According to Nida, respondents were 18 years and older with 34.5 per cent saying they were “very impressed” by the government’s performance, 23.6 per cent saying “impressed” and 21.6 per cent “not quite impressed”. Another 18.6 per cent of respondents live in northern provinces while 32.8 per cent and 14.4 per cent are northeastern and southern residents respectively. The latest poll shows that the government’s economic management has not delivered results for low and middle-income groups despite the higher GDP growth rate of nearly 4 per cent in the third quarter of this year. The stronger growth rate was due to the improved performance of export industries and the recovery of global markets. Economic management and well-being (58.1 per cent of respondents)2.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 17, 2017 18:00 UTC