The survey took place between 18 and 21 July 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%.
TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING VIEWS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE, BUMS, BEGGARS, AND STREET CHILDREN IN CITIES, ON TRAINS, AND IN TRAIN STATIONS DO YOU RELATE MOST?
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|
Aug.98 |
Aug.07 |
Aug.10 |
Aug.11 |
Jul.14 |
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Prohibit by law vagrancy and begging, as was done in the past, exile the homeless to special camps |
20 |
23 |
27 |
21 |
32 |
|
Provide help to the needy, especially to street children, in the form of employment assistance, medical treatment, and housing; prosecute only criminals and swindlers who operate in the guise of beggars |
66 |
69 |
65 |
69 |
57 |
|
Do not do anything about it, because the state has more important issues |
7 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
|
It is difficult to answer |
8 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
The distribution of responses according to socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
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Avg. |
AGE |
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18-24 years |
25-39 years |
40-54 years |
55 years and older |
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Prohibit by law vagrancy and begging, as was done in the past, exile the homeless to special camps |
32 |
24 |
29 |
37 |
34 |
|
Provide help to the needy, especially to street children, in the form of employment assistance, medical treatment, and housing; prosecute only criminals and swindlers who operate in the guise of beggars |
57 |
73 |
59 |
51 |
55 |
|
Do not do anything, because the state has more important issues |
7 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
|
It is difficult to answer |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
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Avg. |
EDUCATION |
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higher |
specialized secondary |
secondary |
lower than secondary |
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Prohibit by law vagrancy and begging, as was done in the past, exile the homeless to special camps |
32 |
30 |
36 |
28 |
33 |
|
Provide help to the needy, especially to street children, in the form of employment assistance, medical treatment, and housing; prosecute only criminals and swindlers who operate in the guise of beggars |
57 |
60 |
53 |
63 |
53 |
|
Do not do anything, because the state has more important issues |
7 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
|
It is difficult to answer |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
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Avg. |
POPULATION DENSITY |
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Moscow |
more than 500,000 |
from 100,000 to 500,000 |
city of 100,000 |
rural |
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Prohibit by law vagrancy and begging, as was done in the past, exile the homeless to special camps |
32 |
32 |
27 |
32 |
35 |
34 |
|
Provide help to the needy, especially to street children, in the form of employment assistance, medical treatment, and housing; prosecute only criminals and swindlers who operate in the guise of beggars |
57 |
67 |
64 |
59 |
50 |
55 |
|
Do not do anything, because the state has more important issues |
7 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
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It is difficult to answer |
4 |
<1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Translated by the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies.