SBY's popularity slumps: Survey<\/p>\n
Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The popularity of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has dropped
\nsharply over the past month due to people's unmet reform
\nexpectations, according to a survey by the Indonesian Survey
\nInstitute (LSI).<\/p>\n
LSI executive director Denny J.A. said here on Wednesday that
\nSusilo's popularity had fallen from 79.7 percent in November to
\n66.4 percent in December.<\/p>\n
\"The public want quick change. The people have been suffering
\neconomic hardship for a long time. The longer change takes, the
\nmore the public will be disappointment,\" Denny told a press
\nconference.<\/p>\n
Denny said that the public's increasing disappointment was
\nalso due to people's skepticism over the appointment of certain
\nfigures to ministerial posts.<\/p>\n
According to the survey, most respondents gave between three
\nmonths to two years for the government to solve law enforcement,
\neconomic and political problems.<\/p>\n
Denny, who was accompanied by LSI researchers Saiful Mujani
\nand Muhammad Qodari, said that there was differences in the level
\nof disappointment between people living in urban and rural areas.<\/p>\n
The variety of disappointment is also shown between people
\nwith high education and those who have lower education.<\/p>\n
The disappointment of people in urban areas is higher than
\nthat of people in rural areas, while educational background did
\nnot significantly impact on the level of disappointment.<\/p>\n
LSI also surveyed respondents with two different questions in
\nSeptember and in December.<\/p>\n
Most of the 1,200 respondents, 67 percent, believed that the
\nPresident would be able to increase people's income and 60.5
\npercent believed the President could reduce unemployment.<\/p>\n
In December, however, only 45 percent of respondents believed
\nSusilo could increase people's income and only 40 percent
\nbelieved unemployment could be reduced.<\/p>\n
In regard to the eradication of corruption, however, there was
\nan increase in public trust, from 60 percent in September to 61.5
\npercent in December.<\/p>\n
\"Perhaps, it is because of the intensive campaign on
\ncorruption eradication,\" Denny added.<\/p>\n
The survey was conducted on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8. The sample was
\ntaken using multistage random sampling, including respondents
\nfrom Aceh and Papua.<\/p>\n
Eight respondents were taken from each of 87 villages and 63
\ncities. The margin of error for the survey was 2.9 percent with a
\nreliability of 95 percent.<\/p>\n
Before opening the presentation, Denny told the press that LSI
\nhad experience in making accurate quick counts in the
\npresidential election.<\/p>",
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