Most of the residents of Lanzarote consider the current economic situation of Lanzarote to be from "fair" to "very bad", and three out of ten indicate that their purchasing power "has decreased a little" due to the increase in prices. This is according to data from the Canary Islands Sociobarometer, prepared by the National University of Distance Education (UNED).
Of the 1,504 respondents throughout the archipelago, the concern of the Canarians that requires a more urgent solution is unemployment (14.7%), followed by immigration (12.9%), the healthcare system (9%), and housing (7.5%).
In contrast, when respondents choose a multiple answer, immigration rises to the first position (37.5%), followed by social problems such as poverty or aid (26.1%), the healthcare system (23.7%), unemployment (23.6%), housing (20.2%), and citizen insecurity (20.1%).
In Lanzarote, of the 200 residents surveyed, 36.5% responded that immigration is "the Canarian problem that needs a more urgent solution"; 32.9% pointed to social problems, such as poverty; 31.8% to unemployment; and 30.1% to housing.
However, when asked about the problems that most directly affect the households of Canarians, according to their own perception, they are inflation (12.7%), the healthcare system (11.2%), the economic crisis (8.9%), and unemployment (8.5%). In the first answer given by the respondents, immigration moves to the thirteenth position, behind tourism, infrastructure, or transportation.
When it is a multiple answer, Canarians indicate that the three problems that most affect their families are inflation, immigration, and the healthcare system. Meanwhile, the La Palma Volcano, the situation of self-employed individuals, the judicial system, the primary sector, or drug use occupy the lowest positions on the list.
Likewise, respondents in Lanzarote indicate that immigration is the problem that most affects the respondent and their family, followed by inflation and the healthcare system.
Inflation in Lanzarote
Most of the residents of Lanzarote perceive the economic reality of the Canary Islands as "fair", and two out of ten consider it to be "bad or very bad".
In contrast, nearly four out of ten residents of Lanzarote consider their economic situation to be "good to very good", below the Canary Islands average.
In Lanzarote, only 16.9% of respondents say that their purchasing power has increased, while 45.5% believe it remains the same, and 37.6% believe it has decreased. In this sense, they indicate that the decrease in purchasing power is largely due to the increase in prices and, to a lesser extent, they blame "the increase in taxes".
The perception of Canarians about the national economy is worse than a year ago and the same as in November 2021, when the country was mired in the crisis derived from the coronavirus pandemic. Despite this, five out of ten respondents do not expect the economic situation to change within a year, and only two out of ten expect it to be better.
Thus, the majority of Lanzarote residents surveyed believe that the Canary Islands receives worse economic treatment as an autonomous community than other autonomous communities. Most indicate that Catalonia, Madrid, and the Basque Country receive better treatment than the archipelago. While they point out that Andalusia, the Valencian Community, Ceuta, and Melilla are worse off.
Satisfaction, greater towards the smallest bodies
The majority (six out of ten) of respondents showed more satisfaction towards their city council than towards the Island Council (five out of ten), the Government of the Canary Islands (four out of ten), or the Executive of Spain (two out of ten). With the exception, nearly three out of ten showed satisfaction with the Government of the European Union.