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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.

Young people are considered "second category citizens" in terms of opportunities and rights, according to 54.2% of Spaniards The CIS has carried out a survey on "Childhood and youth in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic" that highlights the inequalities and problems faced by young people in Spain. 73.2% believe that "the new generations are going to live worse than their parents in general" after the pandemic. Madrid, July 15, 2021 . Today the CIS publishes its survey on "Childhood and youth in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic" which highlights the inequalities and problems faced by young Spaniards. 54.2% of Spaniards believe that young people are considered "second-class citizens with worse positions and opportunities" compared to parents and older people. Of those who believe that young people are second-class citizens, 47.4% believe that it is "due to a lack of job opportunities, stable and quality jobs" and 15.9% attribute it to the fact that "they are not given opportunities." . Spaniards believe that the future of young people has become more difficult with the pandemic. Currently , 73.2% believe that "the new generations are going to live worse than their parents in general" , while before the pandemic it was 48.9%. 82% estimate that public administrations "are not doing enough at this time to support and help young people." Of these, 49.4% believe that we should "offer more help to find employment" and 47.3% maintain that we must "improve working conditions, the situation of interns, etc." Regarding the attitude of young people during the pandemic, 67% agree little or not at all that "youth have only thought about making bottles" and 84.4% applaud how the majority of young people "have followed the anticovid protocols." in schools, institutes and universities: with correct use of the mask, hand washing, quarantines, etc." Regarding child poverty , 96.9% of Spaniards believe that one of the measures that should be taken to tackle this problem would be to "promote the employability of their parents", 95.5% say that it would be necessary to "provide support additional educational support to children who need it" and 94.1% highlight the need to "provide more lunch scholarships for families with few economic resources." For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, July 14, 2021. Tomorrow, July 15 , at 11:30 a.m. , the study "Childhood and youth in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic" will be 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.