The survey showed that the economy took a back seat among the concerns of Uruguayans.
The unsafety It is the main problem of the country for Uruguayans, after 47% of the population put the issue as their main concern and above the economyaccording to the latest survey carried out by Cifra.
Mariana Pomiesdirector of Cifra, explained this Tuesday on Telemundo that “insecurity” accounts for almost half of the answers to the questionnaire, since this item encompasses crime, drug trafficking and criminal gangs, among other aspects.
For its part, the economy takes almost a third of the responses, reaching 32%. In the breakdown, 18% were concerned about work and unemployment; 12% due to inflation, salaries or poverty; and 2% due to the economic situation of the country.
“When Uruguayans are thinking about their concerns, what is urgent to resolve, are these two sets of issues,” Pomiés explained in reference to insecurity and the national economy.
“This also explains a little why the campaign of all the candidates is so concentrated there, they talk about insecurity and then they talk about issues linked to work, inflation, salaries and prices,” he continued.
In that sense, he pointed out that, at a historical level, since 2012, insecurity was the main problem for Uruguayans until the pandemic by Covid-19, when the economy momentarily became one.
State corruption is not among the concerns of Uruguayans
The fear for “corruption” reached 4%, as did education. The “government” section met was the main problem for 2% of citizens, health for 1%; and politicians for another 1%.
Those who answered that their main problems were “other” than those raised by the consultant were 4%; while 5% did not answer or simply did not find a problem in the country.
Source: Ambito
