Only four percent of Russians were open to seeing people of Central Asian ethnicities among their family members as of December 2021. Even though countries like Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan used to be part of the Soviet Union, 26 percent of respondents were against letting people from ethnic groups originating in Central Asia to reside in Russia.
How close would you be ready to see people of Central Asian descent (Tajiks, Uzbeks)?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Ready to see them among family members
4%
Ready to see them as close friends
6%
Ready to see them as neighbors
7%
Ready to see them as colleagues
6%
Ready to see them as residents of Russia
22%
Would let them to the country only on a temporary basis
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Levada Center. (January 24, 2022). How close would you be ready to see people of Central Asian descent (Tajiks, Uzbeks)? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155180/social-distance-in-russia-to-central-asian-ethnicities/
Levada Center. "How close would you be ready to see people of Central Asian descent (Tajiks, Uzbeks)?." Chart. January 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155180/social-distance-in-russia-to-central-asian-ethnicities/
Levada Center. (2022). How close would you be ready to see people of Central Asian descent (Tajiks, Uzbeks)?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155180/social-distance-in-russia-to-central-asian-ethnicities/
Levada Center. "How Close Would You Be Ready to See People of Central Asian Descent (Tajiks, Uzbeks)?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155180/social-distance-in-russia-to-central-asian-ethnicities/
Levada Center, How close would you be ready to see people of Central Asian descent (Tajiks, Uzbeks)? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155180/social-distance-in-russia-to-central-asian-ethnicities/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
How close would you be ready to see people of Central Asian descent (Tajiks, Uzbeks)? [Graph], Levada Center, January 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155180/social-distance-in-russia-to-central-asian-ethnicities/
