Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Since the spring of 1991, the CSPP has been involved in more than 100 nationwide sample surveys in post-Communist countries. Each round of surveys asks a common core of questions, a unique source for monitoring trends within nations, and comparisons across nations. All research questions and analyses are undertaken independently of government. The New Russia Barometer Surveys (NRB) comprise one series within the CSPP surveys. They have been conducted annually since 1992, and consist of interviews with a stratified representative nationwide sample of Russian adults. The interviews last approximately one hour, and collect information about political, economic and social attitudes and behaviour. Further information is available on the CSPP New Russia Barometer webpages.
The thirteenth nationwide NRB survey (NRB XIII) combined questions appropriate to a post-election survey and questions intended to monitor any changes occurring in the underlying attitudes and behaviour of Russians after four years of President Putin's rule. The questionnaire included a full battery of key indicators of the social and economic conditions of the Russian people, attitudes toward democratic and undemocratic systems of government and what Russians might see as the achievements and non-achievements of government under President Putin. Questions about expectations of the future were also included.
Main Topics:
Topics covered included: opinions on political events and economic and political progress of the country; assessments of the performance of politicians and electoral candidates; trust in the political system and election campaigns; role of the media in electoral campaigns; voting intentions and voting behaviour; political allegiance; relations between former Soviet Union countries; relations with other countries, and the European Union; opinion on situation in Chechnya; poverty, standard of living and demographic details of respondent.
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Information about NRB sampling is available on the CSPP NRB samples webpages.
Face-to-face interview
