Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation September 2022, Issue # 757* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
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Contact Details: Natasha Amir Research Executive, Gallup Pakistan Email: natasha@galluppakistan.com This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 21 national & multi-country surveys 13 polling organizations have been represented. Asia And MENA: Japan (Governance), Turkey (Science & Technology), Pakistan (Employment Issues), China (Environment) – 04 national polls Africa: Congo (Performance Ratings ), Kenya (Governance), Nigeria (Energy Issues) – 03 national polls Euro Americas: UK(National Image, Well-Being, Well-Being, Energy Issues, Consumer Confidence), Finland (Russia/Ukraine War), Russia (Inflation), USA (Social ProblemsPalestine/Israel Conflict, IT & Telecom), Colombia (Investments), Canada(Inflation), Australia(Employment Issues) – 12 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: Ipsos Spain – 25 Countries (IT & Telecom) Afrobarometer – 32 Countries (Governance) Topic of the Week: 42 Percent Japanese Say The Government Should Establish A Legal System To Let Spouses Retain Their Birth Names Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
757-01 42 Percent Japanese Say The Government Should Establish A Legal System To Let Spouses Retain Their Birth Names (Click for Details) (Japan) The Justice Ministry, out of consideration for conservative politicians, forced what critics say was a misleading public opinion survey on the issue of allowing married couples to have separate surnames, The Asahi Shimbun learned. A record high 42.2 percent in the latest survey said the government should establish a legal system to let spouses retain their birth names, up 18 points from the previous survey. For the latest survey, the Justice Ministry and the Cabinet Office’s Gender Equality Bureau had agreed to adjust the questions after some Diet members said they were “hard to understand.” (Asahi Shimbun) August 22, 2022 1.3 Domestic Politics » Governance (Top)
757-02 7 Out Of Every 10 People Think That Technological Developments Have Made Human Life Easier (Click for Details) (Turkey) 7 out of every 10 people think that technological developments have made human life easier. 4 out of every 10 people think that the developing technology has a negative impact on human relations. Although the proportion of those who disagree with this view has not changed over the years, the proportion of those who are undecided on this issue is increasing. Internet usage is increasing every year and in 2022, 9 out of every 10 people use the internet and 93% of these people say that they use the internet every day. (Ipsos Turkey) 23 August 2022 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
757-03 73% Pakistanis Say That Unemployment Has Risen As Compared To The Last 6 Months (Click for Details) (Pakistan) According to Dun&Bradstreet and Gallup Pakistan Consumer Confidence Index, Concerns regarding rising unemployment persist as nearly 73% Pakistanis say that unemployment has risen as compared to the last 6 months. A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the four provinces was asked the following question, ““In your opinion, compared to the previous six months, today’s unemployment has…?” In response to this question, 47% said ‘worse’, 13% said ‘better’. (Gallup Pakistan) August 24, 2022 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
757-04 Heatwave In Mainland China Pushes Up Beverage Sales (Click for Details) (China) FMCG sales in Mainland China increased by 3.9% year-on-year in the 12 weeks to 15 July 2022, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s figures. The four weeks in July witnessed a 4.8% boost in shopper spend, suggesting that recovery from the previous lockdown is accelerating. Food saw a steady 4.8% increase in sales during the last four weeks while, with the heatwave spreading to more cities in July, beverage sales surged by 14%. Although the shockwave resulting from the most recent lockdown dragged down spend on personal care products, the return of social activities helped it reach 2.1% year-on-year growth in July. (Kantar) 25 August 2022 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
AFRICA Regions
757-05 Just Over Half Of Congolese Expressed Their Willingness To Give President Tshisekedi A Second Term (Click for Details) (Congo) Just over half of those surveyed expressed their willingness to give President Tshisekedi a second term, while a third said they did not intend to vote for another candidate. While potential rivals have strong regional support bases, none of them appear to have enough support at the national level to mount a significant challenge. President Tshisekedi's re-election prospects therefore look good at this stage. (Geo Poll) AUGUST 23, 2022 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
757-06 Half (50%) Of Kenyans Disapprove Of The Formation Of A Unitary Government For East Africa (Click for Details) (Kenya) Two-thirds (66%) of Kenyans have either heard “nothing” (36%) or just “a small amount” (22%) about the proposed East African Federation (EAF) or else say they “don’t know” (8%). Only a narrow majority (52%) approve of allowing the free movement of goods, services, and labour across national borders, and even fewer (49%) support monetary union or a common currency. Half (50%) of Kenyans disapprove of the formation of a unitary government for East Africa, while only 44% favour this plan. (Afrobarometer) 23 August 2022 1.3 Domestic Politics » Governance (Top)
757-07 Almost 9 In 10 Nigerians Lament The Impact Of Petrol Price Increase On Other Commodities (Click for Details) (Nigeria) A new public opinion poll conducted by NOIPolls to evaluate the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called Petrol has revealed that an overwhelming majority of adult Nigerians (89 percent) nationwide lamented over the impact of the cost of petrol on their spending on other commodities and that of their household as it has drastically increased. Consequently, to estimate the average cost of petrol across the country, 53 percent of Nigerians who use petrol disclosed that they buy petrol at an average retail price between ₦181 – ₦200 per litre nationwide. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on state profile analysis, the highest average retail price for petrol (PMS) was recorded at ₦195.55 per litre in June 2022. (NOI Polls) August 23, 2022 3.10 Economy » Energy Issues (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
757-08 6 In 10 Do Not Trust Boris Johnson To Tell The Truth, Nearly Twice As Many As Keir Starmer (Click for Details) (UK) New research by Ipsos shows the public are very sceptical when it comes to trusting politicians to tell the truth, especially the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Around 6 in 10 say he generally does not tell the truth very often or never (61%) while fewer than 1 in 5 (18%) say he tells the truth at least most of the time. Distrust of Mr Johnson has risen from nearer 2 in 5 (39%) when last polled in June 2020, whilst trust has dropped for around three in ten (31%). Men are more likely to trust the outgoing Prime Minister to tell the truth than women (23% vs. 13% respectively). (Ipsos MORI) 22 August 2022 1.5 Domestic Politics » National Image (Top)
757-09 Six In Ten Britons Now Have An Unfavourable View Of Utility Companies (Click for Details) (UK) With the cost of living crisis continuing to hit wallets everywhere, Britons are bracing for news of how the energy price cap is set to change. Rising prices mean that public sentiment towards the energy firms have taken a hammering. According to YouGov’s public tracker data, 63% of Britons now have a negative view of utility companies (water, electricity, gas providers, etc). This includes 33% of Britons who have a “very” unfavourable view of the sector. Just 10% have a favourable view, while 23% have a neither favourable nor unfavourable view. (YouGov UK) August 22, 2022 3.1 Economy » Well-Being (Top)
757-10 One In Four Britons Have Had To Cut Essential Spending (Click for Details) (UK) Britain is experiencing the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. Inflation has now soared past 9% - the highest it has been in 40 years - with no clear end in sight. This has also “driven the fastest fall in real pay on record”. Amidst these increases, the vast majority of people believe the government is failing to tackle the situation. Over three quarters (77%) say the government is doing too little to help those struggling with the rising cost of living, including 64% of Conservative voters. Even Boris Johnson says that more needs to be done to address this crisis. (YouGov UK) August 25, 2022 3.1 Economy » Well-Being (Top)
757-11 1 In 3 Britons Say Affording Energy Bills Has Been Difficult In The Past Three Months (Click for Details) (UK) New research by Ipsos in the UK, taken 22nd – 24th August, shows high levels of public concern about the rising cost of living, with one in three saying it has been difficult to afford their energy bill before the expected further rise in the energy cap. Families have also struggled. 37% of those with children in the household say it has been difficult paying their bills. 3 in 10 workers expect to work more hours at their current job because of the rising cost of living, while the same proportion of Britons in general expect to sell some of their personal belongings (30%). (Ipsos MORI) 25 August 2022 3.10 Economy » Energy Issues (Top)
757-12 Record-Low 28% Of Britons Say Their Standard Of Living Is Getting Better (Click for Details) (UK) As inflation in the United Kingdom soars to levels not seen in 40 years, Gallup surveys show Britons are less optimistic about their standard of living now than they were even during the height of the Great Recession. In fact, the 28% of Britons who said in June that their standard of living is getting better is the lowest level that Gallup has measured in the U.K. at any time in the past 16 years. (Gallup) AUGUST 26, 2022 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
757-13 Finns Believe That Russia Is More Than 90% To Blame For The War (Click for Details) (Finland) Public opinion was measured by a question such as the following: "To what extent do you think the following actors are to blame for the war in Ukraine? Set a percentage for each party, so that the percentages become a total of one hundred." Women (93.16%) and those over 65 (94.40%) believe most strongly in Russia's guilt. 47 per cent of Finns rated Ukraine's guilt at around zero per cent. However, a good tenth of Finns think that the other side of the war may also have something to do with the conflict, and they estimate that Ukraine is to blame for the war with a share of 1–9 per cent. (Taloustutkimus) August 25, 2022 2.11 Foreign Affairs & Security » Russia/Ukraine War (Top)
757-14 Romir: The Expenses Of Russians Have Grown (Click for Details) (Russia) In the period from 15 to 21 August, the average weekly expenses of Russians increased compared to the previous week by 2.1%. The index of weekly expenses amounted to 5,536 rubles. in annual dynamics, the index increased by 9.5%. The index of the average check compared to the previous week increased by 0.6%. The average cost of one purchase was 677 rubles. Compared to the same period last year, the index is higher by 7.5%. (Romir) August 23, 2022 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
757-15 In U S Suffering Rate Reaches At Its Highest 5.6% (Click for Details) (USA) The percentage of Americans who evaluate their lives poorly enough to be considered "suffering" on Gallup's Life Evaluation Index was 5.6% in July, the highest since the index's inception in 2008. This exceeds the previous high of 4.8% measured in April and is statistically higher than all prior estimates in the COVID-19 era. Across extensive measurement since January 2008, the suffering percentage has reached 4.5% or higher on a handful of occasions. (Gallup) AUGUST 22, 2022 4.13 Society » Social Problems (Top)
757-16 46% Of Americans Who Have Invested In Cryptocurrency Say It’s Done Worse Than Expected (Click for Details) (USA) The turmoil in cryptocurrency markets has taken a toll on investments. Among the 16% of U.S. adults who say they have ever invested in, traded or used a cryptocurrency such as bitcoin or ether, 46% report their investments have done worse than they expected, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. By comparison, 15% of these Americans say their investments have done better than they expected, 31% say they have worked out about the same as they expected and another 8% say they are not sure. (PEW) AUGUST 23, 2022 3.12 Economy » IT & Telecom (Top)
757-17 Soaring Prices Has Four-In-Five Canadians Pinching Pennies (Click for Details) (Canada) A financial temperature check of Canadians finds many sweltering in the heat of inflation. Half (52%) say they couldn’t manage a sudden expense of more than $1,000. For two-in-five (38%), a surprise bonus of $5,000 would be used to alleviate the pressure of debt. For one-in-ten, it would immediately be put towards daily expenses. Fully four-in-five say they have cut spending in recent months by either trimming their discretionary budget, delaying a major purchase, driving less, scaling back travel and charitable donations, or deferring saving for the future. This represents an increase from the three-quarters (74%) who said so in February. (Angus Reid Institute) August 22, 2022 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
757-18 For Colombians, Cannabis Tax Would Improve Investment (Click for Details) (Colombia) The expectation of growth in the cannabis industry in Colombia has been taking shape in recent years, given the medicinal and cosmetic products that are being produced in the country. Faced with the results of a survey delivered by CNC, it was shown that 91% of the citizens surveyed who have used cannabis-based medicinal or cosmetic products would recommend other people to use the same. Similarly, when asked if they have ever been to a store that sells these products, 63% of respondents answered no, while 37% said they had been in one of them. (CNC) August 25, 2022 3.8 Economy » Investments (Top)
AUSTRALIA
757-19 The ‘Hidden Unemployed’ Must Not Be Ignored At The Jobs & Skills Summit (Click for Details) (Australia) “One of the key factors driving the Jobs & Skills Summit is the call by many business leaders to immediately increase immigration to address apparent ‘skills and labour shortages’. “The latest Roy Morgan unemployment figures for July show there are 1.25 million Australians out of work and looking for a job (8.5% of the workforce) and another 1.27 million Australians who want to work more hours (8.6% of the workforce). This means a total of over 2.5 million Australians (17.1% of the workforce) want to either work more hours or find a job – that is over 1-in-6 Australians in the workforce. (Roy Morgan) August 23, 2022 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
757-20 5 Out Of 10 Europeans (49%) Rely On Public Televisions And Radios For Information, Study Across 25 States (Click for Details) On average, 5 out of 10 Europeans (49%) rely on public televisions and radios for information, a percentage that in Spain represents 45%. The written press also has a lot of confidence among European citizens, placing second with 39%, although this confidence is even greater in the Spanish case, where it is almost at the same level as television and radio (44%). After the public media we find the private ones as the third source of news that arouse the most confidence, especially among the Spanish public with 36%, while at the European level it drops to 27%. (Ipsos Spain) 24 August 2022 3.12 Economy » IT & Telecom (Top)
757-21 Citizens Are Responsible For Holding MPs Accountable; Survey Across 32 African States (Click for Details) The share of Ugandans who say it is the voters’ responsibility to hold MPs accountable has is 56% in 2022. When compared against a larger set of 32 African countries surveyed in 2019/2021, Ugandans are more likely than most other Africans to say that citizens are responsible for holding MPs accountable (Figure 2).3 Only in Malawi (72%) and Kenya (60%) do we see significantly higher expectations of bottom-up accountability. In contrast, 25 countries record lower expectations, including fewer than one in five citizens in Mauritius (19%) and Sudan (16%). (Afrobarometer) 25 August 2022 1.3 Domestic Politics » Governance (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: 42 Percent Japanese Say The Government Should Establish A Legal System To Let Spouses Retain Their Birth Names 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.
42 Percent Japanese Say The Government Should Establish A Legal System To Let Spouses Retain Their Birth Names An important aspect of the survey below is that the Japanese legislature faulted the survey findings and urged to review the Question wording. The Justice Ministry, out of consideration for conservative politicians, forced what critics say was a misleading public opinion survey on the issue of allowing married couples to have separate surnames, The Asahi Shimbun learned. The Cabinet Office, which conducted the “legislation about family” survey, repeatedly asked the Justice Ministry to withdraw its suggested changes for the survey questions, but the ministry refused, official documents obtained by The Asahi Shimbun showed. The survey was conducted on 5,000 randomly selected people 18 years old or older from December 2021 to January this year. The results showed that public support for a system that gives married couples the option to have dual surnames had plummeted to a record low 28.9 percent. The survey used to be conducted through face-to-face interviews, but the latest one was mailed to respondents because of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the disclosed documents, the Justice Ministry in July 2021 decided to move forward the schedule of the survey, which had been conducted every five to six years. Those were not the only changes. In previous surveys, the question on dual surnames asked respondents to choose from these answers, provided in this order: (1) maintain the status quo; (2) allow married couples to have dual surnames; and (3) allow the use of birth names as business names in a legal system, even if the married couples must use only one surname. In the 2017 survey, 42.5 percent of respondents said the government should allow married couples to have separate surnames. A record high 42.2 percent in the latest survey said the government should establish a legal system to let spouses retain their birth names, up 18 points from the previous survey. For the latest survey, the Justice Ministry and the Cabinet Office’s Gender Equality Bureau had agreed to adjust the questions after some Diet members said they were “hard to understand.” The ministry proposed dividing up the one question and setting up a new independent question that asks respondents if they think it is necessary to establish a legal system to expand the use of birth names as business names. The bureau, however, pushed back, saying the central government had yet to fully discuss the issue regarding the legalization of the use of birth names. The ministry withdrew its proposal and created a reference table to accompany the question. In that table, it used the expression “a legal system that enables (married couples) to widely use their birth names as a business name.” But the bureau took issue with the term “widely,” saying its vagueness could “mislead public opinion.” According to the documents, the ministry refused to change the wording because “dropping the term ‘widely’ would not go down well with conservative politicians.” “It was summed up that we would conduct the survey with an attitude that it should be neutral in order not to receive criticism from various sides,” a senior ministry official said. Seiko Noda, then state minister in charge of gender equality, criticized the survey when the results were released in March this year. She said the changed wording and order of the answers created misleading results if compared with previous surveys. Opposition lawmakers also said the latest survey method was questionable. Masaki Taniguchi, a professor of Japanese politics at the University of Tokyo, said the survey should have simply asked respondents if they supported or opposed the legalization of dual surnames, and asked separately if they supported or opposed the legal expansion of the use of birth names. Taniguchi said it is “absurd” for the ministry to give consideration to politicians of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. “It undermines the public’s trust in the survey,” he said. (Asahi Shimbun) August 22, 2022 Source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14700373 (Top)
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