Russian Election Study, 2003-2004

This data collection from a national survey of voting-age citizens provides information on Russians’ voting patterns and their attitudes toward the electoral process, political regimes, public issues, political parties, and individual politicians. A full range of sociodemographic indicators is included. The survey was conducted as a two-wave panel study, without replacements. Data from the two waves are merged in the dataset. Wave 1 (N=1,648) was fielded in the weeks after the parliamentary (State Duma) election of December 7, 2003; variable names for this wave begin with the letter “v.” Wave 2 (N=1,494) was done in the weeks after the presidential election of March 14, 2004; variable names begin with “w.” (2017)