Survey of Employment, Income, and Attitudes in Russia (SEIAR), January-March 1998 (ICPSR 2732)

Version Date: Jul 16, 1999

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Principal Investigator(s):
Theodore P. Gerber

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02732.v1

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to assess the ways in which recent economic and social changes in Russia, specifically those since the collapse of the Soviet system, have affected the social stratification of Russian society, the composition and nature of the Russian labor market, and Russian public opinion regarding the state of the Russian economy. The survey covered the population of the Russian Federation 16 years of age and older, excluding residents of four Caucasus republics and eight inaccessible regions of the Russian far north. Respondents were asked to complete a self-administered written questionnaire in the presence of an interviewer, with a portion of the survey administered directly by the interviewer. The main aim of the project was to gather information on respondents' social origins (including past affiliation with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union), income and standard of living, activity or work history since 1990, and current attitudes toward the economy and market reforms. Specifically, respondents were asked about both their current and 1990 occupations and sources of income (and changes within that period), and their assessments of the current economic situation for their family, city, region, and Russia as a whole. They were also queried about personal experiences with wage delays and compulsory unpaid leave, and whether they thought current and planned market reforms would eventually improve their lives. Demographic information on respondents includes age, sex, marital status, household size, education, parental background, income, and current employment status.

Citation

Gerber, Theodore P. Survey of Employment, Income, and Attitudes in Russia (SEIAR), January-March 1998  . [distributor], 1999-07-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02732.v1

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Funding

National Science Foundation (SBR-9729225)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

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Time Period(s)

1998-01 -- 1998-03

Data Collection Notes

  1. (1) Only questions circled by the Principal Investigator on the data collection instrument are included in this study. (2) The codebook (in English) and data collection instrument (in Russian) are provided as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet.

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Sample

Multistage stratified random sampling was used. For details on the sampling procedure, users should consult the Technical Report in the codebook.

Universe

Residents of the Russian Federation aged 16 years or older, excluding residents of four Caucasus republics and eight inaccessible regions of the Russian far north.

Data Source

self-administered questionnaires and personal interviews

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1999-07-16

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Gerber, Theodore P. SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, INCOME, AND ATTITUDES IN RUSSIA (SEIAR), JANUARY-MARCH 1998. ICPSR version. Moscow, Russia: All-Russian Center for Public Opinion and Market Research (VTsIOM) [producer], 1998. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1999. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02732.v1
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