This survey took place between 18-21 November 2016 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 48 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%
DO YOU KNOW WHICH HOLIDAY RUSSIA CELEBRATES ON DECEMBER 12?
| Nov.10 | Nov.11 | Nov.12 | Nov.13 | Nov.14 | Nov.15 | Nov.16 | |
| Constitution Day | 75 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 70 |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| It is difficult to say | 21 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 28 |
HAVE YOU EVER READ OUR CONSTITUTION, AND DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT IS TALKS ABOUT?
| Nov.13 | Nov.14 | Nov.16 | |
| Remember fairly well | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Remember fairly poorly | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Have read, but don’t remember anything | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Never read | 38 | 41 | 41 |
WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTION IN OUR COUNTRY DO YOU MOST AGREE? (one answer)
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| The constitution guarantees citizens’ rights and freedoms | 12 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 38 | 44 | 41 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 38 |
| The constitution supports order in government activity | 20 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 |
| The constitution is a tool that allows the President to control the Duma | 11 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| The constitution plays no significant role in the country, as most disregard it | 46 | 41 | 42 | 35 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 20 |
| It is difficult to say | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 9 |
DO YOU THINK THAT RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES ABIDE BY THE COUNTRY’S CONSTITUTION?
| Nov.13 | Nov.16 | |
| Fully | 6 | 9 |
| Basically | 27 | 35 |
| Only partially | 47 | 37 |
| Not at all | 13 | 12 |
| It is difficult to say | 8 | 8 |
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