Kurious Survey: Air Pollution Considered a Problem by Most Indonesians
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The recent severe air pollution in several Indonesian regions has become a major public concern.
This aligns with findings from a Kurious-Katadata Insight Center (KIC) survey, which shows that the majority of Indonesians (99%) consider air pollution a problem.
Only 0.8% of respondents stated that air pollution is not a problem, while 0.2% said they didn't know/didn't answer.
One of the problems caused by air pollution is respiratory illness. Recently, many netizens on social media have reported that several children in Jakarta and surrounding areas have experienced prolonged colds and coughs, suspected to be related to the poor air quality in the capital.
According to Darmawan B. Setyanto, a central board member of the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) and a pediatrician, airborne particulate matter entering the respiratory tract can damage the body's defense mechanisms. As a result, germs causing acute respiratory infections (ARIs) can more easily attack.
"It's not pollution that causes ARIs, but air pollution facilitates the occurrence of ARIs, pneumonia caused by germs," said Darmawan, as quoted by BBC Indonesia on Saturday, August 19, 2023.
Besides ARIs, air pollution can also have adverse effects on the skin, such as premature aging (skin aging), and trigger relapses in individuals with pre-existing conditions like eczema or atopic dermatitis. This was stated by Dr. Irmadita Citrashanty, a dermatologist from Airlangga University (Unair), as quoted by Kompas.com on Tuesday, August 23, 2023.
The Kurious-KIC survey involved 512 respondents from various regions in Indonesia, with 54.6% male and 45.4% female respondents.
More than half of the respondents were from Java (excluding Jakarta) (62.5%), followed by Sumatra (14.6%) and DKI Jakarta (14.2%). The proportion of respondents from Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku-Papua ranged from 0.2% to 3.3%.
The majority of respondents were aged 25-34 years (34.8%), followed by the 35-44 year (29.9%) and 45-54 year (18.4%) age groups.
Data collection was conducted on August 21-22, 2023, using computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) with a margin of error of approximately 4.31% and a 95% confidence level.
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