This survey took place between January 19-23, 2018 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%.
AS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW, THE RUSSIAN TEAM WAS BARRED FROM COMPETING IN THE OLYMPICS. HOWEVER, OUR ATHLETES CAN PARTICIPATE AS INDIVIDUALS UNDER A NEUTRAL FLAG.
WOULD YOU RATHER OUR ATHLETES COMPETED IN THE OLYMPICS OR REFUSED TO COMPETE?
| Jan. 18 | |
| I would like for our athletes to compete in the Olympics, regardless of the situation | 71 |
| I would like for our all of our athletes to refuse to compete in the Olympics | 20 |
| It is difficult to say | 10 |
WHO DO YOU THINK IS TO BLAME FOR THE FACT THAT THE RUSSIAN TEAM CANNOT COMPETE IN THE OLYMPICS? (single answer; ranked in descending order)
| Jan. 18 | |
| The senior officials in the Ministry of Sport | 37 |
| The trainers and doctors who gave the athletes prohibited substances | 17 |
| No one is to blame | 15 |
| The athletes who used prohibited substances | 13 |
| Other | 7 |
| It is difficult to say | 11 |
DO YOU PLAN ON WATCHING THE PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPICS WHEN THEY ARE AIRED ON TV THIS FEBRUARY?
| Nagano, 1998 |
Salt Lake City, 2002 |
Turin, 2006 |
Vancouver, 2010 |
Sochi, 2014 |
Pyeong Chang, 2018 |
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| I will watch them closely and regularly | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 |
| I will watch them from time to time, will watch certain types of events | 39 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 47 |
| I will follow them in a limited fashion through the news | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
| I am not at all interested in the PyeongChang Olympics | 19 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| It is difficult to say | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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