Table A9.

Overview of the largest opinion polls in Russia, documenting attitudes towards alcohol and alcohol control.

2012	The Russian Public Opinion Foundation documents overall disapproval of higher prices on vodka. Source: Fom.ru (2012) [161].
2013	Opinion poll of the Recruiting portal “Superjob.ru” indicates that 67% of Russian approve and support health warnings on containers of alcoholic beverages. Source: Adindex.ru (2013) [162].
2014	The Russian Public Opinion Foundation documents that 50% of Russians think that the introduced alcohol control measures will not decrease the level of drinking.Source: Fom.ru (2014a) [163].
2014	The Russian Public Opinion Foundation documents an overall increase in abstention rates as well as a decline in drinking occasions among drinkers. Source: Fom.ru (2014b) [164].
2018	The Russian Public Opinion Research Center demonstrates further increases in abstention rates in Russia in their 2018 poll and indicates that the share of people who believe that all types of alcohol to one degree or another negatively affect people’s health has decreased—from 80% to 55% for the period 2017–2018. The same poll documents that 40% of respondents do not drink alcohol, while this proportion was 26% in the year 2009. Source: Wciom.ru (2018) [165].