This survey was carried out December 12–18, 2019 with a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample comprised 1608 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%
DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE A FREE PERSON IN OUR SOCIETY? (one answer)
| Jun. 91 |
Jan. 96 |
Feb. 00 |
Feb. 05 |
Aug. 06 |
Oct. 07 |
Oct. 11 |
Oct. 13 |
Oct. 14 |
Nov. 15 |
Dec. 19 |
|
| Definitely yes | 24 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 22 |
| Mostly yes | 19 | 19 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 50 | 46 |
| Mostly no | 20 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
| Definitely not | 25 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| It is difficult to say | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
IN YOUR OPINION, DOES RUSSIA HAVE POLITICAL PRISONERS NOW (PEOPLE CONVICTED FOR THEIR POLITICAL VIEWS OR DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL LIFE)? (one answer)
| May 04 |
Jun. 05 |
Mar. 07 |
Oct. 07 |
Jun. 10 |
Feb. 12 |
Apr. 13 |
Dec. 18 |
Dec. 19 |
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| Definitely yes | 21 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 23 |
| Mostly yes | 29 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 40 |
| Mostly no | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
| Definitely not | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| It is difficult to say | 20 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 15 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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