CrimeaPRESS reports:
Crimeans are not yet ready to withdraw coins from monetary circulation, despite the fact that the majority prefer non-cash payments. Meanwhile, the minting of kopecks in Russia has already been stopped; in 2023, the Central Bank will issue coins with denominations of 1 ruble and higher. Economically active citizens over 18 years of age took part in the SuperJob service survey.
What do people do with coins today? 45% of Crimeans usually spend small change, 23% put it in a piggy bank, 12% give it to children. 7% of respondents exchange coins for banknotes, 5% donate to charity, 2% throw away coins, 6% find other uses for them (carry 10-ruble notes with them as tokens for trolleys in supermarkets, collect them, leave tips at gas stations). Only 22% of city residents would pick up a coin on the street: 14% regardless of its denomination, 8% — only 5 or 10 rubles. 56% of respondents will not pick up a coin. For some, this is a matter of embarrassment and principles, for others it is superstition (“It was not earned by me, it was not taken by me. A carrier of infection”),” noted the service’s press service.
At the same time, only 19% of city residents believe that coins should be withdrawn from monetary circulation (we decided to ask only about rubles, since talking about kopecks in the current conditions seems completely frivolous): 6% are in favor of abandoning coins for 1 and 2 rubles, 10% — 1, 2 and 5 rubles, 3% — for refusing all coins altogether. 64% believe that coins should not be withdrawn from monetary circulation.
Women are more likely to spend coins and give change to children, while men put it in a piggy bank. Men consider it shameful to pick up a coin on the street 2.5 times more often than women.
Interestingly, the higher the income level, the greater the respect for coins: respondents with a salary of 80 thousand rubles a month more often say that they pick up coins on the street, and are less likely to demonstrate a willingness to part with small change.
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