Approximately one third of Russians considered themselves poor in mid-November 2020. The largest share of respondents, measuring at 64 percent, believed they belonged to the middle-income population. Over the observed period since 2004, the share of those who classified themselves as belonging to the middle class increased in the country.
Do you consider yourself a rich or a poor person? Or are you a person with a middle income?
Characteristic
Rich
Poor
Middle income
Difficult to answer
Nov 15, 2020
1%
33%
64%
3%
Mar 15, 2020
1%
27%
69%
3%
Jul 21, 2019
1%
36%
61%
2%
Jul 17, 2011
1%
45%
53%
1%
Jun 15, 2008
2%
39%
56%
3%
Mar 28, 2004
1%
41%
55%
2%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondentsRichPoorMiddle incomeDifficult to answerMar 28, 2004Jun 15, 2008Jul 17, 2011Jul 21, 2019Mar 15, 2020Nov 15, 2020
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Public Opinion Foundation (FOM). (December 11, 2020). Do you consider yourself a rich or a poor person? Or are you a person with a middle income? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193082/financial-situation-self-assessment-russia/
Public Opinion Foundation (FOM). "Do you consider yourself a rich or a poor person? Or are you a person with a middle income?." Chart. December 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193082/financial-situation-self-assessment-russia/
Public Opinion Foundation (FOM). (2020). Do you consider yourself a rich or a poor person? Or are you a person with a middle income?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193082/financial-situation-self-assessment-russia/
Public Opinion Foundation (FOM). "Do You Consider Yourself a Rich or a Poor Person? Or Are You a Person with a Middle Income?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193082/financial-situation-self-assessment-russia/
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