'South Indian' or simply Indian?

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Are there differences in corruption levels in different parts of the country? Can officials be bribed more easily in the North or in the South? Nearly one-thirds of the respondents who took a stand on the issue felt that there was no difference between the two regions. However, a significant number of respondents believed that in the region that they lived it was much easier to bribe officials. In the South, a larger percentage of respondents felt that the South was in that sense more corrupt while in the rest of the country the perception was that officials in North India were more susceptible to being bribed.

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How do people in the South compare the major indicators of development across the four states? To tap public perception on this issue, respondents were asked to choose which state was the best in terms of select development indicators. While analyzing the data, the respondents who mentioned their home state as being the first have not been included in order to eliminate any bias.

In terms of educational facilities, Kerala was ranked as the first. Respondents seemed to have linked educational facilities with the level of literacy when responding to this question. Karnataka was ranked marginally higher than other states when it came to health facilities. The state scored much higher than its southern neighbours when it came to employment opportunities and growth of the information technology sector with a majority of the respondents voting for Karnataka as the first.