EXCLUSIVE
French morale is slowly improving. They are going through their third week of containment imposed by the authorities to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, but more and more are thinking that the peak of the crisis has passed, according to the latest figures from the exclusive BVA poll carried out. Thursday for Europe 1 and Orange.
In the context of this survey, 8% of those polled believe that the worst is behind us, confirming the thrill observed the day before (6%). Although the majority still thinks that the worst is yet to come (66%), this feeling is nevertheless decreasing regularly and has never been so low in two weeks (-15 points since the highest measurement recorded).
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French get used to confinement
While the passing days could have deteriorated the morale of the French and their confidence in the atmosphere of their home, the figures demonstrate a completely different reality. The majority of French people, 78%, seem to have gotten used to confinement and are showing more and more confidence regarding the atmosphere in their place of confinement. With an increase of one point, this is the best score achieved since the implementation of this indicator.
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Confidence in household finances
Black point on the board: confidence in the finances of the home. This decreases, approaching its lowest level (50%). The concern about the ability of the French to cope financially in the long term is starting to be felt, despite government announcements to cope with the crisis. This tendency is especially visible among people with technical or partial unemployment who are only 35% to declare themselves confident.
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Finally, if the French do not return to a level as high as at the start of confinement, their confidence in the government's strategy for managing the health crisis, which had deteriorated considerably, has stabilized since the weekend. end last to reach 39%. A renewed confidence which coincides with the answers given on Saturday by Prime Minister Édouard Philippe concerning the "transparency" operation set up by the government.
* Continuous barometric survey carried out by Internet, between March 31 and April 2, with a representative sample of 1,000 French people aged 18 and over, according to the quota method and the roll-up principle.