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mt SURVEY SUNDAY • 12 OCTOBER 2025 | maltatoday 10 THE ALL-NEW B10 STARTING FROM €20,900* (*2025 GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND SCRAPPAGE SCHEME INCLUDED. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY). women (18.5%). In contrast, wom- en (16.6%) are more likely to consider inflation as a top concern than men (10.1%). Concern about traffic is also slightly higher among men (22%) than women (18.7%). Concern about the environment is also higher among women (7.4%) than among men (4%), while that about overdevelopment is similar. A breakdown by education also suggests higher concern about con- struction (10%) and the environment (7.7%) among the tertiary educated. But even among this group, concern about overpopulation is the highest (27.4%), followed by concern about traffic (17%) and corruption (12.5%). Concern about inflation tops the worries of the primary educated, who are mostly pensioners (33.5%). Among those with a secondary education, the top concern is traf- fic (22.6%), but this is only slightly higher than concern about popula- tion (22.1%). Similarly, among the post-secondary educated, concern about overpopulation is less than one point higher than that about traffic. Concern about overdevelopment highest in Gozo A regional break- down of the survey shows that con- cern about con- struction (16.4%) is the second most pressing concern in Gozo after overpopula- tion (24.9%). The survey shows that concern about over- population tops the list of concerns in all regions except the South-east, where the top concern is traffic (23.2%) and concern about foreign- ers (13%) drops to third place. Concern about inflation is also highest in the South-east (16.5%), Gozo (16.1%) and the North Har- bour (14.4%). Concern about corruption is notably higher in the Northern region (14.4%), where it emerges as the third top concern after overpopulation (26%) and traffic (19.5%). The Northern region, which includes popula- tion hotspots like St Paul's Bay, registers the highest level of concern about overpopu- lation. It is worth noting that region- al and demographic breakdowns are only indicative due to the substan- tially higher margin of error when respondents are split into smaller subsets. << CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Women concerned about inflation 10.0% 5.0% 0 Over Population Traf�c In�ation Foreign workers Corruption Construction Environment Low income Crime Education Health National �nances Property prices Buses Other None 12.2% 12.2% 9.0% 9.0% 7.4% 7.4% 5% 5% 0% 0% 0.8% 0.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.9% 0.9% 0% 0% 0.8% 0.8% 5.4% 5.4% 1.7% 1.7% This survey was conducted between Wednesday 24 September and Thursday 2 October. On a representative sample of 741 respondents. The sampling approach followed a stratified random design, ensuring proportional representation across key demographic variables such as age, gender, and locality. At a 95% confidence level, the overall survey results carry a margin of error of ±3.6%. It is important to note that while the overall sample provides robust national-level estimates, the margin of error increases when results are disaggregated into smaller strata or sub-groups (for example, by age bracket, region, or voting intention). This occurs because smaller sample sizes within each subgroup carry higher statistical variability. Therefore, findings at sub-group level should be interpreted with caution and viewed as indicative trends rather than precise estimates. All data collection adhered to professional survey standards, with strict quality control applied at each stage to minimise potential sources of bias, including questionnaire design, fieldwork supervision, and data processing. MaltaToday is responsible for formulation of questions, timing of survey, data collection and analysis of the results. Mizzi Consultancy Ltd provided statistical support and software. Female Over Population Traf�c In�ation Foreign workers Corruption Construction Environment Low income Crime Education Health National �nances Property prices Buses Other None 18.5% 18.7% 16.6% 10.2% 9.5% 7.4% 7.4% 1.1% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 2.5% 5.4% Demographic breakdown Concerns as expressed by women This survey was conducted be- tween Wednesday 24 September and Thursday 2 October. On a repre- sentative sample of 741 respondents. The sampling approach followed a stratified random design, ensuring proportional representation across key demographic variables such as age, gender, and locality. At a 95% confidence level, the over- all survey results carry a margin of er- ror of ±3.6%. It is important to note that while the overall sample provides robust national-level estimates, the margin of error increases when results are disaggregated into smaller strata or sub-groups (for example, by age bracket, region, or voting intention). This occurs because smaller sample sizes within each subgroup carry higher statistical variability. There- fore, findings at sub-group level should be interpreted with caution and viewed as indicative trends rath- er than precise estimates. All data collection adhered to pro- fessional survey standards, with strict quality control applied at each stage to minimise potential sources of bi- as, including questionnaire design, fieldwork supervision, and data pro- cessing. MaltaToday is responsible for formulation of questions, timing of survey, data collection and analy- sis of the results. Mizzi Consultancy Ltd provided statistical support and software. Methodology Women are more concerned than men about inflation