NewsWhore
08-24-2007, 02:00 PM
According to a Gallup-Hoy poll, 57% of Dominicans would leave the country to live and work elsewhere if they had the chance. This percentage increases to 60% in the southern and eastern parts of the DR.
Only 45% of Dominicans feel they are better off than their parents, 23% feel they live in the same conditions and 27% feel they are worse off than their parents.
The poll also showed that 55% of Dominicans feel they are poor while 27% feel they are middle-poor class and 15.5% feel they are middle class. Only 2% considered themselves middle high class and less than 1% considered themselves high class.
Racially speaking, 55% Dominicans considered themselves to be "Indio" while 16% considered themselves to be mulatto and 12% considered themselves white. And only about 12.5% of the population considered themselves black except for those located in the eastern part of the country where 37.5% of those polled viewed themselves as black.
The Dominican ID card no longer specifies the holder's race, and ethnicity is not a requirement on most official documents.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)
Only 45% of Dominicans feel they are better off than their parents, 23% feel they live in the same conditions and 27% feel they are worse off than their parents.
The poll also showed that 55% of Dominicans feel they are poor while 27% feel they are middle-poor class and 15.5% feel they are middle class. Only 2% considered themselves middle high class and less than 1% considered themselves high class.
Racially speaking, 55% Dominicans considered themselves to be "Indio" while 16% considered themselves to be mulatto and 12% considered themselves white. And only about 12.5% of the population considered themselves black except for those located in the eastern part of the country where 37.5% of those polled viewed themselves as black.
The Dominican ID card no longer specifies the holder's race, and ethnicity is not a requirement on most official documents.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)