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Almost half of Poles believe that the country is heading in the wrong direction

48 percent respondents believe that the situation in the country is heading in the wrong direction, and 30 percent believe – in good. 22 percent respondents have no opinion on this subject – according to the January monthly CBOS survey.

Almost half of Poles believe that the country is heading in the wrong direction
Almost half of Poles believe that the country is heading in the wrong direction
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A month earlier – in December – by a percentage point. less – 47 percent believed that the situation was heading in the wrong direction, and by 3 points percent less – 33 percent – in good. 21 percent had no opinion on this subject (change by percentage point).

43 percent respondents surveyed by CBOS believe that the situation will not change during the year (47 percent in December), 29 percent – will worsen (by percentage points less than in December), and 17 percent – that it will improve (16 percent in December). 11 percent chose the answer “difficult to say” – a month earlier it was 7%.

The Center also asked about the assessment of the political situation and its development in the coming year. 41 percent respondents in January found it bad, 40 percent for neither good nor bad, and 13 percent – too good. The answer “difficult to say” was chosen by 6%. subjects. Only here the percentage has not changed since December's results. Then 44 percent rated it as bad (4 percentage points more), 38 percent considered neither good nor bad (2 percentage points less), and 12 percent – too good (percentage point less).

More than half of Poles still believe that the political situation will not change in the coming year (57% in January and 55% in December), and approximately one fourth of respondents (24% in January and 26% a month earlier) believe that it will worsen, and one tenth (10% in January, 11% in December) that it will improve. 9 percent (8 a month ago) has no opinion on this matter.

CBOS also noted small fluctuations until December when asking about forecasts for the next year – 49%. believed that the political situation will not change (47% in December), 22% that it will worsen (compared to 24% in December), and 20% that it will improve (22% in December). 8 percent did not clearly answer this question – at 7%. surveyed in December.

In the economic part of the survey, Poles surveyed most often assessed that the country's economic situation was good – 37 percent, neither good nor bad – 34 percent, bad – 26 percent. Both in January and December, three percent of Poles found it difficult to answer the question about our economic situation. A month ago, the prevailing opinion was that it was neither good nor bad (36%), good (34%), and bad – 27%. by a percentage point more than in January.

In the survey, two thirds of Poles assessed their and their family's current living conditions as good – 66%. chose this answer in January and December. 29 percent (30 percent in December) rated them as neither good nor bad, and 5 percent assessed them as bad. (4% in December). Respondents assessed their financial conditions similarly – 65%. (67 percent in December) considered them good, 29 percent (28% in December) as neither good nor bad, and 5% as bad. (at 4% in December).

60 percent respondents (56 percent a month ago) believe that in a year they and their families will live the same as now, 17 percent believes that it is better (19 percent in December), and 14 percent – worse (16 percent in December). 10 percent (9% in the December survey) it is difficult to assess the future situation – yours and your family's. According to 69% of respondents, the financial conditions in the household will not change in the next year. respondents (64 in the December survey), 15 percent each responded in January that they would improve (19% in December) and worsen (16% in December).

According to CBOS, the public mood remains stable. Assessments of the general situation in the country deteriorated only slightly, while assessments of the political and economic situation improved only slightly, although also slightly.

“Forecasts regarding the change in the situation in the country in these three dimensions are also similar to those from the previous month, as are the assessments of the respondents' own situation and the financial conditions of their households. At the same time, the percentage of respondents who do not expect any changes in these areas has increased quite significantly,” the Center noted in a comment on the January results.

The survey was carried out from January 8 to 20 on a 938-person representative sample of adult residents of Poland drawn from the PESEL register. Answering the same set of questions, 55.5 percent chose a direct interview with an interviewer (CAPI), 26.4 percent. – telephone interview with an interviewer (CATI), 18 percent – completed the online survey on their own (CAWI method). (PAP)

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Ashley Davis

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