Russians believe that Russia will organize the Olympic Games properly and will repeat the success of the previous Olympic Games` organizers in the number of gold medals won.
MOSCOW, May 11, 2011. In anticipation of the 1000-day countdown to the Winter Olympics which will be held in 2014 in Sochi Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents the data describing the attitudes of Russians towards the following issues: whether Russia is capable of hosting the Olympics in Sochi and become a leader in the number of gold medals won.
As a year ago, the overwhelming majority of Russians are confident that Russia will successfully hold the Olympics; and the share of those who think so has even increased (89%, in 2010 - 84%). Only 6% doubt that Russia will successfully conduct the Olympic Games.
Those who confident most in Russia`s potential to organize the Sochi Olympics are Muscovites and St.Petersburgians (94%) and respondents with high level of education (92%); those who are least confident are respondents with low level of education (82%).
57% of Russians believe that Russia will repeat the success of the previous organizers of the Olympic Games which were the leaders in the number of the gold medals won. Those who think so are residents of middle cities (66%). At the same time, the share of those who have doubts about Russia` ability to hold the first place in the number of gold medals has slightly increased (from 21 to 26%). Skeptical views are expressed by Muscovites and St.Petersburgians (41%).
The initiative Russian opinion polls were conducted on 30 April - 1 May, 2011. 1600 respondents were interviewed at 138 sampling points in 46 regions of Russia. The margin oferror does not exceed 3.4%.
In your opinion, will Russia be able to organize the Sochi Olympics in 2014 properly? (close-ended question, one answer) | ||
| 2010 | 2011 |
Definitely, yes | 37 | 41 |
Rather yes | 47 | 48 |
Rather no | 6 | 5 |
Definitely no | 1 | 1 |
Hard to tell | 8 | 5 |
In your opinion, will Russia be able to organize the Sochi Olympics in 2014 properly? (close-ended question, one answer) | |||||
| Total respondents | Elementary, or lower, incomplete secondary education | Secondary (school, technical college) | Secondary special (college) | Incomplete higher (not less than 3 years), higher |
Definitely, yes | 41 | 34 | 45 | 37 | 43 |
Rather yes | 48 | 48 | 45 | 51 | 49 |
Rather no | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Definitely no | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hard to tell | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
In your opinion, will Russia be able to repeat the success of the previous organizers of the Olympics (for example, Canada, China) whose teams were the unconditional leaders in the number of gold medals they won? (close-ended question, one answer) | ||
| 2010 | 2011 |
Definitely yes | 19 | 20 |
Rather yes | 42 | 37 |
Rather no | 17 | 22 |
Definitely no | 4 | 4 |
Hard to tell | 18 | 16 |
In your opinion, will Russia be able to repeat the success of the previous organizers of the Olympics (for example, Canada, China) whose teams were the unconditional leaders in the number of gold medals they won? (close-ended question, one answer) | ||||||
| Total respondents | Moscow and St.Petersburg | More than 500 thousand | 100 - 500 thousand | Less than 100 thousand | Rural area |
Definitely yes | 20 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 14 |
Rather yes | 37 | 26 | 46 | 38 | 36 | 36 |
Rather no | 22 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 29 |
Definitely no | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Hard to tell | 16 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
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