22% of Russians have happened to buy alcohol at night over the recent year. Only 17% of Russians oppose such an initiative.
MOSCOW, November 23, 2010. Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents the information describing if Russians happen to buy alcohol at night, and whether they support the ban on night sales of alcohol.
Every fifth Russian has happened to by alcohol at night over the recent year (22%). Basically they are metropolitan residents (34%), men (31%), Russians aged younger than 35 (29-31%), respondents with high level of income (30%), and those who often drink alcohol (41%). Seventy six percent did not happen to do so: mainly they are residents of middle cities (82%), women (84%), elderly persons (89%), respondents with low level of income (82%), and Russians who rarely drink alcohol (83%) or those who do not drink alcohol at all(93%).
The majority of Russians support the ban on alcohol night sales (79%). Most of those who approve of the idea are respondents who drink alcohol rarely (84%) or those who do not drink at all (86%), residents of small and middle cities (82-83%), supporters of CPRF (82%) and United Russia (83%) parties. Seventeen percent of Russians, in their turn, negatively assess the proposal. The ban is absolutely disapproved by those who often drink alcohol (30%), Muscovites and St.Petersburgians (25%), supporters of LDPR (31%) and non-parliament parties (39%).
Those who negatively assess the proposal believe that the ban is useless and ineffective (44%). Fifteen percent think that the ban would trigger the rise in sales and consumption of illegal alcohol. The overwhelming majority of those who oppose the ban have personal reasons: 10% recognize it will cause them problems, and 7% think the ban is a violation of rights.
The initiative Russian opinion polls were conducted on 13-14 October, 2010. 1600 respondents were interviewed at 138 sampling points in 46 regions of Russia. The margin of errordoes not exceed 3.4%.
Have you bought alcohol at night time over the recent year? (close-ended question, one answer) | |||||
| Total respondents | Do you drink alcohol? How often? | |||
often | sometimes | rarely | never | ||
Yes | 22 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
No | 76 | 57 | 71 | 83 | 93 |
Hard to tell | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
There have been actively discussed the initiative to ban night sales of alcohol. This ban has been operated in many regions of Russia. Do you personally support the initiative? (close-ended question, one answer) | |||||
| Total respondents | Do you drink alcohol? How often? | |||
often | sometimes | rarely | never | ||
Completely support | 53 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 |
Rather support | 26 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 18 |
Rather oppose | 11 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Completely oppose | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Hard to tell | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
There have been actively discussed the initiative to ban night sales of alcohol. This ban has been operated in many regions of Russia. Do you personally support the initiative? (close-ended question, one answer) | ||||||
| Total respondents | Type of settlement | ||||
Moscow and St.Petersburg | More than 500thousand | 100 - 500 thousand | Less than 100 thousand | Rural area | ||
Completely support | 53 | 46 | 47 | 57 | 49 | 60 |
Rather support | 26 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 33 | 20 |
Rather oppose | 11 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Completely oppose | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Hard to tell | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
If you do not support the ban on alcohol night sales, can you tell why? (open-ended question, any number of answers, % of those who do not support the ban on alcohol sales) | |
Useless, ineffective measure; alcoholics will find a way how to get alcohol | 44 |
It will trigger the rise in sales of illegal alcohol | 15 |
It will cause me problems; it will constrain me | 10 |
It is a violation of rights | 7 |
Other | 3 |
Hard to tell | 23 |
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