Gallup-Hoy asked eligible voters from 16-21 January 2020:
What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? The response was overwhelmingly “crime.”
70% of the eligible voters say it is the country’s main problem. The same issue is priority for more than 70% of residents in metropolitan areas. The very high perception that most people have of crime does not vary by political sympathies, gender, or geographical areas.
A third of citizens, mentioned unemployment and the high cost of living as the country’s main problems. As for unemployment, the problem is more worrying for 38% of adults aged 25-34, and 35-44, according to the survey that was carried out from January 16-20, and which has a confidence level of 95%. Regarding the high cost of living, the issue is important for 32% of women and 27% of men, as well as for 39.4% of people between 45 and 54, and 40% of residents in the northern region.
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Hoy
29 January 2020