Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation September 2021, Issue # 706* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
This issue scores 67 out of 100 on Gilani-Gallopedia's Globality Index, showing coverage of world population, and 83 out of 100 on the world income (prosperity) Index. Click for Details
Contact Details: Natasha Amir Research Executive, Gallup Pakistan Email: natasha@galluppakistan.com This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 20 national & multi country surveys 5 polling organizations have been represented. Asia: Pakistan (Performance Ratings), UAE (Inflation) – 02 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Financial Systems & Institutions , Health , Afghanistan War ), France (Sports), Germany(Elections ), USA (US Image, Media , Afghanistan War, Religion, New Media, Terrorism,), Canada (Health , Ethnicity ) Australia (Lifestyle) – 14 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: Ipsos France – 29 Countries (Health) Ipsos France – 29 Countries (Education) YouGov UK – 02 Countries (Science & Technology) YouGov Germany – 17 Countries (IT & Telecom) Topic of the Week: Muslims Are A Growing Presence In U S, But Still Face Negative Views From The Public Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
706-01 76% Pakistanis Agree That The Government Of Pakistan Is Controlling The Covid-19 Situation Well (Click for Details) (Pakistan) According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 76% Pakistanis agree that the government of Pakistan is controlling the COVID-19 situation well. Complete report for Wave 11 of the COVID-19 tracker survey can be accessed here. A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the four provinces was asked the following question, “To what extent do you agree or disagree with - The government of Pakistan is controlling the COVID-19 situation well?” (Gallup Pakistan) September 2, 2021 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
706-02 UAE Reveals Half (51%) Of The Respondents Are Likely To Hop On A Suborbital Flight If The Price Wasn’t A Constraint (Click for Details) (UAE) YouGov’s latest study among 1028 respondents in the UAE reveals half (51%) of the respondents are likely to hop on a suborbital flight if the price wasn’t a constraint, the rest remain indecisive (25%) or are unlikely to buy a ticket even if they could afford it (24%). Once regarded as a topic reserved for science fiction, space tourism may very well soon be offered by private companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic. Interest in being a space tourist is higher (54%) among younger adults (18-44 years), whereas older adults (45 years & above) are comparatively less likely to be interested (41%). (YouGov MENA) September 1, 2021 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
706-03 Just 12% Of Britons Say They Are At Least Somewhat Likely To Use Cryptocurrency In The Next 12 Months (Click for Details) (UK) Crypto-curious Britons (i.e. the 12% who are at least somewhat open to using it) are overwhelmingly younger: nearly two-thirds (64%) are aged 18-34, with three in ten (31%) aged 35-54. A mere 5% are over-55. The 88% of crypto-cynical Britons are more evenly split: 36% are 18-34, 36% are 35-54, and more than a quarter are over-55. The crypto-curious are also more likely to have a higher level of disposable income: two in five have over £500 a month (41%) left over after taxes and living expenses, compared to one in five crypto-cynics (19%). (YouGov UK) August 24, 2021 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
706-04 Nearly Eight In Ten NHS Workers Say Their Workplaces Remain Disrupted As A Result Of COVID-19 (Click for Details) (UK) Approaching eight in ten NHS workers (79%) say their services continue to be disrupted by the pandemic – this includes 27% who say services are still heavily disrupted and 2% who say services are not running at all. This does, however, represent a significant improvement from our previous survey in January, even if there is still disruption. That 27% saying services are “heavily” disrupted is down 21pts from 48% at the beginning of the year. (YouGov UK) September 01, 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
706-05 Less Than A Quarter Think Boris Johnson And The UK Government Have Handled The Situation In Afghanistan Well, But They’ve Done A Better Job Than Biden (Click for Details) (UK) More than 4 in 10 say Boris Johnson (41%), the Government (44%), Dominic Raab (44%) and Priti Patel (42%) have done a bad job in the way they have handled the current situation in Afghanistan. A third (33%) say the same for Keir Starmer. However, no UK politician or institution is viewed as harshly as the President of the USA, Joe Biden. Six in 10 (59%) believe he has done a bad job. Four in 10 (39%) see both as having handled the situation in Afghanistan well while 26% say the Prime Minister has done a bad job and 28% say the same for the Government. (Ipsos MORI) 3 September 2021 2.2 Foreign Affairs & Security » Afghanistan War (Top)
706-06 7 Out Of 10 French People Think That PSG Can Win The Champions League This Season (Click for Details) (France) For football fans (who usually follow Ligue 1 matches), there is no doubt that Messi's talent will fully benefit his new club, PSG, with a number of goals scored which should exceed 15 or even 20 achievements over the entire season for the "pulga" in the opinion of 61% of respondents (and even 75% of opinions for men under 35). When we ask the French public if PSG will be able to win the Champions League this year thanks to the recruitments made this summer, 70% of people (and even 76% of men residing in Paris) consider the title as probable. (Ipsos France) September 3, 2021 4.15 Society » Sports (Top)
706-07 20 Percent Of The German Citizens Entitled To Vote State That They Will Vote For The CDU / CSU If There Would Be A General Election Next Sunday (Click for Details) (Germany) 20 percent of the German citizens entitled to vote state that they will vote for the CDU / CSU if there would be a general election next Sunday. This value is 2 percentage points lower compared to the previous week. The SPD, on the other hand, can gain 1 percentage point (25 percent) and extends its lead over the Union with a 5 percentage point difference. Alliance 90 / The Greens reach 15 percent (16 percent in the previous week). As before, the FDP reached 13 percent, and Die Linke also remained unchanged at 8 percent. The AfD lands at 12 percent (11 percent in the previous week). Another 8 percent of the vote goes to the other parties. (YouGov Germany) September 3, 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
706-08 Most White Americans 59% Who Regularly Attend Worship Services Voted For Trump In 2020 (Click for Details) (USA) Overall, 59% of voters who frequently attend religious services cast their ballot for Trump, while 40% chose Biden. Among those who attend services a few times a year or less, the pattern was almost exactly reversed: 58% picked Biden, while 40% voted for Trump. However, these patterns vary by race. Frequent religious service attenders’ preference for Trump was apparent among White voters but largely absent among Black voters. (Due to limitations in sample size, results among Hispanic and Asian Americans could not be analyzed separately.) (PEW) AUGUST 30, 2021 2.6 Foreign Affairs & Security » US image (Top)
706-09 Nearly Eight-In-Ten Democrats And Democratic-Leaning Independents (78%) Say They Have “A Lot” Or “Some” Trust In The Information That Comes From National News Organizations (Click for Details) (USA) Nearly eight-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (78%) say they have “a lot” or “some” trust in the information that comes from national news organizations – 43 percentage points higher than Republicans and Republican leaners (35%) – according to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted June 14-27, 2021. This partisan gap is the largest of any time that this question has been asked since 2016. And it grows even wider – to 53 points – between liberal Democrats (83%) and conservative Republicans (30%). (PEW) AUGUST 30, 2021 4.6 Society » Media (Top)
706-10 Majority Of U S Public 54% Favors Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal, Biden Criticized For His Handling Of Situation (Click for Details) (USA) With the U.S. military evacuation of Afghanistan completed – bringing America’s longest war to an end – 54% of U.S. adults say the decision to withdraw troops from the country was the right one, while 42% say it was wrong, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Aug. 23-29. Just 7% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents rate the administration’s performance on Afghanistan positively, and fewer than half of Democrats and Democratic leaners (43%) say it has done an excellent or good job. (PEW) AUGUST 31, 2021 2.2 Foreign Affairs & Security » Afghanistan War (Top)
706-11 Muslims Are A Growing Presence In U S, But Still Face Negative Views From The Public (Click for Details) (USA) There were about 2.35 million Muslim adults and children living in the United States in 2007 – accounting for 0.8% of the U.S. population – when Pew Research Center began measuring this group’s size, demographic characteristics and views. Since then, growth has been driven primarily by two factors: the continued flow of Muslim immigrants into the U.S., and Muslims’ tendency to have more children than Americans of other faiths. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 4.1 Society » Religion (Top)
706-12 90% Of Americans Say The Internet Has Been Essential Or Important To Them (Click for Details) (USA) The vast majority of adults (90%) say the internet has been at least important to them personally during the pandemic, the survey finds. The share who say it has been essential – 58% – is up slightly from 53% in April 2020. There have also been upticks in the shares who say the internet has been essential in the past year among those with a bachelor’s degree or more formal education, adults under 30, and those 65 and older. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 4.6 Society » New Media (Top)
706-13 Two Decades Later, The Enduring Legacy Of 9/11 (Click for Details) (USA) Americans watched in horror as the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, left nearly 3,000 people dead in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 20 years later, they watched in sorrow as the nation’s military mission in Afghanistan – which began less than a month after 9/11 – came to a bloody and chaotic conclusion. Shock, sadness, fear, anger: The 9/11 attacks inflicted a devastating emotional toll on Americans. But as horrible as the events of that day were, a 63% majority of Americans said they couldn’t stop watching news coverage of the attacks. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 2.4 Foreign Affairs & Security » Terrorism (Top)
706-14 Three Quarters (74%) Support Mandatory Vaccination for Public-Facing Workers; 65% Support Same for Return-To-Office (Click for Details) (Canada) Mandatory vaccination has proven to be a divisive issue among federal election candidates, as Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole continues to campaign against mandatory vaccination and other leaders take advantage of public support for these measures in campaigning against him. However, consistent with previous Ipsos polling,[1] Conservative voters continue to express support for mandatory vaccine measures for public-facing workers (70%), though at a lesser level than Liberal Party voters (88%) and NDP voters (86%): (Ipsos Canada) 2 September 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
706-15 Six in Ten (60%) Canadians See Racism as a Serious Problem Facing the Country (Click for Details) (Canada) A recent Ipsos poll carried out on behalf of Global News has found that a majority (60%) of Canadians believe to some degree that racism is a serious problem facing the country. Though unchanged from the same time last year, this proportion is still considerable jump from Canadians’ perceptions of racism pre-pandemic. Increased awareness of anti-Asian hate crimes during the pandemic, continued mistreatment against Indigenous Canadians, domestic terrorism against Muslim Canadians, and discrimination against Black Canadians have certainly contributed to the idea that Canada is not making much progress in tackling racism. (Ipsos Canada) 3 September 2021 4.3 Society » Ethnicity (Top)
AUSTRALIA
706-16 Alp (54.5%) Increases Lead Over L-NP (45.5%) For Third Straight Interviewing Period (Click for Details) (Australia) Voting analysis by State shows the ALP leading on a two-party preferred basis in Australia’s two largest States of Victoria and NSW and also holding leads in Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. The LNP leads only in Queensland. The ALP leads strongly in Victoria on 59.5% (down 0.5% points since mid-August) compared to the L-NP on 40.5% (up 0.5% points) on a two-party preferred basis. Victoria has now been in its sixth lockdown for nearly a month. (Roy Morgan) September 01 2021 4.7 Society » Lifestyle (Top)
MULTI COUNTRY
706-17 On Average 23% Of Working Adults In 29 Countries Report Working From Home More Often Than Before The Covid-19 Pandemic (Click for Details) The online survey conducted between May 21 and June 4 of nearly 12,500 working adults reveals that on average, in 29 countries, the proportion of those who are still working, most often or sometimes away from home today hui (39%) is 15 points above pre-pandemic levels (24%). Three-quarters of those who work away from home at least once in a while say they do so because of Covid-19. (Ipsos France) 30 August 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
706-18 Back To School 2021: 20% Of Frech People Would Be Against A New Closure Of Schools (Click for Details) For 1 in 3 French people (33%) the pandemic risks leading to a drop in the level of qualification of young people , and 1 in 4 French people (26%) fear that they will experience a high level of unemployment and a drop in income.2 in 10 French people (20%) would find it unacceptable to close schools again in order to reduce the transmission of the virus, against 18% on average for all respondents and 12% in Spain alone. The French are among the most concerned about the increase in disciplinary problems and unruly behavior, especially among 11-15 year olds (38% vs 32% globally), and those under 11 (34% vs 27% at the World level). (Ipsos France) 31 August 2021 4.10 Society » Education (Top)
706-19 More Than Two In Five (45%) Britons And Over Half (52%) Americans Say They Will Miss Petrol And Diesel Cars If They Are Ever Fully Phased Out (Click for Details) New YouGov Direct data suggests that neither Americans nor Britons are yet ready to say goodbye to petrol and diesel cars. In Britain, nearly half believe car manufacturers should not exclusively offer electric cars (48%) – compared to two in five (41%) who believe they should. In the US, the gap is even wider: while three in ten (29%) think automakers should only sell electric vehicles, three in five (59%) disagree. (YouGov UK) September 02, 2021 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
706-20 Only 15 Percent Of Consumers Worldwide Say They Have Switched Provider Or Product Due To Data Loss (Click for Details) American consumers are also more likely than the global average (15 percent) to have changed brands when they lost their data (18 percent). This statement is made less often among Europeans: in the United Kingdom and Spain, 12 percent each say this, in Italy and Poland 11 percent each, and in Germany and France 10 percent each. Scandinavians are the least likely to say this: in Sweden it is 7 percent and in Denmark 5 percent. (YouGov Germany) September 03, 2021 3.12 Economy » IT & Telecom (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Muslims Are A Growing Presence In U S, But Still Face Negative Views From The Public 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.
Muslims Are A Growing Presence In U S, But Still Face Negative Views From The Public An unprecedented amount of public attention focused on Muslim Americans in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The U.S. Muslim population has grown in the two decades since, but it is still the case that many Americans know little about Islam or Muslims, and views toward Muslims have become increasingly polarized along political lines. There were about 2.35 million Muslim adults and children living in the United States in 2007 – accounting for 0.8% of the U.S. population – when Pew Research Center began measuring this group’s size, demographic characteristics and views. Since then, growth has been driven primarily by two factors: the continued flow of Muslim immigrants into the U.S., and Muslims’ tendency to have more children than Americans of other faiths. In 2015, the Center projected that Muslims could number 3.85 million in the U.S. by 2020 – roughly 1.1% of the total population. However, Muslim population growth from immigration may have slowed recently due to changes in federal immigration policy. The number of Muslim houses of worship in the U.S. also has increased over the last 20 years. A study conducted in 2000 by the Cooperative Congregational Studies Partnership identified 1,209 mosques in the U.S. that year. Their follow-up study in 2011 found that the number of mosques had grown to 2,106, and the 2020 version found 2,769 mosques – more than double the number from two decades earlier. Alongside their population growth, Muslims have gained a larger presence in the public sphere. For example, in 2007, the 110th Congress included the first Muslim member, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. Later in that term, Congress seated a second Muslim representative, Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind. The current 117th Congress has two more Muslims alongside Carson, the first Muslim women to hold such office: Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., first elected in 2018.  As their numbers have increased, Muslims have also reported encountering more discrimination. In 2017, during the first few months of the Trump administration, about half of Muslim American adults (48%) said they had personally experienced some form of discrimination because of their religion in the previous year. This included a range of experiences, from people acting suspicious of them to being physically threatened or attacked. In 2011, by comparison, 43% of Muslim adults said they had at least one of these experiences, and 40% said this in 2007. In a March 2021 survey, U.S. adults were asked how much discrimination they think a number of religious groups face in society. Americans were more likely to say they believe Muslims face “a lot” of discrimination than to say the same about the other religious groups included in the survey, including Jews and evangelical Christians. A similar pattern appeared in previous surveys going back to 2009, when Americans were more likely to say that there was a lot of discrimination against Muslims than to say the same about Jews, evangelical Christians, Mormons or atheists. A series of Pew Research Center surveys conducted in 2014, 2017, and 2019 separately asked Americans to rate religious groups on a scale ranging from 0 to 100, with 0 representing the coldest, most negative possible view and 100 representing the warmest, most positive view. In these surveys, Muslims were consistently ranked among the coolest, along with atheists. Over the last 20 years, the American public has been divided on whether Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence, and a notable partisan divide on this question has emerged. When the Center first asked this question on a telephone survey in 2002, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents were only moderately more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to say that Islam encourages violence more than other religions – and this was a minority viewpoint in both partisan groups. Within a few years, however, Republicans began to grow more likely to believe that Islam encourages violence. Democrats, in contrast, have become more likely to say Islam does not encourage violence. Now, Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say they believe Islam encourages violence more than other religions. Though many Americans have negative views toward Muslims and Islam, 53% say they don’t personally know anyone who is Muslim, and a similar share (52%) say they know “not much” or “nothing at all” about Islam. Americans who are not Muslim and who personally know someone who is Muslim are more likely to have a positive view of Muslims, and they are less likely to believe that Islam encourages violence more than other religions. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/01/muslims-are-a-growing-presence-in-u-s-but-still-face-negative-views-from-the-public/ (Top)
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