This survey took place between September 20–26, 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.
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%
WHICH EVENTS IN THE THE LAST FOUR WEEKS HAVE BEEN MOST MEMORABLE FOR YOU? (respondents named the events THEMSELVES and could name more than one; ranked in descending order)
| Sep. 18 | |
| Elections | 24 |
| The Russian IL-20 aircraft shot down in Syria | 18 |
| Pension reform | 15 |
| Personal events in respondents’ lives | 8 |
| Vladimir Putin: meetings and events | 5 |
| Leisure, vacation, good weather, garden and harvesting | 4 |
| Rallies against pension reform | 4 |
| Beginning of the school year, 1st of September | 4 |
| City days and other celebrations | 3 |
| The war in Syria | 3 |
| The death of Iosif Kobzon | 3 |
| Price increases, higher taxes, and unemployment | 3 |
| Events in Ukraine | 2 |
| Crashes and catastrophes, traffic collisions | 2 |
| Natural disasters | 1 |
| Sanctions against Russia | 1 |
| Athletic events | 1 |
| Clashes between Kabardians and Balkars in the village of Kendelen | 1 |
| “The Skripal Affair” | 1 |
| The murder of Alexander Zakharchenko | 1 |
| Other events | 6 |
| It is difficult to say, no answer | 25 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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