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Worries about unemployment, corruption fall in Spain while remaining main problems

Xinhua, January 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Worries about unemployment and corruption among Spaniards fell slightly in the last month of 2014, but they are still the main preoccupations of the population, according to the latest investigation by the Center for Sociological Investigation report published on Thursday.

Unemployment and corruption were cited as the main two problems the country needs to resolve this year by 75.5 percent and 60 percent of the population. This is down slightly from the 77 percent and 63.8 percent registered in November.

The more positive economic news for Spain and predictions of continued growth for 2015 means perceptions over the economy have improved slightly, but despite promised of growth of around 1.5 percent for 2015, 82 percent of Spaniards still consider the economic climate to be "bad or very bad."

Perhaps for that reason "economic indolence" is the third main worry for the Spanish population, who still have little faith in the nation's politicians with 21.8 percent citing "politics and politicians" as the country's fourth major source of concern, followed by the overall social climate, health care and education.

There is an increase in optimism over the economy with 22.5 percent saying they think the economy will have improved by the end of the year, a rise of 4.1 percent from November, although 41.1 percent expect little or no change, slightly down on the 44.1 percent who believed that in November. Endit