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Survey - NDR 2012

In his Rally speech, Prime Minister called on Singaporeans to help write the next chapter of the Singapore Story saying that the future is what we make of it, what we want and will it to be. His vision is a “A Home with Heart and Hope”. To what extent do you agree with each of the statements below?

(Please choose the option that comes closest to your opinion.)
1. Prime Minister’s vision of Singapore as a Home with Hope and Heart resonated with me.

 31% 
Strongly Agree (55)

 33% 
Agree  (59)

 8% 
Disagree (14)

 28% 
Strongly Disagree (50)
2. The national conversation about Our Singapore is an opportunity for Singaporeans to come together as one people to chart Singapore’s future direction.

 25% 
Strongly Agree  (45)

 39% 
Agree  (70)

 12% 
Disagree (21)

 24% 
Strongly Disagree (42)
3. Increasing full-time university intake in practice-oriented universities, to allow 40% of each school cohort (up from 27%) to have a degree, will help to meet the aspirations of our young for a university education.

 24% 
Strongly Agree  (42)

 42% 
Agree  (74)

 12% 
Disagree (22)

 22% 
Strongly Disagree (40)
4. Measures such as having a new statutory board to oversee pre-school education, raising the quality of programmes for pre-schoolers, upgrading pre-school teacher training and giving more support to children from middle and lower income families can help improve the standard of pre-school education.

 29% 
Strongly Agree (51)

 42% 
Agree  (75)

 11% 
Disagree (19)

 19% 
Strongly Disagree (33)
5. We should not condone troubling signs and behaviour that have cropped up recently, such as residents reserving public roads outside houses with objects and double standards towards foreigners.

 39% 
Strongly Agree  (70)

 31% 
Agree  (55)

 8% 
Disagree (14)

 22% 
Strongly Disagree (39)
6. Proposed measures to promote parenthood, such as work-life balance, giving couples with young children housing priority, paternal leave, Medisave account for each newborn to defray childhood medical expenses are steps in the right direction.

 39% 
Strongly Agree  (70)

 38% 
Agree  (68)

 4% 
Disagree (7)

 19% 
Strongly Disagree (33)
7. The new format where a few younger Ministers and Prime Minister spoke during the Rally is refreshing, and should be continued in the future

 16% 
Strongly Agree (29)

 36% 
Agree  (64)

 18% 
Disagree (32)

 30% 
Strongly Disagree (53)

Survey - Death Penalty Review

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean and Minister for Law K Shanmugam spoke on the proposed changes to the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking and homicide offences in Parliament on Monday, 9 July 2012.

Share with us the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statements below.

1. The proposed changes to the death penalty for drug trafficking are a step in the right direction, where the death penalty is non-mandatory but imposed at the discretion of the courts if two specific, tightly-defined conditions are both met -
(1) the trafficker must have only played the role of courier, and must not have been involved in any other activity related to the supply or distribution of drugs ; and (2) discretion will only apply if having satisfied this first requirement, either the trafficker has cooperated with the Central Narcotics Bureau in a substantive way, OR he has a mental disability which substantially impairs his appreciation of the gravity of the act.

 31% 
Strongly Agree  (21)

 40% 
Agree  (27)

 6% 
Neither  (4)

 13% 
Disagree  (9)

 7% 
Strongly Disagree  (5)

 1% 
Don’t Know  (1)
2. The proposed changes to the death penalty for drug trafficking will be effective in targeting those who play more significant roles in drug syndicates (the kingpins, producers, distributors, retailers – and also those who fund, organize or abet these activities).

 28% 
Strongly Agree  (19)

 15% 
Agree  (10)

 13% 
Neither  (9)

 22% 
Disagree  (15)

 16% 
Strongly Disagree  (11)

 4% 
Don’t Know  (3)
3. The proposed changes to the death penalty for homicide offences are a step in the right direction, where the mandatory death penalty for intentional killing still applies, but for cases where murder could be committed with different degrees of intention and under a variety of situations that may not deserve the ultimate punishment, the courts will be given the discretion to order either life imprisonment or the death penalty.

 36% 
Strongly Agree  (24)

 40% 
Agree  (27)

 6% 
Neither  (4)

 7% 
Disagree  (5)

 9% 
Strongly Disagree  (6)

 1% 
Don’t Know  (1)
4. Overall, the proposed changes to the mandatory Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking & Homicide Offences will strike the right balance by ensuring that Singapore’s criminal justice system will continue to provide the framework for a safe and secure Singapore, while meeting the need for fairness and justice in each case.

 36% 
Strongly Agree  (24)

 36% 
Agree (24)

 4% 
Neither (3)

 13% 
Disagree (9)

 7% 
Strongly Disagree (5)

 3% 
Don’t Know (2)
The Committee to review ministerial salaries has released its report. Share with us the extent to which you agree with the statements below.

The proposed ministerial salary cuts of between 20% and 53% are significant.

 18% 
To a great extent (28)

 26% 
To a moderate extent (41)

 24% 
To a small extent (38)

 31% 
Not at all (49)

 2% 
Not sure (3)
I agree with the three principles used in determining ministers' pay packages, namely to ensure competitive salaries, with a discount to reflect the sacrifices of political service, and a transparent system with no hidden perks.

 23% 
To a great extent (37)

 26% 
To a moderate extent  (42)

 25% 
To a small extent (40)

 24% 
Not at all (38)

 1% 
Not sure (2)
The President's salary should be 30% less than the Prime Minister's, in view of his executive roles.

 38% 
To a great extent (60)

 19% 
To a moderate extent (30)

 18% 
To a small extent (29)

 19% 
Not at all (31)

 6% 
Not sure (9)
The pension system should be removed.

 75% 
To a great extent (120)

 8% 
To a moderate extent  (12)

 11% 
To a small extent (17)

 4% 
Not at all (6)

 3% 
Not sure (4)
I agree that the proposed national bonus, which applies to the new salary formula for ministers and political appointment holders, should be based equally on four indicators: real median income growth of Singapore citizens, real growth rate of the lowest 20% percentile income of citizens, unemployment rate of citizens and real GDP growth rate.

 40% 
To a great extent (64)

 26% 
To a moderate extent  (42)

 17% 
To a small extent (27)

 16% 
Not at all (25)

 1% 
Not sure (1)
I look forward to the debate in Parliament on this report, as a process to ensure that Singaporeans views are reflected.

 72% 
To a great extent (115)

 13% 
To a moderate extent (20)

 5% 
To a small extent (8)

 8% 
Not at all (13)

 2% 
Not sure (3)
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