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Madrid, July 12, 2023. On July 13 , at 1:00 p.m. , the preview of the results of the barometer for the month of July will be available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www. cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

PSOE (31.2%) and PP (31.4%) register a "technical tie" Sumar is positioned as the third political force with 16.4% of the vote, followed by VOX, with 10.6% 33% of those surveyed who give their opinion prefer Pedro Sánchez as President of the Government. Feijóo is preferred by 30.9% and Yolanda Díaz by 20%. For the pre-election survey, 29,201 interviews were carried out between June 8 and 27 Madrid, July 5, 2023. The pre-election study of the Sociological Research Center for the next general elections on July 23, shows an advantage of two tenths of the Popular Party over the PSOE in the vote estimate, which practically means a technical tie between the two main political forces. SUMAR is positioned as the third force with 16.4% of the votes, while VOX occupies fourth place with 10.6%. The PSOE is considered the party closest to its own ideas by 30% of those surveyed who give their opinion, followed by the PP with 26.7%. 33% of those surveyed who give their opinion prefer Pedro Sánchez as President of the Government. Feijóo is preferred by 30.9% and Yolanda Díaz by 20%. Pedro Sánchez, with an average 4.68, surpasses Alberto Núñez Feijóo in rating , who reaches 4.30, with Yolanda Díaz's rating being 4.70. The number of Spaniards who rate their personal economic situation as "very good or good" increases to 69.95 . 13.4% of voters have requested or plan to request voting by mail . 12.3% of voters decide which political party or coalition to vote for , either during the reflection day (6.4%) or on election day itself (5.9%). 13.8% hesitate between various parties or coalitions when voting. The data from this survey carried out between June 8 and 27, with a sample of 29,201 interviews, is available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.

Madrid, July 4, 2023. On July 5 , at 1:00 p.m. , the preview of the results of the pre-election survey for the 2023 general elections will be available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). On this occasion the survey is based on a sample of 29,201 interviews. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.

Madrid, June 20, 2023. On June 21 , at 1:30 p.m. , the preview of the results of the survey 'Study on cultural, national and European identities', will be available to all media and interested people on the web of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, June 15, 2023. On June 16 , at 1:00 p.m. , the preview of the results of the barometer for the month of June will be available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www. cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

The ICC rebounds in May to 81.5 points The Consumer Confidence Index improves 8.5 points compared to April. All indicators are rising and the assessment index for the current situation stands at 71.5 points, almost 9 points more than last month. The assessment of future expectations reaches 91.5 points this month. Madrid, June 7, 2023 . Consumer confidence strengthens in May and rises to 81.5 points, which represents an improvement of 8.5 points compared to last month, according to the CCI carried out by the CIS every month. This increase in the index is due to the positive evolution of its two components: the assessment of the current situation grows 8.7 points compared to the month of April and the assessment of future expectations improves 8.4 points in the last month. Regarding the annual evolution, it rises 5.5 points compared to May 2022, when the CCI stood at 76 points. The assessment index of the current situation reached 71.5 points in May, with an increase of 8.7 points in relation to that obtained in April. This increase is due to the positive evolution of the evaluations of its three components: the evaluation of the current economic situation rises 12.6 points compared to last month, reaching 61.2 points, the evaluation of the situation of households grows 5 .5 points, reaching 73.7 points and the labor market assessment improves 8.1 points, reaching 79.7 points. The expectations index reaches 91.5 points this May, which represents an increase of 8.4 points compared to the month of April. This increase in the index is due to the positive evolution of all its components: the assessment of the evolution of the economy in the immediate future has an improvement of 10.3 points, reaching 84.2 points, the assessment of the future situation of households reaches 100 points, which represents an increase of 4.1 points compared to the month of April and expectations about the future of the labor market grow in this month of May to 90.2 points, gaining 10.7 points compared to the previous month. The CIS ICC data are based on a representative sample of the Spanish population of 2,838 interviews carried out between May 12 and 23. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.

Madrid, June 6, 2023. On June 7 , at 12:30 p.m., the preview of the results of the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). The ICC collects monthly the assessment of the recent evolution and expectations of Spanish consumers related to their family economy, employment and their savings and consumption possibilities. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Almost 70% of Spaniards show great interest in science and technology. According to the survey on science and technology carried out by the CIS, the topics of non-polluting energy and biotechnology are what interest citizens the most. Regarding the dangers that technological advances can bring, 50.3% believe that artificial intelligence could be a problem. Madrid, June 1, 2023 . The Center for Sociological Research has carried out a survey on the perception that Spaniards have of science and technology. 68.9% of those surveyed say they are "very interested" or "fairly interested" in these topics. And, specifically, what interests those surveyed most are the topics related to non-polluting energy , 79.5% say that they are "very interested" or "quite interested" in this topic, and in second place is biotechnology , since 55.4% assure that it generates a lot of interest. Furthermore, 86.5% of Spaniards find it very interesting or quite interesting to "understand the world, how it works and the whys of things" and 84.4% find it "reading the news about new scientific discoveries." When asking respondents why they believe it is useful to have knowledge about science and technology, they say - firstly - "to take care of health and prevent diseases in our daily lives", and "to take care of the environment" secondly. Regarding science, citizens believe that the greatest usefulness it provides is to "obtain knowledge" according to 92.9% and secondly to "solve problems" (79.3%). Regarding the dangers that technological advances may bring, 50.3% believe that artificial intelligence may become a problem and 46.8% believe that nuclear energy. Despite this, 95.2% of citizens believe that, thinking about the next 20 years, the development of science and technology will bring "many or quite a few benefits." And finally, when asking those surveyed whether they would be in favor or against the country's Government having to cut public spending on science and technology, 91.3% were against this measure. The data from this survey carried out between May 8 and 11, with a sample of 2,924 interviews, are available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.

Madrid, May 31, 2023. On June 1 , at 12:30 p.m. , the preview of the results of the 'Perception of Science and Technology' survey will be available to all media and interested people on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, May 22, 2023. Today, May 22 , starting at 1:00 p.m. , the preview of results of the CIS Flash Survey with municipal vote estimates at the national level (for the whole of Spain), will be available from all media and interested people on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.