Blue Shirt Initiative 31 Not effective at all Slightly effective States Geography Gender Age Education 11% Somewhat effective 21% Very effective 36% Regions 16% 22% Yangon City 17% 21% Magway/Sagaing 14% Men 17% 13% 19% 7% 22% 33% 26% 21% 26% 10% 38% 24% DK/RA 10% 17% 9% 18% 33% Women 13% 20% 34% 8% 25% Between 18 and 25 13% 19% 36% 9% 23% Between 26 and 35 16% 25% 36 and above 16% 22% No High School 13% High School completed and above 32% 22% 20% 24% 7% 34% 40% 18% 8% 8% 32% 22% 16% 0% 33% 60% 26% 17% 10% 80% 100% Fig-37 : Political Dialogue 3.3 Strategies for Ending Political Conflicts The survey findings show that a majority of respondents view military means as the most effective way to end the conflict in Myanmar. However, when it comes to preferred strategies for action, the picture becomes more nuanced. The Blue Shirt team asked respondents whether they believe the NUG, PDF, and EAOs should continue fighting until victory or seek a political solution as soon as possible. Nearly five out of ten respondents prefer a political solution to end the conflict as soon as possible, while about 32 percent support continuing the fight until victory is achieved. While there is about a 10 percent preference gap between military and political solutions overall, opinions in Magway and Sagaing are evenly divided. However, among respondents from the states, the gap is much more significant—a 30 percent difference—with 52 percent preferring a political solution and only 22 percent favoring military means.