively, quite closely | 9 | 25 |
| Occasionally, some broadcasts | 28 | 37 |
| Only what is shown on the news | 27 | 14 |
| I’m not at all interested in the Games | 29 | 19 |
| It is difficult to say | 7 | 5 |
WILL YOU WATCH TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN…
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Sydney? | Greece? | China? | London? | Rio de Janeiro? |
| Aug.00 | Jul.04 | Jul.08 | Jun.12 | Jul.16 | |
| Very actively, quite closely | 17 | 26 | 33 | 16 | 25 |
| Occasionally, some events | 42 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 37 |
| Only what is shown on the news | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 |
| I’m not at all interested in the Games | 22 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 19 |
| It is difficult to say | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).