India slips to 7th spot in optimism in April 2023
India slips to 7th spot in optimism in April 2023 (tied with Thailand) from 5th spot in March 2023 - Ipsos What Worries the World global monthly survey; Polarized views around India moving in right direction Vs on wrong track; Unemployment and Inflation continue to perturb urban Indians most.
India has slipped to the 7th spot in optimism displaying polarized views around how we are doing as a country, with 51% of citizens believing India is moving in the right direction, and 49% believing, India is on wrong track. Though India is placed better than most global markets as there continues to be a wave of pessimism among global citizens with only 38% believing their country is moving in the right direction. Interestingly, the most optimistic countries were from Asia or Latin America – Singapore (83%) emerged most optimistic, followed by Indonesia (72%), Malaysia (62%), Mexico (57%), Brazil (55%), Australia (52%) and Thailand (51%). Thailand was tied with India at the 7th. The least optimistic markets were of Argentina (10%), South Africa (11%) and Peru (17%).
These are the findings of the Ipsos’ What Worries the World monthly survey that tracks public opinion on the most important social and political issues across 29 countries drawing on over 10 years of data to place the latest scores in context. Ergo. the survey presents the top concerns around the world, alongside whether people think things in their country are heading in the right or wrong direction.
Commenting on the findings, Amit Adarkar, CEO, Ipsos India said, “Not only in India but across most markets we are feeling the impact of global macro forces, like the collateral impact of the prolonged pandemic, global economic slowdown, unending war in Ukraine (stretched for over 400 days), impact on jobs, job cuts, rising inflation and now even AI replacing jobs. India and a lot of Asian markets have shown a lot of resilience. But consumers are feeling the impact and are stressing over these issues. The next quarter will determine how things will shape up. Maybe the monsoons can lead to a bumper crop as our economy is also dependent on agriculture and rains.”
What worries urban Indians and global citizens?
A significant number of urban Indians were seen to be most distressed about unemployment (49%) and inflation (40%). Graft, social inequality, and rising crime were their other preoccupations. Global citizens were most concerned about inflation (41%), poverty and social inequality (32%) and crime and violence (30%).
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This 29-country Global Advisor survey was conducted between March 24th, 2023, and April 7th 2023 via the Ipsos Online Panel system among 20,570 adults aged 18-74 in Canada, Israel, Malaysia, South Africa, Turkey and the United States, 20-74 in Indonesia and Thailand, 21-74 in Singapore, and 16-74 in all other nations. The “Global Country Average” reflects the average result for all the countries where the survey was conducted. It has not been adjusted to the population size of each country and is not intended to suggest a total result." The sample consists of approximately 1000+ individuals in each of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, and the US, and approximately 500+ individuals in each of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand and Turkey. The samples in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the US can be taken as representative of these countries’ general adult population under the age of 75. The samples in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey are more urban, more educated, and/or more affluent than the general population. The survey results for these markets should be viewed as reflecting the views of the more “connected” segment of these populations. The samples in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey are more urban, more educated, and/or more affluent than the general population. The survey results for these markets should be viewed as reflecting the views of the more “connected” segment of these populations. Weighting has been employed to balance demographics and ensure that the sample’s composition reflects that of the adult population according to the most recent census data. The precision of Ipsos online polls are calculated using a credibility interval with a poll of 1,000 accurate to +/- 3.5 percentage points and of 500 accurate to +/- 5.0 percentage points. For more information on the Ipsos use of credibility intervals, please visit the Ipsos website. Where results do not sum to 100 or the ‘difference’ appears to be +/-1 more/less than the actual, this may be due to rounding, multiple responses, or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses. The publication of these findings abides by local rules and regulations. |
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