Several weeks are left before the New Year celebrations. If you wrote a letter to Father Frost this year, what would you ask as a gift? (open-ended question, up to two answers, %)

2018

2019

Health for myself, my relatives and all people

37

34

Money and material well-being

9

9

Happiness to myself, my relatives, everyone  

3

6

Peace all around the world; no war/ establishing relations between the countries  

10

6

Apartment / dacha

5

5

Car

3

5

Travelling for myself, my family

2

3

Small gifts for personal use  

3

3

To have a job / decent job / career growth

5

2

Good things to my children/grandchildren

2

2

All good things in family

2

2

Increase in pensions

3

2

Luck

2

2

House for the family

2

2

Increase in salary

5

2

Birth of children / grandchildren

1

2

Change of government  / president

1

1

To pay off all loans and debts

2

1

Well-being to all people

5

1

More free time, interactions with the family

0

1

Stability and tranquility

2

1

Apartment to children

1

1

Home repairs / utility hook-up

1

1

Domestic appliances

1

1

Prosperity and stability in the country

4

1

Gifts to children /grandchildren

1

1

Let all wishes come true

0

1

Improvements in healthcare system / free health care

1

1

New Year weather / snow

0

1

I would not write any letter

5

9

Other

5

4

Don’t know

10

20

If you wrote a letter to Father Frost this year, what would you ask as a gift?

(open-ended question, up to two answers, % of total respondents; answers of at least 1% of respodnents)

Total

Male

Female

Aged 18-24

Aged 25-34

Aged 35-44

Aged 45-59

60 and older

Health for myself, my relatives and all people

34

25

42

16

27

35

41

38

Money and material well-being

9

9

9

18

8

10

9

6

Happiness to myself, my relatives, everyone 

6

7

5

2

4

7

8

6

Peace all around the world; no war/ establishing relations between the countries 

6

5

6

1

5

3

7

8

Apartment / dacha

5

3

7

5

11

5

5

2

Car

5

6

3

13

4

8

4

1

Travelling for myself, my family

3

2

4

 0

3

4

3

3

Small gifts for personal use 

3

3

2

4

4

2

3

1

To have a job / decent job / career growth

2

2

3

5

3

4

2

1

Good things to my children/grandchildren

2

1

3

0

 0

3

3

4

All good things in family

2

2

2

2

 0

4

2

2

Increase in pensions

2

1

3

0

0

2

5

Luck

2

2

2

6

2

2

1

House for the family

2

3

1

2

3

4

1

 0

Increase in salary

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

0 

Birth of children / grandchildren

2

1

2

2

1

4

1

1

Change of government  / president

1

3

0 

2

3

1

1

1

To pay off all loans and debts

1

1

1

5

1

2

Well-being to all people

1

1

1

0

1

2

2

1

More free time, interactions with the family

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

Stability and tranquility

1

2

 0

0

1

1

1

2

Apartment to children

1

2

0

0

2

2

Home repairs / utility hook-up

1

1

1

4

1

1

1

Domestic appliances

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Prosperity and stability in the country

1

2

 0

0

1

0

1

2

Gifts to children /grandchildren

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

Let all wishes come true

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

Improvements in healthcare system / free health care

1

0 

1

1

1

 0

1

 0

New Year weather / snow

1

0 

1

0

 0

 0

1

2

I would not write any letter

9

13

6

7

8

7

5

15

Other

4

5

3

1

4

4

4

4

Don’t know

20

22

18

31

23

21

16

17

Does your younger child believe in the existence of Father Frost?  

(closed-ended question, one answer, % of those who have minor children- 33%)

array-wide 

Child aged less than 1  year

1 year

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

7 years

8 years

9 years

10 years

11 years

12 years

13 years

14 years

15-18 years

Yes

63

60

54

73

91

95

91

86

94

88

74

60

50

32

22

22

11

No

29

18

17

5

1

0

9

14

6

7

26

40

50

68

69

76

88

Don’t know

8

22

29

22

8

5

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

9

2

1