More than a half of Russians (58%) have only one bank card. 28% of the respondents hold two or three cards. Only 2% of Russians own four or five bank cards. Moreover, two thirds (67%) of the respondents frequently use only one bank card and one in five respondents (19%) uses 2-3 cards. Retail purchase of goods and services (63%), cash withdrawal (58%) and service payment via ATMs (30%) are the mos...
Russian urban citizens don't save on amusements. So, Arkhangelsk is the leader among cities with the largest households' annual expenses by spending on HoReCa (6,2% out of all expenses), and Vologda is the leader by spending on movie theatre visits. Ulyanovsk and Saratov are the leaders by spending on HoReCa and movie theatres among the cities with the least households' annual expenses...
More than a third of the Russians (36%) are going to spend their vacation by the water (sea, lake or river). One in six Russians (17%) is interested in cultural tourism. 16% of the respondents are attracted by an ecotourism – hiking, fishing and rafting. 14% plan to vacate in a health center. Only 8% want to have a skiing vacation. Romir Research Holding, within the national poll*, has as...
The number of people who redistribute expenses in favor for food and essential goods has decreased by 7% over 4 years – from 32% to 25%. That said, over the same period the number of the respondents who save on apparel and entertainment has increased from 17% to 25%. The share of Russians who stopped purchasing too expensive, in their view, products has become a shade less – 15%....
17,8% of the respondents who participated in the poll claimed this. Defense or protection became the second most popular answer (see Picture 1). 14,7% associate safety with these definitions. For 8,5% of the respondents, safety means reliability, for 7,0% - carefulness. 3,9% of the respondents stated that they associate safety with security and confidence. 3,1% recalled the police in...
21,4% of the respondents who participated in the poll claimed this. For 11,4% of the respondents family is associated with children. 9,5% mentioned that this expression means "house" for them. Remarkably, the answers "spouses" was given only by 6,3% of the respondents. The same number said that they associate family with unity. (see Picture 1). Picture 1. What does “a ...
Three in four Russians (75%) have discount and saving client cards. 72% of customers regularly use them. What is more, about a third of customers use both discount and saving cards in everyday shopping. Women appeared to be more active than men in this matter. Besides, the largest number of card holders was revealed among the respondents of 30-50 y.o. The youth feels cool about the discounts i...
More than 50% of Russians prefer to refuse the consumption of instant soups, noodles and mash and 35% try not to eat sweets and semi-products. However, the majority, as revealed, isn’t ready to refuse starchy foods, potato and pasta. More than a half of Russians manage their nutrition and prefer slight and fat-free food. 47% mentioned that they try not to consume high-cholester...
Family, safety and reliability were put first. Compared to the results of 2012, the value of patriotism has significantly increased. And such qualities as sex appeal and disobedience were ranked at the bottom of the list. In Romir study respondents were asked to rank every item in the list of 25 values and personal qualities on a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is “doesn’t really mat...
Both those who endorse countersanctions and argue against it have an issue with the quality of goods under the import substitution. Four years ago Russia imposed a grocery embargo on the import of some products from the USA, EU countries, Canada, Australia and Norway in response to anti-Russian sanctions. Romir research holding conducted a survey in order to find out the attitude of the ...
The most famous in Russia “digital money” is seventeen times more recognizable than its closest competitor, and its name is widely perceived as the synonym of the word “cryptocurrency”. 6% of Russians consider cryptocurrency deals as form of gambling. 17% think at all that it is an instrument for fraudsters’ enrichment. These are the results of the poll, held ...
The vast majority of the population is skeptical about digital money, and not only financial gain drives those who buy it. Digital currencies have become one of the most discussed topics of the past year. Investors have monitored the rise and fall of Bitcoin. Volatility in cryptocurrency rate was widely disseminated by the media. The audience of TV channels, websites and editions has close...
