This survey took place between March 23-27, 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 136 localities of 52 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%.
IN YOUR OPINION, WHICH COUNTRY IS CURRENTLY THE LEADER IN SPACE EXPLORATION? (single answer; ranked in descending order based on March 2018)
| Mar. 06 | Mar. 12 | Mar. 13 | Mar. 14 | Mar. 16 | Mar. 18 | |
| Russia | 51 | 36 | 35 | 46 | 61 | 61 |
| USA | 26 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| China | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| The European Union | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Other | <1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 |
| It is difficult to say | 16 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 21 |
IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, ELON MUSK, HEAD OF THE PRIVATE AMERICAN SPACE COMPANY SPACE-X, LAUNCHED A SUPER HEAVY-LIFT ROCKET INTO SPACE. DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS? (single answer)
| Mar. 18 | |
| I watched the live broadcast of the launch | 2 |
| I heard about it in the news | 12 |
| I’ve heard something about it | 25 |
| This is the first I’ve heard of it | 62 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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