MOSCOW, 18 July 2022. Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM) jointly with National Priorities Autonomous Non-profit Organization presents the findings of a survey devoted to the Russian attitudes towards the implementation of national projects.
There is an upward trend in public awareness. Sixty-one percent of Russians are somewhat aware of the national projects (+2 p.p. over the first half year of 2022). Almost every Russian is aware of at least one national project (97%); 64% are well informed at least about one national project.
On average, 63% of Russians are informed about particular areas (+4 p.p. by December 2021). “Rabota of Russia” employment centers[1] as part of the Demography national project show the highest growth: 70% of Russians are aware of them, which 37 p.p. higher than in December 2021.
Fifty-seven percent of Russians see positive changes due to national projects (+7 p.p. over half a year). The most visible changes in the first half of 2022 are as follows:
- more online state services (88%);
- improvements in urban environment (85%);
- increase in travel offers (81%);
- construction of social facilities in new residential areas (76%);
- road repairs (72%).
Russians also say that the government and the authorities have paid more attention to the following areas over a year:
- development of digital economy (71%);
- development of domestic tourism (71%);
- improvements to settlements (60%);
- support for families with children (59%);
- road safety and quality (56%).
The data were collected as a result of three nationwide surveys conducted by VCIOM June 20-29 2022 and commissioned by “National Priorities”. The surveys on various national projects involved 1,600 and 2,000 Russians aged 18 and older. Survey method: telephone interviews using stratified random sample based on a complete list of mobile phone numbers in use in Russia. The data are weighted for socio-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 know, have you heard about the implementation of the following national projects in Russia, or is it the first time you hear about them? (closed-ended question, one answer in each line, % of total respondents) | |
| “Yes, I know” and “Yes, I heard something about it” |
“Healthcare” | 74 |
“Safe and High-Quality Motorways” | 73 |
“Education” | 73 |
“Small and medium-sized entrepreneurship” | 72 |
“Housing and urban environment” | 70 |
“Ecology” | 70 |
“Demography” | 69 |
“Tourism and hospitality” | 66 |
“Culture” | 63 |
“Sport is the norm of life” federal project | 60 |
“Digital economy” | 57 |
“Science and universities” | 53 |
“Comprehensive plan of modernization and expansion of the trunk infrastructure” | 43 |
“Labor productivity” | 41 |
“International cooperation and exports” | 30 |
Persons who are aware, have heard about at least one national project | 97 |
Assessment of national projects effectiveness* (closed-ended question, one answer in each line, % of total respondents, top 5 answers) | |||||
| VI.2022 | ||||
| Completely agree | Likely agree | Unlikely agree | Completely disagree | Don’t know |
There are more state services provided online | 49 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
More improvements in urban environment | 39 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
More various travel offers | 37 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Social facilities are being constructed in new residential areas | 33 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
More roads are being repaired | 32 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
*The table shows distributions of answers to the questions: “Speaking about the development of digital economy in Russia, in your opinion, what changes in this area have occurred over the recent year?”; “Speaking about the improvements to settlements and housing, in your opinion, what changes in this area have occurred over the recent year?”; “In your opinion, what changes in domestic tourism have occurred in Russia over the recent year?”; “Speaking about the road quality and safety in our country, what changes in this area have occurred over the recent year?”
In your opinion, have the government and authorities paid attention to…? ( closed-ended question. one answer in each line, % of total respondents, top 5 answers) | |||||||||
| XII.2021 | VI.2022 |
| ||||||
| More attention | The same amount | Less | Don’t know | More attention | The same amount | Less | Don’t know | Dynamics (”more attention” answer) |
Development of digital economy | 61 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 7 | +10 |
Development of domestic tourism | 58 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 20 | 3 | 6 | +13 |
Improvements to settlements | 45 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 60 | 31 | 6 | 3 | +15 |
Support for families with children | 53 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 25 | 6 | 10 | +6 |
Road quality and safety | 51 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 56 | 34 | 6 | 4 | +5 |
[1]In December 2021, the project wording was “Modernization of employment centres”.