Every ninth Russian is most afraid that the new year will be worse than the past. This is evidenced by the results of a study on the online job search service SuperJob, reports RIA Novosti .
It turned out that 11 percent of Russians named their main fear that 2021 will be worse than 2020. 7 percent are worried about children’s education, another 6 percent are afraid of the extension of restrictions on services, culture and entertainment.
In addition, 5 percent of the respondents fear loneliness and the collapse of the ruble, and for 4 percent the main fear is that the borders will not be opened.
At the same time, analysts note that the respondents indicated fear of unemployment most often. Thus, 33 percent are afraid of losing their existing job or not finding a new good job, 27 percent are afraid of lack of money, and 17 percent are worried about their health and their loved ones.
22 percent of Russians do not have any fears about 2021. The most fearless are young people under 24 (25 percent) and Russians with an income of over 80 thousand rubles a month (27 percent). “Young people are most worried about closed entertainment establishments (9 percent), and Russians with a salary of 80 thousand rubles or more – about closed borders (7 percent),” the study notes.
At the end of December it was reported that almost two-thirds of Russians (64 percent ) are going to save money for a rainy day in 2021, because they are afraid of the consequences of the economic crisis. Potential dismissal or delayed wages were cited as a reason for saving by 35 percent of respondents. A quarter answered the question about the reasons for the accumulation of force majeure, such as illness.