Immigration, health and unemployment, among the most urgent concerns of the residents

However, immigration is not among the personal or household problems that most affect Lanzarote residents, with the health system taking first place.

November 15 2023 (06:54 WET)
Doctor José Molina Orosa University Hospital. Public Investment.
Doctor José Molina Orosa University Hospital. Public Investment.

The Canary Islands Sociobarometer, prepared by the UNED in November 2023, shows that immigration is the "problem" that requires a more urgent solution according to the perception of the residents. In 37.2% of the cases, respondents pointed to the reception and welcoming of foreign people as something that should be resolved as soon as possible.

After that, according to the perception of Lanzarote residents, the second inconvenience that requires an urgent response is the health system, with 32.6% of the responses. After that, the third most frequent concern is unemployment.

In a multiple-response survey, participants could choose up to three options. In Lanzarote, the fourth concern is the economic crisis and other problems of the same nature, with 23.2% of the responses.

However, immigration is not among the personal or household problems that most affect Lanzarote residents. The health system (34.3%), inflation, housing or the economic crisis were for the respondents the most frequent answers when questioned. At this point, immigration moved to sixth place, with only 13.1% of the responses.

The most concerned about housing

The residents are the most concerned about housing in the Canary Islands, according to the results of the Canary Islands Sociobarometer. In this case, 15.1% of the participants stated that the difficulty in accessing a house is one of the problems that requires a more urgent solution on the Island of Volcanoes, compared to 11.9% of the respondents who thought the same in the rest of the Canary Islands.

In this line, infrastructures (13.9%), social problems (11.5%) or political problems (10.3%) have also had a mention above 10% of the responses.

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