Bangkokians feel at highest risk due to cost-of-living, debt: Survey

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Bangkokians feel at highest risk due to cost-of-living, debt: Survey

BANGKOK, Feb 7 - An opinion poll released on Tuesday indicated Bangkok residents feel the highest risk of their lives regarding cost-of-living expenses and debt under the current Yingluck administration at a rate of 6.75, while the survey demonstrated the scores on risk indices lowered in almost all categories compared to last year's poll.

The Bangkok University Poll (BU Poll) was conducted by the Bangkok Poll Centre on 1,158 persons aged over 18 in the Thai capital on the risk indices of Bangkokians under the administration of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, with 10 being the maximum score at each category.

The following risks were given to Thai politics at 6.51, to lives and assets at 6.19, to natural disasters and serious epidemic at 6.08, and relationships in families at the lowest score of 4.48.

The overall risk indices this year amounted to 5.91, which was 0.47 points lower than in the poll conducted in January last year.

The risk index on internal politics decreased to 6.51 this year from 7.45 in 2011, while the index on natural disasters was the only one receiving a higher score, from 5.29 to 6.08. 

Meanwhile, Bangkokians want the Yingluck government to find solutions to expensive goods and the high cost of living, held by 40.9 per cent of those surveyed, followed by the disharmony of Thais at 22.5 per cent, this year's flood management at 15.2, an impact on Thailand's economy, investment and tourism at 8.5, public safety at 8.2, and traffic problems at 4.7 per cent respectively. (MCOT online news)