23.03.2005, The Internet in Russia/Russia on the Internet Project
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Contents
1. Major Findings
2. Research Methodology
3. Russian Regions
4. The Activity of the Internet Usage
5. The Internet access places
6. Internet expansion reserves
The structure of the Internet users:
7. The structure of Internet users. Gender
8. The structure of the Internet users. Age
9. The structure of the Internet users. Education
10. The structure of the Internet users. Income
11. Reference
1. Major Findings
| |
Those used the Internet at least in the last: |
| six months (six months audience) We call them »the Internet users» |
three months (three months audience) |
month (monthly audience) |
week (weekly audience) |
24 hrs (daily audience) |
| |
% |
million
people |
% |
million
people |
% |
million
people |
% |
million
people |
% |
million
people |
Fall 2002
(http://english.fom.ru/reports/frames/eo0212301.html) |
8 |
8,7 |
7 |
7,6 |
6 |
6,5 |
4 |
4,6 |
2 |
2,1 |
Winter 2002-2003
(http://english.fom.ru/reports/frames/eo030602.html) |
9 |
9,6 |
8 |
8,7 |
7 |
7,7 |
5 |
5,5 |
3 |
2,8 |
Spring 2003
(http://english.fom.ru/reports/frames/eo0316061.html) |
10 |
11,5 |
9 |
10,5 |
8 |
8,9 |
6 |
6,4 |
3 |
3,2 |
Summer 2003
(http://english.fom.ru/reports/frames/eo030401.html) |
11 |
12,1 |
10 |
10,8 |
8 |
9,0 |
6 |
6,1 |
3 |
3,0 |
|
Fall 2003
(http://bd.english.fom.ru/report/map/eo030501) |
12 |
13,1 |
10 |
11,6 |
9 |
9,9 |
6 |
6,9 |
3 |
3,2 |
|
Winter 2003-2004(http://bd.english.fom.ru/report/map/eo040601) |
13 |
14,6 |
12 |
13,3 |
10 |
11,6 |
7 |
8,2 |
3 |
3,8 |
|
Spring 2004
(http://bd.english.fom.ru/report/map/eo040701) |
13 |
14,9 |
12 |
13,7 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
8,5 |
4 |
3,3 |
|
Summer 2004
(http://bd.english.fom.ru/report/map/eo040801) |
15 |
16,9 |
14 |
15,5 |
12 |
13,4 |
9 |
9,5 |
5 |
5,0 |
|
Fall 2004
(http://bd.english.fom.ru/report/map/projects/ocherk/eo050901) |
16 |
17,3 |
14 |
15,7 |
12 |
13,7 |
9 |
10,1 |
5 |
5,5 |
|
Winter 2004-2005 |
16 |
17,6 |
15 |
16,0 |
13 |
14,2 |
9 |
10,3 |
5 |
5,2 |
|
Difference Winter-Fall |
0 |
+0,3 |
+1 |
+0,3 |
+1 |
+0,5 |
0 |
+0,2 |
0 |
-0,3 |
    2. Research Methodology
- Data source: nationwide poll conducted once over two weeks
- General population: the population of Russia 18+
- Sample design: random stratified sample (employed for economic-geographical regions and urban/rural population), and a three-stage sample (administrative regions – polling stations – households)
- Selected sample units: total of 63 provinces and republics, 98 regions, 203 urban and rural settlements, 314 polling stations.
- Face-to-face interviews with 3000 respondents age 18 and older at the respondents' homes.
- Method employed – Nielsen//NetRatings Inc. method of screening Internet users.
- To each category of Internet users are assigned all those who in response to the question, "Have you ever used the Internet? If so, when did you last do so?" answered: "in the last twenty-four hours," "last week," "last month," "in the last three months," "in the last six months".
The Report 'Internet in Russia' is published 4 times a year (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)
- Calculations are made based on aggregate data. A total of 15-21,000 respondents were interviewed in the last 5-7 polls.
- Comparison of Russia with other countries is done based on: Nielsen//NetRatings Global Internet Trends™ Regional Reports, Quarter 4, 2004; October - December 2004.
This release is based on the returns of six polls conducted in Winter 2004-2005 (December-February) among a sample of 18,000 respondents.
3. Russian Regions
4. The Activity of Internet Usage
Note. Trends in the Internet use measured in million people see upper
5. The Internet access places
6. Internet expansion reserves
The assessment of respondents' desire to start using Internet was based on responses to following questions: «Do you want to use Internet? If yes, when do you plan to start using it?».
The respondents were only those who do not currently use Internet.
Assessment was made among those who responded:
«within one month»,
«within three months »,
«within six months »,
«within a year »,
«more than in one year »
7. The structure of Internet users. Gender
8. The structure of the Internet users. Age
9. The structure of the Internet users. Education
10. The structure of the Internet users. Income
11. Reference
Distribution of Russian population by gender, age, education and income, % in the columns
|
|
RUSSIA |
REGIONS |
|
Moscow |
Central
(excludes
Moscow) |
Northwestern |
Southern |
Volga Basin |
the Urals |
Siberian |
Far Eastern |
|
GENDER |
|
Males |
47 |
46 |
48 |
47 |
47 |
48 |
48 |
47 |
46 |
|
Females |
53 |
54 |
52 |
53 |
53 |
52 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
|
AGE |
|
18-24 years old |
15 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
|
25-34 years old |
18 |
19 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
|
35-44 years old |
18 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
|
45-54 years old |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
20 |
|
55+ |
28 |
28 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
28 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
|
EDUCATION |
|
primary |
18 |
8 |
17 |
14 |
18 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
17 |
|
general secondary |
35 |
29 |
36 |
36 |
35 |
37 |
38 |
33 |
28 |
|
special secondary |
34 |
29 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
33 |
30 |
34 |
45 |
|
higher |
13 |
35 |
12 |
14 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
PER CAPITA INCOME |
|
$50 per month and less |
31 |
5 |
27 |
13 |
49 |
38 |
34 |
32 |
22 |
|
$51-$99 per month |
43 |
23 |
49 |
41 |
38 |
47 |
42 |
46 |
38 |
|
$100+ per month |
26 |
72 |
24 |
46 |
13 |
16 |
24 |
22 |
41 |
Distribution of Russian population by regions, %
| Moscow |
7 |
| Central (excludes Moscow) |
20 |
| Northwestern |
10 |
| Southern |
14 |
| Volga Basin |
22 |
| the Urals |
8 |
| Siberian |
15 |
| Far Eastern |
5 |
|
