Comments on Ravi Philemon: Stuff the IPS survey on PE did not report

For real answers try an anonymous approach for cer...

2011-11-04T12:34:38.357+08:00

For real answers try an anonymous approach for certain sensitive questions.

"What these inconclusive findings tell me is ...

2011-11-03T18:32:45.510+08:00

"What these inconclusive findings tell me is that people who are supportive of the PAP and the candidates backed by the Party are less fearful of repercussions, and so could boldly answer who they voted for."

There is an other possible conclusion: those who voted for the Opposition were too "paiseh" to admit so :)

For many, the act of voting for the opposition was...

2011-11-03T16:52:21.674+08:00

For many, the act of voting for the opposition was itself an act of shedding some of their fear. So, I am not surprised that most would not have entirely gotten rid of that fear and in a situation where a survey is done through what would be perceived by the participants as an 'official' channel, a significant portion of opposition voters chose not to disclose their preference.