LSI Survey Results, It Turns Out That There Are Still Many People Who Do Not Know That PPKM Has Been Revoked

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) explained the results of a poll stating that there are still many people in Indonesia who do not know that the implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM) has been lifted by President Joko Widodo.

Based on the survey results, LSI Executive Director Djayadi Hanan revealed that 53 percent of respondents admitted that they did not know that PPKM had been revoked, while 47 percent knew about it.

"We asked how much percent of the people who already knew about PPKM was revoked. Apparently, the majority was not yet implemented in early January, only 47 percent of the people knew that PPKM had been revoked," said Djayadi Hanan in a virtual survey presentation, Sunday, January 22.

Of the respondents who knew PPKM had been stopped, 87.1 percent agreed, 6.9 said they did not agree, and 6 percent did not answer.

On that occasion, Djayadi explained that the demographic basis of the people knowing and not knowing PPKM was revoked. The basis for the community who know more is that PPKM was revoked, namely the Java, Betawi, Minang, and Bugis tribes.

"From an ethnic point of view, those who know that PPKM is revoked are the lowest among Sundanese, Batak, Marunda, then the Malay areas who do not know or realize that PPKM has been revoked," he explained.

LSI also captured public opinion regarding President Joko Widodo's message asking that masks be used even though PPKM was revoked. As a result, the majority admitted that they agreed with a proportion of 77.5 percent, while 19.6 percent felt unnecessary, and 3 percent did not answer.

"The public also agrees with the caution conveyed through the president's message regarding the use of masks when PPKM is revoked. The public considers that the use of masks is still necessary," Djayadi explained.

For information, this survey was conducted by telephone on 7-11 January 2023. The population of this survey is Indonesian citizens aged 17 years and over or are married and have a telephone, about 83 percent of the total national population.

A total of 1221 respondents were selected by the random digit dialing (RDD) method. The survey margin of error with the sample size is estimated at 2.9 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.