As many as 64.7% of Moldovan citizens state that the current revenues per family are sufficient for the strictly necessary things and do not ensure them a decent living standard and possibility to buy more expensive goods, shows the Public Opinion Barometer– April 2008.

At the same time 29.8% state that their current revenues do not suffice for the strictly necessary and only 0.5% of the respondents stated that they do not limit themselves and are able to buy anything. As many as 4.3% say that they buy certain expensive goods, with restrictions in other goods.

As many as 63% of Moldovan citizens say that salary and price raises are in a great conflict, while 67.8% of the population states that to a great extent the drought has affected their material situation.

At the same time, 49.2% of respondents are not satisfied with how they live, while 16.9% are satisfied with their living standard. As many as 59.9% of the population are mostly concerned about poverty and prices, 16.8% are concerned with the future of their children, and 8.4% are concerned about unemployment.

According to the survey, 71% of the respondents say that they do not have sufficient financial means to invest, and 10.6% say that they have savings for the bad days. Only 2.5% of respondents have savings for investment in businesses.

The “Public Opinion Barometer–April 2008" survey was carried out from March 23 through 14 April 2008, on a representative sample of 1,435 people from 117 localities of Moldova. The error margin is of 2.6%. The survey was conducted by the “CIVIS” Analysis Centre and verified by CBS-AXA, on request of the Institute for Public Policies. The public opinion survey program "Public Opinion Barometer of Moldova" was launched in 1998, and since year 2000 it has been organized by the Institute for Public Policies. // BASA-Press



Publication date: 23 April 2008   

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