Mumbai: Inflation and unemployment continue to be the top concerns of urban Indians in June 2023, though worry levels have slightly diminished around both the issues, compared to the previous month. However, crime & violence has emerged the third biggest worry. Worry around financial and political corruption has reduced slightly over the previous month.
Commenting on the findings of the survey, Ipsos India CEO Amit Adarkar said, “ Inflation and unemployment, continue to beset urban Indians the most, due to the high cost of living and lack of adequate job opportunities. Though worry levels have seen some bit of an improvement in June, around both these nagging issues. While crime and violence has jumped up to the 3rd spot from the earlier 5th spot, becoz of the heightened episodes of violence in the Far East (Manipur) and crimes. Cyber crimes which would fall under both financial corruption and crimes, too has seen a surge with the cyber cell of police issuing alerts to caution the hapless and gullible citizens.”
“Top concerns of citizens flag to the govt, some of the key areas where citizens need some bit of reprieve or redressal,” added Adarkar.
Ipsos’ What Worries the World survey tracks public opinion on the most important social and political issues across 29 countries today, drawing on over ten years of data to place the latest scores in context.
Top global concerns in June 2023
Global citizens were concerned about inflation too, most in June 2023. Poverty and social inequality, crime and violence, unemployment and corruption, were their other worries.
Asia and India lead the way in driving optimism in the world
Asians and urban Indians buck the global trend of pessimism, and believe their country is moving in the right direction. India emerged the 5th most optimistic market in the pecking order, a notch below from last month (was ranked 4th). Indonesia (83 per cent), emerged the most optimistic market, followed by Singapore (77 per cent), Thailand (67 per cent), Malaysia (67 per cent) and India (62 per cent).
“The Indian economy has been showing a lot of resilience despite the tough macro global factors of inflation, global economic slowdown. Govt has been taking steps to ensure that prices don’t hit the roof, due to the import of the cheap Russian oil for instance, which has kept in check cost of fuel, logistics and daily essential needs,” stated Adarkar.
Methodology
This 29-country Global Advisor survey was conducted between May 26th 2023 and June 9th 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. 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. 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.
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