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Social background and voting

Table 31. Education

Q. What is your level of education?

Percent %
	Voted for:	Putin	Zyuganov	Yavlinsky	Non-voter	All replies
	Elementary, incomplete secondary	31	35	8	23	28
	Secondary, basic vocational	24	26	14	31	27
	Secondary, specialised vocational	30	29	46	30	31
	Higher	15	9	32	15	14
Source: New Russia Barometer IX, fieldwork 14-18 April 2000, N=1600.

Table 32. Gender

Percent %
	Voted for:	Putin	Zyuganov	Yavlinsky	Non-voter	All replies
	Male	39	49	51	50	46
	Female	61	51	49	50	54
Source: New Russia Barometer IX, fieldwork 14-18 April 2000, N=1600.

Table 33. Age

Percent %
	Voted for:	Putin	Zyuganov	Yavlinsky	Non-voter	All replies
	Mean:	46	54	39	39	45
	Standard deviation:	18	16	13	16	18
Source: New Russia Barometer IX, fieldwork 14-18 April 2000, N=1600.

Table 34. Control over own life

Q. Some people feel they have completely free choice and control over their lives, while others feel that what they do has no real effect on what happens to them. How about yourself? Where would you place yourself on this scale of choice and control over the way your life turns out?

Percent %
	Voted for:	Putin	Zyuganov	Yavlinsky	Non-voter	All replies
	1 No control	2	4	6	5	4
	2	5	5	5	5	5
	3	8	10	8	9	9
	4	11	9	6	8	9
	5	23	23	17	26	24
	6	11	11	12	13	12
	7	12	15	17	15	14
	8	12	12	20	11	12
	9	7	3	8	4	5
	10 Full control	9	8	3	5	7
	Mean:	5.9	5.6	6.0	5.5	5.7
	Standard deviation:	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.3
Source: New Russia Barometer IX, fieldwork 14-18 April 2000, N=1600.

Table 35. Attendance at religious services

Q. How often do you go to church or religious services?

Percent %
	Voted for:	Putin	Zyuganov	Yavlinsky	Non-voter	All replies
	Never	45	51	51	58	51
	< 1-2 times/year	28	23	27	21	25
	>=Few times/year	20	21	14	14	18
	1-2 times/month	5	4	8	5	5
	>=1 time /week	2	1	0	2	2
Source: New Russia Barometer IX, fieldwork 14-18 April 2000, N=1600.

Table 36. CPSU membership

Q. Were you or anyone from your family a CPSU member?

Percent %
	Voted for:	Putin	Zyuganov	Yavlinsky	Non-voter	All replies
	No one a member	61	57	64	74	65
	Another in family a member	27	26	22	23	25
	Self a member	12	17	14	4	10
Source: New Russia Barometer IX, fieldwork 14-18 April 2000, N=1600.

Table 37. Self-assessed social status

Q. In our society there are people of high social position and people of low social position. What position in your opinion do you have now?

Percent %
	Voted for:	Putin	Zyuganov	Yavlinsky	Non-voter	All replies
	1 Lowest	8	7	10	11	9
	2	7	10	8	5	7
	3	11	19	8	13	13
	4	13	11	16	11	12
	5	13	10	22	10	12
	6	27	22	22	26	25
	7	8	11	6	13	10
	8	8	7	6	8	8
	9	4	1	2	3	3
	10 Highest	1	3	0	2	2
	Mean:	5.0	4.7	4.7	5.0	4.9
	Standard deviation:	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.3	2.2
Source: New Russia Barometer IX, fieldwork 14-18 April 2000, N=1600.

Table 38. Knowledge of Europe

Q. As you may know, 15 states of Western Europe together form the European Union. Do you happen to know which of these cities is its headquarters?

Percent %
	Voted for:	Putin	Zyuganov	Yavlinsky	Non-voter	All replies
	Berlin	3	2	2	2	2
	Paris	4	8	5	8	6
	London	8	5	5	7	7
	Brussels	36	37	57	28	34
	Rome	1	2		1	1
	Dont know	49	46	32	54	49
Source: New Russia Barometer IX, fieldwork 14-18 April 2000, N=1600.

Table 39. European identity

Q. Do you ever think of yourself as a European?

Percent %
	Voted for:	Putin	Zyuganov	Yavlinsky	Non-voter	All replies
	Definitely not	15	14	6	16	15
	Probably not	23	28	32	25	25
	Probably	37	34	33	35	36
	Definitely	25	24	29	24	24

Source: New Russia Barometer IX, fieldwork 14-18 April 2000, N=1600.

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