State of the Nation Survey, August 2006 (Sponsored by CNN-IBN and The Hindu) 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: Generally speaking, how safe is living in this city/town/village- safe, not so safe, or very unsafe? Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Safe 11006 74.4 74.4 Not so safe 2817 19.1 19.1 Valid Very unsafe 764 5.2 5.2 No opinion 199 1.3 1.3 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 Q2: Compared to the situation in this city/town/village a few years ago, do you now feel more safe, less safe or the same as before? Opinion N Percent Valid Percent More safe 6556 44.3 44.3 Less safe 3835 25.9 25.9 Valid Same as before 4079 27.6 27.6 No opinion 316 2.1 2.1 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 Q3: Thinking of the food you and your family member eat in day to day life, how would you describe eating habits of your family members? a: Self Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Purely vegetarian 4641 31.4 31.4 Mainly vegetarian but eat eggs 1291 8.7 8.7 Valid Non-vegetarian, eat any thing 8753 59.2 59.2 No opinion 101 .7 .7 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 1 b: Spouse Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Purely vegetarian 4328 29.3 29.3 Mainly vegetarian but eat eggs 1207 8.2 8.2 Valid Non-vegetarian, eat any thing 8304 56.2 56.2 No opinion 947 6.4 6.4 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 c: Father Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Purely vegetarian 4438 30.0 30.0 Mainly vegetarian but eat eggs 1019 6.9 6.9 Valid Non-vegetarian, eat any thing 8174 55.3 55.3 No opinion 1155 7.8 7.8 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 d: Mother Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Purely vegetarian 5087 34.4 34.4 Mainly vegetarian but eat eggs 923 6.2 6.2 Valid Non-vegetarian, eat any thing 7732 52.3 52.3 No opinion 1044 7.1 7.1 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 2 Q4: Now I will read out names of few eating items. For each one would you say, during last ten years the level of consumption in your family has increased, remained same or decreased? a: Milk for children Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Increased 7552 51.1 51.1 Same as before 4012 27.1 27.1 Valid Decreased 2638 17.8 17.8 No opinion 584 3.9 3.9 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 b: Pulses (Daal) Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Increased 7784 52.6 52.6 Same as before 4780 32.3 32.3 Valid Decreased 1983 13.4 13.4 No opinion 239 1.6 1.6 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 c: Cereals (Wheat, Rice e.t.c) Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Increased 8874 60.0 60.0 Same as before 4358 29.5 29.5 Valid Decreased 1318 8.9 8.9 No opinion 236 1.6 1.6 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 3 Q5: Compared to 10 years ago, would you say that the quality of food you and your family members eat has improved, remained same or deteriorated? Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Improved 6904 46.7 46.7 Remained same 5029 34.0 34.0 Valid Deteriorated 2559 17.3 17.3 No opinion 294 2.0 2.0 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 Q6: Compared to quality of food that your parents could have, would you say the quality of food you and your family members eat today has improved, remained same or deteriorated? Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Improved 6582 44.5 44.5 Remained same 4375 29.6 29.6 Valid Deteriorated 3429 23.2 23.2 No opinion 400 2.7 2.7 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 Q7: Compared to 10 years ago, how has the consumption of alcohol changed in your locality? Has it increased too much, to some extent, remained same or decreased? Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Decreased 2053 13.9 13.9 Remained same 1838 12.4 12.4 Somewhat increased 3543 24.0 24.0 Valid Increased to much 5907 39.9 39.9 No opinion 1445 9.8 9.8 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 4 Q8: What is your opinion about the performance of the present Congress party led coalition government at the Centre? Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with it? Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Fully satisfied 3528 23.9 23.9 Somewhat satisfied 5057 34.2 34.2 Somewhat dissatisfied 1453 9.8 9.8 Valid Fully dissatisfied 1752 11.8 11.8 No opinion 2996 20.3 20.3 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 Q9: Thinking of the expectation that you had from Congress led UPA govt. when it was formed, would you say that the govt. has performed according to your expectation, better than expectation or worse than expectation? Opinion N Percent Valid Percent According to expectation 3993 27.0 27.0 Better than expectation 2436 16.5 16.5 Valid Worse than expectation 4234 28.6 28.6 No opinion 4123 27.9 27.9 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 Q10: Now I will read out names of few items. You tell me, how often do you consume them almost daily, once or twice a week, once or twice a month, rarely or never? a: Tea/Coffee Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Almost daily 11397 77.1 77.1 Once or twice a week 1016 6.9 6.9 Once or twice a month 373 2.5 2.5 Valid Rarely 1105 7.5 7.5 Never 895 6.1 6.1 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 5 b: Cold drinks Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Almost daily 613 4.1 4.1 Once or twice a week 1557 10.5 10.5 Once or twice a month 1856 12.6 12.6 Valid Rarely 4198 28.4 28.4 Never 6562 44.4 44.4 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 c: Milk Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Almost daily 5936 40.1 40.1 Once or twice a week 2495 16.9 16.9 Once or twice a month 1171 7.9 7.9 Valid Rarely 2655 18.0 18.0 Never 2529 17.1 17.1 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 d: Alcohol Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Almost daily 505 3.4 3.4 Once or twice a week 632 4.3 4.3 Once or twice a month 803 5.4 5.4 Valid Rarely 1913 12.9 12.9 Never 10933 73.9 73.9 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 6 d: Biri/Cigarate Opinion N Percent Valid Percent Almost daily 3099 21.0 21.0 Once or twice a week 593 4.0 4.0 Once or twice a month 306 2.1 2.1 Valid Rarely 1150 7.8 7.8 Never 9638 65.2 65.2 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 Q11: Now I would like you to compare the present Congress party led UPA government at the Centre with the previous BJP led NDA government. Which of these governments would you consider better? Opinion N Percent Valid Percent UPA Govt. 5263 35.6 35.6 NDA Govt. 3540 23.9 23.9 Both equally good 1583 10.7 10.7 Valid Both equally bad 1097 7.4 7.4 No opinion 3303 22.3 22.3 Total 14786 100.0 100.0 Q12: If you were choose any one leader from different parties as Prime Minister of the country whom would you like to choose? Name of the Prime Minister N Percent Valid Percent Valid Sonia Gandhi 4148 28.1 33.0 Manmohan Singh 1776 12.0 14.1 Priyanka Gandhi 99 .7 .8 Rahul Gandhi 316 2.1 2.5 N.D. Tiwari 28 .2 .2 Arjun Singh 31 .2 .2 Pranab Mukherjee 16 .1 .1 7 Name of the Prime Minister N Percent Valid Percent Shivraj Patil 56 .4 .4 P. Chidambaran 36 .2 .3 Gulam Nabi Azad 34 .2 .3 Digvijay Singh 14 .1 .1 Sharad Pawar 142 1.0 1.1 Laloo Prasad Yadav 149 1.0 1.2 M. Karunakaran 128 .9 1.0 Sheila Dixit 2 .0 .0 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2695 18.2 21.5 L.K. Advani 280 1.9 2.2 Narendra Modi 94 .6 .7 Arun Jaitly 3 .0 .0 Sushma Swaraj 26 .2 .2 Rajnath Singh 30 .2 .2 Vasundhara Raje Scindia 18 .1 .1 Mamata Banerjee 10 .1 .1 George Farnandes 4 .0 .0 Nitish Kumar 67 .5 .5 Bal Thackeray 39 .3 .3 Chandrababu Naidu 114 .8 .9 Jyoti Basu 132 .9 1.1 Buddhodeb Bhattacharya 40 .3 .3 Prakash Karat 14 .1 .1 Brinda Karat 2 .0 .0 Sitaram Yechury 4 .0 .0 V.S. Achuthanandan 5 .0 .0 Somnath Chatterjee 13 .1 .1 A.B. Bardhan 1 .0 .0 8 Name of the Prime Minister N Percent Valid Percent Mayawati 498 3.4 4.0 Mulayam Singh Yadav 324 2.2 2.6 Amar Singh 6 .0 .0 J. Jayalalitha 66 .4 .5 Ram Vilas Paswan 84 .6 .7 Sharad Yadav 10 .1 .1 Ajit Singh 2 .0 .0 Any one from Congress 122 .8 1.0 Any one from BJP 91 .6 .7 Anyone from Left Front 98 .7 .8 Others 690 4.7 5.5 Total 12557 84.9 100.0 Missing 98: DK 2229 15.1 Total 14786 100.0 Q13: How safe are women in your (city/village/town) when they go out after sunset.