Blue Shirt Initiative 13 1.5 Myanmar as a Federal Country A similar trend—though slightly lower than the support for democracy—is observed regarding federalism, with 77 percent saying it is important for Myanmar to become a federal state. This perception is shared among respondents across both states and regions. However, while respondents from Magway and Sagaing express strong support for federalism, their levels of support are even higher than those from the states, whereas respondents from Yangon city show more reservation, with only 28 percent indicating it is “very important”. 2% 6% 15% Not important at all Not important Important Very Important DK/RA 35% 42% Fig-9 : Importance of Federalism (Overall) n=2808 Not important at all Geography Age Education Very Important DK/RA States 3% 6% 31% 48% Regions 2% 6% 36% 41% 16% Yangon City 2% 28% 19% Magway/Sagaing Gender Important Not important 9% 3% 41% 34% 11% 54% 8% Men 2% 6% 34% 46% Women 2% 6% 36% 39% Between 18 and 25 2% 6% 37% Between 26 and 35 2% 5% 34% 45% 13% 36 and above 2% 7% 33% 42% 16% No High School 3% 34% 39% 17% 7% High School 2% 5% completed and above 0% 18% 40% 35% 20% 12% 16% 45% 40% 60% Fig-10 : Importance of Federalism 12% 80% 100%