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Mediaset’s April social barometer analyses the main concerns of Spaniards
With the aim of understanding public perception of the most pressing current issues, Mediaset commissioned GAD3 to conduct its social barometer for the month of April. The study surveys public opinion on the issues that most interest and concern Spanish society. The results of the study have given rise to headlines such as the following:
Thus, 35% of Spaniards consider the Ábalos-Koldo case to be the most serious of those affecting the government, followed by the case of the Attorney General, with 18%, the Begoña Gómez case with 15% and finally the case of the president’s brother.
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35% of Spaniards consider the Ábalos-Koldo case to be the most serious of those affecting the government
Which of the legal cases affecting the government and its entourage do you think is the most serious? The data obtained in the survey reveal the following: 35% of those surveyed consider the Ábalos-Koldo case to be the one that most affects the government, followed by the case of the Attorney General, with 18%, the Begoña Gómez case with 15% and finally the case of the president’s brother.
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More than half of Spaniards consider the political situation to be poor
According to our survey, 52% of Spaniards believe that the political situation is bad, compared to 11% who consider it to be good. On the other hand, the economic situation is considered to be good by more than 20% of those surveyed, and almost a third believe it to be bad. Finally, the perception of the economic situation of the household is the most favourable, with 36% believing it to be good.
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74% believe that there will be another power cut like the one that occurred at the end of April
More than 70% of citizens believe that the power cut that occurred last April will happen again in Spain. As for the reliability of infrastructure, almost 50% do not consider it to be sufficiently secure.
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And what about mental health consequences? 76% say that these do exist today.
80% of those surveyed say that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the mental health of the population. In contrast, 15% believe that it has not had a significant impact, while 8% do not know or prefer not to answer.
You can find more information about the study here: Informativos Telecinco
Technical specifications
Universe: citizens residing in Spain over the age of 18.
Scope: National.
Quotas: By gender, age and geographical area based on the electoral roll (INE).
Information collection procedure: computer-assisted web interview (CAWI).
Sample size: 802 interviews.
Sampling error: ±3.52% (n=811) for a confidence level of 95.5% (two sigmas) and in the most unfavourable hypothesis of P=Q=0.5 in the case of simple random sampling.
Interview duration: 6 minutes
Fieldwork dates: 26 and 27 May 2025
