While only a minority of the Swiss, who are going to speak out on the question, are in favor of the introduction of such an income, more than half of the European population perceives it as a source of "hope".
Sixty-four percent of Europeans support the introduction of a universal income. This is revealed by an unprecedented study conducted among citizens of the 28 member countries of the European Union by the international think tank Neopolis Network, based in Switzerland, and the Berlin market research institute Dalia Research.
The results of this survey, which the German online daily Spiegel Online was able to obtain exclusively, are published less than two weeks before the Swiss referendum on the introduction of a basic income of 2 euros per month per adult, and 300 euros per month per child. A device which, for the time being, only meets with the approval of 550% of the Swiss population.
This is the first cross-border survey on the subject, conducted in 21 languages among 10 people of different ages, genders and social classes, insist its authors: "A pioneering research work, with a result representative of all of Europe".
The results of this survey, which the German online daily Spiegel Online was able to obtain exclusively, are published less than two weeks before the Swiss referendum on the introduction of a basic income of 2 euros per month per adult, and 300 euros per month per child. A device which, for the time being, only meets with the approval of 550% of the Swiss population.
This is the first cross-border survey on the subject, conducted in 21 languages among 10 people of different ages, genders and social classes, insist its authors: "A pioneering research work, with a result representative of all of Europe".
The first reason for this massive approval is, according to the two institutes, the hope aroused by the idea of a basic income: with this regular inflow of money, citizens hope to feel less pecuniary anxiety.
Some respondents then mention equal opportunities and financial independence.
On the contrary, the Europeans who are against believe that the universal income could cause a "decrease in professional motivation", "possible abuse of benefits caused by the arrival of newcomers [attracted by such a social model]".
Not to mention the impossibility, according to them, of "funding of such a social model".
Percentage of respondents who said they would vote "for" the introduction
of a basic income during a possible referendum, in percentage and per
country (Credit: Spiegel Online)
It should be noted that the question was asked to the respondents without specifying the possible amount of such a basic income, nor on the financial model which would underlie it.
Respondents only comment on the establishment of an income that "would replace all the social performances of a country and the amount of which would be high enough to cover all the basic needs of an individual (food, household, etc)".
Respondents only comment on the establishment of an income that "would replace all the social performances of a country and the amount of which would be high enough to cover all the basic needs of an individual (food, household, etc)".
Conversely, the opinion polls carried out prior to the Swiss vote take into account the conditions the introduction of such income (consumption or income tax, amount paid, persons entitled to it, etc.) in their questions.
However, it is precisely these conditions that provoke the debate on universal income. The clear difference between the results of the two surveys, the European one and the Swiss one, could thus be explained by these wording differences.
source: WeDemain.fr
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