According to the CEO poll published today with data from December
2013, a wide majority of Catalans would support independence if
Catalonia stays within the European Union. 59.7% of the interviewees
would back Catalonia "becoming a new European State" within the next few
years". Specifically, 40.2% of the interviewees "totally agree" with
the idea, 19.5% of the interviewees "tend to agree", 10.8% "tend to
disagree" and 18.9% "totally disagree", while 6.8% "do not know" and
3.9% "do not answer".
The feelings aroused by the idea of an independent European state
When asked to grade from 0 to 10 "the intensity felt" at the idea of
Catalonia becoming a new European State, 30.1% of the interviewees said
they were feeling "zero" intensity. 15.0% were feeling an intensity of
5, while 8.4% were feeling an intensity of 10, 7.7% an intensity of 7
and 7.2% an intensity of 8. Summing the different groups, 30% of the
interviewees felt an intensity between 6 and 10, while 51.4% felt an
intensity between 0 and 4.
Regarding the nature of the feelings aroused by the idea of Catalonia
becoming a new European State, 43% of the interviewees were feeling
significant "uncertainty", ranking the intensity of this feeling between
6 and 10. 20.4% of the interviewees attributed a 5 to it, while 32.2%
felt scarce "uncertainty", ranking their feelings between 0 and 4. 4.5%
did not know or did not answer.
58.7% are quite or very "excited" about Catalonia becoming a new
European State, with 26.7% of the total interviewees grading their
"excitement" with a 10. Meanwhile, 9.9% marked their excitement with a
5. Additionally, 28.3% are scarcely or not excited at all, with 17.2%
ranking their excitement with a 0. 3.3% did not know or did not answer.
Regarding "hope", 53.9% of the interviewees ranked the intensity of
this feeling between 6 and 10, with 20.3% of the interviewees grading it
with a 10. 11.0% marked it with a 5 and 31.3% felt no hope or little
one grading it between 0 and 4, with 17.1% ranking it with a 0. 3.9 %
did not know or did not answer.
Finally, regarding "confidence", 45.4% of the interviewees felt very
or quite confident regarding the possibility of Catalonia becoming a new
European State, grading their feeling between 6 and 10 (with 11.3%
ranking it with 10). 17.8% marked their confidence with a 5. 32.3% felt
little or no confidence in this possibility, with 16.9% feeling zero
confidence. 4.4% did not know or did not answer.
87% of Catalans would accept the result of an independence referendum
If a self-determination referendum was to be held in Catalonia, would
the citizens accept its outcome? 87.3% of the interviewees state they
would accept its results, while 9.3% would not. 1.9% do not know and
1.5% do not answer.
A referendum, the best tool
Is a referendum the best way to decide on the political future of
Catalonia? 49.4% "totally agree" and 24.6% "tend to agree". Both
combined show that 74.0% of Catalans would think that a referendum is
the best tool to know what the citizens want. Meanwhile, 10.1% "tend to
disagree" and 11.6% "totally disagree", which show that 21.7% of
Catalans tend to oppose the referendum. 3.1% do not answer and 1.3% do
not know.
76.5% of citizens support having greater self-government powers
"Should the Catalan Parliament have greater powers to decide on all
the matters affecting the life of Catalonia's citizens"? 50.5% "totally
agree" and 26.0% "tend to agree". This means that 76.5% of Catalans
would like Catalonia's own Parliament to have greater powers. Meanwhile,
10.9% "tend to disagree" and 7.6% "totally disagree", which means that
only 18.5% of the interviewees would not like the Catalan Parliament to
have greater powers. 3.6% do not know and 1.4% do not answer.
74% do not think Spanish Authorities treat Catalans in a satisfactory way
Finally, a wide majority of citizens consider that the Spanish
Government does not treat Catalans in a "satisfactory" way. Only 5.4% of
the interviewees "totally agree" that Catalans are being treated in a
"satisfactory" way by the Spanish Executive, while an additional 15.1%
"tend to agree". Both combined show that 20.4% of Catalans feel Madrid's
treatment is somehow "satisfactory". However, 44.0% of the interviewees
"totally disagree" with the idea that the Spanish Government treats
Catalans in a "satisfactory" way, while an additional 30.0% tend to
disagree. This means that 74.0% of Catalans think the Spanish Executive
treats Catalans in an unsatisfactory way. 4.2% do not know and 1.4% do
not answer.
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A Catalan independence flag next to a European Union one, in the last massive demonstration for independence (by A. Moldes)
