Data Set
7
Omnibus Surveys: Internet and Social Media Use for Information about (Inter)National News and Politics in Russia
Version 1.0, published: Sept. 12, 2025.
Description
Using funding from the ‘Bolashaq’ programme during my PhD programme in Cambridge, I commissioned four questions using omnibus surveys conducted by Levada Center between 22 October and 28 October 2020, based on a nationwide, multi-stage, stratified, and probability sample (n=1601) that represents the voting-age (+18) population of Russia. It provides the frequency of internet and social media use by Russian citizens for information about (inter)national news and politics in Russia. The survey involved 37 regional partner organizations of the Levada Center and 158 interviewers. On average, each interviewer conducted 10 interviews (from 5 to 15 interviews). The average duration of one interview was 29 minutes. For each survey point (settlement), in accordance with the instructions of the Levada Center, the starting points of the route were set with a strictly fixed step. The survey was conducted on weekdays in the evening and weekends throughout the day; thus, an equal probability of the employed and unemployed population being included in the sample was ensured.
This dataset contains the original Omnibus survey data in .xlsx format available in Russian. The survey methodology in Russian and questionnaire in both English and Russian are provided in the Data Documentation section (PDF files).
Countries
Keywords
Russian Politics Social Media Internet National News International News
Language of data
Disciplines
Media Studies Political Sociology