Risks that matter

What do people think their future holds? To better understand people’s worries, the OECD conducted a survey, called Risks That Matter, asking 20,000 people in 19 countries what they thought were the biggest risks facing them and their family.

OECD (2019), "Social and economic risk perceptions and concerns", in Society at a Glance 2019: OECD Social Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/5b260db0-en

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Unemployment: 5.6% March 2020

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