This survey was carried out 22 – 24 May 2020 with a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample was comprised of 1623 people aged 18 or older. The survey was conducted by means of computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) through random digit dialing (RDD) of mobile and landline numbers. The statistical error for this study does not exceed 2.4%. The response distribution is presented as percentages of the total number of respondents.
DO YOU APPROVE OF THE MEASURES TO COMBAT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN RUSSIA TAKEN BY… (one answer)
| THE PRESIDENT AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT? | REGIONAL LEADERSHIP IN YOUR AREA? | |
| I completely approve. | 33 | 31 |
| I somewhat approve. | 33 | 32 |
| I somewhat disapprove. | 17 | 17 |
| I completely disapprove. | 15 | 16 |
| It is difficult to say. | 2 | 4 |
DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSES BY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL AREA
| Entire Sample | Moscow (N=144) | Urban, Pop. >500,000 (N=383) | Urban, Pop. 100,000-500,000 (N=325) | Urban, Pop. <100,000 (N=367) | Rural (N=404) | |
| DO YOU APPROVE OF THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO COMBAT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN RUSSIA? | ||||||
| I completely approve. | 33 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 38 |
| I somewhat approve. | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
| I somewhat disapprove. | 17 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| I completely disapprove. | 15 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
| It is difficult to say. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| DO YOU APPROVE OF THE MEASURES TAKEN BY REGIONAL LEADERSHIP TO COMBAT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN YOUR AREA? | ||||||
| I completely approve. | 31 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 41 |
| I somewhat approve. | 32 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
| I somewhat disapprove. | 17 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| I completely disapprove. | 16 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
| It is difficult to say. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Survey data regarding what sectors of the population should receive support during the pandemic can be found here [1].
Survey data regarding approval of the president’s and governors’ actions overall can be found here [2].
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
The ANO Levada Center has been included in the registry of non-commercial organizations acting as foreign agents. Read the Director of the Levada Center’s statement of disagreement with this decision here [3].