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What makes Russians most anxious?

The survey took place between 22 and 25 August 2014 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 134 localities of 46 of the country’s regions. The response distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys. The statistical error of these studies does not exceed 3.4%.  

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS IN OUR SOCIETY WORRY YOU MOST OF ALL? WHICH OF THEM DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE MOST ACUTE? (multiple responses are possible)

 

July

August

2006

2007

2009

2011

2012

2013

2014

inflation

70

64

76

73

67

69

71

poverty,

impoverishment

of the majority

of the population

51

52

56

52

48

55

40

sharp stratification

between

rich and poor,

unjust distribution

of wealth

30

32

30

27

29

33

30

economic crisis,

poor state

of industry

and agriculture

27

28

38

32

32

29

28

rise of unemployment

34

30

51

41

33

36

26

corruption, bribery

25

27

28

27

35

39

26

influx of newcomers,

migrants

10

9

11

12

16

27

24

inaccessibility

of many types

of medical services

31

32

27

24

24

23

23

crisis of morals,

culture,

spiritual values

24

28

26

26

31

30

18

rise in education

for pay,

inaccessibility

of education

28

26

16

18

20

20

16

rise in drug abuse

29

25

25

25

24

22

14

worsening

of the state

of the environment

24

22

18

25

21

19

14

dominance,

arbitrary rule

of bureaucrats

10

9

13

14

13

14

12

growth of nationalism,

worsening

of ethnic affairs

10

7

5

9

7

10

11

rise in the number

of criminal offenses

29

28

22

21

16

15

8

inability to achieve

justice in court

6

8

7

6

5

7

6

threat of bombings

and other acts

of terrorism

where you live

10

6

5

12

6

5

6

weakness

of state power

11

9

9

10

8

9

6

rudeness,

brutality of police

8

9

12

7

7

5

5

delay

in payment

of wages,

pensions,

social packages, etc.

5

3

6

6

4

3

4

conflicts between

different branches

of government

at different levels

2

2

4

3

2

2

3

restrictions

on civil rights,

democratic freedoms

(freedom of speech,

press)

2

1

3

4

4

3

3

spread of AIDS

5

8

6

3

3

2

2

acts of terrorism

in the North Caucasus

4

4

9

7

3

3

2

Other

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

It is difficult to answer

1

3

1

3

2

2

3

Translated by the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies.

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