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Madrid, October 14, 2021. On October 15 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of October will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

The institution has carried out 4 comparative studies (monthly barometers and the CCI for June and July) with the company Sigma Dos, which shows practically identical data. The CIS has validated the procedures and quality of its telephone surveys through 4 comparative studies; the barometers and the Consumer Confidence Indices for June and July. The Institution implemented the CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview) system for telephone interviews in June 2020 due to the impossibility of carrying out personal surveys during the pandemic for health reasons. A very common system in Spain for public opinion research, essentially for reasons of speed and reliability in data collection. The CIS has verified that, using the same sample size -about 4,000 interviews-, with identical sample designs and the same questionnaires, the CIS CATI system is aligned with the standards of the private population survey companies that work with this same system. The comparative analysis of the barometers and CCI for June and July prepared by the CIS and those carried out by Sigma Dos, show practically identical data in the vast majority of the questions in the surveys that have been compared. It is the result of carrying out studies with maximum rigor and with high quality standards throughout the process, from the design of the questionnaire to the random selection of the people interviewed and the obtaining of data. Research centers that follow rigorous survey procedures routinely run "mirror surveys" (parallel) as a form of quality control of study-related activities . A mirror survey is one that is carried out in parallel to the one regularly carried out by the institution, which is entrusted to an external company without any connection with the entity and which replicates exactly the study carried out by the institution with the same questionnaire and with the same methodology. . For this reason, the CIS put out to public tender the execution of 4 studies parallel to the barometers and the Consumer Confidence Indices for June and July, which were awarded to Sigma Dos. The technical characteristics of all CIS studies, such as the data exploitation carried out, as well as the data matrices, are available to anyone who wishes to work in greater depth using all the data available on the CIS website, which They are open access to all people. You can access these surveys, included under code 11001, from the CIS website by 'Latest studies' or directly through this link 'Study information'. You can consult the ' Methodological note ' here. You can consult the ' Press release ' here. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

The CIS validates the procedures and the quality and representativeness of its surveys The institution has carried out 4 comparative studies (monthly barometers and the CCI for June and July) with the company Sigma Dos, which shows practically identical data. Madrid, October 5, 2021 . The CIS has validated the procedures and quality of its telephone surveys through 4 comparative studies; the barometers and the Consumer Confidence Indices for June and July. The Institution implemented the CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview) system for telephone interviews in June 2020 due to the impossibility of carrying out personal surveys during the pandemic for health reasons. A very common system in Spain for public opinion research, essentially for reasons of speed and reliability in data collection. The CIS has verified that, using the same sample size -about 4,000 interviews-, with identical sample designs and the same questionnaires, the CIS CATI system is aligned with the standards of the private population survey companies that work with this same system. The comparative analysis of the barometers and CCI for June and July prepared by the CIS and those carried out by Sigma Dos, show practically identical data in the vast majority of the questions in the surveys that have been compared. It is the result of carrying out studies with maximum rigor and with high quality standards throughout the process, from the design of the questionnaire to the random selection of the people interviewed and the obtaining of data. Research centers that follow rigorous survey procedures routinely run "mirror surveys" (parallel) as a form of quality control of study-related activities. A mirror survey is one that is carried out in parallel to the one regularly carried out by the institution, which is entrusted to an external company without any connection with the entity and which replicates exactly the study carried out by the institution with the same questionnaire and with the same methodology. . For this reason, the CIS put out to public tender the execution of 4 studies parallel to the barometers and the Consumer Confidence Indices for June and July, which were awarded to Sigma Dos. The technical characteristics of all CIS studies, such as the data exploitation carried out, as well as the data matrices, are available to anyone who wishes to work in greater depth using all the data available on the CIS website, which They are open access to all people. You can access these surveys, included under code 11001, from the CIS website by 'Latest studies'. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Consumer confidence reaches 98.3 points in Spain, the best figure since the pandemic began The Consumer Confidence Index for the month of September stands at 98.3 points, 48.8 points more than in September 2020 And it increases 6.7 points compared to the CCI for the month of August, when the index stood at 91.6 points Madrid, October 5, 2021 . Consumer confidence in Spain stands at 98.3 points according to the monthly index carried out by the Center for Sociological Research and improves 6.7 points compared to the month of August when it stood at 91.6 points. This figure reaches pre-pandemic levels and is almost double that of a year ago, when the CCI stood at 49.5 points. The assessment index of the current situation reached 83.1 points in September , with an increase of 5.2 points in relation to that obtained last August. This increase in the index is due to the evolution of three factors: the assessment of the current economic situation, which has risen 7.6 points compared to the previous month, the assessment of the labor market has increased 8.3 points, and in the case of the assessment of the situation of households there is a slight loss of 0.3 points in the last month. The Expectations Index in September also improves and reaches 113.4 points, which represents an increase of 8.2 points compared to the previous month. The CIS ICC data are based on a representative sample of the Spanish population of 2,798 interviews carried out between September 17 and 24.

Madrid, October 4, 2021. On October 5 , at 11:30 a.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (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, September 15, 2021. On September 16 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of September will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

The Consumer Confidence Index stands at 91.6 points in August, double that of a year ago The CCI for the month of August rises to 91.6 points, 41.7 points more than in August 2020. The assessment index of the current situation reached 77.9 points in August, 4.3 points more than in July. Madrid, August 31, 2021 . Consumer confidence stands at 91.6 points in the month of August according to the monthly index of the Center for Sociological Research. This figure is at pre-pandemic levels and is double that of a year ago, when the CCI stood at 49.9 points. Regarding the assessment index of the current situation, it reached 77.9 points in August , with an increase of 4.3 points compared to the month of July. This increase in the index is due to the evolution of three factors: the assessment of the current economic situation increases 8.4 points compared to the previous month, the assessment of the labor market increases 7.1 points compared to July and in the case of the assessment of the situation of households there is a loss of 2.6 points in the last month. The Expectations Index for the month of August is 105.2 points, which represents a decrease of 5.1 points compared to the previous month. The CIS ICC data are based on a representative sample of the Spanish population of 2,828 interviews carried out between August 17 and 20.

Madrid, August 30, 2021. On Tuesday, August 31 , at 11:30 a.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media 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, August 3, 2021. On August 4 , at 11:30 a.m. , the study of public opinion and fiscal policy will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es) . For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, July 29, 2021. On Friday, August 30 , at 11:30 a.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media 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, July 20, 2021. On July 21 , at 11:30 a.m. , the barometer for the month of July will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

The CIS analyzes the social and institutional changes that the pandemic is causing The CIS organizes the conference "Towards new horizons and social experiences? Social and institutional changes influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic" at the Círculo de Bellas Artes. The meeting will be attended by 36 experts and professors of recognized prestige in the field of Sociology and other disciplines, such as Inés Alberdi, Adela Cortina, Yolanda Gómez or Daniel Innenarity. The sessions will be coordinated by the President of the CIS, José Félix Tezanos. Madrid, July 16, 2021 . Next week, the Sociological Research Center is organizing study sessions at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, which will analyze the pandemic and the changes it has caused in different areas of society, social relationships, mental health, customs, work, leisure, etc. The meeting "Towards new horizons and social experiences? Social and institutional changes influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic" will be led by the President of the CIS and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the UNED, José Félix Tezanos . The conference will be attended by experts and professors of recognized prestige in the field of Sociology and other social and humanistic disciplines, such as the National Sociology Prize winner, Inés Alberdi , the Emeritus Professor of Ethics, Adela Cortina , and the Professor of Political and Social Philosophy, Daniel Innenarity , the President of the Center for Political and Constitutional Studies, Yolanda Gómez , and the Professor of Economic Policy and President of the CES, Antón Costas , among many others. The conference is based on an ambitious research program that has allowed us to analyze the pulse of public opinion since March 2020 through a total of twenty-four rigorous surveys , as well as seven Delphi Studies among specialists in seven crucial subjects. The meeting will be divided into nine blocks: Social impacts of COVID-19; Generations and families in the face of COVID-19; New dilemmas and social relations in times of pandemic; Behaviors and emotions regarding COVID-19; New work and leisure patterns; COVID-19 and its effects on Politics, the State and the world order; Uncertainties and new ethical and thinking approaches in times of pandemic; Economic impacts of COVID-19; and The challenges of biology and biomedicine, and of physical and mental health in the face of the pandemic. The first block of conferences "Social impacts of COVID-19" will take place on Monday, July 19 at 9:30 a.m. and will feature three presidents of the CIS on the platform . The current one, José Félix Tezanos and his predecessors, both professors of Sociology, Félix Requena and Cristóbal Torres . The meeting will be held from July 19 to 23 in the morning and afternoon at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. (c/ Alcalá, 42. Ramón Gómez de la Serna Room). For more information you can contact the Communication telephone number 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083 or comunicacion@cis.es . The program of the conference can be consulted in detail in the attached PDF document.