A third of Sardinians say they are in very difficult economic conditions. In general, the population of the Island expresses less confidence, compared to the Italian average, in its future prospects and in the quality of the institutions that govern it.
These are some of the main results that emerged from a research conducted by Ipsos on a sample of approximately 1,600 residents in Sardinia, and presented in Cagliari by the president of the institute, Nando Pagnoncelli, as part of a conference on "Social Question and Democratic Question" organized by the Democratic Party and introduced by Senator Marco Meloni.
"In Sardinia," explains Pagnoncelli, "there is more concern for the general economic situation of the country and the local context. This has an impact that generates a more limited interest rate for politics, more disillusionment. Perhaps also linked to a continuous political alternation, at various levels, which has not changed the situation of citizens for the better."
As regards the agenda of priorities on which the Sardinians ask for the intervention of the institutions, the need for positive actions on the health and employment fronts is more marked (always in comparison with the national data).
"Considerations regarding health care", continues the famous pollster, "are also closely linked to the aging of the population, which increases the number of those who need health responses, and to the inefficiency of a health system that is not always up to par".
The issue of security and immigration, on the other hand, are less felt.
In terms of overall economic conditions, 32.1% of those interviewed on the island said they imagined their situation would worsen over the next six months (the Italian average is 27.5%), while 20.6% (compared to a national 22.5%) expected things to get better.
