About one in every two people surveyed by Universiti Malaya said that they do not believe that the sex video purportedly of PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim is authentic.
The video, made public by the trio dubbed Datuk T earlier this year, was deemed not believable by 46 percent of 1,304 people surveyed by UM’s Centre for Democracy and Elections (Umcedel).
Thirty six percent of those asked in the survey, conducted from Oct 23 to 30, were not sure if Anwar was the man in the video while 18 percent were certain it was him.
Forty one percent also said that the video will not affect Anwar’s credibility, while 34 percent said it will adversely impact the politician. A quarter of the respondents were uncertain.
The video, made public by the trio dubbed Datuk T earlier this year, was deemed not believable by 46 percent of 1,304 people surveyed by UM’s Centre for Democracy and Elections (Umcedel).
Thirty six percent of those asked in the survey, conducted from Oct 23 to 30, were not sure if Anwar was the man in the video while 18 percent were certain it was him.Forty one percent also said that the video will not affect Anwar’s credibility, while 34 percent said it will adversely impact the politician. A quarter of the respondents were uncertain.
The survey was conducted in Perak, with the bulk of respondents having voted more than three times in an election. Twenty percent of them are civil servants, with most respondents earning RM3,000 and below per month.
Perak vote split along ethnic lines
According to the survey, a whopping 86 percent of respondents have already made up their mind over who to vote in to govern Perak in the upcoming polls.
Fifty six percent of Malays surveyed backed BN, while about a third remained unsure and 12 percent supported Pakatan Rakyat.
For the Chinese, almost half were in the Pakatan camp while 22 percent supported BN. The remainder were unsure.
Fifty two percent said that the political party had the biggest influence on their decision, 43 percent are influenced by the choice of candidate while five percent were unsure.
Umcedel found that about half of the Chinese respondents surveyed felt that BN Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir’s performance is “average”, while a significant 28 percent felt he had done “poorly”.
A significant 45 percent of respondents said that they do not believe BN has done a good job in their over 50 years of being in control of the silver state.
Interestingly, more than half of the respondents believe that PAS can replace Umno in safeguarding Malay interests in Perak.
The respondents were however split on ethnic lines when it came to the implementation of the hudud law, with about two-thirds of Chinese surveyed objecting the law.
Conversely, 64 percent of Malays surveyed said the hudud law can be implemented in Malaysia. Indians surveyed were split three-ways between supporting, not supporting or being unsure about it.
Perak vote split along ethnic lines
According to the survey, a whopping 86 percent of respondents have already made up their mind over who to vote in to govern Perak in the upcoming polls.
Fifty six percent of Malays surveyed backed BN, while about a third remained unsure and 12 percent supported Pakatan Rakyat.
For the Chinese, almost half were in the Pakatan camp while 22 percent supported BN. The remainder were unsure.
Fifty two percent said that the political party had the biggest influence on their decision, 43 percent are influenced by the choice of candidate while five percent were unsure.
Umcedel found that about half of the Chinese respondents surveyed felt that BN Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir’s performance is “average”, while a significant 28 percent felt he had done “poorly”.A significant 45 percent of respondents said that they do not believe BN has done a good job in their over 50 years of being in control of the silver state.
Interestingly, more than half of the respondents believe that PAS can replace Umno in safeguarding Malay interests in Perak.
The respondents were however split on ethnic lines when it came to the implementation of the hudud law, with about two-thirds of Chinese surveyed objecting the law.
Conversely, 64 percent of Malays surveyed said the hudud law can be implemented in Malaysia. Indians surveyed were split three-ways between supporting, not supporting or being unsure about it.
Is 1Malaysia concept effective?
The respondents were mostly split on whether the 1Malaysia concept affected their level of support for the BN government.
Forty percent said it did not while 38 percent said it did. The remainder were uncertain.
The bulk of them, however, felt that the 2012 budget which has a slew of one-off welfare payments were “not helpful” in alleviating living costs.
In terms of media consumption, about a third of Malay respondents believed the political news they watch on government or BN-linked television channels TV1, TV2 and TV3.
Twenty four percent believed what they read in BN-linked Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian, while 15 percent said they “really do not believe” the dailies.
Half do not read PAS mouthpiece Harakah, while the majority of Chinese respondents said that they believe what they read in Sin Chew Daily.
The respondents were mostly split on whether the 1Malaysia concept affected their level of support for the BN government.
Forty percent said it did not while 38 percent said it did. The remainder were uncertain.The bulk of them, however, felt that the 2012 budget which has a slew of one-off welfare payments were “not helpful” in alleviating living costs.
In terms of media consumption, about a third of Malay respondents believed the political news they watch on government or BN-linked television channels TV1, TV2 and TV3.
Twenty four percent believed what they read in BN-linked Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian, while 15 percent said they “really do not believe” the dailies.
Half do not read PAS mouthpiece Harakah, while the majority of Chinese respondents said that they believe what they read in Sin Chew Daily.
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