{"id":310502,"date":"2019-04-13T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=310502"},"modified":"2019-04-12T15:56:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T13:56:21","slug":"these-are-the-biggest-things-stressing-south-africans-out-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/310502\/these-are-the-biggest-things-stressing-south-africans-out-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the biggest things stressing South Africans out right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Market research firm Ipsos has published its latest \u2018What Worries the World\u2019 study, which questions 28 countries over their biggest concerns.<\/p>\n<p>It conducted 20,019 interviews between 22 February 2019 \u2013 8 March 2019, among adults aged 18-64, with the data weighted to match the profile of the population.<\/p>\n<p>However, because of South Africa&#8217;s lower levels of internet penetration, these samples should not be considered nationally representative, and instead be considered to represent a more affluent, connected population.<\/p>\n<p>The results show that most people across the world are pessimistic about the future, and think that their country is on the wrong track (58% on average).<\/p>\n<p>China (94%) inspires the most confidence about its national direction with than 9 in 10 Chinese citizens stating that China is moving in the right direction. Saudi Arabia (84%) is once more in second place followed by India (73%) and Malaysia (57%).<\/p>\n<p>At the other end of the spectrum, South African, French, Spanish, Turkish and Belgian nationals have the greatest apprehension about the direction taken by their country.<\/p>\n<p>Just 23% of South African and French citizens consider their nations to be heading in the right direction, followed by 24% in Spain and 26% in both Turkey and Belgium.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Right-direction.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-310504 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Right-direction.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1112\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Right-direction.png 1112w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Right-direction-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Right-direction-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Right-direction-1024x717.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1112px) 100vw, 1112px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The study found that the majority of people around the world worry most about the following things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial\/political corruption (34%),<\/li>\n<li>Unemployment (33%),<\/li>\n<li>Poverty\/social inequality (34%),<\/li>\n<li>Crime and violence (31%), and<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare (24%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>South Africa follows these international trends &#8211; with the country ranking highest (69%) for its concerns about financial and political corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Other major concerns include unemployment and jobs (57%), and crime and violence (59%).<\/p>\n<p>Below are the biggest worries in the world right now, and how South Africans rank them:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"10%\">Rank<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"60%\">Concern<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"30%\">Percentage of South Africans<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td>Financial\/political corruption<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td>Crime and violence<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">59%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td>Unemployment and jobs<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<td>Poverty and social inequality<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5<\/td>\n<td>Education<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6<\/td>\n<td>Healthcare<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7<\/td>\n<td>Taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">8<\/td>\n<td>Inflation<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">9<\/td>\n<td>Moral decline<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">10<\/td>\n<td>Immigration control<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">11<\/td>\n<td>Rise of extremism<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">12<\/td>\n<td>Threats against the environment<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">13<\/td>\n<td>Climate change<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">14<\/td>\n<td>Terrorism<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">15<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Maintaining social programmes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">16<\/td>\n<td>Access to credit<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/310486\/why-you-should-be-more-hopeful-about-south-africas-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why you should be more hopeful about South Africa\u2019s future<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Market research firm Ipsos has published its latest \u2018What Worries the World\u2019 study, which questions 28 countries over their biggest 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