Thursday 13 August 2009

MaltaToday: The Gozitans by numbers - CONSERVATIVE BULWARK

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2009/08/12/t17.html
12.8.9

MaltaToday’s surveys assessed Gozitan perceptions on corruption, moral values and environmental issues. Compiled by JAMES DEBONO

SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY MALTATODAY SHOW THAT WHILE GOZITANS ARE STEADFAST IN THEIR CATHOLIC FAITH, SOME OF THEM TEND TO BE LESS MORALISTIC WHEN EXCHANGING VOTES FOR FAVOURS. SIGNIFICANTLY, MOST GOZITANS SEEM TO HAVE LOST THEIR AWE FOR MEGA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THESE WERE THE MAJOR CONCLUSIONS OF TWO MALTATODAY SURVEYS CONDUCTED AMONG 300 GOZITAN RESPONDENTS IN 2006 AND 2007.

[Excerpt of the article]

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CONSERVATIVE BULWARK
Benedict XVI would feel very much at home in Gozo. Unscathed by the winds of moral relativism blowing across the European continent, Gozo emerges as a nation of churchgoers, where divorce and gay marriages are still considered as anathema. While nearly half of Maltese respondents had expressed themselves for the introduction of divorce in February, only 25% of Gozitans agree. But Gozitans under the age of 34 tend to be more liberal with the percentage favouring divorce rising to 36%.

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[Click here to read the survey in pdf format.]

2 comments:

  1. This is so ironic Patrick. And hilarious of course, considering that Gozo has managed to produce a much higher proportion of gay men than any other area of the islands.

    Demographically, it is the equivalent of David Casa's attitude towards any lgbt-related voting in the EU parliament.

    Omerta' indeed.

    Although the survey had been done quite some time ago. So maybe time for another.

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  2. Very funny !!!! And 90% of the gozitan are Gay !!!! it s pathetic !!!

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