67% of Russians are
in favor of prohibiting pupils from using mobile phones at school, according to
the poll.
MOSCOW, July 15.
/TASS/. About 62% of Russians believe that prohibiting the use of mobile phones
in schools would have a positive effect on the academic process. At the same
time, the number of those who support the idea of banning mobile phones has
dwindled by 6%, a poll conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center
has shown.
"The number of
Russians in favor of prohibiting pupils from using mobile phones and
smartphones at school and who believe that this type of ban would have a
positive effect on the academic process has dropped from 73% to 67% and from
69% to 62% respectively over the past year," the pollster said.
The proposed move is
backed by 70% of women interviewed by the research organization. Among those
who back that idea are also Russians aged between 35 and 44 (70%) and between
45 and 59 (72%) as well as parents whose children have no mobile phones (84%).
Besides, 55% of the
respondents do not support a total ban on using gadgets during school time,
with the exception of seniors aged 60 and above (53%).
The survey was
conducted on July 7, 2019, with 1,600 Russians aged over 18 interviewed over
the phone. The margin of error does not exceed 2.5% with a probability of 95%.
Source: ITAR-TASS
15-07-2019
