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Alumni sample
The dissemination of the respondents stemming from the Alumni of the “Presidential Programme” survey was more proportionate compared with the sample of the respondents from the PUM organisations sample, as shown earlier. All Federal Districts were more or less represented, with an over representation of the Volga, Siberia and Central Federal Districts. Resource Centres, responsible for the enrollment and activating suitable candidates for the Presidential Programme most probably had a certain influence on the number of attendees in each specific Federal District and ultimately, resulted in the number of alumni, available in the database of the “Presidential Programme”.
The table below elaborate on the division of respondents from the alumni sample by the Federal District.
Table 15: Distribution of participated alumni over Federal Districts
District
Number of participants
Percent
Far East federal district
2
1,5%
Volga federal district
34
25,2%
Northwest federal district
18
13,3%
North Caucasus federal district
1
0,7%
Siberia federal district
26
19,3%
Ural federal district
7
5,2%
Central federal district
25
18,5%
South federal district
11
8,1%
Not applicable
11
8,1%
Total
135
100%
Organisations and alumni combined
The combined sample of the two survey participants provides a more proportionate distribution of the survey population throughout the Russia, although respondents from European Russia are still overrepresented. Taking into consideration the higher level of economic activities in this part of Russia, it represents a weighted and balanced reality and thus, is accepted as representative.
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