This survey took place between October 24-28, 2017 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%.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HOLIDAY IS CELEBRATED IN RUSSIA ON DECEMBER 12TH?
| Nov. 10 | Nov. 11 | Nov. 12 | Nov. 13 | Nov. 14 | Nov. 15 | Nov. 16 | Nov. 17 | |
| Constitution Day | 75 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 66 |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| It is difficult to say | 21 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 32 |
HAVE YOU EVER READ OUR CONSTITUTION? DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT IS WRITTEN IN IT?
| Nov. 13 | Nov. 14 | Nov. 16 | Nov. 17 | |
| I remember very well | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| I remember very little | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| I have read it, but I don’t remember anything | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 |
| I have never read it | 38 | 41 | 41 | 37 |
DO YOU THINK THAT RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES FOLLOW OUR CONSTITUTION?
| Nov. 13 | Nov. 14 | Nov. 16 | Nov. 17 | |
| Fully | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| In general | 27 | 39 | 35 | 27 |
| Only somewhat | 47 | 36 | 37 | 40 |
| Not at all | 13 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| It is difficult to say | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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