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NARROW MAJORITY SUPPORT CAFTA BUT MOST KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT, SAYS POLL.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 28-SEP-06
Format: Online - approximately 947 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The most recent poll on the future of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) explodes the myth, said the newspaper La Nacion, that Costa Rica is divided on whether to ratify the treaty. According to the poll, 51% of respondents said CAFTA would be good or very good for the country; 25% said it would be bad or very bad. The question they answered was, "In your opinion, what effect, in general, will the free-trade treaty have for Costa Rica?"

At the personal level, 46% said the treaty would benefit them, while 29% said it would not. The survey was taken between Aug. 28 and Sept. 11. It was a door-to-door operation covering 1,207 respondents between the ages of 18 and 69. The margin of error was 2.8%. The poll sampled was 50.7% women and 49.3% men. Socioeconomically, 62.2% were...

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