Half the population More people think that the situation we are in is quite calm
EITB Focus also asks about freedom of opinion, a third of the respondents say they prefer not to comment publicly on some issues. 62.7% say they have no problem expressing their opinion calmly.
The new EITB Focus survey survey also asks the public a question about the social situation in which we find ourselves, with 68% of respondents considering it to be very or rather quiet, while 26% believe that the current social climate is rather tense.
The respondents have also been asked about political polarization. 37% believe that the politics of the Basque Country and Navarre are now more polarized than they were a few years ago. This perception is also greater in Navarre.
EITB Focus also asks about freedom of opinion, a third of the respondents say they prefer not to comment publicly on some issues. 62.7% say they have no problem expressing their opinion calmly.
Politics is the most avoided by the public, and immigration would rank second. 51% say they often prefer not to comment.
Check all EITB Focus data
This edition of EITB FOCUS incorporates an important innovation: the introduction of a new system that has allowed access to microdata from the research in the Transparency section of the corporate web of EITB, in the standard international format OPEN DATA. In addition to making structured data available to the specialized public, all citizens will also be able to view data in a more attractive way, selecting the locality, the city or any sociodemographic variable.
The data sets are syndicated in accordance with the standards of all administrative levels of the European Union (including an international version in English) and the standards of the Basque Government and theState Administration, which can be consulted here.
Methodology and sample
The methodology used in this research has been quantitative in nature, carried out through the interview technique.
This research technique makes it possible to respond to all the objectives set, obtaining results of maximum validity and reliability. The universe of the study consists of persons aged 18 or over residing in the Basque Autonomous Community and Navarre and the field work was carried out between 17 April and 13 May 2026.
Stratified sampling has been carried out with proportional quota allocation using quantitative methodology.
Sample
A total of 4,250 surveys have been conducted (950 in Álava, 1,500 in Bizkaia, 1,200 in Gipuzkoa and 600 in Navarre). The surveys have been distributed in 400 capitals — Vitoria, Bilbao, San Sebastián and Pamplona — 200 in Llodio, Amurrio, Getxo, Basauri, Barakaldo, Tolosa, Irún and Eibar; 50 in Salvatierra; 500 in the rest of Bizkaia; 200 in the rest of Gipuzkoa and Navarra; and 100 in the rest of Álava.
The margin of error is ± 1.5 per cent for general data, ± 3.17 per cent for the Historical Territory of Álava, ± 2.53 per cent for the Historical Territory of Bizkaia, ± 2.82 per cent for the Historical Territory of Gipuzkoa and ± 3.99 per cent for Navarre, with a confidence level of 95 per cent.
The sample has been random and stratified by territorial area, municipality, sex and age.
24% of the surveys have been conducted in Basque and the remaining 76% in Spanish, weighing the overall results according to the population size of the municipalities surveyed.
The field work was conducted between 17 April and 13 May 2026 through telephone interviews.
The average survey time was 10 minutes and 22 seconds, the shortest survey time being 6 minutes and the longest survey being 36 minutes.
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