The opinion study concluded that 11.1% of residents are “very satisfied”, 61.9% “satisfied”, 20.5% “not very satisfied” and 6.5% “not at all satisfied”, with an increase in the number of “very satisfied” and “satisfied” individuals and a decrease in the number of “not very satisfied” and “not at all satisfied”.

The overall satisfaction rate of respondents in 2023 was 67.5%.

"In 2024, the percentage of satisfied residents in the Central region approached the average for European citizens (86%), obtained by the Eurobarometer (a survey carried out on a European scale), reversing the trend of divergence that had been observed since July 2021", highlighted the CCDRC, in a statement sent to Lusa news agency.

The note states that this was the fourth-best result of the ten editions of this survey carried out for the Central region (only surpassed in the years 2021, 2019, and 2017).

According to the 2024 survey, men continue to be more satisfied than women and younger people are generally more satisfied than older people, active people are more satisfied than inactive people and the degree of satisfaction tends to be higher in more qualified professions.

In this year's survey, senior managers, middle managers and professionals were the most satisfied with their lives, while unskilled workers and skilled workers were the most dissatisfied.

"The degree of satisfaction also tends to increase the higher the respondents' educational qualifications. In this edition, individuals with a bachelor's degree or master's/postgraduate/doctorate degree were the most satisfied, and illiterate residents, who can only read and write or who have completed the 1st cycle of primary education, were the most dissatisfied", the statement specifies.

According to the survey, the main reasons for satisfaction include quality of life and having a stable standard of living, family life and health.

As for the three main factors that young people aged 21 to 34 value most when settling in a territory, they pointed out security (20.3%), followed by proximity to family and friends (17.3%) and access to health and education (15.6%).

Regarding the reasons for dissatisfaction, financial difficulties/high cost of living, health problems and low salaries and pensions were the three main factors cited by respondents.

The CCDRC survey was conducted between 4 and 17 July, with 522 people aged 15 or over interviewed online and by telephone, with an error of 4.29 percentage points for a 95% confidence interval.