More than a quarter of citizens expect a worsening of life after a pandemic

According to a study by the Public Opinion Foundation, the results of which are cited by Interfax, 28% of citizens expect a worsening of life after the pandemic ends. These are mainly respondents aged 31-45. Those are 34%.

The number of those who still hope for an improvement in post-pandemic life turned out to be half as many - 13% . The most optimistic were the respondents over 60 years old - 16% .

According to sociologists, 12% of Russians found it difficult to describe the changes in living standards after the end of the epidemic.

By the way, during the pandemic, a quarter of citizens refused medical examinations, and more than a third of Russians went to doctors only in case of pain.