A Nationwide Consumer Poll

Do you think the allegations against MNCs are justified?

Some competitor is spreading these allegations		14
They are justified		44
Some form of blackmail		7
Someone wants to show MNCs in bad light		10
Seeking publicity		8
Others		4
Dont know/Cant say		13

Do you think if an Indian company was accused of having worms in its chocolates, it would have attracted as much attention as Cadbury did?

Yes		36
No		48
Cant say		16

If there were two food products, one made by an Indian company, the other by an MNC, which would you instinctively think was better?

Indian		33
MNC		53
Equal Quality		14

Do you believe the recent allegations that there is pesticide in Coke and Pepsi, and worms in Cadburys chocolates? Advertisement

Yes		58
No		26
Cant say		16

Do you think MNCs purposely lower their quality standards when they come to Third World countries?

Yes		49
No		30
Cant say		21

Are you willing to pay a higher price for an MNC product than for an Indian one? Advertisement
Yes		40
No		48
Cant say		21

Would you be less shocked if you heard there were pesticides in an Indian-made soft drink, as opposed to Coke and Pepsi?

Yes		43
No		42
Cant say		15

Do you think MNC products are by and large better than Indian products? Advertisement

Yes		58
No		29
Cant say		13

Do you think MNCs bring outdated products to Third World countries like India?

Yes		46
No		38
Cant say		16

Do you think both Indian and multinational companies get away with poor quality products because our government does not have proper quality norms? Advertisement

Yes		80
No		10
Cant say		10
All figures in percentage

Methodology
Cfore conducted the survey in six metrosDelhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta, Bangalore and Hyderabad. A randomly selected sample of 1,259 among SEC A and SEC B categories in these cities were interviewed between October 16 and 19. Forty-four per cent of the respondents were women.

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A Nationwide Consumer Poll