Anti-Semitism in Moscow: Results of an October 1992 Survey

Abstract

Public opinion polls show that between 1988 and 1991 some three percent of adult Russians donated money to various political movements, four percent took part in strikes and just over six percent participated in mass rallies and demonstrations. Fewer than one percent of Russians j o i n ed new political parties, still nascent organizations that attract elites, not masses. At the same time, membership in the Communist Party dropped from ten percent to four percent of the adult population of Russia.

Social media in the 2011 Egyptian uprising

“…However, in settings with a recent tradition of authoritarianism, a high proportion of ‘don't knows' might mean that respondents are afraid to state their real opinion. In that case, the proportions of positive and negative responses are likely invalid since an unknown proportion of the ‘don't knows' actually hold positive or negative opinions (Brym and Degtyarev ; Carnaghan ). For the survey questions on which we base our analysis, the percentage of respondents who refused to answer or replied ‘don't know' was small − usually around 1 or 2 per cent and for a couple of variables, as high as 6 or 7 per cent.…”