Results of our studies

IN BRIEF

Over six months since the election of a new president, the most important problems for Russians have become pension provision and situation in the housing and utilities sector. And vice versa, Russians are less concerned about such problems as crime, corruption and unemployment.

MOSCOW, November 16, 2012. Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents the data concerning the problems that Russians are most concerned about according to the opinion poll conducted in October.

According to Russians interviewed in October, the main problem for the country is the situation in the housing and utilities sector (57%), followed by low living standards (51%), alcohol and drug addiction (50%), inflation (48%), and high corruption and inflation rates (44%).

Top ten problems also involve situation in health care system (41%), unemployment (39%), pension provision (37%), problems of youth (30%), and crime (29%).

Rarer Russians are concerned about economic crisis (16%), world terrorism (15%), demographic situation (14%), situation in the army (11%), problem of democracy and human rights (10%), and delay in payment of salaries (7%).

The problems that have aggravated most since a new president was elected are pension provision (from 30% in March to 37% in October) and housing and utilities services (from 54 to 57%). At the same time, Russians are less concerned about crime (from 36 to 29%), corruption and bureaucracy (from 50 to 44%), problems of youth (from 36 to 30%), and unemployment (from 43 to 39%).

The initiative Russian opinion polls were conducted on October 27-28, 2012. 1600 respondents were interviewed at 138 sampling points in 46 regions of Russia. The margin of error does not exceed 3.4%.

In your opinion, which of the following problems are the most important for Russia today?

( close-ended question, not more than 7 answers)

 

Х 2011

I 2012

  II 2012

III 2012 

IV 2012

V 2012

VI 2012

VII 2012

VIII 2012

IХ 2012

Х 2012

Situation in housing and utilities sector

56

58

59

54

49

49

52

53

56

55

57

Low living standards

53

51

51

53

50

50

48

49

48

47

51

Alcohol and drug addiction

46

44

47

52

52

49

49

50

48

48

50

Inflation, increase of prices for goods and services

49

49

52

49

44

44

46

50

52

50

48

Corruption and bureaucracy

41

43

47

50

47

45

43

42

47

48

44

Situation in health care system

40

49

45

43

43

41

40

37

41

41

41

Unemployment

47

41

37

43

46

39

41

40

38

36

39

Pension provision

37

31

30

27

33

32

33

34

33

36

37

Problems of youth

32

33

36

36

32

35

31

35

35

30

30

Crime

27

27

26

36

33

27

28

29

28

30

29

State of morality and ethics

21

23

27

23

26

25

24

26

26

26

25

Situation in education

23

24

25

22

23

25

27

25

24

23

24

Influence of oligarchs on the economic and political life in the country

20

22

24

21

21

22

20

21

18

21

22

Ecology and environment

18

18

20

23

25

25

23

25

22

20

20

Economy (economic crisis)

23

22

22

17

18

19

19

18

20

19

16

Terrorism

17

13

12

16

19

15

15

16

15

15

15

Demographic situation  

14

13

17

13

12

13

13

16

17

16

14

Situation in the army

16

11

16

14

13

12

11

15

12

14

11

Democracy and human rights

9

11

12

9

11

11

9

14

9

11

10

Delays in payment of salaries

11

11

11

10

12

11

9

12

9

9

7

Hard to tell

0

2

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

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