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RJR/TVJ/Boxill Poll - Poor management of the economy by Government
Jamaicans have indicated that they believe the government has been poor in its management of the economy.
The result was gathered in the findings of the latest RJR/TVJ Boxill polls.
The polls which target only Jamaicans who are eligible to vote, shows that most believe that their economic situation has worsened since the Jamaica Labour Party took the reigns of government four years ago.
The government has been at pains to point out that managing the economy is no mean feat...especially with the onset of the global economic crisis shortly after it took office in 2007.
But still it managed to get interest rates low at the same time that the dollar is stable with low inflation...something that has never been achieved all at once in Jamaica's history.
But that achievement seems not to reminisce with ordinary people when they were asked to rate the governments handling of the economy. In the latest RJR/TVJ/Boxill Poll conducted between October 28 and November 3, 42 per cent of respondents say they believe the government's handling of the economy was poor or very poor.Another 31 point 7 per cent said the governments handling of the economy was average.
It means that more than 7 out of every ten Jamaicans rank the government as doing an average to a very poor job with its stewardship of the economy.
Only one in 5 Jamaicans believed the government was either doing a good or very good job.
With the failing grade given to the government for its handling of the economy, comes the feeling that peoples lives are worst for it.Over half or 55 point 4 per cent of respondents said they felt their economic situation has worsened since the JLP administration took office in 2007.
Less than one in 6 said they are now better off economically, while 20 point 4 per cent said their economic condition has not changed. The poll sampled Jamaicans 18 years old and over in 160 communities, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 per cent.
Jamaicans have indicated that they believe the government has been poor in its management of the economy.
The result was gathered in the findings of the latest RJR/TVJ Boxill polls.
The polls which target only Jamaicans who are eligible to vote, shows that most believe that their economic situation has worsened since the Jamaica Labour Party took the reigns of government four years ago.
The government has been at pains to point out that managing the economy is no mean feat...especially with the onset of the global economic crisis shortly after it took office in 2007.
But still it managed to get interest rates low at the same time that the dollar is stable with low inflation...something that has never been achieved all at once in Jamaica's history.
But that achievement seems not to reminisce with ordinary people when they were asked to rate the governments handling of the economy. In the latest RJR/TVJ/Boxill Poll conducted between October 28 and November 3, 42 per cent of respondents say they believe the government's handling of the economy was poor or very poor.Another 31 point 7 per cent said the governments handling of the economy was average.
It means that more than 7 out of every ten Jamaicans rank the government as doing an average to a very poor job with its stewardship of the economy.
Only one in 5 Jamaicans believed the government was either doing a good or very good job.
With the failing grade given to the government for its handling of the economy, comes the feeling that peoples lives are worst for it.Over half or 55 point 4 per cent of respondents said they felt their economic situation has worsened since the JLP administration took office in 2007.
Less than one in 6 said they are now better off economically, while 20 point 4 per cent said their economic condition has not changed. The poll sampled Jamaicans 18 years old and over in 160 communities, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 per cent.
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