Two of three locals call spouse daily<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two out of three Indonesians speak to their
\nspouse on the phone every day, but six percent of them admit they
\nseldom remember their partner's birthday, a survey found
\nrecently.<\/p>\n
Out of the 10 Asia-Pacific economies surveyed, only the
\nFilipinos can equal Indonesia's 66 percent score in keeping in
\ntouch every day on the phone, according to the Hong Kong-based
\nFar Eastern Economic Review weekly, which conducted the survey
\namong 3,000 of its subscribers across the region.<\/p>\n
The first part of the \"Asia Lifestyle\" survey can be found in
\nthis week's issue of the magazine. The second and third parts
\nwill be published in the Aug. 11 and Sept. 15 issues.<\/p>\n
The survey discloses that the Indonesian respondents tied for
\nlast place with the Japanese when it comes to remembering
\nbirthdays, with six percent of each group saying they seldom
\nremembered their spouse's birthday.<\/p>\n
By comparison, Nury Vittachi, a senior writer of the magazine,
\nnoted that 98 percent of Filipinos claim to always or frequently
\nremember the day.<\/p>\n
Personality profiles in the survey also revealed affluent
\nIndonesians are more spiritual than most people in the Asia
\nPacific region, and less materialistic than the average.<\/p>\n
Vittachi, the writer of the survey, told The Jakarta Post that
\nIndonesian respondents earn an average of US$83,000 a year, which
\nis more than the respondents of Australia ($82,000) and Taiwan
\n($71,000). Indonesian household incomes are $103,000 annually,
\nwhich is more than the household incomes in South Korea
\n($102,000).<\/p>\n
The survey found that respondents in the Asia-Pacific
\neconomies have enjoyed a rise in household income of 35 percent
\nin the past two years, reflecting a major shift in the dynamics
\nof international affluence.<\/p>\n
Christianto Wibisono, a noted researcher in Jakarta, said
\nyesterday that he was not surprised to learn that the Indonesian
\nrespondents earn as much annual income as $83,000.<\/p>\n
\"They must be executives working in big companies,\"
\nChristianto said, adding that most Indonesians, however, still
\nlive very poorly with the gap between the rich and the poor much
\nmore serious than in other countries in the region.<\/p>\n
According to the latest official data, the income per capita
\nin Indonesia is $645 while the minimum wage of a blue collar
\nworkers in the Jakarta area is Rp 3,800 ($1.75) per day or Rp
\n1,140,000 per year.<\/p>\n
\"We're less egalitarian than other countries,\" Christianto
\nsaid, adding that the difference between an Indonesian
\nexecutive's salary and a worker's wages is tremendously unfair to
\nbe compared with other countries. (09)<\/p>",
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