Personal income is the major personal concern in Malta followed by immigration, according to results from a survey which has just been conducted by InsightPolls.

InsightPolls is a new service offering online research. It is being run by Misco International Limited and Corporate Identities Limited, both experienced companies in the field of online surveys.

The poll, conducted between January 22 and 26, involved 560 persons, representative of the Maltese population in terms of age and gender.

In the email survey, respondents were presented with a set of issues and were asked to choose their main personal concern. The following table below lists the level of concern for each issue presented.

Respondents were also what they believed was the country's main problem. Immigration emerged as the main issue followed by health.

Respondents said they were generally satisfied with the country's economic situation. A total 64 per cent claimed to be either very satisfied or fairly satisfied while 34 per cent claimed to be not so satisfied or not satisfied.

The level of satisfaction with their own economic situation was slightly less with 61 per cent claiming to be very satisfied or fairly satisfied. A total 39 per cent claimed to be not so satisfied or not satisfied at all with their own personal situation.

A majority of respondents (57 per cent) claimed that this is not the appropriate moment to make important purchases, while 43 per cent claimed that it is.

 Respondents were also asked how they would vote if an election were to be held tomorrow. A total 44 per cent claimed that would vote for the Labour Party, 35 per cent for the Nationalist Party, while four per cent claimed that they would vote for Alternattiva Demokratika.

Seventeen per cent either did not disclose their voting intention or claimed that they would not vote.