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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