After two decades of Croatia's independence, almost six in 10 citizens are unhappy with the state's achievements, with the highest number of those dissatisfied in northern Croatia and the Lika, Kordun and Banovina regions, with men aged 30-39 and over 65 with lower incomes being the most numerous among them, according to a survey conducted by the GfK agency.
The survey shows that the responses are not encouraging despite the fact that the period of time in question was marked at the beginning by the Homeland War (1991-95).
The survey was carried out in April, covering citizens older than 15.
Twenty-nine per cent of those polled said they were very dissatisfied, 29% said they were dissatisfied, 1% said they were very satisfied, 7% said they were satisfied, 33%
said they were as satisfied as they were dissatisfied, and 1% did not know what to say.
Sixty-seven per cent of those dissatisfied live in northern Croatia and the Lika, Kordun and Banovina regions, 64% in the Istria, northern Adriatic and Gorski Kotar regions, 57% in the southern Dalmatia region, 56% in the Zagreb area, and 44% in the eastern Slavonia region.
Men are more dissatisfied than women (62% against 58%). The most dissatisfied is the 30-39 age group and those older than 65 (62% each).
The level of dissatisfaction is also related to the monthly household income. The most dissatisfied are those with a monthly household income of up to HRK 1,800 (72%), followed by those whose monthly income is HRK 1,800-3,500 (67%), HRK 3,500-8,200 (57%), HRK 8,200-11,000 (54%), and those whose monthly household income is above HRK 11,000 (31%).
A similar survey carried out in Slovenia last year showed that as many as 60% of the population were unhappy with the state's achievements since leaving the former Yugoslavia, although nearly 37% were satisfied.
