President Gustavo Petro’s disapproval rating is 58.3%, according to an Invamer survey | Government | Economy

It has been two years since Gustavo Petro became president of Colombia. Approval of its mandate It doesn’t seem to have escaped the red numbers of recent months.

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At least that’s how it appears Colombian poll, A survey conducted by Invamer analyzed how Colombians perceive different politicians.

According to the results, The head of state’s approval rating rose from 34% to 34.6%While that was a slight improvement from the last such survey in May, it still faced opposition from 58.3 percent.

Data broken down by region shows that dissatisfaction with the president is highest in these areas Coffee (65.7%) and the Middle East (60%); The Caribbean (42.1%) and the Southwest (36.3%) regions had the highest admission rates.

The government cabinet also did not receive a good rating, with the survey showing that the favorability ratings of the Minister of Defense (Iván Velasquez), the Minister of the Interior (Juan Fernando Cristo) and the Minister of Finance (Ricardo Bonilla) were 15.1%, 13.4% and 11.4% respectively.

As for Vice President Francia Márquez, the data shows that the disapproval rate is 59.6%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 59.9% in May 2023. As for her administration, the approval rate is 26.4%.

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Other interesting data

However, the survey also touched on different topics to find out what citizens think about the current situation in the country. In this sense, the results showed that 65.2% of respondents believe that things are heading in the wrong direction.

Regarding the main problems currently facing Colombia, 23% of respondents reported being unemployed. This was followed by poor government performance (19.9%), public order (19.1%) and corruption (15%).

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data sheet

Company conducting the survey: INVAMER SAS

The natural or legal person entrusted with the task: Noticias Caracol and Blu Radio.

Funding: Noticias Caracol and Blu Radio.

Target:

❑ Assess the mental state of the country as a whole and in each region (including urban and rural areas and capital and non-capital cities).

❑ Gauge the approval rating of the Colombian president and the image of the people and institutions.

❑ Based on public input, determine what are the main issues facing Colombia when measuring.

❑ Understand the public’s view on current events (status quo).

❑ Observe how receptive people are to certain laws, proposals, or statements.

universe:

Males and females aged 18 years and over, from all socioeconomic classes, in both urban and rural areas (excluding the sector formerly known as the “national territory”), nationwide.

Sampling frame:

In the first stage of sampling, the national census was discriminated by municipalities. In the second stage, area measurements were taken for each selected group. In the third stage, households in selected blocks in each population. In the fourth and final stage, people aged 18 years or older, residents of each household. This sampling frame covers 100% of the target groups.

Sample size and distribution:

1,200 surveys were conducted in the following cities: Abeiras, Armenia, Ayapel, Barrancabermeja, Barranquilla, Belém, Bello, Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali, Candelaria, Carepa, Cartagena, Cordoba, Cúcuta, Dosquebradas, El Tambo, Espinal, Philadelphia, Fresno, Fusagasuga, Gazala, Ibague, La Cruz, La Dorada, La Victoria, La Virginia, Lebrija, Lloro, Madrid, Macao, Manaure, Medellín, Montelibano, Monteria, Mosquera, Neiva, Palmira, Pereira, Popayan, Pueblo Nuevo, Sabaneta, San Roque, Seville, Silvia, Socha, Soledad, Tencho, Tumaco, Turbaco, Valledupar, Villanueva, Villanueva, Villavicencio (54 in total) cities, 15 of which are capitals). To adjust the sample distribution to the true distribution of the universe by region and size, weighting factors were applied. This sample size is in line with the proposal.

Sampling system: Sampling was conducted in stages. In the first stage, 75 sample points were systematically randomly selected across the country. In the second stage, four blocks or sidewalks were systematically randomly selected from each sample point. In the third stage, four households were systematically randomly selected from each block or neighborhood. In the fourth stage, people aged 18 or above living in the household were simply randomly selected.

tolerance scope: The margins of error within the 95% confidence limits are: +/- 2.83% for the total sample of 1,200 surveys; +/- 6.80% for Bogota, +/- 6.33% for the Northern Caribbean, +/- 5.77% for the Middle East, +/- 6.33% for Antioquia/Eje Cafetero and +/- 6.55% for the total sample; +/- 4.01% for the total male sample and +/- 3.99% for the total female sample; +/- 7.61% for 18 to 24 years of age, +/- 6.02% for 25 to 34 years of age, +/- 6.81% for 35 to 44 years of age, +/- 7.21% for 45 to 54 years of age and +/- 5.05% for 55 years of age or older for the total sample; +/- 3.34% for strata (1-2), +/- 3.34% for strata (3) 6.46% and stratum (4, 5 and 6) +/- 9.34% of the total sample; +/- 3.14% of the total sample in urban areas and +/- 6.55% in rural areas; +/- 4.08% of the total sample in capital cities and +/- 3.92% in non-capital cities.

Data Collection Technology: The personal survey was conducted in the respondent’s home via a mobile device (tablet).

Data collection date: July 26-29, 2024.

Number of interviewers: Fifty-three interviewers participated in this study.

Authentication method: The investigation and review rate is 100%, and the supervision rate is 10%.

Topics covered: The image of Colombian people and institutions, the main problems to be solved in the country, the level of acceptance of current laws, proposals or statements.

Individuals or organizations surveyed: Please refer to the questionnaire.

Specific questions raised: Please refer to the questionnaire.

Subcontracting: To conduct this research, Invamer did not employ the services of personnel from its external network.

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