29/2022
2022-10-06
Sanctions against Russia – Who Feels Them Most?
The CBOS survey in August asked Poles whether the sanctions the west had imposed on Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine were being felt more by Russians or more by people living in the European Union. The dominant opinion was that both Russians and Europeans were equally affected (38%). However, almost a third of those surveyed (31%) thought the impact was greater on people living in EU countries. Interestingly (apart from the don’t knows at 9%), the least frequently chosen answer (22%) was that sanctions were being felt most by Russians, i.e. those they were actually aimed at.
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The belief that sanctions imposed on Russia are more likely to affect residents of EU countries is more frequent than average among respondents aged 35–44, rural residents and those with basic vocational education. Among socio-professional groups: skilled workers, housewives, self-employed respondents and unskilled workers stand out in this regard.
More on this subject in the CBOS report.
This ‘Current Events and Problems’ survey (388) was conducted using a mixed-mode procedure on a representative sample of named adult residents of Poland, randomly selected from the National Identity Number (PESEL) register. Respondents independently selected one of the following methods: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI); Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI), respondents receiving researchers’ telephone numbers in an introductory letter from CBOS; Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI), where respondents filled in the online questionnaire independently, gaining access by means of a login and password provided in an introductory letter from CBOS. In all three cases the questionnaire had the same structure and comprised the same questions. The survey was carried out between 14–25 August 2022 inclusive on a sample of 1043 people (60% using the CAPI method, 23.3% CATI and 16.7% CAWI). CBOS has been conducting statutory research using the above procedure since May 2020, stating in each case the percentage of personal, telephone and internet interviews.
