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© Roy Morgan Research

A World Divided:A World Divided:Views from the Asia Pacific RegionViews from the Asia Pacific Region

Debnath GuharoyDebnath GuharoyRoy Morgan Research, for IAPCRoy Morgan Research, for IAPCBali, 13 November 2007Bali, 13 November 2007


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The Survey:The Survey:

• Six Countries: major faiths, rich & poor, East & West, big & small

• Metro sample: 600+ in each country, random, at home

• Duration: 12 questions, less than 15 minutes

• Methodology: face-to-face, via telephone to Singapore, Australia


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Belief in Democracy: Agree/DisagreeBelief in Democracy: Agree/Disagree

"I Believe In Democracy"

91%

89%

77%

86%

83%

93%

9%

7%

19%

9%

12%

5%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Agree Disagree


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Belief in Democracy: Agree, by GenderBelief in Democracy: Agree, by Gender


89%

90%

80%

84%

85%

93%

92%

88%

74%

87%

80%

93%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Men Women


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Belief in Democracy: Agree, by AgeBelief in Democracy: Agree, by Age


92%

92%

82%

87%

82%

88%

90%

88%

71%

84%

83%

96%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Under 35 years 35 years and over


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Govt Doing Good Job: Agree/DisagreeGovt Doing Good Job: Agree/Disagree

"The Government is doing a good job running the country"

65%

92%

23%

40%

50%

57%

31%

4%

71%

43%

47%

38%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Agree Disagree


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Govt Doing Good Job: Agree, by GenderGovt Doing Good Job: Agree, by Gender


67%

91%

24%

38%

46%

60%

63%

93%

21%

42%

54%

53%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Men Women


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Govt Doing Good Job: Agree, by AgeGovt Doing Good Job: Agree, by Age


64%

94%

23%

32%

46%

62%

66%

91%

22%

51%

55%

54%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia



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Distrust Govt: Agree/DisagreeDistrust Govt: Agree/Disagree

"I don't trust the current government"

36%

19%

57%

37%

48%

47%

52%

76%

37%

42%

50%

49%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Agree Disagree


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Distrust Govt: Agree, by GenderDistrust Govt: Agree, by Gender


37%

21%

57%

38%

54%

47%

34%

18%

56%

36%

41%

46%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Men Women


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Distrust Govt: Agree, by AgeDistrust Govt: Agree, by Age


38%

20%

58%

39%

48%

46%

33%

19%

56%

35%

48%

47%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia



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Corruption: Agree/DisagreeCorruption: Agree/Disagree

"Corruption is one of the major problems facing this country"

84%

22%

96%

90%

93%

38%

15%

75%

4%

9%

6%

58%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Agree Disagree


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Corruption: Agree, by GenderCorruption: Agree, by Gender


82%

21%

96%

88%

94%

34%

86%

22%

95%

92%

93%

42%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Men Women


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Corruption: Agree, by AgeCorruption: Agree, by Age


89%

19%

96%

92%

96%

37%

80%

23%

95%

86%

91%

39%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia



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Worship: Agree/DisagreeWorship: Agree/Disagree

"I regularly go to my place of worship"

76%

71%

64%

75%

79%

24%

23%

27%

36%

10%

20%

76%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Agree Disagree


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Worship: Agree, by GenderWorship: Agree, by Gender


72%

67%

63%

80%

78%

23%

80%

75%

65%

71%

81%

24%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Men Women


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Worship: Agree, by AgeWorship: Agree, by Age


70%

67%

63%

72%

74%

18%

82%

73%

65%

80%

85%

27%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia



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Religion: Agree, by AgeReligion: Agree, by Age

"Religion is an important part of everyday life"

89%

81%

94%

96%

80%

46%

10%

16%

5%

3%

20%

50%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Agree Disagree


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Religion: Agree, by GenderReligion: Agree, by Gender


89%

80%

93%

95%

79%

42%

89%

82%

96%

97%

81%

50%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Men Women


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Religion: Agree, by AgeReligion: Agree, by Age


89%

79%

96%

96%

75%

41%

90%

83%

93%

96%

85%

49%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia



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Religion A Choice: Agree/DisagreeReligion A Choice: Agree/Disagree

"Religion is a personal choice and should not be imposed on others"

91%

93%

98%

99%

77%

97%

8%

6%

1%

1%

22%

2%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Agree Disagree


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Religion A Choice: Agree, by GenderReligion A Choice: Agree, by Gender


89%

93%

99%

98%

74%

96%

93%

93%

98%

99%

80%

98%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Men Women


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Religion A Choice: Agree, by AgeReligion A Choice: Agree, by Age


93%

95%

99%

98%

75%

98%

89%

91%

98%

99%

78%

97%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia



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Charity: Agree, by GenderCharity: Agree, by Gender

"I believe a percentage of everyone's income should go to charity"

78%

60%

69%

91%

85%

35%

20%

36%

28%

5%

13%

62%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Agree Disagree


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Religion A Choice: Agree, by GenderReligion A Choice: Agree, by Gender


79%

59%

70%

90%

83%

32%

77%

61%

69%

93%

87%

37%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Men Women


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Religion A Choice: Agree, by AgeReligion A Choice: Agree, by Age


83%

68%

72%

92%

85%

37%

74%

56%

66%

91%

85%

34%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia



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Democracy Working: Agree/DisagreeDemocracy Working: Agree/Disagree

"In your opinion, is democracy working in <COUNTRY>, or not?"

74%

73%

51%

46%

67%

77%

22%

14%

47%

31%

28%

17%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Yes No


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Democracy Working: Agree, By GenderDemocracy Working: Agree, By Gender


73%

74%

51%

46%

67%

80%

75%

72%

50%

46%

67%

73%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia

Men Women


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Democracy Working: Agree, by AgeDemocracy Working: Agree, by Age


79%

77%

49%

43%

63%

79%

69%

70%

52%

49%

71%

76%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Thailand

Singapore

Philippines

Indonesia

India

Australia



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Terrorism: AustraliaTerrorism: Australia

"In your opinion, which of the following groups are responsible for the terrorism our world is living with everyday?"

Australia

28%20%

19%38%

13%14%

13%14%14%

32%28%

47%17%

17%13%

11%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Can't Say

The East

The West

The Americans

The Europeans

The British

The Chinese

The Australians

The Indians

The Arabs

The Israelis

Moslems

Christians

Jews

Hindus

Buddhists


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Terrorism: IndiaTerrorism: India


India

10%5%4%

36%2%

4%1%1%

7%6%

3%64%

1%0%

2%0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Can't Say

The East

The West

The Americans

The Europeans

The British

The Chinese

The Australians

The Indians

The Arabs

The Israelis

Moslems

Christians

Jews

Hindus

Buddhists


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Terrorism: IndonesiaTerrorism: Indonesia


Indonesia

14%11%11%

62%5%

7%2%

10%0%

8%28%

16%6%

22%1%1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Can't Say

The East

The West

The Americans

The Europeans

The British

The Chinese

The Australians

The Indians

The Arabs

The Israelis

Moslems

Christians

Jews

Hindus

Buddhists


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Terrorism: PhilippinesTerrorism: Philippines


Philippines

13%4%

2%13%

1%0%

2%0%

1%24%

7%51%

4%0%

1%1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Can't Say

The East

The West

The Americans

The Europeans

The British

The Chinese

The Australians

The Indians

The Arabs

The Israelis

Moslems

Christians

Jews

Hindus

Buddhists


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Terrorism: SingaporeTerrorism: Singapore


Singapore

50%6%

8%20%

7%8%

5%4%4%

16%14%

27%6%7%

4%3%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Can't Say

The East

The West

The Americans

The Europeans

The British

The Chinese

The Australians

The Indians

The Arabs

The Israelis

Moslems

Christians

Jews

Hindus

Buddhists


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Terrorism: ThailandTerrorism: Thailand


Thailand

24%29%

22%34%

12%18%

15%11%

15%43%

38%54%

14%26%

19%14%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Can't Say

The East

The West

The Americans

The Europeans

The British

The Chinese

The Australians

The Indians

The Arabs

The Israelis

Moslems

Christians

Jews

Hindus

Buddhists


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Most Responsible: AustraliaMost Responsible: Australia

"And of the groups you just mentioned, which ONE GROUP do you think is MOST responsible for the terrorism our world is living with everyday?"

Australia

37%2%

4%1%

0%3%

0%0%1%

8%18%

25%1%

0%1%

0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Can't Say

The West

The Israelis

The Indians

The Europeans

The East

The Chinese

The British

The Australians

The Arabs

The Americans

Moslems

Jews

Hindus

Christians

Buddhists


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Most Responsible: IndiaMost Responsible: India


India

10%1%

0%4%

1%1%

0%2%

0%2%

22%55%

0%1%

0%0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Can't Say

The West

The Israelis

The Indians

The Europeans

The East

The Chinese

The British

The Australians

The Arabs

The Americans

Moslems

Jews

Hindus

Christians

Buddhists


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Most Responsible: IndonesiaMost Responsible: Indonesia


Indonesia

14%4%

7%0%

1%5%

1%1%1%2%

43%11%

9%0%

1%0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Can't Say

The West

The Israelis

The Indians

The Europeans

The East

The Chinese

The British

The Australians

The Arabs

The Americans

Moslems

Jews

Hindus

Christians

Buddhists


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Most Responsible: PhilippinesMost Responsible: Philippines


Philippines

13%

2%

3%

0%

0%

3%

1%

0%

0%

19%

10%

46%

0%

1%

2%

1%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Can't Say

The West

The Israelis

The Indians

The Europeans

The East

The Chinese

The British

The Australians

The Arabs

The Americans

Moslems

Jews

Hindus

Christians

Buddhists


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Most Responsible: SingaporeMost Responsible: Singapore


Singapore

55%1%

3%0%1%1%

0%0%0%

6%11%

19%1%

0%0%0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Can't Say

The West

The Israelis

The Indians

The Europeans

The East

The Chinese

The British

The Australians

The Arabs

The Americans

Moslems

Jews

Hindus

Christians

Buddhists


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Most Responsible: ThailandMost Responsible: Thailand


Thailand

24%2%

6%1%0%

5%0%

1%0%

14%12%

30%3%

1%0%

2%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Can't Say

The West

The Israelis

The Indians

The Europeans

The East

The Chinese

The British

The Australians

The Arabs

The Americans

Moslems

Jews

Hindus

Christians

Buddhists


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Future Problems: AustraliaFuture Problems: Australia

"In the next 10 years, which of the following do you think will be serious problems facing the world?"

Australia

29%

41%

24%

38%

24%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Palestine Versus Israel

Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West

Christianity VersusIslam

Jews Versus Moslems


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Future Problems: IndiaFuture Problems: India


India

4%

56%

16%

13%

10%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Future Problems: IndonesiaFuture Problems: Indonesia


Indonesia

29%

27%

20%

18%

30%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Future Problems: PhilippinesFuture Problems: Philippines


Philippines

4%

54%

3%

33%

7%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Future Problems: SingaporeFuture Problems: Singapore


Singapore

15%

32%

10%

16%

17%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Future Problems: ThailandFuture Problems: Thailand


Thailand

40%

32%

20%

28%

45%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Biggest Problem: AustraliaBiggest Problem: Australia

"And of the things you just mentioned, which ONE do you think will be the MOST serious problem facing the world in the next 10 years?"

Australia

12%

29%

13%

24%

7%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Biggest Problem: IndiaBiggest Problem: India


India

3%

55%

15%

12%

10%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Biggest Problem: IndonesiaBiggest Problem: Indonesia


Indonesia

16%

18%

14%

11%

22%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Biggest Problem: PhilippinesBiggest Problem: Philippines


Philippines

3%

52%

2%

30%

5%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Biggest Problem: SingaporeBiggest Problem: Singapore


Singapore

10%

28%

7%

12%

11%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Biggest Problem: ThailandBiggest Problem: Thailand


Thailand

21%

15%

6%

13%

25%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


Rich Versus Poor

East Versus West


Jews Versus Moslems


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Solution, When? AustraliaSolution, When? Australia

"In your opinion, how long do you think it will be until a solution to the global conflict in our divided world is found?"

Australia

6%

71%

13%

8%

2%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Can't Say

Never, We Will Always Live With This Problem

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Within 10 Years

Within 5 Years


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Solution, When? IndiaSolution, When? India


India

9%

56%

17%

16%

2%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Can't Say


Within 20 Years

Within 10 Years

Within 5 Years


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Solution, When? IndonesiaSolution, When? Indonesia


Indonesia

29%

36%

15%

17%

4%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Can't Say


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Within 10 Years

Within 5 Years


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Solution, When? PhilippinesSolution, When? Philippines


Philippines

10%

47%

20%

13%

10%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Can't Say


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Within 10 Years

Within 5 Years


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Solution, When? SingaporeSolution, When? Singapore


Singapore

14%

55%

11%

14%

6%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Can't Say


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Within 10 Years

Within 5 Years


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Solution, When? ThailandSolution, When? Thailand


Thailand

6%

55%

9%

18%

12%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Can't Say


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Within 10 Years

Within 5 Years


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Where To, From Here?Where To, From Here?

• Major Differences: each country has different views on most issues

• Religion: influences views. In Asia, young as religious as the old

• Democracy: though it means different things, people want it

• Poverty: greatest unanimity on Rich Vs Poor as key issue

• Pessimism: primitive, the human race is still clubbing each other

• Education: is the key…including the freedom to worship, in private

• Diversity: the need to recognise, tolerate, celebrate differences

• Re-educate, influence, talk…before you pull out the gun

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