Seville, (EFE).- 66.9 percent of Andalusians consider that the image of Andalusia has improved in the last four years, according to the new demoscopic study on the Identity of Andalusia published by the Fundación Centro de Estudios Andaluces ( CENTRA), on the occasion of the commemoration of Andalusia Day.
Carried out between February 7 and 13 on a sample of 1,200 people residing in the community, this survey analyses, among other issues, the degree of identification with being Andalusian, with symbols or the feeling of belonging to the territory.
Thus, 91.6 percent of those surveyed state that they feel proud or very proud of being Andalusian and 87 percent are also proud of being Spanish.
On a scale from 0 to 10, between being “not at all Andalusian” and “very Andalusian”, the feeling of Andalusian identity stands at an average of 8.64 points, while in the case of feeling Spanish, the average is 8. .89 points.
High identification with the symbols
Asked about the degree of belonging to the territory, 64.3 percent declared feeling “as Andalusian as Spanish”, while 18.5 percent said they felt “more Andalusian than Spanish” and 11.1 percent, “more Spanish than Andalusian”.
Another 58 percent feel as Andalusian as they do in their province of origin.
In relation to the symbols and image of Andalusia, the survey’s conclusions highlight the high degree of identification with the symbols of Andalusia.
92.2 percent identify with the flag, which mainly reminds Blas Infante (12 percent), family (11.3 percent) and rootedness to the land (8.8 percent); 87.4 percent state that they feel identified or very identified with the shield and another 85.8 percent, with the anthem.
The degree of identification with the national symbols is also very high, such that 86.2 percent feel identified or very identified with the Spanish flag and another 83.6 percent with the national anthem.
93% identify with the Andalusian accent
The percentage of identification with the symbols of Europe is lower, standing at 68.3 percent in the case of the flag, and 40.6 percent in the case of the anthem.
When asked about the Andalusian accent, 93.7 of those surveyed state that they feel identified or very identified and, given the criticism they may receive for this reason, 62 percent are annoyed and 15.5 percent are indifferent.
Seven out of ten Andalusians like to speak with an Andalusian accent in media programs (75.6 percent) and also in videos and advertisements (72.9 percent).
When Andalusia is spoken ill of in any medium, 59.1 percent of those surveyed have claimed to feel sadness. EFE
