reader Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 From the Thaiger A new book published by Gallup reveals confidence is falling and stress and anxiety are rising among the people of Thailand. The book, Blind Spot, highlighted the percentage of Thai people who said they were worried for much of the previous day doubled between 2012 (18%) and 2019 (36%). It then surged again after the COVID-19 pandemic, to 50% in 2020 and 46% in 2021. Similarly, the percentage who reported a lot of stress the previous day rose from 17% in 2012 to 44% in 2021. The Gallup World Poll revealed the percentage of people across the world who experienced worry for much of the previous day rose from 32% in 2012 to 42% in 2021. But the 28% rise in Thailand was one of the highest around the globe putting the kingdom in fifth place behind Afghanistan, Mali, Bangladesh, and Venezuela. The US-based analytics and advisory company believes the increase in stress and anxiety is because of increasing economic inequality throughout the kingdom. Thai household incomes have plummeted among the people at the bottom of the nation’s income distribution. https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thais-in-top-5-most-anxious-stressed-nations-in-the-world-says-gallup-book Quote
Phoenixblue Posted October 30, 2022 Posted October 30, 2022 But it's the LoS Thailand was always laid back and relaxed as was my experience there. A few tense moments here and there for me; but I can't picture Thais being tense or anxious. I might be wrong though! Quote
Mavica Posted October 30, 2022 Posted October 30, 2022 Without the opportunity to know the specific survey questions asked, how many people participated, where in the country participants live … I’ll ignore the survey as irrelevant. Quote
