AN opinion survey conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) earlier this month found that the ruling party (PPP/C) holds a slight lead over the combined opposition in popular support in the event a snap election were to be held to resolve the parliamentary impasse of the Opposition holding a majority.
Support for Parties
Parties %
PPP 45
APNU 36
AFC 6
Others 1
Undecided 12
The poll randomly interviewed 600 voters to yield a demographically representative sample of the population (44% Indians, 30% Africans, 16% Mixed, 9% Amerindians, and 1% other races). The poll was conducted in face-to-face interviews, and was coordinated by Vishnu
Bisram, a pollster, newspaper columnist, and an educator in New York. The results of the poll were analysed at a 95 per cent significance level, and a statistical sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points was found. Sampling results based on subgroups (such as Indians or Africans) have a larger sampling error, of about 5%.