Mon, 25 Jan 1999

Revised table

Three of the tables which appeared on this page in Saturday's paper were inadvertently mixed up. The following is the correction:

Pessimism about democratic prospects in Indonesia Jkt Yogya Sby Dps Medan Total ---------------------------------------------------------------- There is no clear will of the government/it is the same as the New Order 47.4 26.1 22.7 41.7 57.9 39.5 Even the present condition is chaotic/marked by many riots 18.4 8.7 50.0 16.7 15.8 20.2 The more parties, the more confusing 10.5 17.4 31.8 16.7 5.3 15.8 The New Order still reigns 13.2 8.7 9.1 8.3 5.3 10.5 The Habibie government wants to maintain the status quo 7.9 30.4 - 8.3 - 9.6 The Habibie government is not able to carry out its duties well 5.3 13.0 0.5 8.3 10.5 7.0 There is no leader to follow 2.6 4.3 - - - 1.8 The New Order was better 2.6 - 0.7 - 5.3 1.8 The government institutions do not function well 2.6 - - - 5.3 1.8

What is the present condition Survey area of democracy in Indonesia? Jkt Yogya Sby Dps Medan Total ---------------------------------------------------------------- Very bad 26.2 25.4 26.9 26.4 38.3 28.2 Bad 44.5 46.4 36.7 36.8 41.4 41.3 Average 22.4 21.5 27.9 25.6 14.2 22.9 Good 5.7 5.7 7.8 10.4 4.9 6.7 Very good 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.8

The group that can boost Survey area democracy in Indonesia Jkt Yogya Sby Dps Medan Total ---------------------------------------------------------------- Students 54.4 49.8 51.0 74.4 48.1 53.9 Political parties 18.0 25.8 24.0 31.2 30.2 24.7 The media 19.0 13.4 14.7 12.0 8.6 15.5 Ulemas/prominent religious 16.9 14.8 16.8 18.4 8.0 14.5 figures NGOs 14.9 12.0 11.3 8.8 16.0 13.9 The House of Representatives 11.9 13.9 12.7 6.4 18.5 13.2 The President 10.0 12.4 8.9 6.4 5.6 9.0 The bureaucracy 7.3 8.1 9.2 3.2 3.1 7.2 The entire population 3.1 6.7 7.5 - 5.6 5.4 No opinion 0.8 1.4 2.4 - 0.6 0.4 Others 3.5 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.8 0.9

We apologize for the error.

-- Editor