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More than half of Spaniards believe that the world will be less secure and stable in five years
TEDAE, the Spanish Association of Defence, Security, Aeronautics and Space Technology Companies, presented its study ‘Social perception of security and defence’ today, Wednesday 14 May. The results were presented at FEINDEF, Spain’s International Defence and Security Fair, with technical support from GAD3. Narciso Michavila presented the main findings of the study.
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What do you think the world will be like in 5 years?
We asked respondents how they see the social future in the next five years. Fifty-six per cent believe that the world will be less secure and 54 per cent believe that it will be less stable. On the contrary, 6 out of 10 Spaniards believe that it will be more or equally sustainable, prosperous and democratic than it is today.
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37% of respondents consider the current defence budget to be insufficient
When asked about their opinion on the current annual defence budget in Spain, 37% of respondents considered it to be insufficient. Furthermore, 45% believed that the national budget was lower than that of other neighbouring countries.
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Six out of ten respondents strongly agree or somewhat agree with promoting the defence and national security industry.
Do you think that Spain should currently…? We asked about different measures and scenarios in the field of defence and national security. Among the actions proposed, the possibility of promoting the defence and national security industry stood out, an initiative supported by 62% of respondents, who strongly or somewhat agreed with its promotion. Likewise, more than half of the participants expressed their support for increasing the participation of the Spanish Armed Forces in missions in conflict zones, showing a favourable attitude towards greater international involvement of the country’s military forces.
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58% believe that the defence sector drives innovation and technological employment
In response to various statements made in the study, the following results were obtained: six out of ten respondents believe that the defence sector drives innovation and technological development; meanwhile, 54% strongly or somewhat agree that this sector contributes to Spain’s industrial development. In addition, eight out of ten Spaniards demand greater transparency from the defence sector towards the public.
Technical specifications
Universe: Resident population in Spain over the age of 18.
Scope: National.
Information collection procedure: Computer-assisted online interview (CAWI).
Sample size: 1,218 interviews.
Questionnaire: 29 closed questions prepared by TEDAE and GAD3.
Sampling error: ±2.9% (n=1,218) 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.
Duration of the interview: approximately 8 minutes.
Fieldwork dates: 23 to 25 April 2025.
