*Totals add up to more than 100 percent due to multiple responses. Only those who had previsouly responded that the current economic situation in their country was bad, were then asked this question.
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Opinion on cause of EU economic problems, by country 2012
This statistic shows public evaluation of who was to blame for the economic problems in each country as of 2012. 78 percent of respondents in Spain felt that it was the banks and financial institutions that were most to blame for the current economic problems in their own country as of 2012.
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Pew Research Center. (May 29, 2012). Who is most to blame for your countries current economic problems? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/227083/opinion-on-cause-of-eu-economic-problems-by-country/
Pew Research Center. "Who is most to blame for your countries current economic problems?." Chart. May 29, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/227083/opinion-on-cause-of-eu-economic-problems-by-country/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Who is most to blame for your countries current economic problems?. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/227083/opinion-on-cause-of-eu-economic-problems-by-country/
Pew Research Center. "Who Is Most to Blame for Your Countries Current Economic Problems?." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 29 May 2012, /statistics/227083/opinion-on-cause-of-eu-economic-problems-by-country/
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Who is most to blame for your countries current economic problems? [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 29, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/227083/opinion-on-cause-of-eu-economic-problems-by-country/