SMRC: Nearly 90% of the Public Rejects ISIS' Struggle

Based on the results of a public opinion survey released by Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC), it was found that of the 66.4% of the public aware of ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), 89.6 percent stated that they disagreed or strongly disagreed with their struggle. Only 2.7 percent stated that they agreed or strongly agreed with ISIS's struggle.

Furthermore, the survey results presented by SMRC's principal researcher, Saiful Mujani, also found that 9 out of 10 (89.3 percent) Indonesian citizens consider ISIS a threat to the integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). The most likely cause of concern for the continuity of NKRI is the emergence of ISIS, which explicitly advocates for the replacement of the state's foundation and form. Currently, Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) is openly campaigning for the establishment of a caliphate.

The survey, conducted in May 2017, used a sample of 1,500 respondents. They were selected using multistage random sampling. The survey was conducted on Indonesian citizens aged 17 years or older, or who were married. The margin of error in the research was 2.7 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.