This survey took place between February 15–20, 2019 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 50 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%
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES IN OUR SOCIETY WORRY YOU THE MOST, AND WHICH ARE THE MOST ACUTE? (respondents were shown a card from which they could choose more than one answer and/or write in their own; ranked in descending order according to February 2019)
| Feb. 05 |
Jan. 07 |
Jan. 09 |
Feb. 10 |
Feb. 11 |
Feb. 13 |
Feb. 15 |
Feb. 16 |
Feb. 17 |
Jan. 18 |
Feb. 19 |
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| Price increases | 75 | 70 | 75 | 71 | 81 | 68 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 62 |
| Poverty / impoverishment of the majority of the population | 58 | 52 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 52 | 43 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 44 |
| Corruption, bribery | 32 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 41 |
| Increase in unemployment | 35 | 33 | 57 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 36 |
| Extreme gap between the rich and poor, income inequality | 29 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 34 |
| The economic crisis, the poor condition of industry and agriculture | 37 | 31 | 48 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 28 |
| Lack of access to various kinds of health care | 31 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 28 |
| Increasing cost / inaccessibility of education | 28 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
| Environmental degradation | 19 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
| Rise in drug abuse | 26 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
| Moral / cultural crisis | 26 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Tyrannical government officials | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
| Influx of migrants / immigrants | -* | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 14 |
| Weak government | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Lack of truth in the courts | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| The threat of explosions and other acts of terrorism where you live | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Delays in salary, pension, benefits and other payments | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| Rise in crime rates | 27 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Rude / cruel police behavior | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| An increased AIDS incidence rate | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -* | -* | -* | 8 | 7 |
| Conflicts between different government branches at various levels | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -* | -* | -* | 5 | 6 |
| Limits on civil rights and democratic freedoms (freedom of speech, freedom of the press) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Terrorist attacks in Chechnya and the North Caucasus | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | -* | -* | -* | 6 | 5 |
| Rise in nationalism, deterioration of interethnic relations | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Other answers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| It is difficult to say | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
-* Not included in the list of possible answers
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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