According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in January 2019, 55 percent of respondents thought it likely that people in India will become more tolerant of each other that year. However, 38 percent of respondents thought this to be unlikely.
Interestingly, China, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia showed most optimism that their fellow citizens would become more tolerant of each other, while Hungary, Czechia and South Korea had a pessimistic viewpoint.
Share of people who thought it likely that people in India will become more tolerant of each other as of January 2019
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen: People in India will become more tolerant of each other."
According to the source, respondents were more urban and educated, with higher incomes than their fellow citizens, referred to as "Upper Deck Consumer Citizens". They were not nationally representative of their country.
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Ipsos. (February 5, 2019). Share of people who thought it likely that people in India will become more tolerant of each other as of January 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041028/india-opinion-likelihood-of-social-tolerance/
Ipsos. "Share of people who thought it likely that people in India will become more tolerant of each other as of January 2019." Chart. February 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041028/india-opinion-likelihood-of-social-tolerance/
Ipsos. (2019). Share of people who thought it likely that people in India will become more tolerant of each other as of January 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041028/india-opinion-likelihood-of-social-tolerance/
Ipsos. "Share of People Who Thought It Likely That People in India Will Become More Tolerant of Each Other as of January 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041028/india-opinion-likelihood-of-social-tolerance/
Ipsos, Share of people who thought it likely that people in India will become more tolerant of each other as of January 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041028/india-opinion-likelihood-of-social-tolerance/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people who thought it likely that people in India will become more tolerant of each other as of January 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, February 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041028/india-opinion-likelihood-of-social-tolerance/
