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Public opinion and socioeconomic subgroup evidence from approved external survey sources. Exact source framing and methodological caveats remain visible.

Poland · Financial resilience

83.9% say their household could cover basic needs for at least a month

More than eight in ten respondents in Poland said their household could cover basic needs for a month or more if income were lost.

Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll · Fieldwork 2025

People · Generations · Financial milestones

The “maybe later” economy.

Housing, education, work and family choices increasingly collide with financial pressure. PolisMetric keeps the U.S. Pew benchmark separate from Deloitte’s same-wave Gen Z and millennial country evidence so unlike questions are never forced into one ranking.

Financial milestones: country evidence not yet available

Evidence gap

No source-verified 2026 country topline is published here yet for Poland.

No country-specific 2026 financial-milestones topline has been source-verified for publication in the current governed pass. Missing is not estimated.

Missing is kept missing — never estimated, copied from a regional average or treated as zero.

Same-question international comparison

Financial pressure is delaying major life decisions.

These 15 country results come from the same Deloitte 2026 survey wave and the same question. Paired dots show published percentages for Gen Z and millennials; the connector shows the gap. This is not a quality ranking. Countries without a verified national value remain outside the ranking.

Thailand65%57%

Philippines64%64%

Argentina59%67%

Mexico57%52%

Italy56%51%

Australia55%45%

India54%44%

Sweden52%49%

Singapore51%50%

Netherlands51%45%

Switzerland46%60%

United Kingdom46%46%

China46%35%

Germany45%39%

Brazil45%36%

Deloitte Global 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey · fielded Nov. 24, 2025–Jan. 15, 2026 · online self-complete survey. The global study includes 22,595 respondents in 44 countries; this chart contains only source-verified country cuts in the current PolisMetric evidence pass.

Research status

Country-specific research remains open. The international chart above is evidence from other countries and is not presented as a value for Poland.

Deloitte global study ↗Methodology/report PDF ↗

People Intelligence · Poland · Young women

Political divides and mental health — measured as separate evidence streams.

PolisMetric does not assume that the U.S. pattern applies everywhere. For Poland, political or gender-attitude evidence is shown only when a governed source supports it, and mental-health evidence is kept methodologically separate. An association is never inferred merely because both measures appear on the same page.

CoveragePolitics evidence · Mental-health gapNo synthetic national values

Political / values evidence

Young-adult left–right gender gap

Ages 20–29 · 1990–2023

Current classificationNo meaningful gap todayNo meaningful gap

No meaningful youth gender gap is observed today; a small earlier modern gap has levelled off.

European Sociological Review analysis of 466,089 people ages 20–29 across 32 European countries. The measure is left–right self-placement, not party vote.

Secondary gender-attitude context · Ipsos 2026

Adults who say “I define myself as a feminist”POLISMETRIC · DATA

Women39%

Men22%

Country-specific all-adult context only; it does not replace the youth ideology measure above.

Mental-health evidence

Common young-adult comparison not available

Governed evidence gap

Evidence gapNo substitute value is estimated.

This country is not reported in the 2025 Global Mind Project 18–34 country ranking used for the common comparison, and no substitute value is estimated.

Interpretation ruleDo not turn two separate datasets into a causal story.

Political ideology, party affiliation, feminist self-identification, psychological distress and MHQ are different constructs. Cross-country cultural and sampling differences also matter. PolisMetric keeps the measures separate unless a single defensible study directly estimates their relationship in the same population.

POLISMETRICEvidence before narrative

Trusted sources · Health & wellness · 2018 baseline

Poland: who people trusted for health advice.

A directly comparable baseline from the Wellcome Global Monitor. “Most trusted source,” trust in government advice, and trust in medical workers are kept as separate measures. The survey was fielded in 2018; newer country-specific evidence is shown separately when a governed source is available.

Most trusted source71.9%

named doctors or nurses as the person they trusted most for medical or health advice.

2018 national sample n=1,000 · prevalence rank #25 of 35 current PolisMetric countries

Most trusted source · Q20

One question, six answer groups.

Bars use the full weighted country sample denominator, matching Wellcome’s published convention. “Don’t know” and refusals remain in the denominator and are preserved as missing-response metadata.

Doctors & nurses71.9%

Family & friends15.7%

None / someone else2.8%

Famous people2.3%

Traditional healers1.7%

Religious leaders1%

Don’t know / refused: 4.6% of the weighted sample.

Source trust · Q2162.8%

Government medical & health advice

Share answering that they trust government medical and health advice a lot or some.

Source trust · Q2288.5%

Medical workers’ advice

Share saying they trust advice from medical workers such as doctors and nurses a lot or some.

35-country comparison

Compare the same question across PolisMetric countries.

Switch measures to inspect directly comparable 2018 values. Bars show response prevalence, not a quality score or PolisMetric ranking.

Doctors or nurses named as the single most trusted sourceQ20: share of the weighted country sample naming a doctor or nurse as the person trusted most for medical or health advice.

Poland 71.9%Median 79.7%Available 35/35

1Singapore93.5%

2Norway93.2%

3Canada91.1%

4Italy90.7%

5Malaysia90.7%

6United Kingdom90.3%

7Belgium90.2%

8Sweden89.5%

9Australia89.4%

10France88.7%

11Thailand88.7%

12Spain88.1%

13United States88.1%

14Ireland85.2%

15Netherlands84%

16Taiwan83.3%

17Mexico81.4%

18Switzerland79.7%

19Argentina79.1%

20Vietnam78.7%

21India76.8%

22Indonesia76.1%

23Türkiye75.9%

24South Africa74.3%

25Poland71.9%

26Saudi Arabia71.2%

27South Korea71.2%

28Russia69.8%

29Philippines69.6%

30Japan69%

31Brazil65.1%

32Germany63.3%

33Israel63.1%

34China62.4%

35Austria58.7%

Dashed marker = median among countries with a published value for this exact measure. Hover, tap or use Tab to inspect rows.

Source & reuse

Gallup (2019), Wellcome Global Monitor – First Wave Findings. PolisMetric visualization and weighted aggregation from published survey fields. The Wellcome report states that its data and text are distributed under CC BY with attribution; report images are excluded. PolisMetric uses original charts and does not reproduce Wellcome’s graphic design.

Report ↗Country data ↗Questionnaire ↗

Country percentages use the public within-country survey weight (wgt) and the full weighted country sample denominator, matching Wellcome's published country convention. Q21/Q22 combine 'A lot' + 'Some'. Don't know/refused responses remain in the denominator and are preserved as missing-response metadata; unavailable questions remain null and are never converted to zero. Fieldwork: April–December 2018. This supplemental module does not count as five independent People sources.

AI & society · Pew Research Center · 2026

How Poland sees AI.

Four directly comparable measures from Pew Research Center’s 2026 global AI study. Rankings below describe the prevalence of each response among the 25 PolisMetric countries covered by this release; they are not quality scores.

Future of work59%

of adults say AI will lead to fewer jobs in Poland over the next 20 years.

Share rank #7 of 25 covered PolisMetric countries · covered-country median 48%

Q57#7 / 25

59%

Expect AI to lead to fewer jobs

Poland: 59%25-country median: 48%

Share of adults saying AI will lead to fewer jobs in their country over the next 20 years.

Field period: Feb. 8–May 13, 2026

Q56#5 / 25

38%

Expect AI to increase inequality

Poland: 38%25-country median: 32%

Share saying AI will increase the gap between rich and poor in their country over the next 20 years.

Field period: Feb. 8–May 13, 2026

Q55#6 / 25

45%

More concerned than excited about AI

Poland: 45%25-country median: 37%

Share saying they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life.

Field period: Feb. 8–May 13, 2026

Q54#12 / 25

41%

Have heard or read a lot about AI

Poland: 41%25-country median: 41%

Share saying they have heard or read a lot about artificial intelligence.

Field period: Feb. 8–May 13, 2026

Cross-country comparison

See where Poland sits among all 25 covered countries.

Switch the measure to compare every directly surveyed PolisMetric country on the same 0–100% scale. Poland is highlighted; the gold marker shows the 25-country median.

Expect AI to lead to fewer jobsShare of adults saying AI will lead to fewer jobs in their country over the next 20 years.

Poland 59%Median 48%Rank #7/25

1Australia76%

2South Korea76%

3United States71%

4Canada61%

5United Kingdom61%

6France60%

7Poland59%

8Italy55%

9Spain54%

10Germany51%

11Japan49%

12Netherlands48%

13Sweden48%

14Argentina47%

15Singapore46%

16Mexico44%

17South Africa44%

18Brazil42%

19Israel42%

20Malaysia41%

21Indonesia37%

22Thailand32%

23India29%

24Türkiye29%

25Philippines26%

Bars show published Pew toplines. The dashed vertical marker is the median among the 25 covered PolisMetric countries. Hover, tap or use Tab to inspect a row.

Source

Pew Research Center, Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth, published Sept. 17, 2026. International country results were fielded Feb. 8–May 13, 2026; U.S. measures shown here use the field periods printed on each card.

Report ↗Topline ↗Methodology ↗

Pew surveyed 37 places overall. This PolisMetric comparison is restricted to the 25 countries that overlap the canonical 35-country universe. Source results are reproduced as attributed public toplines; PolisMetric does not reinterpret them as an original poll.

Poland · People Intelligence

Five sources. Five different stories.

Each finding comes from a different approved source and covers a different part of public life. Open the data view to inspect the measure, sample, evidence note and original source.

Financial resilience2025

Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll01 / 05

83.9% say their household could cover basic needs for at least a month

Five People signals from the 2025 World Risk PollPOLISMETRIC · DATA

01Married / partner64.3%

02Neighbors care55.8%

031+ month buffer83.9%

04Mental-health harm worry29.4%

05Violent-crime harm worry60%

Five separately measured 2025 World Risk Poll items shown for context; the story headline highlights one verified item. Rebuilt to the PolisMetric Graph V2 standard.

Key findingMore than eight in ten respondents in Poland said their household could cover basic needs for a month or more if income were lost.

Independent source844 respondents on highlighted item

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Financial resilience

83.9% say their household could cover basic needs for at least a month

2025

Five People signals from the 2025 World Risk PollPOLISMETRIC · DATA

01Married / partner64.3%

02Neighbors care55.8%

031+ month buffer83.9%

04Mental-health harm worry29.4%

05Violent-crime harm worry60%

Five separately measured 2025 World Risk Poll items shown for context; the story headline highlights one verified item. Rebuilt to the PolisMetric Graph V2 standard.

Published observations · 2025
Measure / group	Published value
Married / partner	64.3%
Neighbors care	55.8%
1+ month buffer	83.9%
Mental-health harm worry	29.4%
Violent-crime harm worry	60%

Question / measure

How Long Household Could Cover Basic Needs If Income Was Lost: A month or more

Sample

844 respondents on highlighted item

Evidence

canonical observation

Use class

OPEN ATTRIBUTION

Finding

More than eight in ten respondents in Poland said their household could cover basic needs for a month or more if income were lost.

Evidence note

Canonical World Risk Poll 2025 observation lrf-wrp-2025-pol-household_buffer_month_plus. Weighted national estimate; item base differs from the full survey sample.

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Life evaluation2023–2025

World Happiness Report / Gallup World Poll02 / 05

Average life evaluation is 6.768 out of 10

Average life evaluation in PolandPOLISMETRIC · DATA

6.77 / 10

010 / 10

2023–2025 average

World Happiness Report 2026 Figure 2.1; Gallup World Poll three-year average on the 0–10 Cantril Ladder. Rebuilt to the PolisMetric Graph V2 standard.

Key findingWorld Happiness Report 2026 reports a three-year average life evaluation of 6.768 for Poland.

Independent sourceGallup World Poll national samples; typically about 1,000 respondents per country per year

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Average life evaluation is 6.768 out of 10

2023–2025

Average life evaluation in PolandPOLISMETRIC · DATA

6.77 / 10

010 / 10

2023–2025 average

World Happiness Report 2026 Figure 2.1; Gallup World Poll three-year average on the 0–10 Cantril Ladder. Rebuilt to the PolisMetric Graph V2 standard.

Published observations · 2023–2025
Measure / group	Published value
2023–2025 average	6.768 / 10

Question / measure

Cantril Ladder life evaluation, 0 worst possible life to 10 best possible life

Sample

Gallup World Poll national samples; typically about 1,000 respondents per country per year

Evidence

publisher public result

Use class

PUBLIC RESULTS ONLY

Finding

World Happiness Report 2026 reports a three-year average life evaluation of 6.768 for Poland.

Evidence note

Publisher-released World Happiness Report 2026 Figure 2.1 national aggregate. Three-year average; this is a life-evaluation measure, not momentary emotion.

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Institutional trustFebruary 2026

CBOS Foundation03 / 05

83% trust the armed forces, while 19% trust political parties

Trust in selected institutionsPOLISMETRIC · DATA

01Armed forces83%

02Police71%

03Local authorities69%

04Public administration60%

05EU48%

CBOS February 2026 national survey. Rebuilt to the PolisMetric Graph V2 standard. Card shows 5 of 8 published observations; Explore Data shows the full set.

Key findingCBOS' February 2026 representative survey shows large differences in institutional trust: 83% trusted the armed forces, 71% police, 69% local authorities, 60% public administration, and 19% political parties.

Independent source967 adults; random sample representative of Poland's adult population

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Institutional trust

83% trust the armed forces, while 19% trust political parties

February 2026

Trust in selected institutionsPOLISMETRIC · DATA

01Armed forces83%

02Police71%

03Local authorities69%

04Public administration60%

05EU48%

06Courts37%

07Media27%

08Political parties19%

CBOS February 2026 national survey. Rebuilt to the PolisMetric Graph V2 standard. Card shows 5 of 8 published observations; Explore Data shows the full set.

Published observations · February 2026
Measure / group	Published value
Armed forces	83%
Police	71%
Local authorities	69%
Public administration	60%
EU	48%
Courts	37%
Media	27%
Political parties	19%

Question / measure

General trust or distrust in selected institutions

Sample

967 adults; random sample representative of Poland's adult population

Evidence

publisher public result

Use class

PUBLIC RESULTS ONLY

Finding

CBOS' February 2026 representative survey shows large differences in institutional trust: 83% trusted the armed forces, 71% police, 69% local authorities, 60% public administration, and 19% political parties.

Evidence note

CBOS Public Trust, March 2026 report based on February fieldwork. Institution-specific shares are separate measures; this is not an overall trust index.

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Values & religionJan–Apr 2025

Pew Research Center04 / 05

16% say belief in God is necessary to be moral

Belief in God and moralityPOLISMETRIC · DATA

Necessary16%Not necessary80%No answer / residual4%

Pew Spring 2025 public topline. Rebuilt to the PolisMetric Graph V2 standard.

Key findingPew Research Center found 16% of Polish adults said belief in God is necessary to be moral and have good values, while 80% said it is not necessary.

Independent sourceNationally representative Polish adult survey

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Values & religion

16% say belief in God is necessary to be moral

Jan–Apr 2025

Belief in God and moralityPOLISMETRIC · DATA

Necessary16%Not necessary80%No answer / residual4%

Pew Spring 2025 public topline. Rebuilt to the PolisMetric Graph V2 standard.

Published observations · Jan–Apr 2025
Measure / group	Published value
Necessary	16%
Not necessary	80%
No answer / residual	4%

Question / measure

Is belief in God necessary in order to be moral and have good values?

Sample

Nationally representative Polish adult survey

Evidence

publisher public result

Use class

PUBLIC RESULTS ONLY

Finding

Pew Research Center found 16% of Polish adults said belief in God is necessary to be moral and have good values, while 80% said it is not necessary.

Evidence note

Pew Research Center Spring 2025 Global Attitudes Survey public topline. Publisher-released topline only; those who did not answer are not shown.

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Political knowledgeUnderlying CSES studies predate the 2016 report

Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)05 / 05

Correct-answer rates ranged from 7.8% to 84.1% across four CSES knowledge items

Correct answers on four CSES knowledge itemsPOLISMETRIC · DATA

01Second-party item84.1%

02Finance item47%

03Unemployment item35.9%

04UN Secretary-General item7.8%

Historical CSES methodological comparison published in 2016; item difficulty and study timing vary. Rebuilt to the PolisMetric Graph V2 standard.

Key findingA CSES methodological report published in 2016 shows wide variation across four political-knowledge items for Poland. PolisMetric treats this as a dated historical benchmark rather than a current national score.

Independent sourceCSES national election-study respondents; see report and study documentation

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Political knowledge

Correct-answer rates ranged from 7.8% to 84.1% across four CSES knowledge items

Underlying CSES studies predate the 2016 report

Correct answers on four CSES knowledge itemsPOLISMETRIC · DATA

01Second-party item84.1%

02Finance item47%

03Unemployment item35.9%

04UN Secretary-General item7.8%

Historical CSES methodological comparison published in 2016; item difficulty and study timing vary. Rebuilt to the PolisMetric Graph V2 standard.

Published observations · Underlying CSES studies predate the 2016 report
Measure / group	Published value
Second-party item	84.1%
Finance item	47%
Unemployment item	35.9%
UN Secretary-General item	7.8%

Question / measure

Four CSES political-knowledge items: second party, finance, UN Secretary-General, and unemployment

Sample

CSES national election-study respondents; see report and study documentation

Evidence

publisher public result

Use class

OPEN COMMERCIAL OK

Finding

A CSES methodological report published in 2016 shows wide variation across four political-knowledge items for Poland. PolisMetric treats this as a dated historical benchmark rather than a current national score.

Evidence note

CSES Political Knowledge Sub-Committee report table of country-level correct-answer shares. Historical benchmark from pre-2016 CSES studies. Item difficulty varies substantially, and CSES itself cautioned about cross-country comparability.

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