Emigration moods are left behind. Now only 11% of Russians want to move permanently.
MOSCOW, March 26, 2012. Russian Public Opinion Research Center presents the data describing how many Russians would like migrate, as well as when they are going to do that.
After the June surge in emigration moods the share of those who would like to move permanently has twice decreased (from 22 to 11%). The current figure is even lower than in 1991 (16%). At the same time, the share of those who do not want to leave Russia is increasing (from 75 to 88%).
Potential migrants are basically adherents of M.Prokhorov (25%), youth (25%), and active internet users (19%). Those who do not want to leave Russia are supporters of Putin (93%) and elderly respondents (98%).
Thirty-nine percent of those who would like to go abroad do not know when they will do that. Most of them are 25-34-year-old and 45-59-year-old respondents. The share of those who know when they will leave Russia is 44% (59% among young respondents): 11% are planning to move in next two or three years, 13% - in next three or five years, 11% - in next six or nine years, and 8% are not going to move in next ten years.
The initiative Russian opinion polls were conducted March 10-11, 2011. 1600 respondents were interviewed at 138 sampling points in 46 regions of Russia. The margin of error does not exceed 3.4%.
Would you like to move to another country permanently? (close-ended question, one answer) | |||
| 1991 | June 2011 | March 2012 |
Rather yes | 16 | 22 | 11 |
Rather no | 70 | 75 | 88 |
Hard to tell | 14 | 3 | 2 |
Would you like to move to another country permanently? (close-ended question, one answer)ответ) | |||||||
Total respondents | Supporters of Zhirinovsky | Supporters of Zyuganov | Supporters of Mironov | Supporters of Prokhorov | Supporters of Putin | I would not take part in elections | |
Rather yes | 11 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 16 |
Rather no | 88 | 78 | 87 | 77 | 73 | 93 | 81 |
Hard to tell | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Would you like to move to another country permanently? (close-ended question, one answer) | ||||||
| Total respondents | Aged 18-24 | Aged 25-34 | Aged 35-44 | Aged 45-59 | 60 and above |
Rather yes | 11 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
Rather no | 88 | 73 | 84 | 87 | 91 | 98 |
Hard to tell | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Did you think of the time when you would move from Russia? If yes, when? (close-ended question, one answer, % of those who would like to move to another country permanently) | ||||||
| Total respondents | Aged 18-24 | Aged 25-34 | Aged 35-44 | Aged 45-59 | 60 and above |
In next two or three years | 11 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
In net three or five years | 13 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 |
In next six or nine years | 11 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
In ten years or later | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
No, I did not think about it | 39 | 35 | 42 | 39 | 45 | 29 |
I thought about that, but I do not know when it will be possible due to circumstances | 17 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 43 |
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