LSI Survey: Majority Of The Public Believe The Government To Grow The Economy And Balance The Environment In Managing Natural Resources

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) released the results of a survey on public perceptions of the management and potential for corruption in the natural resources (SDA) sector.

LSI Executive Director Djayadi Hanan said that the majority of respondents still trust the government in managing natural resources by growing economic conditions and balancing environmental problems.

"The majority of the public are positive about the government in balancing economic growth and environmental problems," said Djayadi in a virtual survey presentation, Sunday, August 8.

Based on the results of a survey about the government's balance between economic growth and environmental issues, 7 percent of respondents strongly agree, 69 percent agree, 15 percent disagree, 1 percent strongly disagree, and 8 percent do not answer.

Regarding the government being trusted to protect the environment, 7 percent of respondents strongly agree, 68 percent agree, 17 percent disagree, and 7 percent do not answer.

Regarding the government paying more attention to economic growth, as many as 8 percent of respondents strongly agree, 63 percent agree, 18 percent disagree, 2 percent strongly disagree, and 9 percent do not answer.

Regarding the government cannot be trusted for economic and environmental matters in the management of natural resources, as many as 4 percent of respondents strongly agree, 36 percent agree, 43 percent disagree, 3 percent strongly disagree, and 14 percent do not answer.

"They believe the government can protect the environment, although they also agree that the government will pay more attention to economic growth," said Djayadi.

For information, the LSI survey was conducted by telephone to 1,200 respondents who had been surveyed face-to-face in the previous period. This survey was conducted in the period from 9 to 15 July 2021.

The method used in the survey is simple random sampling, with a margin of error of 2.88 percent and a confidence level of 95 percent.