Russians on Harvey Weinstein's sentence by gender 2020

According to a survey from March 2020, 30 percent of Russians considered fair the 23-year-long prison sentence imposed on the film producer Harvey Weinstein for numerous sexual abuse cases in February 2020. The share of male respondents who found it too harsh was nearly 60 percent.

Do you consider the sentence imposed on Harvey Weinstein fair, too harsh, or too lenient?

Characteristic	Fair	Too harsh	Too lenient
Total	30%	55%	2%
Female	33%	51%	2%
Male	28%	59%	2%

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

March 19-25, 2020*

Number of respondents

1,624 respondents**

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The survey was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings, in 137 localities and 50 regions.

** Refers to the total number of survey respondents. The source specified that the given question was asked only among those who have heard about Harvey Weinstein's case, or approximately one half of respondents.

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