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Questionnaires New Russia Barometer XVI (December, 2007) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cspp/nrb16quest.shtml UK Data Archive Study Number 6442 - New Russia Barometer XVI, December 2007 Text onl y New Russia Barometer XVI (December, 2007) What's New A. THE ECONOMY A1. Do you think that events in our country are today moving generally in the Barometers right direction or that our country is on the wrong track? 1 Right direction Site Guide 2 Wrong track 9 [DON’T READ] Don’t know Research & Publications A2. As for your own household, how do you rate its economic situation today? Search 1 Very satisfactory Shopping Basket 2 Fairly satisfactory 3 Fairly unsatisfactory Home 4 Very unsatisfactory 9 [DON’T READ] Don’t know A3. 2007 is coming to an end. Would you say that for Russia it was, by comparison with 2006, harder, easier or the same as the previous year? 1 Harder than last year 2 Easier than last year 3 Same as last year A4. And what was it like for you and your family: harder, easier or the same as the previous year? 1 Harder than last year 2 Easier than last year 3 Same as last year A5. On the whole, how would you assess the year 2007: a very good year, a good year, an average, bad or very bad year? 1 Very good 2 Good 3 Average 4 Bad 5 Very bad 9 [DON'T READ] Don't know A6. On the whole was 2007 a successful or unsuccessful year for you personally? 1 Successful 2 Unsuccessful 9 [DON'T READ] Don't know A7. Who would you say was the Man of the Year for 2007? Name four or five people from Russia, other former Soviet republics or abroad. (Prompt): Anyone else? (open list, all answers recorded) Vladimir Putin Vladimir Zhirinovsky Gennady Zyuganov 1 of 24 16/03/2010 14:39 New Russia Barometer XVI (December, 2007) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cspp/nrb16quest.shtml Dmitrii Medvedev Sergei Ivanov Other Respondent/relatives/friends Don’t know/no one/no answer A 8. Who would you say was the Woman of the Year for 2007? (Prompt): Anyone else? (open list, all answers recorded) Valentina Matvienko Yulia Timoshenko Alla Pugacheva Irina Khakamada Sofia Rotaru Tatyana Golikova Ksenya Sobchak Liudmila Putina Others Respondent/relatives/friends Don’t know/no one/no answer A9. Which of the events of 2007 do you consider the most important? (Show card; no more than five answers) (percent naming 1 Dispute over gas prices and deliveries to Europe involving Russia and Belarus 2 Dispute over the arrest of the Russian oligarch Prokhorov in the French resort of Courchevel 3 Putin's speech in Munich with sever criticism of the policies of the US and NATO countries towards Russia 4 Appointment of A. Serdyukov as Russian Defence Minister 5 Russia won its bid to hold the Winter Olympics of 2014 in Sochi 6 March elections to regional legislatures in many regions of Russia 7 Start of the installation of elements of the American missile-defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic 8 The death of Boris Yeltsin 9 The dispute over the moving of the monument to the unknown soldier and reburial of Soviet soldiers in Estonia 10 Demonstrations and pickets by the Nashi and Young Guard movements outside the Estonian embassy 11 Vladimir Putin's speech to the Federal Assembly and promises of massive investments in new technology and the social sphere 12 "Marches of those who disagree" by the "Other Russia" movement, their bans and dispersal by the authorities 13 The Nevsky Express train being blown up 14 Mining accidents in various regions of Russia 15 The expedition of the "Mir" deep-water submarine to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean 16 Presidential elections in France 17 The publication of the latest Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Gifts of Death" 18 Disputes over the arrest of General Bul'bov of the State Narcotics Control, who was involved in investigations of corruption by high-ranked FSB agents 19 The resignation of the cabinet of Mikhail Fradkov and the appointment of Viktor Zubkov as prime minister of Russia 20 Early elections to the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine, and the victory of the "Orange Coalition" 21 The golden Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for the male lead in the film The Banishment by A. Zvyagintsev, the Golden Lion of the Venice Film 2 of 24 16/03/2010 14:39 New Russia Barometer XVI (December, 2007) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cspp/nrb16quest.shtml Festival won by Nikita Mikhalkov's film "Twelve" 22 Putin's announcement of his decision to head the party list of United Russia 23 Constant terrorist attacks in Ingushetia and other republics of the North Caucasus 24 Price rises for food in September and October 25 The explosion in a city bus in Tolyatti 26 Russia's winning a place in the final of the Euro 2008 Championship 27 Mass disturbances in Georgia, protesting against President Saakashvili 28 The "Russian March" of 4 November 29 The foundering of ships in the Kerchen Strait 30 Russia's moratorium on participation in the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty 31 Elections to the Russian Duma on 2 December 32 Other 33 Don't know 10. What do you expect the next year, 2008, to be like? 1 Very good 2 Good 3 Average 4 Bad 5 Very bad 9 [DON'T READ] Don't know 11. Do you approve of the performance of : a) Vladimir Putin as President of Russia 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 8 No answer b) Viktor Zubkov as Premier of the Russian government 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 8 No answer c) Dmitry Medvedev as First Deputy Prime Minister, responsible for the National Projects 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 8 No answer d) Sergei Ivanov as First Deputy Prime Minister, responsible for science, industry, transport, communications as well as the military-industrial complex 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 8 No answer e) The Government of Russia as a whole 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 8 No answer f) Sergei Stepashin as Chair of the Accounting Chamber 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 8 No answer g) The Governor of your oblast (President of Republic, in Moscow, Mayor) 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 8 No answer 12. Who would you say is the real "boss" of your city or district? (Show card; several answers possible) 3 of 24 16/03/2010 14:39 New Russia Barometer XVI (December, 2007) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cspp/nrb16quest.shtml (percent naming) 1 Governor of oblast/ President of Autonomous Republic 2 Russian President's representative in the region 3 Local authorities (municipality, mayor's office, prefecture) 4 Leaders of the largest enterprises 5 New commercial structures 6 Underground figures, mafia 7 Other 8 There's no real boss in our town/district 9 [DON'T READ] Don't know 13. Do you understand in what direction our country is heading, what goals have been set by our current leaders? 1 Yes, quite clearly 2 Vaguely 3 No idea 4 Things in our country have been allowed to drift 9 [DON’T READ] Don’t know 14. Do you think that the present authorities will be able in the near future to make any improvement in the situation of the country? 1 Yes, definitely 2 Yes, probably 3 Maybe 4 Probably not 5 Definitely not 9 [DON’T READ] Don’t know C3. How widespread do you think bribe-taking and corruption are? 1 Very few public officials are corrupt 2 Less than half are corrupt 3 Most public officials are engaged in it 4 Almost all public officials are engaged 9 [DON’T READ] Don’t know C3a. In the past two years have you or anyone in your household had to pay a bribe to get a public official to do something? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Haven’t had any contacts 9 [DON’T READ] No answer B2. How interested are you in politics? 1 Very interested 2 Somewhat interested 3 Not very interested 4 Not at all interested 9 [DON'T READ] Don't know 17. Name the five or six politicians whom you most trust. [Don’t read out list; several answers possible; in Russian alphabetical order] 18. Which politicians’ speeches have you attracted your attention most in recent days?[Don’t read out list; several answers possible; in Russian alphabetical order] 19. Name the five or six politicians whom you most DISTRUST [Don’t read out list; several answers possible; in Russian alphabetical order] 1 Roman Abramovich 4 of 24 16/03/2010 14:39 New Russia Barometer XVI (December, 2007) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cspp/nrb16quest.shtml 2 Aleksandr Babakov 3 Sergei Baburin 4 Nikita Belykh 5 Boris Berezovsky 6 Yegor Gaidar 7 Sergei Glazyev 8 German Gref 9 Tatyana Golikova 10 Mikhail Gorbachev 11 Boris Gryzlov 12 Vladimir Zhirinovsky 13 Aleksandr Zhukov 14 Viktor Zubkov 15 Mikhail Zurabov 16 Gennady Zyuganov 17 Sergei Ivanov 18 Garry Kasparov 19 Mikhail Kasyanov 20 Sergei Kirienko 21 Aleksei Kudrin 22 Sergei Lavrov 23 Vladimir Lukin 24 Yury Luzhkov 25 Aleksandr Lukashenka 26 Valentina Matvienko 27 Dmitry Medvedev 28 Sergei Mironov 29 Oleg Mitvol' 30 El'vira Nabiullina 31 Sergei Naryshkin 32 Boris Nemtsov 33 Gennady Onishchenko 34 Ella Pamfilova 35 Evgeny Primakov 36 Vladimir Putin 37 Dmitry Rogozin 38 Vladimir Ryzhkov 39 Gennady Semigin 40 Anatoly Serdyukov 41 Lyubov’ Sliska 42 Sergei Stepashin 43 Vyacheslav Surkov 44 Aman Tuleev 45 Mikhail Fradkov 46 Irina Khakamada 47 Mikhail Khodorkovsky 48 Nikolai Kharitonov 49 Yuri Chaika 50 Anatoly Chubais 51 Mintimer Shaimiev 52 Sergei Shoigu 53 Grigory Yavlinsky 54 Vasily Yakemenko 55 Other 56 No one 57 Not interested in politics 58 Don't know B11.
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