Sociologists have found that Germans are most worried about inflation and the Ukrainian conflict
According to the results of a sociological study conducted by the German Institute Allensbach, more than 80% of the German population is alarmed by the conflict in Ukraine. 57% of German residents are concerned about the decline in their well-being and the large-scale influx of refugees into the country. Only a minority of Germans are worried about the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the German publication Frankfurter Allgemeine, the survey showed that the greatest concern among the German population is caused by the conflict in Ukraine and rising prices.
In addition, the Germans are concerned about climate change and the lack of confidence in the reliability of the energy supply - at least half of the respondents are concerned about these problems.
The study showed that the perception of Russia as a threat to global security changed among the Germans after the outbreak of the armed conflict in Ukraine. If before the start of the Ukrainian crisis only 32% of the German population thought so, now 82% of respondents are convinced of this. 60% of respondents see a threat in China, and Germans are also afraid of a threat from North Korea.
The report published by the German newspaper also showed that, despite the reunification of Germany in 1989, there is still a difference of opinion between East and West Germans. If in the western regions of the country 50% of respondents called the United States a reliable ally, then in the former GDR only 26% of respondents think so. 48% of the population of West Germany are ready to fight for the interests of NATO in the west of Germany, while in the East only 30% of them turned out to be.
- Maxim Svetlyshev
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