The pandemic is receding, but public concern over its health and infrastructure remains. Economic recovery gains points, but inflation slows the perception of recovery. These two sentences can summarize a large part of the analysis envisaged by him. Generalitat Valenciana Observatory conducted the survey between October and early, with significant changes compared to 2021.
On the one hand, it is crucial that when asked about the main problems in the Community of Valencia, half of the study participants did not identify a third problem and that 1,000 people did not even identify a second problem. Compared to 2021 and previous years. But what are these problems? Employment, health and cost of living are high relative to prices. Let’s say the results presented this Wednesday by the managing director of Analysis and Public Policy, Ana BerenguerIt was prepared through face-to-face surveys conducted on 5,010 Valencians between October and December of last year.
Ana Berenguer, of the study” still photo Many of the Valencians’ concerns have changed in recent years”, given that the current “economic context of more and better growth”, the perception of the existence of problems such as employment or the economic situation traditionally occupies the first place, while previous barometers have fallen “significantly” and the five responding only one person expressed concern about the rise in prices.The study reflects that when asked about the three main problems of the Valencian Community at the moment, more than half of the 5,010 respondents identified only two problems and one-fifth identified a single problem.
On the other hand, the Director General of Analysis and Public Policy underlined that the barometer shows that citizens’ interest in corruption cases has decreased. In this sense, while it was mentioned by 58.2% of the respondents in 2015, it decreased to 8% in 2021 and is mentioned by only 2.8% of the respondents in the current study.
economic map
about concern for economic issuesThe director-general stated that they are at “historic lows” in the autonomous region, given that employment has fallen from being seen as the main problem by 80% of citizens in 2015 to now 36.6%. Likewise, concerns about economic growth were identified by one in four as the main concern in the context of uncertainty due to the situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, down almost 14 points today compared to 2021. %11th
In this way, despite the high prices context, citizens have confidence in the economic situation and put more confidence in Valencia’s economic development than in the whole of Spain, which is 10 percentage points lower.
Ana Berenguer explained that the barometer showed that “the majority” of those surveyed were aware of the strategic projects initiated by Generalitat. giant factory Volkswagen electric batteries in Sagunto, Consell’s best known and most valuable activity, as 75% of those familiar with the project assure that it is very or very important to the economic growth of the Valencian Community. However, Alicante projects such as the City of Light or the Vega Renhace Plan are less well known (39% and 23%, respectively) and are around 15%. Another important question. The two startups recorded the lowest percentage (39.2%) for the cinematographic offer, while investments for the Alicante region totaled 64.4%.
On the other hand, the person responsible for the Presidency underlined that the data also reflects support for Consell’s policies. reuse of purified or desalinated water, evaluation of actions to promote renewable energies, which 65.4% of respondents “strongly agree” with, and also approve of by 75% of citizens.
Likewise, Ana Berenguer noted that the results of the barometer reflect the “social and political stability” that exists in the Valencian Community, as well as “increased support and sentiment for the state of autonomy”. In connection with the transformation of the social and economic model in recent years, both are proud of being Valencian”.
main concerns
This The five issues that worry you the most In the Valencian Community: unemployment (36.6%), health (36.2%), cost of living (19.8%), citizen security (11.3%) and the economy (11.3%). Health (29.4%) ranks first when asked about the main concerns that affect the participants on a personal level, followed by unemployment (28.9%) and cost of living (25%).
36.6% of the people surveyed consider employment as one of the main problems of the Community; this represents a decrease of about 13 percent according to the 2021 Barometer and 44 percentage points from 2015 when considered the main Valencia problem. For 80% of Valencians. In addition, 21.6% of the respondents see this as the main problem.
Regarding health, it is considered one of the main concerns by 36.2% of survey respondents, which is 9% more than in 2021, and this increase is reflected to a greater extent in the rest of Spain. However, it is seen as the main problem by 16.3% of the participants.
High cost of living and rising prices mainly concerned 19.8% of people surveyed in 2002, compared to 9.3% last year. As in the rest of Europe, the barometer shows that 1 in 5 Valencians see inflation and rising prices as a personal problem.
Citizen safety is also on the list for 11.3% of respondents, and concerns about the economy are reduced by 13.9 percent, as only 11.3% of respondents consider economic issues to be one of the main concerns of the Valencian Community. In 2021, the proportion of those who did so rose to 25.2%.