Germans worry the most among people living in European countries, particularly about unemployment, a new study by the GfK market research institute reported on Monday.
“Overall, people - and Germans in particular - are more worried than ever,” managing director and vice chairman of the GfK Association Raimund Wildnersaid in a statement.
“What is remarkable this year is that the number of concerns expressed has rocketed. In fact, I can hardly recall such a quantum leap before, at least not in the past 20 years”.
While only 16 percent of Britons and 36 percent of Swedes said they feared losing their jobs, a whopping 66 percent of Germans complained of the fear in 2010, poll results showed.
Though unemployment was the top concern in eight of the 11 European countries included in the study, the average of 43 percent was well below Germany’s level of distress.
