VCIOM Press-release

Do you agree with the following statements? (One answer for each statement)
(«+» - correct answer, «-» - incorrect answer, «0» - difficult to say)

Russia

EU*

+

-

0

+

-

0

The sun rotates around of the Earth

67

28

5

66

29

4

The center of the Earth is very hot

75

8

17

86

7

7

Oxygen we breathe, is produced by plants

83

11

6

82

14

4

Radioactive milk can be safe if it is boiled

67

14

19

75

10

15

Electrons are smaller than atoms

48

20

32

46

29

25

Continents which we live on, have been moving for millions of years and are continuing their movement in the future

72

8

20

87

6

8

Child's gender is defined by mother's genes

46

25

29

64

20

16

First human beings were living in the same era as dinosaurs

45

30

25

66

29

11

Antibiotics kill viruses just as well, as they kill bacteria

30

45

25

46

43

11

The laser works by focusing sound waves

31

26

43

47

26

28

All the radio-activity is a product of the mankind

30

57

13

59

27

14

Modern people have developed from earlier human species

61

16

23

70

20

10

Earth makes a full circle around the Sun within a month

61

14

25

66

17

16

Level of scientific knowlegde

Russia

EU*

Very good scientific knowledge (from 10 to 13 correct answers)

22

42

Fairly good scientific knowledge (from 6 to 9 correct answers)

51

43

Fairly bad scientific knowledge (from 3 to 5 correct answers)

22

12

Very bad scientific knowledge (from 0 to 2 correct answers)

5

3

What/who do you believe in? (unlimited number of responses)

2004 г.

2005 г.

2007 г.

God

52

58

55

Signs

21

18

23

Some kind of supernatural force

12

15

16

UFO, aliens

6

5

7

Afterlife

7

7

9

Horoscopes

9

8

10

Witchcraft, magic

7

6

9

Reincarnation

4

3

6

Fate, destiny

40

35

42

Requital for sins

18

18

19

Other

5

6

4

I do not believe in anything supernatural or phenomenal

15

14

18

In difficulty to say

1

2

2