The CIS (Central Statistics and Census) conducted a post-election survey on the elections held on February 18 in Galicia. The study addresses Galicians' interest in the elections, when they decided to vote, and how they were informed during the campaign, among other issues. 62.7% of Galicians followed the election campaign with "a lot or quite a lot of interest," while 33.3% were not interested at all. Regarding what they saw and heard during the campaign, 47.7% indicated that it helped them "see the differences between the parties," 40% "better understand the candidates," 34.5% "learn about the programs and proposals of each party or coalition," and 30.8% "helped them decide their vote." Voting fidelity Nine percent of respondents changed their vote for one party or another during the election campaign. Of that percentage, 88% changed their vote once, 5.9% did so up to two times, 2.3% three times, and 3.6% four or more times. For 11% of Galicians, the Amnesty Law was the most discussed issue by parties and candidates throughout the election campaign; for 8.4%, it was healthcare; and 6.8% said it was the environment, following the pellets on the Galician coast. Furthermore, 23.4% stated that they always vote for the same party, 20.4% said that they “generally” always vote for the same party, and 33.2% do “whatever feels most comfortable at the time, one party or the other, or they don’t vote at all.” Voting decision 54.2% of Galicians had decided their vote before the election campaign, 9.4% decided at the beginning of the election campaign, 8.9% during the last week of the campaign, 2.1% decided during the day of reflection, and 2.8% stated that they made their decision on the day of the vote. Following the election results, 97% indicated they would vote for the same party again; only 2% would have voted for another. Election information 64% of respondents learned about these elections from television, 34.5% from online media, and 27.9% from social media. More than from radio (21.3%) or print media (19%). Regarding the websites they used for information, 45.4% used media outlets, while 41.8% used social media such as Twitter or Facebook. Another 10.7% used political party or candidate websites. Furthermore, 61.3% watched "a debate or interview with candidates" on television or listened to the radio; 56.4% watched or listened to "a political party's campaign propaganda program," and 48% said they "read a political party's campaign letters or leaflets." In contrast, only 2.2% of respondents said they attended "a breakfast, lunch, or dinner organized by a political party." Thirty-two percent reported that during the campaign, a representative or collaborator of a political party contacted them directly to ask for their vote. Of that percentage, 78% had contact with the Popular Party, 66.7% with the PSOE, and 61.8% with the BNG. Election polls 71.8% of Galicians have heard about some type of electoral survey or poll conducted during the last election; of these, 85.9% indicated that they were not influenced by these polls. These and other data are collected in the monthly barometer conducted from March 6 to 9 with 4,077 interviews.

The president of the Center for Sociological Research, José Félix Tezanos, received the Medal of the UNED International Doctoral School this morning at a solemn academic ceremony held in the auditorium of the Faculty of Education at the University City of Madrid. The Rector of the UNED, Ricardo Mairal Usón, presented the medal to the president of the CIS "in recognition of his work and dedication to this School," as part of the celebration of the International Doctoral School Day, on its tenth anniversary. The prestigious scientist Mariano Barbacid was responsible for delivering a keynote lecture on "New Therapies in Oncology."         Mariano Barbacid on the left, in the center the Rector of the UNED, Ricardo Mairal and José Félix Tezanos Tezanos receives congratulations from the Rector of the UNED  

On March 21, the award ceremony took place at ANECA headquarters, during which the director of the Department of Publications and Research Promotion, Mª Rosario H. Sánchez Morales, received this award from Inma Aguilar, the general director of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT). The event was also attended by the director of the Teacher Evaluation Division, Susana Quicios, and the president of UNE, María Isabel Cabrera. This was the first edition of the CEA-APQ seal of quality for academic monograph publishing. In this call, a total of thirty-five individual monographs were awarded, from thirteen prestigious university and scientific publishers, after passing a demanding evaluation process. The CEA-APQ seal has become established as an indicator of scientific quality for publications and as a recognition granted by the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI), in accordance with the criteria for evaluating research merits claimed for the various forms of faculty accreditation carried out by ANECA. More information about this book in the CIS bookstore: https://libreria.cis.es/libros/la-construccion-emocional-de-la-extrema-derecha-en-espana/9788474768893/

During the presentation of the book edited by the CIS, Juan Díez Nicolás, Francisco José Llera Ramo, Pilar Antolínez Merchán, and Mayra Martínez Avidad, co-authors of the work. This book, "The Globalization of Values in the World and in Spain," is part of the Monographs collection and is available for purchase in our bookstore. This book offers the most comprehensive analysis in Spanish of values research (EVS and WVS) spanning forty years (1981–2022) across seven waves, in 117 countries, with a total of more than 650,000 personal interviews, representing more than 85% of the world's population, to compare attitudes toward the values that should be taught to children. It is a comparative analysis offered for four levels of analysis: seven waves, ten geo-cultural regions into which the countries have been grouped, ten selected countries, and, of course, Spain, to which three chapters are dedicated. The analyses are descriptive and explanatory, and aim to identify the variables that best explain the differences between the different units of analysis. A wide variety of explanatory variables have been used, such as the classic socioeconomic variables grouped into the social position index, the materialism-postmaterialism index, generation, exposure to traditional media and new social networks, ideology, and many others whose construction is explained in the appendices. The theoretical framework used primarily included Inglehart's theory on value change in industrial and post-industrial societies, Galtung's theory on the diffusion of attitudes and values from the center to the periphery, and others cited in a wide-ranging social science literature. A novel contribution is the construction of a Traditional-Modern Values Index based on the eleven qualities or values that have been questioned as to whether they should be taught to children. This is an alternative to Inglehart's theory, with which it shows a strong correlation. The authors are members of the INCISO research group and the Center for Values Research, both at UCJC.

50 students from the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology at the University of Granada visited the CIS facilities this Thursday, the 4th, where they were able to see the institution's 60th anniversary exhibition, as well as the center's various facilities, such as the library where all the surveys are kept and the rooms where the qualitative studies are conducted. The students were accompanied by Mr. Francisco Javier Alarcón González, Professor of Political Science and Administration at the Faculty of Granada, and by Carmen Cortés Cabillas from the Student Delegation of the Faculty of Granada.           Visit to the exhibition Visit to the exhibition

The CIS (Spanish National Statistics Institute) has conducted a new survey on "Sports Habits in Spain (V)," which asks citizens about what they do, whether they enjoy practicing sports, and their health and fitness, among other questions. With this study, the institution is resuming its previously conducted series on physical exercise in our country. 47.9% say they practice "one or more sports," while 34.9% say they "have practiced one, but no longer do," and 17.1% say they "don't practice any." 57.9% say they would like to improve their physical fitness, compared to 26.5% who say they are satisfied with their current condition. Only 14.9% are not overly concerned about their current fitness. Only 5.4% consider themselves to be in "excellent" physical shape, 36.6% say their fitness is "good," and 42.6% say it is "acceptable." In contrast, 14.8% say their fitness is between "poor and downright bad." State of health and happiness 82.5% say they feel "good or very good," and only 11.5% say they feel "bad or very bad." A further 5.5% said they felt "neither good nor bad." Regarding their own well-being, 86.5% say they feel "good or very good," and only 8.8% say they feel "bad or very bad." Regarding happiness in general terms, Spaniards pass with flying colors, giving themselves an average of 7.69 out of 10 as to whether or not they consider themselves happy. Habits and routines 66.2% say they usually go for a walk or stroll "with the goal of improving or maintaining their physical fitness," while 33.6% do not. Furthermore, 40.6% of Spaniards say they do so "every day or almost every day," 14.2% "two or three times a week," and 5.3% go for a walk on weekends. Regarding their daily work, 36.6% say they spend "most of the day sitting," 27.4% spend "walking, commuting frequently," and 23.8% "stand most of the time without exerting themselves." Only 9.5% perform "heavy work, requiring great physical effort." Sports practice Of those who currently practice sports, 33.3% say they do so "sometimes alone and sometimes in a group," 31.2% say they "mostly do it alone," and 20.8% say they do it "with a group of friends." The main reasons why they practice sports are: to improve or maintain their health (74.9%), followed by maintaining physical fitness (28.2%), thirdly, there is the option of having fun and passing the time (27.6%) and there is a 27.3% who say they do it because they like sports.  

On May 16 , at 2:00 p.m., the preliminary results of the Consumer Confidence Index ( CCI ) will be available to all media and interested parties on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). The ICC monthly assesses recent developments and expectations of Spanish consumers regarding their household finances, employment, and their savings and spending possibilities. For any questions, please call the Communications office at 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.

This award, given annually to recognize scientific work in the fields of sociology or political science, aims to recognize academics whose careers have distinguished themselves by a significant contribution to the discipline, whether through their research or a unique work. In this edition, the jury highlighted the impact and depth of Oñate Rubalcaba's work, which has established him as a leading expert in the study of democracy, electoral systems, and political behavior.

This award, given annually to recognize scientific work in the fields of sociology or political science, aims to recognize academics whose careers have distinguished themselves by a significant contribution to the discipline, whether through their research or a unique work. In this edition, the jury highlighted the impact and depth of Oñate Rubalcaba's work, which has established him as a leading expert in the study of democracy, electoral systems, and political behavior.

This award, given annually to recognize scientific work in the fields of sociology or political science, aims to recognize academics whose careers have distinguished themselves by a significant contribution to the discipline, whether through their research or a unique work. In this edition, the jury highlighted the impact and depth of Oñate Rubalcaba's work, which has established him as a leading expert in the study of democracy, electoral systems, and political behavior.

The CIS has conducted a survey on artificial intelligence, its use, and the public's knowledge of it. 96.4% of respondents believe that technological advances are causing changes in people's lives. The feelings these advances generate most in people are: interest for 68.3%, uncertainty in second place for 67.2%, and concern in third place for 58.4%. Furthermore, the word most associated with technological advances among Spaniards is "power," with an average score of 7.72, followed by "progress" with 7.67, and "dependence" with 7.65. Legal limits of AI 92.7% strongly or somewhat agree that companies and organizations should disclose when they use artificial intelligence instead of humans, and 93.4% strongly or somewhat agree that the programming and training of artificial intelligence should be regulated. Data protection 93.7% say that data privacy on the internet is very important. Only 5.8% say they are not concerned about this privacy. Furthermore, 77% say they are "very or quite a lot" concerned about the use of their personal data on the internet by private companies. 21.2% say they are "a little or not at all" concerned about this issue. In the case of public institutions that have access to personal data, the percentage of those concerned about the use of that data drops to 59.2%, while those who say they are "somewhat or not at all" concerned increases to 39.9%. 89.6% believe it is "very or fairly likely" that when they provide their information online, it is so that it can be used to send them commercial offers. 89.7% say it is "very or fairly likely" that their data could be used without their knowledge. And 85.5% say it is "very or fairly likely" that they could be a victim of fraud. Disadvantages and benefits of AI 56.2% agree that AI can bring more harm than good to the labor market, 49.2% also believe it is detrimental to creation and art, while 66% agree that AI can bring many benefits to the field of health and medicine, and 62.3% believe it can also bring many benefits to industry. Furthermore, 53.4% believe it can cause harm to culture, values, and ways of life, and 51.3% hold the same view regarding the protection of people's rights. Among those familiar with artificial intelligence, 86.9% strongly or somewhat agree that AI can be used to spread misinformation and hoaxes, 80.6% believe it can facilitate the commission of crimes or illegal acts, and 72.2% say it can lead to greater global inequality. Artificial Intelligence Tools 92.3% say they have heard of artificial intelligence tools for creating texts or programming. Among those familiar with the new tools, 75.7% say uncertainty is the feeling they feel most strongly about them, 69.6% say it's concern, and 56.3% say it's interest. Furthermore, 41.1% say they've used ChatGPT in the last 12 months, which is one of the most well-known AI tools. As for some human actions that could end up being replaced by robots, one of the most uncomfortable for Spaniards would be undergoing a medical operation performed by a robot, or speaking to an artificial intelligence, for example, in an information or customer service department. Sale of personal data 76.8% strongly or somewhat agree that the collection of personal data for sale to third parties should be prohibited, and 75.8% strongly or somewhat disagree that privacy policies and online information about data processing should be clear and simple. And 41.8% agree that governments should be responsible for protecting personal information when using the Internet, while 32.1% say it's the companies that collect that information that are responsible. 43.5% of respondents have heard about the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act being passed in 2024, while only 34.9% are aware of the 2023 request from AI experts and industry executives to pause its development and testing. These and other data are collected in this survey conducted from February 6 to 15 with 4,004 interviews.

His Majesty the King presented the 2024 National Prize for Sociology and Political Science to Pablo Oñate Rubalcaba, Professor of Political Science and Administration at the University of Valencia, recognizing his brilliant professional and academic career spanning more than three decades, as highlighted by the award jury. The ceremony, held in the Gallery of the Royal Collections at the Royal Palace in Madrid, began with a speech by José Félix Tezanos, president of the CIS and the jury for the National Prize in Sociology and Political Science, who highlighted Oñate Rubalcaba's contribution to political science, both nationally and internationally. The laudatio for the awardee was then read by Fernando Vallespín, former president of the CIS. This award, given annually to recognize scientific work in the fields of sociology or political science, aims to recognize academics whose careers have distinguished themselves by a significant contribution to the discipline, whether through their research or a unique work. In this edition, the jury highlighted the impact and depth of Oñate Rubalcaba's work, which has established him as a leading expert in the study of democracy, electoral systems, and political behavior.

His Majesty the King presented the 2024 National Prize for Sociology and Political Science to Pablo Oñate Rubalcaba, Professor of Political Science and Administration at the University of Valencia, recognizing his brilliant professional and academic career spanning more than three decades, as highlighted by the award jury. The ceremony, held in the Gallery of the Royal Collections at the Royal Palace in Madrid, began with a speech by José Félix Tezanos, president of the CIS and the jury for the National Prize in Sociology and Political Science, who highlighted Oñate Rubalcaba's contribution to political science, both nationally and internationally. The laudatio for the awardee was then read by Fernando Vallespín, former president of the CIS. This award, given annually to recognize scientific work in the fields of sociology or political science, aims to recognize academics whose careers have distinguished themselves by a significant contribution to the discipline, whether through their research or a unique work. In this edition, the jury highlighted the impact and depth of Oñate Rubalcaba's work, which has established him as a leading expert in the study of democracy, electoral systems, and political behavior.

Study 3517 'July 2025 Barometer' is now available. The microdata file, marginal and cross-reference reports, and technical documentation are available. You can access this study from the Study Catalog search engine or directly through the link below.

The CIS (Spanish National Institute of Statistics and Census) and the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), affiliated with the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, have signed an agreement to jointly conduct a study on the energy transition in Spain and public perceptions of the implications of this far-reaching socioeconomic transformation. The barometer will conclude its work by the end of 2026. Its results will guide the development of new public policies for a socially just transition, taking advantage of all the benefits associated with Spain's renewable energy potential and promoting the reindustrialization and decarbonization of economic activity. The director general of the CIS, Silvia García, stated that this study "is very important because it allows us to put a topic such as the ecological transition on the table for research, and thus find out what society thinks about it." She also stated that "this agreement reaffirms the recognition and prestige that institutions have for the research work that the CIS can contribute." "This sociological knowledge, based on rigorous statistical data, is essential if we want to understand firsthand what citizens think and, based on that, improve the design of existing support instruments and seek innovative solutions to facilitate a more active role for citizens in the energy transition," emphasizes Miguel Rodrigo, Director General of IDAE. Interviews and discussion groups Through thousands of telephone interviews scheduled in three waves, the study will assess the level of knowledge, understanding, and interest among Spanish society regarding issues such as the deployment of green energy, self-consumption, and the electrification of transportation. Five discussion groups will also be formed—one in Madrid and the rest in four other autonomous communities—to delve into specific aspects related to the energy transformation, with particular attention to public perceptions of issues such as electric mobility, energy efficiency and savings, among others. The barometer will be completed and its results submitted to the IDAE by November 30, 2026. The estimated cost is €355,000, of which the Institute will cover 70%, while the CIS will assume the remaining percentage. The agreement between the two public entities may be extended for annual periods up to a total of four additional years.

Geneva Business School students visited the CIS facilities. Chief of Staff Óscar Iglesias showed them the institution's 60th anniversary exhibition and the center's facilities. The students, who are studying the Master of International Management, were able to see how the CIS works and the work carried out by the center's specialists.  

The CIS has conducted its third survey on civil protection, which asks about forest fire management and the assistance services available to combat them. 69.7% believe the number of forest fires will increase in the coming years, while 13.2% think they will remain the same. 9.6% believe there will be fewer fires. 13.2% of those surveyed say they have been affected by a fire this year. Of these, 33.6% say they reacted to the fire with "confusion and anxiety," 28.4% with "fear and more moderate apprehension," and 28.3% with "calmness." Regarding how the fire has affected them, 57.1% say they have experienced "limitations or disruptions to services or infrastructure, such as schools, roads, or utilities"; 51.1% say that "their town or surrounding area has suffered material or personal damage," and 28.4% "have had to wear a mask in their town." 43.8% of Spaniards say they have a "low or very low" level of knowledge about how to behave in a forest fire, while 32% say their knowledge is "very high or high." Reasons for the fires 90.3% believe the increase in the number of fires is due to the lack of clearing and maintenance of the area's forests; 86.6% believe it is due to the abandonment of traditional practices that maintained the forest's balance; and 77.4% believe the cause is rural depopulation. Fire management 55.1% of those surveyed are convinced that the most important aspect of fire management is prevention; 43.5% believe that prevention is as important as extinguishing fires, and only 0.8% say extinguishing fires is more important. Regarding management, 54.3% believe their autonomous community, on its own, is "little or not at all prepared" to deal with forest fires, while 36.8% believe their community is "very or fairly prepared." 80.8% agree that it is preferable for their autonomous community's fire prevention and extinguishing services to be public, while 7.8% prefer to hire private companies. 5.3% agree that a mixed model is best. Necessary actions 98.3% of Spaniards believe that cleaning, pruning, and clearing before fires must be improved, 97.9% say that fire prevention services must be improved, and 93.9% believe that the working conditions of fire prevention and extinguishing personnel must be improved. Mobile notification 94.3% consider it useful to receive a mobile alert in the event of an extraordinary emergency in their area. These and other data are collected in this survey conducted from September 8 to 12 with 3,004 interviews.

Study 3527 ' Civil Protection (III) ' is now available. The microdata file, marginal and cross-reference reports, and technical documentation are available. You can access this study from the Study Catalog search engine or directly through the link below.