UNTIL 2004, CONSTITUTION DAY WAS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY. ONE YEAR AGO, THE STATE DUMA PASSED THE LAW MAKING CONSTITUTION DAY AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THIS MOVE?

Groups of respondents (%)	100	52	28	18	27	26	43	47	53	36	36	28	15	34	34	17	23	38	24	12	16	39	26	100	51	49	41	34	26
approve	40	43	37	39	41	40	39	40	40	37	45	38	28	35	48	46	38	41	45	49	43	42	33	32	33	30	31	37	27
disapprove	39	37	44	40	40	41	38	40	38	44	36	36	41	46	33	35	40	40	34	33	40	39	41	41	42	39	45	37	38
hard to answer	21	21	20	21	19	19	23	21	21	19	19	27	31	19	19	20	21	20	21	18	17	19	26	28	25	30	25	26	34

DO YOU THINK THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTION DAY AS A WORKING DAY WOULD AFFECT THE PUBLIC ATTITUDE TOWARD THE CONSTITUTION, OR NOT? IF YOU THINK IT MAY, WOULD RUSSIANS HAVE MORE OR LESS RESPECT FOR THE CONSTITUTION?

Groups of respondents (%)	100	52	28	18	27	26	43	47	53	36	36	28	15	34	34	17	23	38	24	12	16	39	26	100	51	49	41	34	26
no effect	61	62	60	63	65	60	60	62	61	63	62	57	50	61	61	72	53	63	67	66	72	60	53	65	64	65	67	70	53
more respect	4	4	4	5	6	2	4	6	3	5	3	4	4	4	4	6	6	3	4	4	6	3	5	5	4	5	6	4	4
less respect	18	18	20	16	15	23	18	16	20	17	19	20	19	20	19	13	21	19	18	17	14	21	18	20	20	20	16	21	25
hard to answer	16	16	15	16	14	15	18	17	16	15	16	19	27	16	16	8	20	14	11	13	8	16	25	11	11	10	11	5	18