This survey took place between 18-21 November 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%/75%
2.0% for indicators around 10%/90%
1.5% for indicators around 5%/95%
HAVE YOU HEARD THAT RUSSIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALEKSEY ULYUKAEV WAS ARRESTED THIS WEEK AND ACCUSED OF ACCEPTING A TWO-MILLION DOLLAR BRIBE?
| Sept.16* | Nov.16 | |
| I’m following the story closely | 16 | 30 |
| I’ve heard something about it | 49 | 48 |
| This is the first I’ve heard about it | 35 | 22 |
*Questions dealt with the Zakharchenko case.
DO YOU THINK THAT ULYUKAEV’S ARREST THROWS SUSPICION ON… (as a percentage of those who have heard of the arrest)
| Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev? | President Vladimir Putin? | |
| This information throws suspicion on him personally | 47 | 38 |
| This information does not concern him personally | 40 | 51 |
| It is difficult to say | 13 | 11 |
IN YOUR OPINION, THE ARREST OF ALEKSEY ULYUKAEV IS… (as a percentage of those who have heard of the arrest)
| Nov.16 | |
| The beginning of a serious fight against corruption within the government | 36 |
| Fallout from the restructuring of high-ranking officials’ areas of influence | 30 |
| The beginning of an attack on the government’s economic block by Kremlin hardliners | 21 |
| It is difficult to say | 13 |
IN YOUR OPINION, INSTANCES OF BRIBE-TAKING, DISCOVERY OF LARGE UNDECLARED SUMS OF MONEY AMONG HIGH-RANKING OFFICIALS, THEIR ARREST BY INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES, AND THE CASES BROUGHT AGAINST THEM WHICH OCCASIONALLY COME TO LIGHT ARE…
| Serdyukova case | Chayka investigation | Zakharchenko case | Ylyukaev case | |
| Nov.12 | Nov.15 | Aug.16 | Nov.16 | |
| Isolated events, atypical for the country’s leadership | 12 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| A symptom of authorities’ overall degeneration and corruption | 80 | 81 | 72 | 64 |
| It is difficult to say | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
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