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He coexists well at home, he does not believe that he is very likely to get it, although his relatives do worry him, he considers it vital that health controls are carried out and burdens his future work, although he has assumed that the country will take between one and three years to recover. If you partially or totally identify with the description, do not be surprised, since it is the profile of the Spanish citizens in a state of alarm that the CSIC has just drawn .

From the survey , carried out by the Institute for Advanced Social Studies (IESA-CSIC), it appears that Spaniards value healthcare professionals above any other sector directly involved in the crisis. 59.2% deserve "a lot of confidence" from this group, which gives an average score of 4.41 out of a maximum of 5. It is followed by citizen assessment by experts and scientists (4.15), the police (4, 10) and the Army (4.08). The only institution of the four examined that does not reach the notable is the Spanish Government (2.77), which does not inspire "no" confidence at 28.4%.

"The Spanish government is the lowest rated institution in terms of trust in all age groups, educational levels, and ideological groups," the report states. "The institution receives especially low scores from young people (2.58), compared to somewhat better values ​​(3.05) among people over 65 years. For their part, those who fall to the left of the ideological scale score with an average of 3.59 confidence in the Government, compared to 2.36 of those who are positioned in the center and 1.87 of those who are located to the right of the ideological scale. "

Apart from the confidence that the Executive inspires to manage the health crisis, the more than 2,000 people surveyed gave, once again, a fair approval to the measures that are already being carried out. This time, the questionnaire asked for a score from 0 to 10, with an average result of 5.28. "However, the majority opinion indicates that this management will penalize the government electorally (47.4%) . 23.2% consider that the electoral results will be maintained and 15.1% think that it will strengthen it in the next elections" , indicates the study.

At the same time, the survey, for which volunteers were contacted through messages to mobiles and announcements on social networks, shows that a majority of Spaniards give much greater importance to citizen responsibility , to which 45.5% points out as the most important issue to get out of the crisis, that to the government, which only 15.6% consider the fundamental factor. In between are the scientific discoveries, highlighted by 30.2% as the main key to escape from the current situation.

"Other types of questions such as the immunity that the population acquires when they overcome the disease, the change of season, or the control exercised by the police and the army, obtain reduced proportions of responses," the investigation explains. It is striking that, as citizen responsibility is considered the most important issue, a majority of respondents believe that they are following the rules of the state of alarm better than their fellow citizens. "Although eight out of 10 affirm that they are complying with practically all of these measures, only 11.5% consider that they are being followed by the population as a whole."

Need for sanitary controls

One of the aspects that arouses the most agreement is how infections should be avoided when we leave home confinement. 86.2% believe it is "very necessary" to carry out health checks during the next six months, and 78.3% think that it should be confined to people diagnosed or considered high risk. However, it is widely rejected that the security forces can access personal medical data, as well as control the population through mobile phones.

The robot portrait of Spain in a state of alarm, made from April 4 to 11, shows that a majority values ​​living together at home as "good" (46.9%) or "very good" (40.9%) , and considers that the risk of catching the disease in the coming weeks is "moderate", although the concern grows when talking about family members, especially the elderly. Although they do not see it this way: "Curiously, among people over 65 years of age, the highest degree of concern turns to their children (73.4%) and their partner (64%), while only 44.3 % confesses a high concern for the contagion itself. "

What does take the sleep away from many Spaniards is the future of the economy in the next six months. A 53.8% believes it will have many or many difficulties to keep their business open, whereas 46.1% considered is complicated to maintain its current level of income and 39.1% are somewhat or very concerned about the possibility of losing Your job. In addition, "a large majority anticipates an increase in taxes and problems in financing social benefits."

"Recover a similar life"

In the longer term, there is a general perception that the current situation will take at least a year to reverse. The largest group (39.8%) thinks that Spain will need from one to three years "to recover a life similar to the one we had before the pandemic", followed by those who calculate (28.8%) that it will take between six months and a year. The most optimistic (6.1%) foresee a recovery in less than six months, while, on the contrary, 4.1% do not believe that we will ever recover.

"In short, we find that citizens are responding to the challenges of an unprecedented situation with serenity, a sense of responsibility and logical concern about the economic and social cost of the crisis," concludes the work, coordinated by Rafael Serrano, director of the IESA-CSIC, and Sebastián Rinken, deputy director of the center.

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