- Some 30 per cent of females are not sure about what 2024 holds for them.
- Kenyans aged between 18-26 have the highest optimism for next year at 39 per cent.
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A new survey shows that more males than females believe that 2024 will be better than 2023.
The report released by Infotrak reveals that 31 per cent of males have high optimism for the next year as opposed to females at 28 per cent.
Some 20 per cent of the male believes that next year will be the same as 2023 while 19 per cent hope for a worse year.
The report revealed on Friday shows that at least 30 per cent of the males do not know how next year will be.
Of the females, 19 per cent believe 2024 will be the same as 2023 while 23 per cent are pessimistic next year will be worse off.
Some 30 per cent of females are not sure about what 2024 holds for them.
On demographic distribution, Kenyans aged between 18-26 have the highest optimism for next year at 39 per cent followed by those between27-35 at 32 per cent.
Kenyans aged between 36 and 45 came third with 29 per cent while those aged between 46 and 55 had their optimism at 23 per cent.
Those above 55 years had their optimism at 28 per cent.The report also showed that some 30 per cent of Kenyans believe that 2024 will be better than this year.
The survey sampled 1500 to represent the universe of adult Kenyans above 18 years old at the time of the survey.
The sampling frame was designed using population proportionate to size (PPS) guided by the 2019 census.
The survey covered all 47 counties and the eight regions of Kenya with the distribution of the survey sample proportionately allocated.
The margin or era was ±2.53 at 95 per cent with a response rate of 94 per cent.
The quantitative data was processed and analysed using SPSS version 26 statistical software due to its high accuracy and reliability.
The quantitative interviews were conducted through Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CAT).
The report reveals that 19 per cent of Kenyans believe next year will be the same as 2023 while 21 per cent hope the country will be worse off.
The report released on Friday shows that 30 per cent of Kenyans do not know how better or worse next year will be compared to 2023.
In respect to the optimism per region, North Eastern has the highest optimism that 2024 will be better than this year at 53 per cent.
Some 35 per cent of residents of the vast Central Kenya region believe that next year will be better than 2023.
Coming third is the Eastern region where 34 per cent of residents believe that next year will be better with only 30 per cent of Rift Valley residents hoping for the better.
Some 26 per cent of Coast residents believe that next year will be better, Western region 24 per cent while Nyanza has the lowest optimism at 16 per cent.