03 July 2007

Most Russians against smoking in public places

Somewhat dumfounded by this piece in RIA Novosti.  Apparently the margin of error is 3.5% - personally I think it is closer to being completely wrong.

RIA Novosti

Most Russians against smoking in public places
MOSCOW, July 2 (RIA Novosti) - Most Russians, 72%, favor prohibiting smoking in public places, while 24% are against such restrictions, an opinion research center said Monday.

Every second respondent in a survey conducted by the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion Study proposed prohibiting smoking in universities, movies, shopping malls and other public places.

The poll also showed that 61% of Russians do not smoke, and that there are more male than female smokers - 56% to 12%.

The poll was conducted June 16-17 and involved 1,599 people in 46 regions, territories and republics across Russia. The margin of error did not exceed 3.4%.

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Anonymous said...

I'd agree that those results seem somewhat suspicious.

Or maybe there are lots of people that favor prohibiting smoking in public places but still feel the need to chain-smoke at the table next to me in nearly every restaurant I visit. I don't know - maybe they're just trying to "fit in." But somehow I doubt it.

Word among public opinion polling circles in Moscow has it that the quality of VTsIOM research has fallen pretty low - this may be an indicator of that phenomenon.

03 July 2007

Most Russians against smoking in public places

Somewhat dumfounded by this piece in RIA Novosti.  Apparently the margin of error is 3.5% - personally I think it is closer to being completely wrong.

RIA Novosti

Most Russians against smoking in public places
MOSCOW, July 2 (RIA Novosti) - Most Russians, 72%, favor prohibiting smoking in public places, while 24% are against such restrictions, an opinion research center said Monday.

Every second respondent in a survey conducted by the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion Study proposed prohibiting smoking in universities, movies, shopping malls and other public places.

The poll also showed that 61% of Russians do not smoke, and that there are more male than female smokers - 56% to 12%.

The poll was conducted June 16-17 and involved 1,599 people in 46 regions, territories and republics across Russia. The margin of error did not exceed 3.4%.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'd agree that those results seem somewhat suspicious.

Or maybe there are lots of people that favor prohibiting smoking in public places but still feel the need to chain-smoke at the table next to me in nearly every restaurant I visit. I don't know - maybe they're just trying to "fit in." But somehow I doubt it.

Word among public opinion polling circles in Moscow has it that the quality of VTsIOM research has fallen pretty low - this may be an indicator of that phenomenon.