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.

The Consumer Confidence Index reaches 97.5 points and is at pre-pandemic levels The CCI for the month of June rises to 97.5 points, which represents 8.5 points more than the previous month. This is the best figure since June 2019, when the CCI stood at 102.3 points. Madrid, July 5, 2021 . Consumer confidence rises significantly in the month of June according to the monthly index of the Center for Sociological Research. The CCI reaches 97.5 points, a significant improvement compared to the 89 in May. This increase is due to the improvement in the assessment of the current situation, which is 13.5 points more than the month of May, and to the assessment of expectations, which also increases by 3.6 points. The Expectations Index for this month of June is 119.1 points, which represents an increase of 3.6 points compared to the previous month. This improvement is due to the evolution of its three components: the assessment of the evolution of the economy in the immediate future rises to 123.5 points, the assessment of the future of the labor market rises in the month of June to 121.7 and the future evolution of the household situation remains practically the same, with 112 points in the month of June. It should also be noted that the CCI for June (97.5 points) is the best data in the last year , since in June of last year the index stood at 60.7 points, 36.8 points less. The CIS ICC data are based on a representative sample of the Spanish population of 2,796 interviews carried out between June 15 and 22. *Figures are rounded to one digit. 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, 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.

WHAT IS THE DELPHI METHOD The Delphi method is based on the conviction that a group of experts in a given subject has a greater capacity to make certain forecasts than a single expert considered in isolation. For this reason, this method has a diversity of experts who make the forecasts considered by approximations and through anonymous knowledge of the forecasts of others. That is, the Delphi method is articulated in a complex way in several phases or stages. It is neither a survey nor an analysis or discussion group, but rather it has methodological characteristics and uses qualitative and quantitative approaches at the same time, since it uses specially qualified and individualized people who provide an expert opinion and who are shared in a second phase of the Delphi Surveys. And, at the same time, information is collected that can be computed and contrasted. Therefore, in the end, concrete quantified data is obtained. DELPHI 2021 STUDY ON SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TRENDS, SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS AND TRENDS IN MENTAL HEALTH. The Delphi methodology has been used in this case to determine the probability of certain events and changes occurring, and to evaluate their importance in a time horizon estimated at a decade for major trends, and in more precise periods for each of the innovations. specific conditions considered (horizons 2025, 2030, 2035, 2050). This Prospective Study on Scientific-Technological Trends, Social, Political and Economic Trends, as well as Mental Health, has been based on the application of 7 Delphi Surveys circulated among experts in Human Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Information and Communication Technologies , in Robotics and Advanced Automation, in Economics, in Sociology, in Political Science and in Mental Health. The Delphi methodology has been considered the most appropriate for the purpose of this study, since in each of the major thematic areas addressed, Spain has highly qualified experts who have direct information on the issues considered. As a whole, then, this Delphi Study provides especially useful information to better understand and interpret what is currently happening in our societies and its main trends under the impacts of COVID-19. You can access this study, cataloged with code 11002, from the CIS website by 'Latest studies' or directly through this link 'Study information'. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, December 29, 2021. On December 30 , at 12:30 p.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, December 28, 2021. On December 29 , at 12:30 p.m. , the sixth study on the consequences and effects of the coronavirus on the Spanish population 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.