Business people are evenly split. The scientific community is divided. When we break down the respondents by age, we notice that the generally favorable view of the Sakhalin projects' impact on the island's international relations is shared by all groups except the youngest two groups. On the negative side of expectations, younger groups are more pessimistic than older groups. Those under 25 are quite skeptical, with 12 of them anticipating adverse international consequences, as compared with only two who foresee no undesirable effects.
Older groups are divided.
The breakdown of answers by gender reveals that women are more pessimistic than men about the impact of the Sakhalin projects on the island's international position. Almost 20 percent of women foresee no benefits, as compared with 9 percent of men who believe likewise. When it comes to expectations of negative international consequences for Sakhalin, almost 60 percent of women anticipate such effects, while 50 percent of men are similarly concerned. Thirty-three percent of men anticipate no negative consequences, in comparison with only 12 percent of women. The totals do not match because some respondents did not answer either or both of the questions about the expected impact on themselves.