GENERAL PERSPECTIVES, FUTURE

GENERAL PERSPECTIVES, FUTURE


IN MOST EUROPEAN MEMBER STATES, A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION FEELS THAT THINGS IN THEIR COUNTRY ARE HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THE GREEK SOCIETY IS BY FAR THE MOST PESSIMISTIC, 61 PERCENT OF THE GREEK POPULATION FEELS THAT THINGS ARE HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. EVERY OTHER EUROPEAN THINKS THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL HAVE LOWER STANDARDS OF LIVING THAN THEY HAVE TODAY. THE MOST DEVELOPED NATIONS ARE ALSO THE MOST PESSIMISTIC (BELGIUM, AUSTRIA, FRANCE AND GERMANY) REGARDING THE FUTURE. PARTICIPANTS IN THE RESEARCH FROM EVERY COUNTRY CONSIDER INCOME INEQUALITY TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM.

NUMBERS OF THE QUESTIONS ARE THE SAME AS IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE.

Q1. GENERALLY SPEAKING, IN WHAT DIRECTION DO YOU THINK THAT THINGS ARE GOING IN YOUR COUNTRY?

AnswerPercentil
Right direction strongly0.06
Right direction somewhat0.25
Wrong direction somewhat0.31
Wrong direction strongly0.29
Neither/both0.07
Don't know/Refused0.02
CountryRight direction stronglyRight direction somewhatWrong direction somewhatWrong direction stronglyNeither/bothDon't know/Refused
EU0.060.250.310.290.070.02
Luxembourg0.140.530.210.060.040.02
Malta0.240.390.150.110.10.01
Portugal0.10.460.270.10.040.03
Estonia0.030.480.280.090.090.03
United Kingdom0.110.350.240.190.080.03
Ireland0.050.370.290.180.10.01
Netherlands0.040.360.280.180.080.06
Hungary0.090.270.240.220.170.01
Latvia0.010.310.320.180.150.03
Lithuania0.030.30.330.20.10.04
Romania0.040.340.250.330.030.01
Czech Republic0.010.340.440.140.050.02
Finland0.040.260.310.240.10.05
Bulgaria0.050.280.330.260.060.02
Cyprus0.080.260.320.30.030.01
Denmark0.040.270.350.240.080.02
Sweden0.050.260.320.280.070.02
Poland0.090.20.270.350.080.01
Belgium0.030.220.330.250.120.05
Spain0.070.230.250.410.020.02
France0.040.20.380.230.120.03
Germany0.050.220.390.270.050.02
Slovenia0.060.120.290.30.140.09
Italy0.030.220.290.390.050.02
Croatia0.020.210.30.430.030.01
Slovakia0.020.180.410.30.070.02
Austria0.020.180.410.310.060.02
Greece0.010.080.250.610.040.01

Q23. DO YOU THINK YOUR CHILDREN OR THE NEXT GENERATIONS WILL LIVE…?

AnswerPercentil
Better0.15
Same0.26
Worse0.51
Don't know/Refused0.08
CountryBetterSameWorseDon't know/Refused
EU0.150.260.510.08
Latvia0.510.20.190.1
Lithuania0.490.190.190.13
Estonia0.40.270.180.15
Malta0.440.270.240.05
Romania0.410.210.280.1
Hungary0.350.30.270.08
Poland0.370.210.310.11
Bulgaria0.320.160.40.12
Ireland0.230.340.380.05
Denmark0.20.340.360.1
Sweden0.190.30.410.1
Portugal0.220.230.460.09
Croatia0.220.180.490.11
Finland0.150.310.430.11
Cyprus0.260.150.580.01
United Kingdom0.120.340.450.09
Spain0.170.260.510.06
Slovakia0.190.180.530.1
Czech Republic0.150.260.510.08
Netherlands0.080.350.450.12
Luxembourg0.130.330.520.02
Slovenia0.130.190.580.1
Greece0.160.150.620.07
Germany0.080.30.550.07
Italy0.080.230.620.07
France0.070.20.650.08
Austria0.060.230.660.05
Belgium0.050.210.660.08

Q15. HOW SERIOUS A PROBLEM DO YOU BELIEVE IS INCOME INEQUALITY IN YOUR COUNTRY?

AnswerPercentil
Very serious0.56
Only somewhat serious0.30
Not very serious0.10
No problem at all0.02
Don't know/Refused0.02
CountryVery seriousOnly somewhat seriousNot very serious No problem at allDon't know/Refused
EU0.560.30.10.020.02
Bulgaria0.920.050.010.010.01
Greece0.810.160.0200.01
Portugal0.840.120.020.010.01
Croatia0.770.180.030.010.01
Latvia0.760.180.030.010.02
Lithuania0.690.250.030.010.02
Romania0.850.090.030.010.02
Slovakia0.650.280.050.020
Cyprus0.630.280.060.020.01
Slovenia0.790.130.060.010.01
Spain0.680.240.060.010.01
Hungary0.670.230.070.020.01
Italy0.580.330.070.010.01
France0.640.250.070.010.03
Finland0.590.280.090.020.02
Belgium0.610.250.090.020.03
Germany0.520.350.10.020.01
Ireland0.520.360.10.010.01
Poland0.440.430.10.020.01
Czech Republic0.470.380.110.020.02
Austria0.450.40.120.020.01
Estonia0.440.380.120.030.03
Netherlands0.350.410.170.040.03
United Kingdom0.410.350.190.020.03
Luxembourg0.290.460.210.030.01
Sweden0.270.420.240.030.04
Denmark0.30.350.240.070.04
Malta0.20.430.260.080.03

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