(Русский) Связаны ли друг с другом православная вера и российское гражданство или их не стоит смешивать? Мнения опрошенных россиян разделились поровну.
(Русский) 71% смотрят телевидение почти каждый день. 43% граждан регулярно пользуются Интернетом.
Most Russians believe that Russian Orthodoxy is necessary in Russia. More often Orthodox people, pensioners, women and residents of the Central Federal District agree with this statement.
Which paths lead people to God? For many centuries, this question has been debated among theologians, historians, and anthropologists. Independent research organization “Sreda” has decided to focus on one aspect: the causes that compel them to attend church services.
(Русский) С момента появления в открытом доступе, результаты проекта АРЕНА стали предметом активного общественного и экспертного обсуждения. Служба «Среда» благодарит всех, проявивших интерес к проведенному исследованию, и суммирует основные находки из доклада, презентованного в «РИА-Новости» 18.12.2012. Также мы заметили несколько ошибочных направлений в интерпретации данных, о которых считаем необходимым сообщить.
(Русский) В Международном мультимедийном пресс-центре РИА «Новости» состоялась презентация исследовательского проекта Независимой службы «Среда» «Арена», представившего картину религиозной жизни россиян.
Research organization Sreda explores the self-perception of Russians based on the degree of their belonging to different types of identity.
Continuing the series of studies of faith and religiosity of Russians, the research organization Sreda tried to analyze groups of “believers” and the “religious”
Most Russians attend services several times a year or less. 5% of Russians observe Lent. 14% of Russians pray every day. 35% of Russians wear a cross.
17% of Russians agree that the Russian Orthodox Church is conservative and out of date, 47% with the fact that the church has kept pace with time – such data is from a nationwide survey.
Most Russians do not want to live next door to drug addicts (82%) and people who often drink alcoholic beverages (62%) – as per data from a nationwide survey. The third place in “anti-neighbor” rating is divided between HIV-positive people (41%), people with a homosexual orientation (39%) and ex-convicts (37%). Also, the Russians do not want migrants as their neighbors.
Every fourth Russian does not trust the Muslims or Jews. One in seven has an aversion to the Muscovites.
54% of Russians refer themselves as to “middle class”, 33% – to “intelligentsia”, and 13% are ready to start their own business. Results of nationwide survey in Russia, commissioned by the Service Sreda (field work: FOM-Penta, 1500 respondents, 2012) .
69% of Russians think that the political system of the country needs serious changes, and 19% would like to leave everything as it is.
What people get involved in civic engagement, and where does civic engagement lead? A typology of participants in the rallies […]
The independent research service SREDA presents the results of a survey of 219 participants in the prayer vigil in defense of the faith, desecrated shrines, and the Church and its good name, which took place in front of the Christ the Savior Cathedral on April 22, 2012
61% of Russians say they trust Putin, 30% – do not trust him.
Results of the surveys of participants in the rallies “For fair elections!” in Moscow: December 24, 2011, on Prospekt Sakharova. February 4, 2012, on Bolotnoy Square; March 5, 2012, on Pushkinskoy Square; and March 10, 2012, on Noviy Arbat (each survey was taken by 200 people)
(Русский) Продолжая исследование социально-демографических характеристик и ценностных ориентаций участников движения «За честные выборы!», Служба СРЕДА провела опрос 204 участников митинга 4 февраля.
The sociological agency Sreda (The Environment) has interviewed 200 members of the protest rally held on Moscow’s Sakharov Avenue on 24 December 2011, to become aware of the socio-demographic characteristics, ideological and religious preferences of the opposition.
(Русский) Опрос в очередях за Крещенской водой в 6 московских храмах
The sermons of Patriarchs Alexy II (from 2005-2008) and Cyril (2009-2011) were analyzed. The total is more than a million and a half printed characters. The sociological agency Sreda (The Environment) has set itself the task of identification of the frequency of utterances of certain lexemes in Patriarchal sermons.
(Русский) Экспертный опрос 50 российских социологов и религиоведов.
Less than a quarter of Russians frequently think about death; less than a third fears it.
42% of Russians believe it permissible to censor the media by the Russian Orthodox Church.
37% of Russians are in favor of changing the language of church services and translating it from old Church Slavonic into Russian. The translation is also favoured by the Orthodox themselves (43%), with the exception of a small number of those who regularly take Communion.
37% of Russians would like to expand their knowledge about Orthodoxy. 19% of the respondents want to get additional religious education.
86% of Russians have not faced with an unfriendly attitude in Orthodox churches. 8% of respondents say they faced with the unfriendliness of the clergy, 11% of respondents faced the unfriendliness of the elderly parishioners.
More than half of all Russians believe in the possibility of the evil eye and spoilage, more than a third admit that they listen to astrological forecasts and more than a fifth of Russians have resorted (or resort) to fortune telling.
53% of Russians appreciate the public benefit from the activities of the Patriarch, and only 7% give it a bad score.
30% of Russians are in favor of giving Orthodox Christianity the status of state religion.
For the normal reproduction of the country’s population, according to different estimates, 2.15 – 2.7 children per woman are needed. According to the survey, more than 10% of the respondents have three children, 32% have one child, 34% – two children.
39% of Russians take part in charity events, and help those in need; 14% of respondents believe that charity does more harm than good.
The scientific study of religious experience is possible, according to a survey of experts, but still the attitude towards religious researchers is biased.
74% of Russian citizens are sure that the world is knowable, and 85% of respondents believe in science.
93% of Russians believe that people of different faiths in Russia should live in a peaceful neighborhood with each other.
According to official data, 1.6 – 1.7 million abortions are performed in Russia each year. Experts believe that the «Proposals for the improvement of family and child care policy» by Patriarch Kirill were needed; however, they believe that these proposals will not influence the state policy.
19% of Russians admit that their child or several children were not born because of abortion.
30% of Russians believe the division of Christians into the Orthodox, Catholics and Protestants is a historical mistake that can and should be corrected. Women and urban residents are most likely to think this way. 39% cannot say anything about it, and 31% of the citizens do not consider it a mistake that needs to be corrected.
40% of Russians believe that the attitude of young people to the Russian Orthodox Church has improved, 11% of the respondents said that relations deteriorated.
48% of Russians do not consider the social and political activity of the Russian Orthodox Church excessive. On the contrary, 26% of respondents agree.
Responding to a question about their religion, 82% of respondents chose answers that mean faith in God. 5% of respondents were undecided or chose the option “other”, and only 13% said that they “do not believe in God.”
26% of respondents agree with the statement: ‘I believe in the resurrection after death’, and 54% – disagree.
(Русский) Опрос участников православного молодёжного форума “Феодоровский городок”