The survey took place between 22 and 25 May 2015 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 800 people over the age of 18 in 134 localities of 46 of the country’s regions. The answer 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 4.1%.
WHERE ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY PLANNING TO VACATION THIS SUMMER? (multiple answers given)
|
|
1997 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
|
At the dacha |
23 |
27 |
24 |
21 |
24 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
|
In another city in Russia |
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
|
Abroad |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
|
At the Black Sea in the Caucasus* |
3 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
|
In Crimea |
– |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
|
In other parts of the former Soviet Union |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
In the Baltics |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
<1 |
2 |
<1 |
1 |
|
We will stay at home |
33 |
40 |
37 |
34 |
31 |
28 |
27 |
27 |
|
We are not going on vacation |
31 |
17 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
18 |
14 |
19 |
|
We have not yet decided, so it is difficult to say |
10 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
19 |
14 |
* Until 2015 this answer was given in a different format: ‘At the Black Sea (Russia)’
– This variant was not an option
DO YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN?
|
Yes |
62 |
|
No |
38 |
WHERE AND WITH WHOM ARE YOUR YOUNG CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN GOING TO VACATION THIS SUMMER? (in % of those who have young children or grandchildren; multiple answers given)
|
|
1998 |
2003 |
2005 |
2006 |
2009 |
2013 |
2015 |
|
Home/ they are not going anywhere |
55 |
47 |
31 |
47 |
42 |
36 |
23 |
|
The dacha |
19 |
15 |
12 |
16 |
18 |
21 |
14 |
|
A children’s summer camp |
8 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
|
On a hike/somewhere else with other children |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
To the Black Sea in the Caucasus with parents or relatives |
3 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
|
To Crimea with parents or relatives |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Somewhere in Russia with parents or relatives |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
|
To CIS countries with parents or relatives |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
Abroad with parents |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
|
Visit relatives without their parents in Crimea |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
<1 |
|
Visit relatives without their parents somewhere in Russia |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
Visit relatives without their parents in the CIS countries |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
<1 |
|
Visit relatives without their parents abroad |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
|
Other |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
It is difficult to say |
8 |
12 |
5 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
8 |
IN YOUR MIND, WITH WHAT DO YOU ASSOCIATE CRIMEA? (respondents named associations themselves; multiple answers given)
|
|
2015 |
|
The Black Sea/vacation/sanatoriums (no reference to Soviet times) |
47 |
|
Sevastopol – A Hero City/WWII |
43 |
|
The accession of Crimea to Russia/ the events in 2014 in Ukraine |
39 |
|
The naval base of the Russian Black Sea fleet |
29 |
|
All-union camps/vacations in Crimea during the Soviet Union |
25 |
|
Sevastopol – City of Russian glory/ the Crimean war 1853-56 |
19 |
|
Personal trips to Crimea |
13 |
|
The accession of Crimea to Russia under Catherine II |
10 |
|
The transfer of Crimea to Ukraine in 1954 |
9 |
|
The Crimean khanate/ Crimean Tatars’ raids in Ancient Rus |
7 |
|
Relatives or acquaintances in Crimea |
6 |
|
Unnecessary spending/ problems with the accession |
6 |
|
Korsun/ the baptism of Prince Vladimir/ the baptism of Russia |
4 |
|
Civil War/ the taking of Perekop/ Baron Vrangel |
4 |
|
The film ‘The Defense of Sevastopol’ |
4 |
|
Crimean Tatars/Stalin’s deportation of Crimean Tatars |
4 |
|
“Sevastopol Sketches” by Lev Tolstoy |
4 |
|
Other films, books, poems, or songs about Crimea or Sevastopol |
3 |
|
The Belavezh Accords/Crimea becoming a part of independent Ukraine |
2 |
|
Famous artists, poets, and writers who are connected with Crimea |
2 |
|
V. Aksenov’s novel ‘The Island of Crimea’ |
2 |
|
Other |
3 |
|
It is difficult to say |
5 |
Distribution of answers based on socio-demographic characteristics of respondents look at the PDF file
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).