Among residents of the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC), housing concern stands out as the leading social problem, reported by 60% of the population. Trailing significantly behind are issues related to the labor market (40%) and healthcare (24%), both of which have seen a decrease compared to the previous survey. Economic problems are also less frequently mentioned by citizens (13%), while concerns about lack of security (21%) and immigration (15%) have risen.
Ideologically, concern regarding immigration has doubled among those identifying with the right, whereas in the left-leaning spectrum, housing concerns have gained more prominence.
Regarding personal daily life issues, residents of Araba, Bizkaia, and Gipuzkoa cite economic problems (24%) as their primary concern. These are followed by issues related to the labor market (23%), housing (21%), and healthcare (21%). Lack of security is mentioned by 13% of the population.
Compared to the March survey, concerns about housing, healthcare, and lack of security have slightly increased. Conversely, worries about economic problems and the labor market have decreased. Furthermore, concern regarding housing and the labor market has significantly grown among individuals under 30 years of age.
On the political front, 64% of BAC citizens believe the community's political situation is good or very good, while 76% view the situation in Spain as bad or very bad. In the economic sphere, assessments differ but confirm a territorial divide: 77% positively assess the economic situation in the Basque Country, whereas only 53% consider Spain's economic situation to be bad or very bad. Young people, in general, tend to have a more negative assessment of the economic situation.
