According to the NDI poll, about one in ten citizens have a family member who lives abroad and sends them money

According to the National Democratic Institute (NDI) poll, about one in ten citizens has a family member who lives abroad and sends them money.

As NDI poll shows, about one in ten citizens are thinking about emigrating. According to the poll, the desire to emigrate is highest among ethnic minority communities, among young people, men, opposition supporters and undecided voters.

It should be noted that the majority of those surveyed by NDI say that they personally know someone who has emigrated in the last 12 months. 62% of respondents gave a positive answer to the relevant question.

National Democratic Institute explains that, according to the majority of respondents, the main reason for emigration is low wages and lack of jobs - 65% and 56% of the respondents name these reasons, respectively.

At the same time, the majority, 80 percent, believes that emigration has a negative impact on Georgia.

The mentioned report is based on the results of a face-to-face survey of the adult population of Georgia conducted from October 14 to November 4 across the country (excluding the occupied territories). The October survey includes a total of 2,068 completed interviews. The average margin of error in the survey is +/- 2.2 percent.