Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research

Unemployment Is Spain’s Main Concern

February 03, 2004

(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 - Spaniards remain concerned about lack of jobs, according to a poll by CIS. 63.1 per cent of respondents say unemployment is the country's biggest problem.

Spain's unemployment rate is 11.2 per cent, slightly down from 11.45 per cent in 2002. Local labor unions usually disagree with these figures, claiming 30 per cent of the country's workforce is hired under temporary contracts.

Terrorism and public safety were the only other two issues mentioned by more than 20 per cent of respondents.

Spaniards will renew their congress on Mar. 14. Current president Jose Maria Aznar will not seek a third mandate. First vice-president and government speaker Mariano Rajoy was chosen as the new leader of the conservative Popular Party (PP) in August 2003. Jose Luis R. Zapatero leads the opposition Socialist Worker's Party (PSOE).

Polling Data

In your opinion, what are the main problems Spain faces right now?
(Three answers maximum)

Unemployment

63.1%

Terrorism

43.3%

Public Safety

23.3%

Housing

18.8%

Immigration

15.2%

The Economy

12.8%

Drugs

11.9%

Source: CIS (Centro de Investigaciones Sociologicas)
Methodology: Interviews to 2,496 Spanish adults, conducted from Dec. 10 to Dec. 15, 2003. Margin of error is 2 per cent.

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