Egyptian Protests Predicted by Economic Concern
by Peter Graham on Jul 3, 2013 | Views: 40 | Score: 0
Spring 2010 | Spring 2011 | |
---|---|---|
Getting Better | 28 | 20 |
Staying the Same | 45 | 23 |
Getting Worse | 25 | 53 |
% of Egyptians that said economic conditions were...
Sources:
gallup.com
Though fresh off a successful revolution in the spring of 2011, the number of Egyptians concerned that the nation's economy was getting worse jumped 28 percentage points from the year before. This anxiety may again have been a driving force for 2013's revolution.