Final poll shows draft charter wins approval from 48.4% of people interviewed

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Final poll shows draft charter wins approval from 48.4% of people interviewed 

 

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok Poll today released its latest survey of the upcoming August 7 charter referendum showing 48.4% giving endorsement of the draft charter, while only 7.7% opposing, 8.5% abstaining, and 35.4% hesitating.

The survey was conducted from interviews with 2,810 people from all parts of the country during July 26-29.

The release today would be the last as the Referendum Act  prohibits polling seven days ahead of the Aug 7 referendum date.

Asked on a question about their intentions to go to the poll on August 7, 87.8% said yes, up 2.0% from previous survey in July 23.

Only 6.2% said they would not go to the poll, down 0.9% from previous survey.

On a question of the endorsement of the draft charter, 48.4% said they would endorse it, up 3.7% from the previous survey.

Only 7.7% said they would disapprove it, down 2.1% from earlier survey, and 8.5% said they would abstain.

Meanwhile 35.4% said they remained undecided.

For another question related to trouble making during the referendum day, 75.4% said they were not worried while 22% said they were concerned and 2.6% were uncertain.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/final-poll-shows-draft-charter-wins-approval-48-4-people-interviewed/

-- Thai PBS 2016-08-01

[Srikcir]

A poll asking whether peple will vote or not is fine. But I'd think that a poll that goes into whether people support the charter or not would be a violation of the referendum act, regardless of how much before the vote is to be made.  Undecided voters may be influenced by the projected vote for or against the charter.

[MaxLee]

We push it down your throats,.... eat or die!!!! 

[Narratio]

Philosophically, I think this answers teh question of "When is a referendum, not a referendum..."

[HappyinNE]

Is this the same survey that gave the Junta a 98% approval rating?

[mercman24]

well i was going to Pattaya with a fine young lady, but it appears she has to go home to the village, seems the "headman" has spoken, and woe betide any one who doesn't vote how they are told,, could be "bad" for the "family", yep, thought so, same same, so much for democracy

[silent]

does  that really say those stats have been calculated out of "randomly" asking 2,810 people far and wide? Impressive.

[happynthailand]

looks like there are going to be a lot bridges for sale in Bankok

[poohy]

but but .......... to put it simply surely this means 52.6% have told them to .............!  ie not in favour