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Only 22% of Russians aged 18 and older say they do not have a PC.

MOSCOW, August 06, 2020 Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents the findings of a survey describing computer/laptop use among Russians.

A majority of Russians (78%) has a laptop or a personal computer; 34% say they have several devices at the same time. Ten years ago 51% of Russians said they had computers, regardless of the number of the devices; only 7% of Russians had PCs in 2001.

Thirty-seven percent of Russians say they use computer at home on a daily basis (+15 p.p. over ten years); 36% use computers at work (+20 p.p.). Every fourth Russian never uses a PC at home; this share has decreased by half over ten years (from 53% to 25%). Almost half of Russians (46%; −23 p.p. since 2010) do not use a PC at work; three-quarters use a computer when they go to friends’ houses or in the Internet café (73%; −3 p.p.).

Most of Russians use a computer to go online: to search for information, to go online shopping, to communicate via social networks (79%, +16 p.p. over ten years). Forty-eight percent of Russians use computers for work (this percentage has not changed over ten years). Thirty percent of Russians watch movies or listen to the music via a computer; 22% use it for the studies (+6 p.p. since 2010). The number of those who use computers for gaming has decreased (13%, −7 p.p.).

Russian VCIOM-Sputnik survey was conducted on July 26, 2020. Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,600 Russians aged 18 and older. A stratified dual-frame random sample based on a complete list of Russian landline and mobile phone number was used. The data were weighted according to selection probability and social and demographic characteristics. The margin of error at a 95% confidence level does not exceed 2.5%. In addition to sampling error, minor changes to the wording of questions and different circumstances arising during the fieldwork can introduce bias into the survey.

 

Do you have a PC or a laptop at home? (closed-ended question, one answer, % of total respondents)

 

2001

2010

2020

Yes, I have one

8

47

44

Yes, I have several of them

4

34

No, I don’t

90

47

22

Don’t know

2

2

0

How often do you use your PC? (closed-ended question, one answer for each position, % of total respondents)

   

2010

2020  

At home

Every day/several times a day

22

37

Almost every day

9

8

Several times a week

8

13

Several times a month

4

9

Once a month or less often

2

8

Never

53

25

Don’t know

2

0

At work, university

Every day/several times a day

13

36

Almost every day

6

5

Several times a week

5

6

Several times a month

2

3

Once a month or less often

1

3

Never

69

46

Don’t know

4

1

Other places (friends’ house, Internet cafes, etc.

Every day/several times a day

3

3

Almost every day

1

2

Several times a week

3

4

Several times a month

5

5

Once a month or less often

6

12

Never

76

73

Don’t know

6

1

What is the reason why you need a computer? Up to three answers are possible (closed-ended question, up to 3 answers, % of those who use the computer)

 

2010

2020

To go online (searching for information, online shopping, social media, etc.)

63

79

To work

49

48

To listen to the music, to watch movies

34

30

To study

16

22

To play computer games

20

13

Other

5

5

Don’t know

1

0

 

Note: Using materials from the site www.wciom.ru or wciom.com, as well as distributed by VCIOM, the reference to the source (or hyperlink for the electronic media) is obligatory.

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