This survey was carried out 24 – 27 April 2020 with a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample was comprised of 1608 people age 18 or older. The survey was conducted by means of computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) through random digit dialing (RDD) of mobile and landlines. The statistical error for this study does not exceed 2.4%. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the total number of respondents.
DO YOU OR A MEMBER OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY EXPECT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (one answer; % of respondents whose households contain at least one working individual; N=1517; April 2020)
| Delayed pay | Reduced pay | Reduced hours or layoffs | |
| One or more of these is already happening. | 25 | 32 | 26 |
| One or more of these could happen in the coming weeks. | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| One or more of these could happen in the coming months. | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| I do not think any of these will happen in the near future. | 50 | 40 | 47 |
| It is difficult to say. | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Differences in survey methodology do not allow a direct comparison between April survey results and earlier data (this question is regularly posed in face-to-face interviews.) However, while accounting for these limitations and not assigning a quantitative value to changes, we note that subjective assessments of the labor sector have become more negative compared to the end of last year.
DO YOU OR A MEMBER OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY EXPECT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (one answer; % of respondents whose households contain at least one working individual; N=1290; October 2019)
| Delayed pay | Reduced pay | Reduced hours or layoffs | |
| One or more of these is already happening. | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| One or more of these could happen in the coming weeks. | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| One or more of these could happen in the coming months. | 11 | 18 | 19 |
| I do not think any of these will happen in the near future. | 63 | 54 | 49 |
| It is difficult to say. | 4 | 7 | 9 |
DO YOU OR A MEMBER OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY EXPECT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (one answer; % of respondents whose households contain at least one working individual; April 2020)
| Respondents whose household contains at least one working individual | Respondents employed in the public sector | Respondents employed in the non-state sector | |
| Number of Respondents | 1517 | 300 | 608 |
| DO YOU CURRENTLY EXPECT DELAYS IN PAYMENTS? | |||
| This is already happening. | 25 | 12 | 37 |
| This could happen in the coming weeks. | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| This could happen in the coming months. | 11 | 8 | 14 |
| I do not think this will happen in the near future. | 50 | 74 | 37 |
| It is difficult to say. | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| DO YOU CURRENTLY EXPECT A REDUCTION IN PAY? | |||
| This is already happening. | 32 | 18 | 44 |
| This could happen in the coming weeks. | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| This could happen in the coming months. | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| I do not think this will happen in the near future. | 40 | 56 | 30 |
| It is difficult to say. | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| DO YOU CURRENTLY EXPECT REDUCED HOURS OR LAYOFFS? | |||
| This is already happening. | 26 | 14 | 28 |
| This could happen in the coming weeks. | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| This could happen in the coming months. | 15 | 12 | 17 |
| I do not think this will happen in the near future. | 47 | 66 | 44 |
| It is difficult to say. | 7 | 5 | 4 |
DO YOU OR A MEMBER OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD CURRENTLY EXPECT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (one answer; % of respondents whose households contain at least one working individual; April 2020)
| Respondents whose household contains at least one working individual | Moscow | Pop. >500 000 | Pop. 100-500 000 | Pop. <100 000 | Rural | |
| Number of Respondents | 1517 | 128 | 369 | 308 | 337 | 376 |
| DO YOU CURRENTLY EXPECT DELAYS IN PAYMENTS? | ||||||
| This is already happening. | 25 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 20 |
| This could happen in the coming weeks. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| This could happen in the coming months. | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| I do not think this will happen in the near future. | 50 | 47 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 55 |
| It is difficult to say. | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| DO YOU CURRENTLY EXPECT A REDUCTION IN PAY? | ||||||
| This is already happening. | 32 | 31 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 26 |
| This could happen in the coming weeks. | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| This could happen in the coming months. | 14 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
| I do not think this will happen in the near future. | 40 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 47 |
| It is difficult to say. | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| DO YOU CURRENTLY EXPECT REDUCED HOURS OR LAYOFFS? | ||||||
| This is already happening. | 26 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
| This could happen in the coming weeks. | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| This could happen in the coming months. | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| I do not think this will happen in the near future. | 47 | 38 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 51 |
| It is difficult to say. | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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