RUSSIAN SOCIAL SURVEY
COMPARISON BY TIME - EVERY 2 YEARS
TIME TRENDS IN RUSSIA IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER COUNTRIES – ESS – EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY
RSS – academic survey of social dynamic and major indicators of Russian society. It monitors attitudes, opinions, values and behavior of Russians every two year in comparison with other European countries (ESS survey).
CESSI
Institute for comparative social research (CESSI) conducts sociological surveys of high methodological standards in Russia and other countries in the post-Soviet region since 1989. The director of CESSI is leading Russian survey research methodologist Vladimir Andreenkov.
Major goals of RSS:
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Study change in social, economic and political life of Russia over time in comparison with other countries.
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Regular measure of key indicators of social progress – attitudes, opinions, beliefs, values and also behavior in different domains of social life – demographic, civic, labor, material, political.
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Develop and implement advanced methods and standards of population surveys and comparative survey methodology.
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Obtain empirical data of high quality for reliable and scientifically rigorous time comparisons and countries comparisons.
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Create general scientific infrastructure – empirical data in free access for researchers and broader public – for extensive data analysis and referencing other empirical data with baseline survey of high standards and reputation.
Start of the project
2006 year.
Data collection
The survey is conducted every two years in earlier years and every three years in recent times. Nine rounds were completed in – 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021 и 2024. The numbering of rounds starts from 3rd round (2006) to make it easy to related with comparable ESS data (started at 2002).
Sample
2000-2500 respondents in each round by representative national probability random sample of population 15 years old and over.
Data
Free access to the data and survey documentation for all researchers and the broader public. The results of RCSS are located in www.cessi.ru – direct transfer from website www.russiansocialsurvey.ru. Data of ESS on European countries can be found on the website www.europeansocialsurvey.org.
Managing of the project
The project is managed by the Scientific Council of RCSI. The head of the Council is Vladimir Magun, cand. of pshych.sc., head of laboratories in the Institute of Sociology FNITS RAN and NII HSE. Members of the Council: Vladimir Andreenkov, cand. phil.sc., director of CESSI, Oksana Sinyavskaya, cand. econ. sc., vice director of the Institute of social policy of NII HSE, Ludmila Belyaeva, doc. Social.sc., leading researcher of the Institute of philosophy RAN.
Executive director - Anna Vladimirovna ANDREENKOVA – doctor of sociological studies of CESSI (Institute for comparative social research)
We are very grateful to former members of the Scientific Council who made the major contribution to the project from its first years – prof. Nikolai Lapin and prof. Leokadia Drobizheva.
Press-conference about first round of RSS 2006, RIA-Novosti, 28 of March 2008.
Financial support
Scientific Council of RSS, project team and project users are deeply grateful to organizations which provided and continue to provide financial support of the projects.
Russian scientific fund – RGNF (Russian humanitarian scientific fund), RFFI (Russian fund of fundamental research) were one of the first who recognized the importance of the project and provided the financial support.
The NRU Highest School of Economics (HSE) provided continuous scientific and financial support to the project. Researchers and students of HSE are regular users of project data, they are used in several dozens of research papers published in leading academic journals, the data of RSS are used in education process and programs.
The financial support of the project in different years was provided by The Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, RIA Novosti.
ROUND 11 (2024 г.)
Grant of National research university “Highest school of economics”.
ROUND 10 (2021 г.)
Grant of National research university “Highest school of economics”.
ROUND 9 (2018 г.)
Grant of Russian fund of fundamental research (RFFI) № 18-011-00999 “Structure of values, beliefs and normative attitudes, way of life and behavior of Russians in the first 20 years of XXI century – seventh round of Russian social survey comparable with international comparative survey European Social Survey - ESS".
Scientific and financial support of HSE.
ROUND 8 (2016 г.)
Grant of Russian humanitarian science foundation (RGNF) № 16-03-18037 “Stability and change in attitudes, values and behavior of Russians in the last decade (the sixth found of Russian survey comparable with international comparative survey European Social Survey - ESS".
Financial support of The Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA).
ROUND 7 (2014 г.)
Financial support of Highest school of economics.
Grant of Russian humanitarian science foundation (RGNF) № № 14-03-18007 “Political culture of Russia, transformation of social role of state and the social wellbeing of citizens: cross-national comparisons with new and developed democracies of Europe (fifth Russian survey comparable with European Social Survey – ESS)”.
Research grant of ERA.Net RUS Plus, 2016-2017 (joint grant of RHSF and scientific funds of EU countries - 7th Framework research programmes between the EU Member States/ Associated Countries and Russia (www.era.net-rus.eu) «Public Attitudes to welfare, climate change and energy in the EU and Russia - PAWCER» (head of the project from Russian side V.G. Andreenkov, from EU side A. Scheuer GESIS, Germany)
ROUND 6 (2012 г.)
Financial support of Highest school of economics.
Grant of Russian humanitarian science foundation (RGNF) № 12-03-18012/12 “Democracy – concept in mass perceptions and comparative analysis of the democracy characteristics in different political systems (fourth Russian survey comparable with European Social Survey – ESS”).
Financial support of RIA Novosti.
ROUND 5 (2010 г.)
Grant of Russian humanitarian science foundation (RGNF) 10-03-03203e/p “Political culture of Russia – results of twenty years of reforms: comparative analysis with new and developed democracies of Europe (third Russian survey comparable with European Social Survey – ESS”).
Donation of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation № 10-94481-000-GSS.
ROUND 4 (2008 г.)
Grant of Russian humanitarian science foundation (RGNF) № 08-03-03226 e/p “Values of Russians in European context (second Russian survey comparable with European Social Survey - ESS)".
Financial support of the Institute for comparative social research (CESSI).
ROUND 3 (2006 г.)
Financing by the Institute for comparative social research (CESSI).
Rules of citations
Russian social survey – the time-trend survey of the Russian population 15 years old and over, conducted by CESSI (Institute for comparative social research) every two years since 2006. Each round of the survey is based on the representative probability random sample of the Russian population interviewed face-to-face in respondent’s homes. The methodological specification and standards of the survey is designed and implemented to provide reliable comparative data with other countries included in the European social survey (ESS). More details about methodology is described at http://www.russiansocialsurvey.ru (page Methodology).
Round 3 –September-December 2006 /sample size is 2427 respondents/
Round 4 –November 2008-January 2009 /sample size is 2512 respondents/
Round 5 – January-April 2011 /sample size is 2595 respondents/
Round 6 – October-December 2012 /sample size is 2484 respondents/
Round 7 – December 2014-February 2015 /sample size is 2445 respondents/
Round 8 – October 2016-January 2017 /sample size is 2430 respondents/
Round 9 – November 2018-February 2019 /sample size is 2416 respondents/
Round 10 – July-December 2021 /sample size is 2070 respondents/
Round 11 – September-November 2024 /sample size is 2541 respondents/