Happiness from economy and politics Russia 2019

Among various political and economic elements of life in Russia, the largest share of the country's population received greatest happiness from its personal financial situation, as per 47 percent of survey respondents. According to the data obtained by Ipsos, the well-being of the country brought greatest or some happiness to 86 percent of participants. While 17 percent found greatest happiness in moving to another country, a new political leadership could not make happy 32 percent of Russians.

Level of happiness from economy and politics in Russia in 2019, by source*

Characteristic	Greatest happiness	Some happiness	Does not or could not give me happiness	Does not apply to me
My personal financial situation	47%	40%	10%	2%
My living conditions	44%	45%	9%	2%
Having a meaningful job/employment	43%	44%	7%	5%
The well-being of my country	37%	49%	10%	4%
Having more money	34%	45%	11%	10%
The state of the economy	34%	47%	13%	6%
Freedom to express my beliefs	29%	47%	15%	9%
My material possessions	25%	51%	18%	7%
Moving to another country	17%	25%	22%	35%
New political leadership in my country	13%	36%	32%	19%

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Release date

August 2019

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

May 24 to June 7, 2019

Number of respondents

500+

Age group

18-74 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The original question was formulated by the source as follows: "Does or could [the source] give me greatest happiness, does or could give me some happiness, doesn't or couldn't make me happy or happier, does not apply to me?" Sources of happiness related to finance, economy, and politics were selected.

According to the source, the population sample in Russia is "more urban, more educated and/or more affluent than the general population and the results should be viewed as reflecting the views of a more “connected” population."
Bayesian Credibility Interval was set at +/-4.8 points.
Figures might not sum up to 100 due to rounding.

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