Indonesia not safe: Poll respondents<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Most people in Indonesia say they do not feel
\nsafe because of the recent bloody riots rocking various parts of
\nthe archipelago, according to a new survey.<\/p>\n
The poll, conducted in mid-February, asked a total of 1,234
\npeople in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Medan and
\nUjungpandang about the current standard of public security.<\/p>\n
Forty-nine percent rated it \"bad\" while 28 percent said it was
\n\"very bad\".<\/p>\n
When asked where they feel the safest, 79.2 percent said \"at
\nhome with the family\", 15.4 percent gave \"abroad\" as their
\nanswer, and 10 percent said \"out of towns\/villages\".<\/p>\n
The poll was conducted by the Resource Productivity Center for
\nThe Jakarta Post and the D&R news magazine. More than two-thirds
\nof the 1,234 respondents were male, and more than 80 percent of
\nthem are in the 20-44 age group. Different backgrounds and income
\nlevels were represented. The respondents included civil servants,
\nprivate sector employees, entrepreneurs, students, housewives and
\nretirees.<\/p>\n
Nearly half of the respondents defined safety as having the
\nability to leave home without fear, while 30.7 percent defined it
\nas having the ability to meet their physical needs.<\/p>\n
When asked to name the most serious threats to their lives,
\n61.4 percent said riots with religious overtones, 52.5 percent
\nsaid widespread crime and 49.6 percent cited ethnic conflicts.<\/p>\n
Asked to name factors that would improve their sense of
\nsecurity, \"strengthening the neighborhood watch\" came first, with
\n55 percent of the respondents ticking this answer, and \"saying
\nprayers\" followed, with 32 percent. A greater presence of police
\nor military in the neighborhood was chosen by 19.5 percent of
\nrespondents.<\/p>\n
Most respondents were pessimistic that security would return
\nto anywhere near normal until after the June 7 general
\nelection, assuming that it proceeds in a democratic fashion.<\/p>\n
When asked about what it would take to restore their sense of
\nsecurity, 48 percent of those surveyed said the establishment of
\na legitimate government after the election, and 37.9 percent
\nbelieved that this would not be possible as long as the economic
\ncrisis continued.<\/p>\n
The tally of the answers to some of the questions exceeded 100
\npercent as respondents were allowed to tick more than one answer.<\/p>",
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