In the past weeks five subjects of topicality have been discussed in the public and by the media. Which of these matters is the main matter of concern? What are the people concerned about most?
Between 10th and 24th August 2006 around 400 people participated in this online poll. Thank you very much!
Here the details:
440 votes were cast in this poll.
Unfortunately, there were 10 people who voted more than one time. The
votes of these 10 people had to be made invalid in order to obtain a
result which is more honest and true.
So the number of valid votes was 401.
Here the percentages that the various answers got: Problem of Irregular Immigrants: 166 votes = 41,40 % Upcoming Budget: 26 votes = 6,48 % Struggling Tourism Industry: 100 votes = 24,94 % War in Lebanon: 85 votes = 21,20 % Increasing Xenophobia in Malta: 24 votes = 5,98 %
INTERPRETATIONS:
The clear winner of this poll is the Problem of Irregular Immigrants. More than fourty per cent believe that this problem is the main matter of concern. The distance to the second and thrid placed issues is tremendous. This underlines the serious character of the issue. All sectors of the society have to identify what they can invest to manage the problem in a positive way and find solutions.
The editor would like to point out, that
this poll is not representative for the whole country. However, it
gives a clear indication anyway.
The Problem of Irregular Immigrants concerns us all. It is important that we remain human by the solving of this problem.
