Moscow, on December 15, Interfax – Eleven percent of Russians curse frequently; the share is the highest in the group aged from 31 to 45, the Public Opinion Foundation said in a statement seen by Interfax. The number of frequently cursing men is two times higher than the number of such women, 15% and 7%, respectively, the pollster said.
Sixty one percent of Russians use foul language on rare occasions, mostly in the group aged from 18 to 30 (71%).
According to the Public Opinion Foundation, 56% of Russians curse only if they experience strong emotions, 12% do not need such emotions to swear.
A quarter of respondents (26%) told the pollster that they never used foul language; the share was the biggest in the group aged 60 and up (46%), the statement said.
Over a third of respondents (37%) allowed for the occasional use of foul language in fiction books, 60% said that was inadmissible under any circumstances, and 3% were undecided.
The Public Opinion Foundation noted that 43% of Russians often heard foul language on the street, in public areas, and in public transport, and 51% heard people swearing from time to time. Three percent said they had never heard foul language being used in such places, and 3% could not say whether what they heard was cursing or not.