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Middle Class Rage

Outlook – Cfore Survey -- 69% believe that the NDA government has neglected the middle class.

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1. Do you think the NDA government has neglected the middle class in its economic policies?
Yes   69 62 69 74 76 70 60
No 22 23 21 20 16 20 26
Can't say 09 15 10 06 08 10 14
 
2. Is Jaswant Singh more concerned about middle class than Yaswant Sinha?
Yes 42 51 43 38 40 40 40
No 31 30 28 31 30 25 42
Can't say 27 19 29 31 30 35 18
                 
3. What do you think of the govt's tax policies as they relate to the middle class?
Very good 02 03 02 02 00 02 05
Good 07 07 08 05 03 03 16
Harsh 61 59 63 60 71 62 51
Very Harsh 20 17 21 22 23 21 16
Can't say 10 14 06 11 03 12 12
                 
4. Has the government been harsh on Senior Citizens in its economic policies?
Yes 63 60 61 64 76 71 50
No 20 26 23 26 10 14 30
Can't say 17 14 16 10 14 15 20
 
5. Are the recent rollbacks of the budget proposals enough?
Enough 10 15 8 11 03 06 18
Not Enough 77 73 76 78 88 84 63
Can't say 13 12 16 11 09 10 19
 
6. Do you think the NDA has done enough to protect investors in UTI?
Yes 18 23 20 26 30 21 08
No 68 69 71 64 62 67 75
Can't say 14 08 09 10 08 12 17
                 
7. What do you think about your financial security when compared to 5 years ago?
Has gone up 08 11 10 04 15 09 00
Has gone down 62 64 60 48 51 68 75
Same 30 25 30 48 34 23 25
 
8. What is your opinion about saving options like FDI, UTI, PPF, LIC when compared to 5 years ago?
Less and unattractive 45 41 47 45 36 43 58
Same but unattractive 33 37 38 22 35 31 27
Same 15 16 15 03 20 18 10
More but unattractive 05 00 00 28 04 08 05
More in number and also attractive 02 06 00 02 05 00 00
 
9. BJP claims to be a party with a difference. What is your opinion about BJP?
Same as Cong Govt. 48 39 51 50 36 53 59
Better than Cong Govt. 16 23 12 16 30 15 05
Worse than Congress 21 26 20 19 10 23 28
Can't say 15 12 17 15 24 09 08
 
10. Did you vote for BJP in the last elections ? 
Yes 48 46 49 44 63 49 36
No 52 54 51 56 37 51 64
               
(Q11 & Q12 only for those who voted for BJP & allies in the last election) 
               
11.  Are you satisfied with the overall performance of the government?
Yes 20 17 22 19 35 18 09
No 66 69 70 66 52 61 78
Can't Say 14 14 08 15 13 21 13
 
12.Will you vote for the BJP in the next elections?
Yes 32 37 31 31 43 34 26
No 33 32 34 28 26 38 50
Can't say 35 31 35 41 31 28 24
All figures in percentage
 
METHODOLOGY

Centre for Forecasting and Research conducted the survey in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore between 7th and 11 September 2002. A total of 1,618 persons (belonging to the middle class, annual household income Rs 1-5 lakh) in these cities were interviewed
 

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