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Download Marginals State of the Nation Survey, January 2006 (Sponsored by CNN-IBN and Hindustan Times) Preliminary Findings Lokniti: Programme for Comparative Democracy Centre for the Study of Developing Societies 29 Rajpur Road, Delhi 110 054, Ph: 23942199; Fax: 23943450 Q1: Let us first talk about this village/town where you are living. How long have you lived here? (If not all life, probe for number of years lived here) N Per cent Valid Per cent Less than 10 years 1060 7.0 7.0 More than 10 years 3079 20.3 20.3 Valid Entire life 11013 72.7 72.7 Total 15153 100.0 100.0 Q1a: (If not entire life) Where did your ancestors (Grand parents or great grandparents) live? N Per cent Valid Per cent Valid 01: Andhra Pradesh 338 2.2 8.2 02: Arunachal Pradesh 7 .0 .2 03: Assam 82 .5 2.0 04: Bihar 249 1.6 6.0 05: Goa 14 .1 .3 06: Gujarat 154 1.0 3.7 07: Haryana 70 .5 1.7 08: Himachal Pradesh 6 .0 .2 09: Jammu and Kashmir 51 .3 1.2 10: Karnataka 229 1.5 5.5 11: Kerala 218 1.4 5.3 12: Madhya Pradesh 183 1.2 4.4 13: Maharashtra 592 3.9 14.3 14: Manipur 7 .0 .2 15: Meghalaya 6 .0 .1 16: Mizoram 7 .0 .2 17: Nagaland 6 .0 .1 18: Orissa 160 1.1 3.9 1 N Per cent Valid Per cent 19: Punjab 98 .6 2.4 20: Rajasthan 184 1.2 4.5 21: Sikkim 9 .1 .2 22: Tamil Nadu 330 2.2 8.0 23: Tripura 12 .1 .3 24: Uttar Pradesh 621 4.1 15.0 25: West Bengal 208 1.4 5.0 30: Delhi 52 .3 1.3 33: Jharkhand 42 .3 1.0 34: Chhattisgarh 70 .5 1.7 35: Uttaranchal 33 .2 .8 50: Outside India 102 .7 2.5 Total 4139 27.3 100.0 Missing 99: NA 11013 72.7 Total 15153 100.0 Q2: Does you or your family live in a foreign country/abroad? N Per cent Valid Per cent No 13944 92.0 93.9 Valid Yes 901 5.9 6.1 Total 14845 98.0 100.0 Could not understand 185 1.2 Missing Do not know 123 .8 Total 308 2.0 Total 15153 100.0 2 Q3: If you or any member of your family get an opportunity to settle down in a foreign country/abroad, would you or your family member like to settle abroad? N Per cent Valid Per cent No 8694 57.4 60.6 Valid Yes 5653 37.3 39.4 Total 14347 94.7 100.0 Could not understand 304 2.0 Missing No opinion 502 3.3 Total 806 5.3 Total 15153 100.0 Q4: What is the name of our country? N Per cent Valid Per cent India/Indian 5019 33.1 36.3 Bharat/Bhartvarsha 6618 43.7 47.9 Valid Hindustan/Hind 827 5.5 6.0 Others 1357 9.0 9.8 Total 13821 91.2 100.0 Missing No opinion 1331 8.8 Total 15153 100.0 3 Q5: Now I will read out few dates. Tell me why are these dates known for? a: 15th August N Per cent Valid Per cent Independence Day 9700 64.0 80.1 Any reference to India 1352 8.9 11.2 Valid Incorrect 1059 7.0 8.7 Total 12112 79.9 100.0 Missing Do not know 3041 20.1 Total 15153 100.0 b: 26th January N Per cent Valid Per cent Republic Day 6731 44.4 60.9 Any reference to India 2449 16.2 22.2 Valid Incorrect 1874 12.4 17.0 Total 11054 73.0 100.0 Missing Do not know 4099 27.0 Total 15153 100.0 c: 2nd October N Per cent Valid Per cent Gandhi ji’s Birthday 6026 39.8 63.4 Any reference to Gandhi Ji 1342 8.9 14.1 Valid Incorrect 2139 14.1 22.5 Total 9507 62.7 100.0 Missing Do not know 5646 37.3 Total 15153 100.0 4 Q6: Have you heard about or seen the Republic Day Parade held in Delhi on 26th January? N Per cent Valid Per cent Seen real Parade 682 4.5 5.9 Seen Parade on T.V. 6171 40.7 53.4 Valid Heard about it but not seen 2652 17.5 23.0 Neither heard nor seen 2041 13.5 17.7 Total 11546 76.2 100.0 Could not understand 1374 9.1 Missing No opinion 2233 14.7 Total 3607 23.8 Total 15153 100.0 Q7: Some people say that this parade is a more show off and wastage of money, whereas others say that it is a symbol of our nation’s pride. What is your opinion? N Per cent Valid Per cent Waste of money 1071 7.1 12.0 Valid Symbol of National Pride 7866 51.9 88.0 Total 8937 59.0 100.0 Missing No opinion 6216 41.0 Total 15153 100.0 5 Q8: What is your opinion about the performance of the Congress Party led coalition government at the Centre? Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with it? N Per cent Valid Per cent Fully satisfied 4204 27.7 35.9 Somewhat satisfied 5104 33.7 43.6 Valid Somewhat dissatisfied 960 6.3 8.2 Fully Dissatisfied 1447 9.6 12.4 Total 11715 77.3 100.0 Could not understand 1127 7.4 Missing No opinion 2310 15.2 Total 3437 22.7 Total 15153 100.0 Q9: Now I would like you to compare the present Congress Party led UPA government at the Centre (in Delhi) with the previous BJP led NDA government. Which government would you consider better? N Per cent Valid Per cent UPA Govt. 5110 33.7 45.5 NDA Govt. 3634 24.0 32.3 Valid Both Equally good 1540 10.2 13.7 Both Equally Bad 958 6.3 8.5 Total 11241 74.2 100.0 Could not understand 1310 8.6 Missing No opinion 2601 17.2 Total 3912 25.8 Total 15153 100.0 6 Q10: If you were choose any one leader from different parties as the Prime Minister of the country, whom would you like to choose? N Per cent Valid Per cent Valid Sonia Gandhi 3606 23.8 29.0 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2932 19.3 23.6 George Fernandes 29 .2 .2 Chandrashekhar 47 .3 .4 Jyoti Basu 287 1.9 2.3 Mayawati 488 3.2 3.9 Sharad Pawer 219 1.4 1.8 Anyone from Congress 133 .9 1.1 Manmohan Singh 1307 8.6 10.5 Priyanka Gandhi 37 .2 .3 Rahul Gandhi 203 1.3 1.6 N.D. Tiwari 4 .0 .0 Arjun Singh 15 .1 .1 Pranob Mukherjee 15 .1 .1 Anyone from BJP 65 .4 .5 L.K. Advani 233 1.5 1.9 Bal Thackeray 42 .3 .3 Pramod Mahajan 32 .2 .3 Narendra Modi 85 .6 .7 Arun Jaitly 7 .0 .1 Sushma Swaraj 11 .1 .1 Rajnath Singh 115 .8 .9 Mulayam Singh Yadav 282 1.9 2.3 Amar Singh 4 .0 .0 Budhodev Bhattacharya 54 .4 .4 Nitish Kumar 80 .5 .6 7 N Per cent Valid Per cent Laloo Prasad Yadav 161 1.1 1.3 Chandrababu Naidu 102 .7 .8 M Katunanidhi 80 .5 .6 J. Jayalalitha 127 .8 1.0 Anyone else 1633 10.8 13.1 Total 12435 82.1 100.0 Do not know 2194 14.5 Missing NA/Blank 523 3.5 Total 2718 17.9 Total 15153 100.0 Q11: People have different opinions about the Newspaper and the Television. Some people say that in order to bring truth to the people, newspaper and television may do whatever they like—use of hidden cameras or anything, everything is fair. Others say that now-a-days, in order to make news, newspaper and televisions intrude into the personal lives of the people. What is your opinion? N Per cent Valid Per cent Everything is justified for truth 5919 39.1 77.1 Valid Interference in peoples private lives 1759 11.6 22.9 Total 7678 50.7 100.0 Could not understand 3020 19.9 Missing No opinion 4454 29.4 Total 7474 49.3 Total 15153 100.0 8 Q12: Have you heard about Rahul Gandhi? N Per cent Valid Per cent No 6409 42.3 42.3 Valid Yes 8744 57.7 57.7 Total 15153 100.0 100.0 a: (If yes) Who is he? N Per cent Valid Per cent Correct (Sonia/Rajiv Gandhi’s son) 6842 45.2 78.2 Any reference to Gandhi-Nehru family 1073 7.1 12.3 Valid Incorrect 526 3.5 6.0 Others 304 2.0 3.5 Total 8744 57.7 100.0 Missing NA 6409 42.3 Total 15153 100.0 b: (If yes to Q12) These days there is a lot of talk about making Rahul Gandhi a minister in the Central Government or giving him an important post in the Congress Party. Some people say that he should be made minister or given an important post in the party now. Others say, this would be too early, he should wait a bit. And others say that Rahul Gandhi is not suited for any high post. What is your opinion? N Per cent Valid Per cent Should be given a post now 2652 17.5 41.8 He should wait 2996 19.8 47.2 Valid Not suited for posts 704 4.6 11.1 Total 6351 41.9 100.0 No opinion 2392 15.8 Missing NA 6409 42.3 Total 8801 58.1 Total 15153 100.0 9 Q13: Now I will read out two statements on various issues.
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