More than two-thirds of Romanians believe that things are going in the wrong direction in Romania, over 40% believe that the economy will have a negative evolution, and a similar percentage declares that the economic situation of their family is worse than a year ago a year, while almost 30% believe that in the next year the financial situation of the family will become worse, reveals the data of a national opinion survey carried out by INSCOP commissioned by News.ro.
According to the same survey, more than a quarter of those questioned state that their main concern is related to “their own health and that of their family”, as a percentage, followed by those concerned about rising prices and then those who declare themselves worried about corruption. The war in Ukraine is the main concern for 9.7%. Almost 70% of those surveyed believe that in Romania things are heading in the wrong direction, the proportion of those who consider the direction in which the country is heading to be good is 21.1%, and 9.5% do not know or do not answer.
Regarding the evolution that Romania’s economy will have in the next period, 43.6% believe that it will be negative, 32.5% believe that it will stagnate and only 15.6% are counting on a positive evolution. 8.3% do not know or do not answer. Compared to the percentages of 10 years ago, those who believed that the evolution of the economy would be positive represented 19%, a higher percentage than at present, and those who supported the idea of a negative evolution represented 41%, the percentage being lower than now , while those who said the economy would stagnate represented 31%.
According to INSCOP, Romanians believe that the economy will have a negative evolution especially: people aged between 30 and 44, those with higher education, private employees. People over the age of 60, the passive inactive, the residents of large urban areas, those who do not use social networks are of the opinion, in a higher proportion than the rest of the population, that in the next period Romania’s economy will have a positive evolution.
Only 16.7% of those surveyed say that the family’s financial situation is better than a year ago, and 41.4% say it is worse than a year ago, and a similar percentage, 40.4% declares that the family’s financial situation is the same as a year ago.
According to the socio-demographic analysis, they declare that, compared to 1 year ago, the financial situation of their family is currently better, especially: young people under 30, residents of Bucharest. People with higher education, white-collar workers, residents of large urban areas and the North West region appreciate in a higher proportion than the rest of the population that their family’s financial situation is currently the same as it was 1 year ago. They declare that, compared to 1 year ago, the financial situation of their family is currently worse, especially: people over 45 years old, with primary education, passively inactive, rural or small urban residents, those with a low income.
Asked “How do you think the financial situation of your family will be in the next 12 months?”, 42.3% answered that it will be the same, 29.1% think it will be worse, and 22.7% are counting on a better situation.
Romanians, worried about the state of health, rising prices and corruption
“After an almost endless succession of various crises, the population of Romania has a realistic-pessimistic assessment of the direction in which the country is heading, respectively of the evolution of the economy and personal financial status. Two-thirds of Romanians believe that the country is going in the wrong direction, and one-fifth indicates a good direction. Regarding the evolution of the economy, just over 40% anticipate a negative evolution, while almost 50% believe that the economy will either stagnate or have a positive evolution. The most interesting photo, however, is the comparison with the situation 10 years ago (2013) when INSCOP Research asked a similar question as part of the Truth About Romania Barometer and which shows an almost identical assessment of the evolution of the economy. The assessment of the family’s financial situation compared to a year ago is obviously rather negative. The estimation of the future personal financial situation is, however, a more balanced one, with the majority declaring that it will be similar to the current one. The biggest sources of concern are one’s own health and that of the family, rising prices and corruption”, states the general director of INSCOP Research, Remus Ştefureac.