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Madrid, April 11, 2023. On April 12 , at 12:30 p.m. , the 'Survey on post-pandemic social and emotional relations (III)' will be available to all media and interested people on the Research Center website Sociological (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

66% of Spaniards prefer summer time over winter time According to the latest survey on current affairs just carried out by the CIS, 67.1% of citizens want to “end time change” 71.6% “strongly agree or agree” that social networks “foster extremist opinions” And 55.6% affirm that they never attend religious events held during Holy Week Madrid, April 5, 2023 . The survey on current affairs carried out by the CIS during the month of March includes some issues such as the time change, Holy Week or the means that Spaniards usually use to obtain information. Regarding the debate that exists around the time change that takes place twice a year, 67.1% of Spaniards affirm that they want to “end the time change”, compared to 22.2% who prefer “to continue as until now". When asked about time preference, 66% of citizens say they prefer summer time, 23.9% prefer winter time, and 7.3% don't care. When asking respondents about how they inform themselves and how often they watch political and current affairs news, television continues to be the most in-demand medium. 46.5% of Spaniards watch TV daily to get information, followed by the Internet, since 44.3% indicate that they use digital newspapers to get information daily. 29% listen to the radio every day to get information and the paper press is the least in demand, only 11.1% of Spaniards affirm that they read it daily. It should be noted that 47.9% of the population considers the Internet “a fundamental source” to be informed of current events, 30.2% consider it “a secondary, but important source” and only 5.4% “not uses the internet as a source of information.” Regarding social networks, 71.6% of Spaniards “strongly agree or agree” that they “foster extremist opinions.” And only 5% “strongly disagree” with this statement. Easter On the occasion of Holy Week, respondents were asked if they usually attend processions. 23% say they “normally attend”, while 38.8% say they “never attend” and another 38% say “sometimes but not regularly”. Regarding whether they usually attend religious services held during these days, 55.6% say that they “never attend”, 29.9% have attended on some occasion and only 14.2% say that they “normally attend”. ”. These and other data are collected in this current survey that was carried out from March 28 to 30. It is available to all media 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, April 4, 2023. On April 5 , at 12:30 p.m. , the 'Survey on current affairs. March 2023', 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.

Health Barometer 2023 83.5% of Spaniards consider that public health works well, although it needs changes According to the first wave of this year's Health Barometer, 70% of citizens have waited more than a day from making an appointment until their family doctor saw them because there was no space before. The emergencies '061' and '112' and the treatment of nursing staff are the public health services best valued by Spaniards For 39.3%, the problem of waiting lists in hospitals and health centers has worsened Madrid, March 31, 2023 . In this first wave of the Health Barometer carried out by the CIS, it is clear that Spaniards value the public health system positively and it continues to be the first option over the private system. 83.5% of Spaniards assure that the health system works quite well although changes are necessary, while 15.9% affirm that "it works poorly and needs profound changes." Medical appointments Regarding appointments with family doctors, 70% of Spaniards who have needed a consultation with their family doctor this last year have waited more than a day from making the appointment until they were seen. 57% of the people who required an appointment say that it took more than a week until they were seen. It should also be noted that 80.4% who have undergone a primary care consultation in the last year affirm that the care received has been "very good or good." When people who have private insurance (23.3%) are asked what is the main reason why they have contracted it, 74.4% indicate that "because of the speed with which they provide care." Public health services rated from 1 to 10 All health services in the public system are approved by Spaniards, but the best rated continues to be the emergency service, both '112' and '061' with a 7.33, followed by admissions and care in public hospitals with a 7.08 and primary care consultations in health centers achieve 6.19. Regarding primary care consultations , "the trust and security transmitted by the nursing professional" continues to be the best rated aspect of primary care with 8.02, then the medical staff with 7.77 and "the information received about your health problem" the Spaniards rate it with a 7.46. The worst valued aspect is "the time dedicated by the medical staff to each patient" (6.65). When asked about emergency care during the last year, 74.3% of citizens who have needed to use this service say that the care received was "very good or good." Only 7.7% indicate that it was "very bad or bad." Of course, regarding the time they spent waiting until they were attended to, 46.2% stated that they waited "from 1 to 4 hours" and 21.1% "more than 4 hours and less than 12 hours." Waiting lists Regarding the problem of waiting lists in the last twelve months, 39.3% of Spaniards believe that it has worsened and 41.2% believe that it has remained the same. Regarding the situation of collapse in primary care centers, 23.7% say that they are affected "a lot or quite a lot" and 22.2% say "somewhat." When asked about possible measures that must be taken in primary care to improve the health system, citizens affirm that "maintaining the same family doctor in a stable manner" is very important (they score it 9.20), the need to "increase the workforce of health personnel" they value it with a 9.16 and in third position they indicate that it is necessary to "dedicate more economic resources" with a 9.05. The data from this survey carried out between February 10 and 28, with a sample of 2,557 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. According to the first wave of this year's Health Barometer, 70% of citizens have waited more than a day from making an appointment until their family doctor saw them because there was no space before. The emergencies '061' and '112' and the treatment of nursing staff are the public health services best valued by Spaniards For 39.3%, the problem of waiting lists in hospitals and health centers has worsened

Madrid, March 30, 2023. On March 31 , starting at 12:00 p.m. , the first wave of the health barometer will be available to all media and interested parties on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). You can access this survey from the CIS website under "Latest Studies." For any questions, the Communications telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

The ICC stands at 67.4 points The Consumer Confidence Index improves 12.7 points in the last 6 months The current situation index stands at 54.8 points The assessment of future expectations reaches 80.1 points this March Madrid, March 30, 2023 . Consumer confidence stood at 67.4 points in March, which represents 4.2 points less than the figure for February. This decline in the index is due to the decline of its two components: the assessment of the current situation and the assessment of future expectations. However, the evolution of the CCI marks an improvement of 12.7 points in the last 6 months, since in October it stood at 54.7 points . The assessment index of the current situation reached 54.8 points in March, with a decrease of 4.4 points in relation to that obtained in the month of February. This decrease is due to the evolution of the overall assessments of its three components: the assessment of the current economic situation drops 7.9 points compared to the month of February, standing at 39.5 points, the assessment of the situation of households decreases 2.4 points, reaching 61.7 points and the labor market valuation decreases 3 points, reaching 63.1 points. The Expectations Index reaches 80.1 points this March, with a decrease of 3.9 points compared to the month of February. This decline in the index is due to the evolution of its three components as a whole: the assessment of the evolution of the economy in the immediate future has a loss of 7.4 points, reaching 68.9 points and expectations about the future of the labor market fell this month of March to 78.6 points, while the assessment of the future situation of households reached 92.8 points, which represents an increase of 1 point compared to the month of February. The CIS ICC data are based on a representative sample of the Spanish population of 2,823 interviews carried out between March 14 and 21. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, March 29, 2023. On March 30 , 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.

Madrid, March 16, 2023. On March 17 , at 1:30 p.m. , the preview of the results of the barometer for the month of March 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 CCI for February stands at 71.6 points The current situation index stands at 59.2 points in February, and the expectations index reaches 84 points. Madrid, March 6, 2023 . Consumer confidence stands at 71.6 points in the month of February, 1.4 points less than in January according to the monthly index of the Center for Sociological Research. The CCI figure since July has gone from 55.5 points to 71.6 in February, which represents an increase of 16.1 points. The small drop in the index in February is due to the decrease in its two components: the assessment of the current situation and the assessment of future expectations. The assessment index of the current situation reached 59.2 points in February, with a decrease of 1 point in relation to that obtained in the month of January. This slight decrease is due to the evolution of the overall assessments of its three components: the assessment of the current economic situation grows 1.1 points compared to the month of January, standing at 47.4 points, the assessment of the situation of households practically remains the same, rising 0.1 point and reaching 64.1 points and the valuation of the labor market falls 4.1 points, reaching 66.1 points. The Expectations Index reaches 84 points this February, with a decrease of 1.8 points compared to the month of January. This decline in the index is due to the negative evolution of its three components: the assessment of the evolution of the economy in the immediate future has a slight loss of 0.2 points, reaching 76.3 points, while expectations about the future of the labor market fall this month of February to 83.8 points, losing 1.4 points compared to the previous month and the assessment of the future situation of households also falls, reaching 91.8 points, which represents a drop of 3.8 points compared to the month of January. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, March 3, 2023. On March 6 , 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.