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Table 3 Most painful inequalities in the eyes of Russians, 2018, %

From: Socio-economic inequalities in modern Russia and their perception by the population

Types of inequality

Painful for society

Painful for respondents themselves

Income inequality

83.8

69.4

Inequality of access to medical care

69.6

51.2

Inequality of living conditions

64.0

36.0

Inequality of access to good jobs (for working population)

51.9

37.5

Inequality of access to education

47.7

22.5

Inequality of opportunities for children from different social groups

32.6

19.0

Inequality of available leisure activities

22.4

27.0

Inequality of property ownership

19.5

15.6

Inequality in social capital

8.8

10.1

None

1.5

9.3

  1. Source: IS FCTAS RAS data, calculations by the author. The positions where the increase since 2015 has exceeded 5% are indicated in bold cursive