This survey took place between October 18–24, 2018 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 136 localities of 52 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%
HOW MANY YEARS IN ADVANCE ARE YOU ABLE TO PLAN YOUR FUTURE? (one answer)
| Dec. 91 | Jan. 01 | Mar. 06 | Apr. 10 | May 12 | Jul. 13 |
Nov. 14 | May. 15 | May. 16 | Oct. 17 | May 18 | Oct. 18 | |
| For many years in advance | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| For the next 5-6 years | 3* | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| For the next 1-2 years | 14 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 35 |
| I don’t even know what will happen to me next month | 63 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 46 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 46 |
| It is difficult to say | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
* “For the next 5-6 years”
HOW FAR INTO THE FUTURE CAN YOU CLEARLY FORESEE RUSSIA’S PATH? (one answer)
| Oct. 17 | Oct. 18 | |
| Less that 1 year | 39 | 39 |
| 1-2 year period | 35 | 27 |
| 2-3 year period | 17 | 19 |
| 6-7 year period | 5 | 5 |
| More than 10 years | 4 | 9 |
| No answer | <1 | 1 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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