This survey was carried out November 21–27, 2019 with a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample comprised 1610 people age 18 or older from 137 localities in 50 regions of the Russian Federation. 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%
The tables below show data for the last three years; all of the changes concerning the probability of protests in public opinion, beginning in 1994, and peoples’ readiness to participate in them can be seen in these indicators.
IN YOUR OPINION, HOW POSSIBLE ARE LARGE-SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS IN YOUR CITY OR RURAL AREA AGAINST A DECLINE IN QUALITY OF LIFE AND IN DEFENSE OF PERSONAL RIGHTS? (one answer)
| Dec. 17 | Mar. 18 | Jul. 18 | Nov. 18 | Feb. 19 | May 19 | Aug. 19 | Nov. 19 | |
| Entirely possible | 23 | 17 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 34 | 30 |
| Very unlikely | 70 | 75 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 62 | 63 |
|
I don’t know, it is difficult to say |
7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
IF THESE KINDS OF LARGE-SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS OCCURRED, WOULD YOU PERSONALLY PARTICIPATE OR NOT? (one answer)
| Dec. 17 | Mar. 18 | Jul. 18 | Nov. 18 | Feb. 19 | May 19 | Aug. 19 | Nov. 19 | |
| I most likely would | 13 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| I most likely would not | 81 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 69 |
| It is difficult to say | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
IN YOUR OPINION, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT A POLITICAL PROTEST (DEMONSTRATION, RALLY, STRIKE) MIGHT BE HELD IN YOUR CITY/VILLAGE? (one answer)
| Dec. 17 | Mar. 18 | Jul. 18 | Nov. 18 | Feb. 19 | May 19 | Aug. 19 | Nov. 19 | |
| Entirely possible | 19 | 12 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 29 |
| Very unlikely | 74 | 80 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 65 | 66 |
|
I don’t know, it is difficult to say |
7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
IF LARGE-SCALE POLITICAL PROTESTS OCCURRED, WOULD YOU PERSONALLY PARTICIPATE OR NOT? (one answer)
| Dec. 17 | Mar. 18 | Jul. 18 | Nov. 18 | Feb. 19 | May 19 | Aug. 19 | Nov. 19 | |
| I most likely would | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| I most likely would not | 85 | 88 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 75 |
| It is difficult to say | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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