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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Mexicans See Drug Trafficking As Main Threat
(CPOD) Sept. 29, 2004 - Many Mexicans are concerned with narcotics trade, according to a poll by Consulta, Ipsos-Bimsa and Parametría for the Global Views 2004: Mexican Public Opinion and Foreign Policy report released by the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) and the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. 89 per cent of respondents believe drug trafficking is a critical threat to Mexico's vital interests.
World economic crises, chemical and biological weapons, and international terrorism are next on the list of concerns, followed by environmental problems, religious or ethnic conflict, economic competition from the United States, and the development of China as a world power.
Polling Data
I am going to read you a list of possible threats to some important interests of Mexico in the next 10 years.
(Percentage who view each of the following as "critical threats" to Mexico's vital interests)
Drug Trafficking | 89% |
World economic crises | 86% |
Chemical and biological | 86% |
International terrorism | 81% |
Global warming (world | 79% |
Violent conflicts due to | 60% |
Economic competition from | 55% |
The development of China | 45% |
Source: Consulta / Ipsos-Bimsa / Parametría / Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) / The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews to 1,500 Mexican adults, conducted from Jul. 9 to Jul. 19, 2004. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
Other report highlights: Mexicans, Mexican identity and the world; global governance, the use of force and international institutions; relations with the United States and other relations.
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