Beyond the Economy, These Are the Various Issues the New Indonesian President and Vice President Must Address
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Indonesia faces a multitude of problems that the new president and vice president elected in the upcoming 2024 general election must address. These range from economic issues and public welfare to national defense.
According to a survey by the Kurious-Katadata Insight Center (KIC), the top priority issue besides the economy that the new Indonesian leadership must tackle is poverty, cited by 70.1% of respondents.
Job creation is another pressing issue, identified by 63.7% of respondents. Furthermore, 52.9% of respondents believe that the country's education system requires improvement.
Other priority issues identified by respondents for the incoming Indonesian leadership include food and energy security (42%), healthcare (41%), infrastructure (30.9%), and defense (28.1%).
The Kurious-KIC survey polled 612 individuals across various regions of Indonesia, with a 50% male and 50% female respondent distribution.
Over half of the respondents resided in Java outside of Jakarta (59%), followed by Jakarta (18.5%), and Sumatra (11.3%). Respondents from Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Papua represented smaller proportions (between 0.3% and 3.9%).
The majority of respondents were aged between 35-44 years old (31.5%), followed by the 25-34 age group (29.9%) and the 45-54 age group (23%).
The survey was conducted from February 3-12, 2023, using computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI), with a margin of error of approximately 3.96% and a 95% confidence level.
The full report can be viewed and downloaded at [this link](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/publikasi/2023/02/21/survei-persepsi-masyarakat-terhadap-kemampuan-capres-cawapres-dalam-isu-ekonomi).
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