According to monthly surveys conducted between January 2022 and June 2024, the vast majority of South African respondents reported being pessimistic regarding the country's direction. As of June 2024, 80 percent of those surveyed stated that they believe the country is going off on the wrong track.
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The source adds the following information: "The samples for South Africa are more urban, more educated, and/or more affluent than the general population. The survey results for these markets should be viewed as reflecting the views of the more “connected” segment of these populations."
Data has been collected from different monthly publications.
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Ipsos. (June 20, 2024). Share of people who believe things are going in the right direction or are going off on the wrong track in South Africa from January 2022 to June 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264990/share-of-south-africans-who-believe-their-country-is-headed-in-the-right-direction/
Ipsos. "Share of people who believe things are going in the right direction or are going off on the wrong track in South Africa from January 2022 to June 2024." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264990/share-of-south-africans-who-believe-their-country-is-headed-in-the-right-direction/
Ipsos. (2024). Share of people who believe things are going in the right direction or are going off on the wrong track in South Africa from January 2022 to June 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264990/share-of-south-africans-who-believe-their-country-is-headed-in-the-right-direction/
Ipsos. "Share of People Who Believe Things Are Going in The Right Direction or Are Going off on The Wrong Track in South Africa from January 2022 to June 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264990/share-of-south-africans-who-believe-their-country-is-headed-in-the-right-direction/
Ipsos, Share of people who believe things are going in the right direction or are going off on the wrong track in South Africa from January 2022 to June 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264990/share-of-south-africans-who-believe-their-country-is-headed-in-the-right-direction/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of people who believe things are going in the right direction or are going off on the wrong track in South Africa from January 2022 to June 2024 [Graph], Ipsos, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264990/share-of-south-africans-who-believe-their-country-is-headed-in-the-right-direction/
