Public perception on Brazil's main problems 2018

During a 2018 survey, over one fifth of respondents in Brazil said that health was one of the most important problems affecting their country. Meanwhile, corruption was mentioned by 15.8 percent of the Brazilians interviewed and unemployment was quoted by 12.6 percent of them.

More than half of the people surveyed in Brazil think that most members of the presidential staff and Congress are involved in corruption.

Most important problems affecting Brazil according to public opinion in 2018

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Health	20.7%
Corruption	15.8%
Unemployment	12.6%
Political situation	11%
Education	8.6%
Do not know	6.7%
Crime	5.1%
The economy	4.9%
Violence	2.7%
Income distribution	1.1%
Inflation	0.7%
Poverty	0.6%

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Release date

November 2018

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Region

Brazil, Central and South America

Survey time period

June 15 and August 2, 2018

Number of respondents

1,204 respondents

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

During the survey, the following open question was posed: "En su opinión, ¿Cuál considera Ud. que es el problema más importante en el país?".
The wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
The source does not specify the age of respondents.

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