This survey was conducted 22–24 May, 2020 with a representative sample of the Russian population. The sample comprised 1623 people aged 18 or older. The survey was conducted by means of computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) through random digit dialing (RDD) of mobile and landline numbers. The statistical error for this study does not exceed 2.4%. The distribution of answers is presented as a percentage of the total number of respondents.
IF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS WERE PUT TO A VOTE IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, WOULD YOU TAKE PART? (one answer)
| Mar 20* | Apr 20 | May 20 | |
| I am certain I will not take part | 17 | 12 | 13 |
| I most likely will not take part | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| I do not know if I will take part | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| I will most likely take part | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| I am certain I will take part | 33 | 44 | 45 |
| It is difficult to say | 4 | 1 | 1 |
* In March, before it was postponed, the question concerning voting was posed in the following wording via personal, face-to-face interviews: “ON APRIL 22, NATIONWIDE VOTING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS WILL TAKE PLACE. WILL YOU OR WILL YOU NOT TAKE PART IN IT?”
IF YOU WERE TO TAKE PART IN VOTING, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS (one answer)
| Mar 20** | Apr 20 | May 20 | |
| For | 40 | 47 | 44 |
| Against | 34 | 31 | 32 |
| It is difficult to say | 26 | 22 | 24 |
**In March, before it was postponed, the question concerning voting was posed in the following wording via personal, face-to-face interviews: “IF YOU ARE TAKING PART IN VOTING, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS?”
IF YOU WERE TO TAKE PART IN VOTING, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS (one answer)
| IF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS WERE PUT TO A VOTE IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, WOULD YOU TAKE PART IN IT? | ||||
| Total sample | I am certain I will not take part in voting / I will most likely not take part (N=348 respondents) | I do not know if I will take part or not / It is difficult to say (N=206 respondents) | I am certain I will take part / I will most likely take part (N=1069 respondents) | |
| For | 44 | 16 | 36 | 55 |
| Against | 32 | 58 | 21 | 25 |
| It is difficult to say | 24 | 27 | 43 | 19 |
The sum of responses may deviate from 100% by ±2 due to rounding errors.
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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