Poll: Swiss Abroad pensioners are enthusiastic while workers struggle

Swiss pensioners abroad are generally happy with their lives but Swiss nationals who live and work overseas are less satisfied than the average citizen, the latest SBC opinion poll “How are you, Switzerland?” reveals. The Swiss Abroad are largely satisfied with their lives. This was shown in a recent poll that revealed that on a scale of 1 to 10, 64% of people gave it an 8 rating or higher. There was a clear difference between pensioners, who are more satisfied than average, and workers – who feel the opposite. This is one of the main conclusions of the second edition of the “How are you, Switzerland?” opinion poll, a major survey carried out this year by the research institute gfs.bern on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), SWI swissinfo.ch’s parent company. In all, 51,000 people took part in the poll – of whom 1,065 were Swiss people living abroad – and answered around 300 questions on various aspects of life. How can this dissatisfaction among employees abroad be ...