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Survey: Almost Half of Slovaks Optimistic About 2011
Friday 31 December 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, December 31 (TASR) - Around 46 percent of Slovaks are optimistic about 2011, while 23 percent take a sceptical view, and 27 percent are pessimistic, according to the results of a KMG International survey carried out earlier this month on a sample of 1,006 respondents aged above 15.
The most upbeat group were university-educated people, 64 percent of which were optimistic about 2011. They were followed by people with secondary-school education - 50 percent, people with a secondary apprentice education without A Levels - 41 percent, and people with only a basic education - 25 percent.
There were big differences between professions. As many as 69 percent of managers were optimistic, followed by doctors and tax advisors - both 65 percent. Conversely, the lowest number of optimists were found among farmers - 18 percent, and non-qualified workers - 31 percent.
Even though the number of optimistic people is higher than last year, Slovaks don't think that the economic crisis is over just yet. Only one-quarter view the condition of Slovakia's economy as better than in the first half of 2010 (before the general election), while another third say that it hasn't changed. The rest said that the Slovak economy is in a worse condition than in 1H10.
Only 15 percent think that the economy will make progress next year, while 52 percent said that the economy will move forward in later years.
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