Russians feel more responsibility and their ability to influence what is happening in their family and their community, to a lesser extent — what is happening in the country. The sense of responsibility and the feeling of being able to influence has weakened a little in recent months.
Most of all, Russians feel responsible for what happens in their families: 85% feel fully or significantly responsible. 54% and 48%, respectively, feel responsible for what is happening in the house or in their local community, as well as at work. Another 36% feel they are responsible for the situation in the city or district, less respondents — 32% – feel responsibility for what is happening in the country. At the same time, since the end of last year, the share of those who feel responsible in all categories has decreased.
As in the assessments of personal responsibility, most respondents (80%) believe that they can influence what is happening in the family — either fully or to a significant extent. Least of all the respondents feel their influence on what is happening in the country – 17%. 44% see an opportunity to influence the situation in the house and in the local community, 38% – at work, 20% – in the city and district.
METHODOLOGY
The survey by the Levada Center was conducted July 20 – 26 2023, among a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample consisted of 1629 people aged 18 or older in 137 municipalities of 50 regions of the Russian Federation. The survey was conducted as a personal interview in respondents’ homes.
The statistical error of these studies for a sample 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%