Only 22% of Russians aged 18 and older say they do not have a PC.
MOSCOW, August 06, 2020 Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents the findings of a survey describing computer/laptop use among Russians.
A majority of Russians (78%) has a laptop or a personal computer; 34% say they have several devices at the same time. Ten years ago 51% of Russians said they had computers, regardless of the number of the devices; only 7% of Russians had PCs in 2001.
Thirty-seven percent of Russians say they use computer at home on a daily basis (+15 p.p. over ten years); 36% use computers at work (+20 p.p.). Every fourth Russian never uses a PC at home; this share has decreased by half over ten years (from 53% to 25%). Almost half of Russians (46%; −23 p.p. since 2010) do not use a PC at work; three-quarters use a computer when they go to friends’ houses or in the Internet café (73%; −3 p.p.).
Most of Russians use a computer to go online: to search for information, to go online shopping, to communicate via social networks (79%, +16 p.p. over ten years). Forty-eight percent of Russians use computers for work (this percentage has not changed over ten years). Thirty percent of Russians watch movies or listen to the music via a computer; 22% use it for the studies (+6 p.p. since 2010). The number of those who use computers for gaming has decreased (13%, −7 p.p.).
Russian VCIOM-Sputnik survey was conducted on July 26, 2020. Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,600 Russians aged 18 and older. A stratified dual-frame random sample based on a complete list of Russian landline and mobile phone number was used. The data were weighted according to selection probability and social and demographic characteristics. The margin of error at a 95% confidence level does not exceed 2.5%. In addition to sampling error, minor changes to the wording of questions and different circumstances arising during the fieldwork can introduce bias into the survey.
Do you have a PC or a laptop at home? (closed-ended question, one answer, % of total respondents) | |||
| 2001 | 2010 | 2020 |
Yes, I have one | 8 | 47 | 44 |
Yes, I have several of them | 4 | 34 | |
No, I don’t | 90 | 47 | 22 |
Don’t know | 2 | 2 | 0 |
How often do you use your PC? (closed-ended question, one answer for each position, % of total respondents) | |||
2010 | 2020 | ||
At home | Every day/several times a day | 22 | 37 |
Almost every day | 9 | 8 | |
Several times a week | 8 | 13 | |
Several times a month | 4 | 9 | |
Once a month or less often | 2 | 8 | |
Never | 53 | 25 | |
Don’t know | 2 | 0 | |
At work, university | Every day/several times a day | 13 | 36 |
Almost every day | 6 | 5 | |
Several times a week | 5 | 6 | |
Several times a month | 2 | 3 | |
Once a month or less often | 1 | 3 | |
Never | 69 | 46 | |
Don’t know | 4 | 1 | |
Other places (friends’ house, Internet cafes, etc. | Every day/several times a day | 3 | 3 |
Almost every day | 1 | 2 | |
Several times a week | 3 | 4 | |
Several times a month | 5 | 5 | |
Once a month or less often | 6 | 12 | |
Never | 76 | 73 | |
Don’t know | 6 | 1 | |
What is the reason why you need a computer? Up to three answers are possible (closed-ended question, up to 3 answers, % of those who use the computer) | ||
| 2010 | 2020 |
To go online (searching for information, online shopping, social media, etc.) | 63 | 79 |
To work | 49 | 48 |
To listen to the music, to watch movies | 34 | 30 |
To study | 16 | 22 |
To play computer games | 20 | 13 |
Other | 5 | 5 |
Don’t know | 1 | 0 |
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