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6 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 6 MARCH 2022 NEWS ELECTION 2022 ALL PL now PN now Will not vote PL 2017 PN 2017 Did note vote 2017 New voter Male Female 16-35 36-50 51-65 65+ Unemployed Employed/Self-employed Housewife Pensioner Student 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 20.35% 3.4% 45.9% 14.3% 6.1% 39.8% 20.2% 10.9% 19.6% 21.0% 19.8% 17.6% 23.3% 21.1% 0.0% 21.6% 18.7% 22.6% 9.0% Top concern: Corruption, how it fares across all demographics ALL PL now PN now Will not vote PL 2017 PN 2017 Did note vote 2017 New voter Male Female 16-35 36-50 51-65 65+ 11.9% 10.9% 9.0% 6.2% 5.8% 7.1% 15.3% 13.3% 5.5% 5.7% 4.6% 6.4% 15.3% 5.4% 2.6% 3.3% 4.1% 2.9% 16.1% 15.6% 3.8% 4.1% 5.7% 8.3% 4.9% 8.1% 13.6% 13.2% 6.0% 5.8% 5.1% 5.2% 14.7% 5.8% 4.2% 5.4% 4.8% 3.2% 2.7% 20.7% 12.6% 10.0% 5.1% 4.8% 12.6% 19.7% 4.5% 10.3% 13.3% 9.0% 11.0 % 8.3% 5.8% 6.0% 3.8% 14.8% 10.8% 9.6% 6.7% 5.6% 3.8% 11.9% 13.5% 6.5% 8.3% 12.0% 11.7% 12.6% 8.3% 8.0% 5.3% 3.8% 5.5% 10.4% 8.6% 11.5% 5.8% 3.8% 3.9% 13.5% 8.5% 10.0% 3.7% 4.2% Cost of living Traffic & Roads COVID-19 Construction & inconvenience Environment & destruction of environmment War in Ukraine Politicians Opposition Low wages Government Excluding corruption from concerns Main Concerns - March 2022 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1 district 2 district 3 district 4 district 5 district 6 district 7 district 8 district 9 district 10 district 11 district 12 district 13 district 21.9% 13.4% 17.2% 14.4% 6.5% 15.5% 16.0% 27.5% 21.7% 29.5% 26.4% 27.1% 23.0% Corruption concern across districts shading reflects majority obtained by PL or PN in 2017 elections KURT SANSONE ALMOST half of Nationalist voters list corruption as their main con- cern but the issue slips to eighth place among Labour voters, a Mal- taToday survey shows. While 45.9% of voters who intend casting their vote for the PN say corruption is their main concern, only 3.4% of those voting for the PL consider the issue their main prob- lem. Among those who say they will not vote, corruption is their third highest concern at 14.3%. Polling in the second week of the electoral campaign shows that cor- ruption is the top concern overall with 20.4%, followed by the cost of living at 12% and traffic with 10.9%. The cost of living and traffic fea- ture among the top three concerns for both PN and PL voters and those who will abstain. Among PN voters, the cost of liv- ing is the second highest concern with 15.3%, while it is the third highest among PL voters with 7.1%. Among non-voters, the cost of liv- ing is the highest concern at 16.1%. The top concern for PL voters is traffic with 15.3%, followed by COVID-19 with 13.3%. District concerns Corruption is the top concern in all electoral districts bar the 2nd, 4th, and 5th. In the 2nd District the cost of living is the top concern, followed by corruption and COV- ID-19. In the 4th District the top concern is also the cost of living followed by traffic and corruption. In the 5th District the top con- cern is traffic followed by the cost of living and environmental degra- dation. The cost of living features among the top three concerns in all dis- tricts apart from the 8th, 11th and 13th. A breakdown of the number by age groups shows that corrup- tion is the top concern across all age groups. The only age group in which the environmental degrada- tion features as a top-three con- cern is that between 16 and 35. The survey was carried out in the second week of the electoral cam- paign. Corruption is top concern for Nationalists, shunned by Labourites Overall Corruption 20.4% Cost of living 12% Traffic/roads 10.9% COVID-19 9% Construction 6.2% Environmental destruction 5.8% Ukraine war 3.3% Politicians 2.8% The Opposition 2.6% Low wages 1.5% Government 1.5% Other 24.1% PN voters now Corruption 45.9% Cost of living 15.3% Traffic/roads 5.4% Environmental destruction 4.1% Construction 3.3% Government 2.9% COVID-19 2.6% Politicians 2% Ukraine war 1.1% The Opposition 0.9% Low wages 0.8% Other 15.7% PL voters now Traffic/Roads 15.3% COVID-19 13.3% Cost of living 7.1% The Opposition 6.4% Environmental destruction 5.7% Construction 5.6% Ukraine war 4.6% Corruption 3.4% Politicians 2.4% Low wages 1.4% Government 0.4% Other 34.5% ALL PL now PN now Will not vote PL 2017 PN 2017 Did note vote 2017 New voter Male Female 16-35 36-50 51-65 65+ Unemployed Self-/Employed Housewife Pensioner Student 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 11.9% 10.9% 9.0% 6.2% 5.8% 7.1% 15.3% 13.3% 5.5% 5.7% 4.6% 6.4% 15.3% 5.4% 2.6% 3.3% 4.1% 2.9% 16.1% 15.6% 3.8% 4.1% 5.7% 8.3% 4.9% 8.1% 13.6% 13.2% 6.0% 5.8% 5.1% 5.2% 14.7% 5.8% 4.2% 5.4% 4.8% 3.2% 2.7% 20.7% 12.6% 10.0% 5.1% 4.8% 12.6% 19.7% 4.5% 10.3% 13.3% 9.0% 11.0 % 8.3% 5.8% 6.0% 3.8% 14.8% 10.8% 9.6% 6.7% 5.6% 3.8% 11.9% 13.5% 6.5% 8.3% 12.0% 11.7% 12.6% 8.3% 8.0% 5.3% 3.8% 5.5% 10.4% 8.6% 11.5% 5.8% 3.8% 3.9% 13.5% 8.5% 10.0% 3.7% 4.2% 12.5% 7.7% 20.0% 10.2% 16.8% 9.1% 11.1% 7.7% 7.1% 7.4% 4.1% 21.3% 10.5% 9.9% 7.2% 3.7% 12.2% 8.2% 11.3% 3.0% 4.1% 4.5% 10.5% 21.6% 5.6% 11.3% 14.1% Cost of living Traffic & Roads COVID-19 Construction & inconvenience Environment & destruction of environmment War in Ukraine Politicians Opposition Low wages Government Excluding corruption from concerns 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1 district 2 district 3 district 4 district 5 district 6 district 7 district 8 district 9 district 10 district 11 district 12 district 13 district 21.9% 13.4% 17.2% 14.4% 6.5% 15.5% 16.0% 27.5% 21.7% 29.5% 26.4% 27.1% 23.0% 1 district 2 district 3 district 4 district 5 district 6 district 7 district 8 district 9 district 10 district 11 district 12 district 13 district 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 12.7% 8.4% 9.2% 4.5% 5.5% 7.1% 21.6% 6.5% 11.7% 3.5% 3.2% 4.9% 12.7% 13.8% 7.5% 7.8% 4.4% 16.1% 14.8% 7.3% 5.0% 9.7% 4.2% 13.6% 16.9% 5.9% 7.4% 8.0% 3.9% 9.4% 8.3% 5.2% 5.8% 11.7% 3.6% 4.4% 10.7% 9.8% 9.5% 8.5% 6.3% 4.7% 4.8% 7.7% 7.5% 10.0% 7.0% 6.3% 9.4% 14.4% 7.4% 8.5% 4.3% 10.4% 4.5% 3.1% 10.2% 11.0% 9.8% 7.1% 2.8% 5.0% 5.7% 9.9% 5.7% 10.5% 8.4% 15.6% 14.0% 9.6% 3.5% 4.2% 7.6% 13.2% 15.1% 12.1% 4.2% 5.3% Cost of living Traffic & Roads COVID-19 Construction & inconvenience Environment & destruction of environmment War in Ukraine Politicians Opposition Low wages Government Top concerns across districts, excluding corruption