The SMRC Survey Stated Half Of The Residents Want The Micro-Scale Community Activity Restrictions To Be Stopped

ILLUSTRATION / PPKM MICRO (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The SMRC survey institute released a public opinion poll regarding the imposition of micro-scale community activity restrictions (PPKM). As a result, there were half of the respondents wanted micro-scale PPKM to be stopped.

Nationally, there is 40 percent of respondents choose to stop the PPKM even though it increases the risk of contracting COVID-19. Meanwhile, around 44 percent chose to undergo PPKM strictly even though their income had decreased. Then, 16 percent did not answer.

If it is focused on residents living in Java-Bali, it is also divided. There were around 46 percent who chose to stop the PPKM, 44 percent of residents in Java-Bali who chose to undergo the PPKM strictly, and 10 percent did not answer.

"If we look at this proportion, strengthening health protocols is relatively inadequate", Deni said in a virtual survey presentation, Tuesday, March 23.

Deni continued, among residents living in Java and Bali, around 64 percent knew that the PPKM was enforced in a number of areas in Java and Bali. Of those who know, about 65 percent agree with the policy.

On the other hand, 71 percent of residents who know the micro-scale PPKM think that the policy is influential in preventing the transmission of COVID-19.

"However, the fact that there is quite a high percentage that says the PPKM should be stopped shows that public assessment is also influenced by the consideration that PPKM policies have an impact on decreasing income", he said.

This survey was conducted from February 28 to March 8, 2020. The survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 1,220 randomly selected respondents. The margin of error for this survey is estimated to be around 3.07 percent and the survey's confidence level is 95 percent.