Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation January 2021, Issue # 670* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
This issue scores 76 out of 100 on Gilani-Gallopedia's Globality Index, showing coverage of world population, and 86 out of 100 on the world income (prosperity) Index. Click for Details
Contact Details: Wafaa Khatibi Research Associate, Gallup Pakistan Email: wafaa@gallup.com.pk This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 19 national & multi country surveys 12 polling organizations have been represented. Asia: Singapore(Health), UAE(Entertainment) – 02 national polls Africa: Uganda(Elections) – 01 national polls Euro Americas: Germany(Science & Technology), Sweden(Social Problems), Netherlands(Health), UK(Religion, Religion, Education, Governance, Ethnicity), USA(Family, Lifestyle, Health, Ethnicity, Bi-Lateral Relations), Australia(Health) – 15 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: TASS Research – 41 Countries (Lifestyle) Gallup USA – 58 Countries (Health) Topic of the Week: More than 40% of the world's inhabitants are optimistic about 2021 Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
670-01 Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore (Click for Details) (Singapore) Our new study finds that the majority of people in Singapore are more likely to get vaccinated if their friends do so. With fewer than one in three people in Singapore saying that they would ‘definitely’ take a vaccine for coronavirus when it becomes available, the power of family and friends could be key to encouraging uptake. (Kantar) December 14, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
MENA
670-02 A large majority of UAE residents are interested in lucky draws (Click for Details) (UAE) YouGov looked at lucky draw competitions run in the UAE to understand a little more about who takes part and what they may want from such draws in the future. We polled a representative sample of 1,000 UAE residents in October 2020 and discovered that 83% are either very or somewhat interested in participating in lucky draws, specifically the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi Duty Free or the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draws. (YouGov) December 12, 2020 4.16 Society » Entertainment (Top)
AFRICA Regions
AFRICA
670-03 Many Ugandans question value of elections in ensuring representation and accountability, Afrobarometer survey shows (Click for Details) (Uganda) Substantial proportions of Uganda’s electorate don’t see voting as an effective way to ensure that their views are represented and to hold leaders accountable, the latest Afrobarometer survey shows. And almost half say that communities that don’t vote for the ruling party may suffer negative consequences. While the share of citizens who say elections enable voters to remove non-performing leaders has grown to a majority, almost four in 10 still disagree. (Afrobarometer) December 21, 2020 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
670-04 Medium-sized companies see digitization as an opportunity for more sustainability (Click for Details) (Germany) Three quarters of medium-sized companies see digitization as an opportunity for more sustainability in their own operations. That is the result of a representative survey of small and medium-sized companies by the Marketing Research Institute Produkt + Markt (Wallenhorst). The survey was commissioned by the competence platform sustainable.digital , which is part of the German Federal Environment Foundation (DBU, Osnabrück) and the Federal German Working Group for Environmentally Conscious Management. (Product and Market) November 09, 2020 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
670-05 1 in 10 will celebrate Christmas alone - this is how Swedes think about Christmas (Click for Details) (Sweden) That Christmas 2020 goes down in history as a different Christmas in the shadow of the pandemic is a fact. 7 out of 10 say that this year's Christmas celebration is different compared to previous Christmases and 3 out of 10 feel more alone. E-commerce, on the other hand, appears to be increasing sharply. Stricter restrictions and the call to be outdoors or gather the family in a digital celebration have set many traditions and Christmas plans in motion. (Origo Group) December 14, 2020 4.13 Society » Social Problems (Top)
670-06 Christmas in the times of corona (Click for Details) (Netherlands) In 2019, 92% of the Dutch celebrated Christmas. That was the highest score in eight years of research: Christmas peaked like never before. These Christmas celebrants were in a company of an average of eleven other people, mainly from their own immediate family circle. After all, together with Easter, Christmas in the Netherlands is the family celebration par excellence. Supermarkets also know that very well. In recent weeks, they have only reinforced this image with their traditional and very sweet TV commercials. Christmas has to be tinkered with, especially in times of corona. (Motivaction) December 28, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
670-07 How religious are British people? (Click for Details) (UK) Although the United Kingdom is a monarchy formally led by a ruler who also governs the official church – the Church of England – belief in ‘a god’ in the UK is low. Only a quarter of Britons (27%) say they actually believe in ‘a god’. A further one in six (17%) believe in the existence of ‘a higher spiritual power’, but not ‘a god’. Amongst British Christians, just over half (56%) believe in the existence of God, whilst 17% believe in a higher power. One in ten (10%) of British Christians say they do not believe there is ‘a god’ or ‘a higher power’. (YouGov) December 29, 2020 4.1 Society » Religion (Top)
670-08 Jesus, his birth and resurrection: fact or fiction? (Click for Details) (UK) The stories of Christmas and Easter form the foundations of the Christian religion and beliefs. A YouGov study on the perception of Christian religious holidays has looked into how familiar Britons are with the Biblical accounts of events celebrated on Christmas and Easter, whether they believe them to be accurate, and what they think about the identity of Jesus Christ. (YouGov) December 29, 2020 4.1 Society » Religion (Top)
670-09 Two thirds of students want to return to university after the Christmas break (Click for Details) (UK) New YouGov data shows that despite much negative coverage around students’ experiences during the pandemic, most would like to return to university rather than stay at their home outside term-time once Christmas is over. About half of students (53%) say they would like to come back to university and be taught in-person or in-person and online. Another one in eight (13%) want to return but be taught entirely online, while a quarter (26%) would prefer to stay home and attend classes virtually. (YouGov) December 23, 2020 4.10 Society » Education (Top)
670-10 Rishi Sunak’s job satisfaction ratings remain strong – even with Labour supporters (Click for Details) (UK) Three in five Britons are satisfied with the job Rishi Sunak is doing as Chancellor of the Exchequer. New figures from Ipsos MORI’s Political Monitor reveal most Britons are unfamiliar with Anneliese Dodds, the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Two in five (41%) say that they’ve never heard of hear while just under a quarter (23%) say they’ve heard of her but know nothing about her. (Ipsos MORI) December 18, 2020 1.3 Domestic Politics » Governance (Top)
670-11 What’s the legacy of this year’s Black Lives Matter protests? (Click for Details) (UK) The murder of George Floyd triggered mass protests on both sides of the Atlantic this spring, bringing the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement to new prominence. YouGov research shows that while some view the movement as controversial, it did create awareness and spark conversations about racism. For one, nearly all Britons (87%) regardless of ethnicity know who George Floyd was and why his name appeared in the news. (YouGov) December 23, 2020 4.3 Society » Ethnicity (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
670-12 Is Marriage Becoming Irrelevant? (Click for Details) (USA) Americans are less inclined now than in recent years to see marriage as critical for couples who have children together or for couples who plan to spend the rest of their lives together. Most U.S. adults have been married at some point in their lives, but those figures are declining. Still, the vast majority of adults who have never been married remain interested in getting married someday. (Gallup USA) December 28, 2020 4.2 Society » Family (Top)
670-13 U.S. Ethics Ratings Rise for Medical Workers and Teachers (Click for Details) (USA) At the end of a year when medical workers have braved exposure to the coronavirus to provide lifesaving care, Americans have become more likely to laud the honesty and ethics of nurses, medical doctors and pharmacists. Still, nurses remain the undisputed leader, as they have been for nearly two decades. (Gallup USA) December 22, 2020 4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs / Lifestyle (Top)
670-14 As CDC warned against holiday travel, 57% of Americans say they changed Thanksgiving plans due to COVID-19 (Click for Details) (USA) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has cautioned Americans to avoid holiday travel this year because of the COVID-19 outbreak. And while it’s not yet clear how many Americans will heed that advice for the upcoming Christmas holiday, more than half (57%) say they changed their Thanksgiving plans due to the pandemic, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. (PEW) December 22, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
670-15 Black, Latino and Asian Americans have been key to Georgia’s registered voter growth since 2016 (Click for Details) (USA) Following Joe Biden’s narrow presidential win in Georgia, early voting is underway in the state’s Jan. 5 runoff election for two U.S. Senate seats, races that will determine whether both chambers of Congress are led by Democrats during the first years of the new administration. Once a reliably Republican state, Georgia has received much attention for the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of eligible voters in the state, which has highlighted the importance of Black voters and other fast-growing groups like Latino and Asian voters. (PEW) December 21, 2020 4.3 Society » Ethnicity (Top)
670-16 Russia has become an enemy in the eyes of many Americans (Click for Details) (USA) In the four years of the Trump Administration, more Americans have become convinced that Russia is not just an unfriendly nation but is now an enemy of the United States. That’s not just because of the belief (held by both the Secretary of State and the Attorney General but not by the President) that Russia was responsible for an extensive cyberattack on U.S. government and corporate computer systems, the scope of which is not yet completely known. (YouGov) December 23, 2020 2.12 Foreign Affairs and Security » Bi/Tri-lateral Relations (Top)
AUSTRALIA
670-17 Now 77% of Australians would get a vaccine for COVID-19 – down 10% points since April 2020 (Click for Details) (Australia) Of all Australians three-in-four (77%, down 10% points on April 2020) say they are willing to be vaccinated for Coronavirus if a new vaccine becomes publicly available, while a small 12% (up 5%) of Australians are not willing and 11% don’t know, according to a special Roy Morgan survey of an Australia-wide cross-section of 1,008 Australians aged 18+ conducted in November 2020. (Roy Morgan) December 22, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
670-18 More than 40% of the world's inhabitants are optimistic about 2021 (Click for Details) Almost half (43%) of the world's inhabitants are optimistic about the approaching 2021, while 26% of people do not expect significant changes, another 24% and 7% are pessimistic or found it difficult to answer, respectively. Such data follow from the results of the global research "Index of Happiness" carried out by the Gallup International association of independent research agencies in 41 countries at the disposal of TASS. (TASS Research) December 26, 2020 4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs / Lifestyle (Top)
670-19 Fear and Social Distancing: Global Perceptions of Risk Vary (Click for Details) The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that the perception of risk affects public health policy -- and public behavior -- as much as actual risk. Results from the Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll, a global survey conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic, show that countries racked by greater levels of worry about being harmed in the course of daily life often went on to adopt stricter COVID-suppression policies and behaviors. (Gallup USA) December 28, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: More than 40% of the world's inhabitants are optimistic about 2021 uThis page is devoted to opinions of countries whose polling activity is generally not known very widely or where a recent topical issue requires special attention.
More than 40% of the world's inhabitants are optimistic about 2021 Almost half (43%) of the world's inhabitants are optimistic about the approaching 2021, while 26% of people do not expect significant changes, another 24% and 7% are pessimistic or found it difficult to answer, respectively. Such data follow from the results of the global research "Index of Happiness" carried out by the Gallup International association of independent research agencies in 41 countries at the disposal of TASS. The global optimism index stood at 19 percentage points, reaching its highest in three years. The most optimistic countries in 2020 were Nigeria (69 pp), Indonesia (66 pp) and Azerbaijan (65 pp). The UK, which for the first time in a long time left the minus zone a year ago, continues to show an increase in optimistic sentiment from 39 p.p. The leaders in terms of optimism also include the United States, Finland, Kyrgyzstan and India. Austria, Germany, Mexico and North Macedonia were close to the global level. Italy (-43 p.p.) and Hong Kong (-34 p.p.) traditionally became the countries with the most pessimistic citizens about the coming year, Bulgaria (-29 p.p.) joined them in 2020. Poland (-32 p.p.) and the Czech Republic (-19 p.p.) were pessimistic. Thailand, Serbia, South Korea, Turkey and Russia were also in the negative zone with -13 pp, while among Russians, almost half (45%) do not expect significant changes in the coming year, and another 16% are optimistic. As noted in the study, polarization in the "happiness index" has no relationship with the level of per capita income. "Despite the global growth of the index, the polarization of countries in terms of optimism is obvious. Developing countries traditionally believe that the coming year will bring more positive, and many developed countries of Europe, faced with serious restrictions this spring, see no reason for optimism," he commented on the results of the study vice-president of Gallup International, president of "Romir" and founder of Mile Group, doctor of sociological sciences Andrey Milekhin. The international association of independent research agencies Gallup International, in the framework of the annual global survey "End of the Year", asks respondents around the world the traditional question about their expectations for the coming year: what will it be - better, worse or like the previous one. In November-December, more than 38 thousand people in 41 countries answered the questions of researchers, whose opinion can be extrapolated to all inhabitants of the Earth. The exclusive representative of the association in Russia and the CIS countries is the Romir holding. (TASS Research) December 26, 2020 Source: https://romir.ru/press/tass--issledovanie-bolee-40-jiteley-zemli-vstrechayut-2021-god-s-optimizmom (Top)
GILANI-GALLOPEDIA GLOBALITY INDEX: u The purpose of this index is to treat the Global Coverage by each issue of Gallopedia in terms of Population, National Income and estimated Power measured by G20 Membership.
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