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Poverty, rising prices, unemployment largest concerns
of Russians - poll
MOSCOW. Feb 20 (Interfax) - Russians see impoverishment of the majority of residents, rising prices and unemployment as the most acute problems in the country.
This information was obtained in a poll of over 2,000 respondents conducted by the All-Russia Center for Public Opinion Studies in January.
Fifty-six percent of respondents said that impoverishment of the majority of Russian residents was the No. 1 problem.
Forty-eight percent of respondents said that rising prices were the No. 2 problem, while forty-four percent were concerned about unemployment.
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