Corruption Is Top Concern In Costa Rica
Dishonest practices and bribes are a
concern for many Costa Ricans, according to a poll by Borge y Asociados
published in the daily Spanish language newspaper Diario Extra.
24.4 per cent of respondents say corruption is the biggest problem in
this Central American country.
In 2004, corruption allegations regarding two former Costa Rican
presidents surfaced. Rafael Angel Calderón - who governed from 1990 to
1994 - was ordered to nine months in prison for his alleged
involvement in an embezzlement case.
Miguel Angel Rodríguez - in power from 1998 to 2002 - was ordered
sentenced to six months in prison for supposedly receiving bribes from a
cellular provider and monies from Taiwanese government and businesses.
Cost of living was next on the list of worries, followed by
unemployment, drug and alcohol abuse, poverty and safety. The next
presidential election in Costa Rica is tentatively scheduled for
February 2006.
Polling Data
What would you say is the biggest problem in our country?
Corruption
24.4%
Cost of living
21.3%
Unemployment 12.7%
Drugs, alcohol 10.2%
Poverty
8.4%
Safety
7.5%
Source: Borge y Asociados / Diario Extra
Methodology: Interviews to 1,008 Costa Rican adults, conducted from Feb.
24 to Mar. 4, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
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