OUTLOOK-MDRA OPINION POLL
Political Leaders Have Let Us Down
Over 80% think our leaders are too old. And surprisingly, 80% areregistered voters too. Read on.
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(Figures in %) | ||||
| POLITICALAWARENESS | ||||
| Canyou recall who is the Vice President of India? | ||||
| Correctly recalled | Wrongly recalled | |||
| Overall | 48 | 52 | ||
| Metro | 40 | 60 | ||
| NonMetro | 56 | 44 | ||
| Rural | 48 | 52 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 48 | 52 | ||
| Female | 48 | 52 | ||
| Doyou know the minimum required age for contesting Lok Sabha Elections? | ||||
| Correct Response | WrongRresponse | |||
| Overall | 57 | 43 | ||
| Metro | 55 | 45 | ||
| NonMetro | 59 | 41 | ||
| Rural | 56 | 44 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 58 | 42 | ||
| Female | 55 | 45 | ||
| Whatis the minimum required age to be registered as a voter? | ||||
| Correctly Recalled | Wrongly Recalled | |||
| Overall | 90 | 10 | ||
| Metro | 94 | 6 | ||
| NonMetro | 88 | 12 | ||
| Rural | 88 | 12 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 89 | 11 | ||
| Female | 90 | 10 | ||
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| Doyou discuss politics with your friends / relatives? | ||||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall | 59 | 41 | ||
| Metro | 67 | 33 | ||
| NonMetro | 55 | 45 | ||
| Rural | 54 | 46 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 65 | 35 | ||
| Female | 52 | 48 | ||
| Areyou interested in entering Politics? | ||||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall | 29 | 71 | ||
| Metro | 25 | 75 | ||
| NonMetro | 35 | 65 | ||
| Rural | 27 | 73 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 31 | 69 | ||
| Female | 26 | 74 | ||
| Whyare you not interested in entering politics? | ||||
| Notinterested in politics | 40 | |||
| Politicalparties are corrupt | 12 | |||
| Politicalparties do not have good policies and programmes | 12 | |||
| Nofuture in politics | 9 | |||
| Donot have money to enter politics | 3 | |||
| Communalisationof political parties | 3 | |||
| Areyou member of any political party? | ||||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall | 6 | 94 | ||
| Metro | 7 | 93 | ||
| NonMetro | 9 | 91 | ||
| Rural | 2 | 97 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 8 | 92 | ||
| Female | 4 | 96 | ||
| Areyou a registered voter? | ||||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall | 80 | 20 | ||
| Metro | 71 | 29 | ||
| NonMetro | 84 | 16 | ||
| Rural | 84 | 16 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 83 | 17 | ||
| Female | 77 | 23 | ||
| Haveyou ever voted in previous assembly / Lok Sabha elections? | ||||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall | 64 | 36 | ||
| Metro | 57 | 43 | ||
| NonMetro | 58 | 42 | ||
| Rural | 76 | 24 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 67 | 33 | ||
| Female | 60 | 40 | ||
| Whyhave you not voted in the past? | ||||
| Nota voter | 67 | |||
| Outof town | 19 | |||
| Myvote will not make difference | 8 | |||
| Didnot like party/candidate | 6 | |||
| Willyou vote in the current Lok Sabha elections? | ||||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall | 78 | 22 | ||
| Metro | 63 | 37 | ||
| NonMetro | 84 | 16 | ||
| Rural | 85 | 15 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 81 | 19 | ||
| Female | 74 | 26 | ||
| Whatis your criteria / reason for voting a particular party? | ||||
| Imageof leader | 35 | |||
| Imageof party | 24 | |||
| Developmentagenda of party | 13 | |||
| Economicagenda of party | 7 | |||
| Whyare you not going to vote? | ||||
| Notregistered as voter | 33 | |||
| Notinterested in politics | 17 | |||
| Myvote will not make any difference | 14 | |||
| Corruptionof leaders | 8 | |||
| ISSUES AND CONCERNS | ||||
| Whatdo you think is the most important issue bothering the youth (18-24 yrs) of the country? | ||||
| Unemployment | 64 | |||
| EducationalFacilities | 11 | |||
| Corruption | 5 | |||
| Pricerise | 4 | |||
| Poverty | 2 | |||
| Whatdo you think is the most important issue which the country needs to address? | ||||
| Unemployment | 36 | |||
| Corruption | 15 | |||
| Poverty | 9 | |||
| FasterDevelopment | 7 | |||
| Peaceand harmony | 5 | |||
| PopulationControl | 3 | |||
| BetterEducation Facilities | 3 | |||
| Doyou think quality of life is better? | ||||
| Better | Same | Worse | ||
| Overall | 33 | 27 | 32 | |
| Metro | 46 | 21 | 30 | |
| NonMetro | 33 | 28 | 30 | |
| Rural | 21 | 34 | 37 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 32 | 27 | 34 | |
| Female | 35 | 29 | 29 | |
| ATTITUDESAND PERCEPTION ABOUTPOLITICS/LEADERS / POLITICAL PARTIES | ||||
| PERCEPTIONABOUT PARTIES | ||||
| Inyour opinion are political parties serious about future of the country? | ||||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall | 31 | 69 | ||
| Metro | 25 | 75 | ||
| NonMetro | 31 | 69 | ||
| Rural | 38 | 62 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 34 | 66 | ||
| Female | 29 | 71 | ||
| Whatis your perception about political parties? | ||||
| Corrupt | 22 | |||
| Partiesare not interested in development | 7 | |||
| Nogood leader in parties | 4 | |||
| Partieshave no principals | 4 | |||
| Party’swork for development | 4 | |||
| Goodfor democracy | 4 | |||
| Powerhungry | 3 | |||
| Createcommunal divide | 3 | |||
| Poorpublic contact | 2 | |||
| PERCEPTIONABOUT LEADERS | ||||
| Doyou think there are many old leaders in all political parties in India? | ||||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall | 81 | 19 | ||
| Metro | 84 | 16 | ||
| NonMetro | 82 | 18 | ||
| Rural | 77 | 23 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 80 | 20 | ||
| Female | 82 | 18 | ||
| Areyou put off by old leaders leading political parties in India? | ||||
| Overall | 52 | 48 | ||
| Metro | 52 | 48 | ||
| NonMetro | 58 | 42 | ||
| Rural | 46 | 54 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 54 | 46 | ||
| Female | 50 | 50 | ||
| Howdo you react to corruption by political leaders? | ||||
| Shocked | Indifferent | NoAlternative | ||
| Overall | 34 | 34 | 32 | |
| Metro | 30 | 30 | 40 | |
| NonMetro | 35 | 37 | 28 | |
| Rural | 37 | 35 | 28 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 35 | 32 | 33 | |
| Female | 32 | 37 | 31 | |
| Doyou feel let down by the political leaders in the country? | ||||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall | 75 | 25 | ||
| Metro | 74 | 26 | ||
| NonMetro | 75 | 25 | ||
| Rural | 76 | 24 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 74 | 26 | ||
| Female | 74 | 24 | ||
| Whatis your perception about political leaders? | ||||
| Corrupt | 33 | |||
| Guardiansof the country | 7 | |||
| Notinterested in development | 7 | |||
| Allleaders are bad | 4 | |||
| Lackof public contact | 2 | |||
| Powerhungry | 2 | |||
| Doyou think the outcome of this Lok Sabha election will make any difference to your life? | ||||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall | 49 | 51 | ||
| Metro | 42 | 58 | ||
| NonMetro | 48 | 52 | ||
| Rural | 57 | 43 | ||
| METHODOLOGY | ||||
| The survey covered 902 votersin the age group of 18-25 years spread across 10 cities and 12 villages in the country. The field work for thesurvey was conducted on April 22, 23 and 24. Some of the cities and towns covered in the survey are asfollows: Metro: Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Bangalore Towns: Kanpur, Surat, Patna, Bhopal, Vijaywada, Salem | ||||
