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BUSINESS
& POLITICS IN THE WORLD GLOBAL
OPINION REPORT NO.761-763 Week: September 19 –
October 09, 2022 Presentation: November 04,
2022 761-763-43-51/Commentary:
Only 36% Of Young Women In Japan Want To Have Children After Marriage Afghan
Women's Health And Lives On The Brink Only
36% Of Young Women In Japan Want To Have Children After Marriage Recovery
From Covid Pandemic Boosted Japanese Employees’ Pay 1
In 5 Pakistanis Claim Their House Has Been Previously Flooded Cold
Brew Coffee: A Long-Term Trend Or New Thing For Indonesians Nigerians
Feel Less Safe, See Kidnapping Cases On The Rise Most
Kenyans See Domestic Violence As A Private Rather Than Criminal Matter While
Opposition Has Dropped, Britons Remain Against Fracking For Shale Gas 6
In 10 Britons Now Say King Charles III Will Do A Good Job As King Mini-Budget
Gets Worst Reception Of Any Financial Statement Since Tories Took Charge In
2010 Two
Thirds Of Working Women Have Never Taken Time Off For Period Pain Two
In Three Britons Lack Confidence In Government’s Long Term Economic Plan Britons
Are Becoming More Positive Towards Nuclear Energy Liz
Truss Is Already Less Popular Than Boris Johnson Ever Was Every
Second German Is Plagued By Inflation Worries Around
One In Five Germans Trades A
Total Of 52 Percent Of Germans Have Had A Dog As A Pet Most
Of Ukrainians Have Suffered Substantial Economic Loss Since The Russian
Invasion 65%
Of Italians Approved Of Outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi Most
Russians Prefer China As An Economic Partner For Their Country Nearly
Half (44%) Of Dutch Say They Distrust Companies' Good Intentions Women
Now Outnumber Men In The US College-Educated Labor Force Since
2020, More Than Three-Quarters Of US Adults Have Expressed An Unfavorable
Opinion Of China More
Americans Are Joining The ‘Cashless’ Economy More
Than One In Three Teens Say They Have Been Bullied In The Past Year Nine-In-Ten
Canadians Now Tightening Household Budgets As Inflation, High Prices Persist Economy
Looms Large Over Brazil's Elections 58
Percent Of The Colombian Population Supports Compulsory Voting When
Asked About China, Australians Tend To Think Of Its Government, Not Its People Halloween
To Deliver A $430 Million Spending Boost For Retailers. 2.8
Million New Zealanders Read Newspapers And Nearly 1.7 Million Read Magazines
In 2022 Africans
Are Split On Covid-19 Vaccination, Study In 16 African Countries Among
9 European Right-Wing Populists, Favorable Views Of Russia And Putin Are Down
Sharply 3
In 5 Globally Say Their Healthcare System Is Overstretched, A 34 Country
Survey Shows In
14 EU Member States Almost 9 In 10 European Consumers Had Taken Food
Supplements In Their Lives Populists
In 11 European Countries Have Increased Their Vote Shares In Recent Elections Germans
And Brazilians Compare Petrol Prices Most Frequently. INTRODUCTORY NOTE This weekly report consists of fifty surveys.
The report includes eight multi-country studies from different states across
the globe. 761-763-43-51/Commentary: Only 36% Of Young Women In Japan Want To
Have Children After Marriage
Only 36.6 percent of single women between 18 and 34
believe married people should have children, a 2021 survey shows, down by
almost half from 67.4 percent six years earlier. The corresponding figure for male respondents fell
to 55 percent from 75.4 percent in 2015, according to the results of the
National Fertility Survey released Sept. 9 by the National Institute of
Population and Social Security Research. Takumi Fujinami, an advanced senior economist with
the Japan Research Institute Ltd., described the results as “shocking.” “The desire to get married and have children
significantly declined particularly among women,” said Fujinami, an expert on
the issue of the falling birthrates. “The percentage of women who don’t believe they will
ever get married in their lifetime also increased more than men.” The study was the latest in a series of nationwide
surveys taken once every five years on people’s views of marriage and
childbirth. It was conducted in 2021, one year later than originally
scheduled because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The survey showed never-married people aged between
18 and 34 also want to have fewer children these days. The respondents who said they intend to get married
someday were asked how many children they want to have. The responses averaged at 1.79 for women, down from
2.02 in 2015 and falling below 2 for the first time since the survey started
in 1982. The corresponding figure for men was 1.82, down from 1.91. A larger slice of the never-married respondents said
they don’t want to get married in the first place. Among men, 17.3 percent said they have no intention
to get married in their lifetime, up 5.3 percentage points from the previous
survey. The corresponding figure for women was 14.6 percent, up 6.6 points. Fujinami said he believes the survey reflects
women’s disappointment in and resentment toward the gender gap as they tend
to receive lower wages than men while shouldering a greater burden of
housework and child care. He said the government will be forced to modify its
traditional policies to stem the falling birthrates if young people are
increasingly negatively viewing getting married and having children. “Pushing marriages and making more slots available
at day care centers do not resonate with those who have no desire to get
married (and have children) in the first place,” Fujinami said. “The survey results should be used as a clue to
tackling the problem from new perspectives, such as how the gender gap could
be filled and how the wage levels could be raised for young people.”
(Asahi Shimbun) September 26, 2022 Source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14717718 ASIA (Afghanistan) Afghan Women's Health And Lives On The Brink Gallup has
been tracking Afghans' emotions since 2008. Worry, stress, anger and sadness
soared to record levels among women and men in Afghanistan in 2021. Like men,
vast numbers of Afghan women reported feeling worried (85%), stressed (83%),
sad (78%) and angry (62%) the day before the survey. However, women reported
these emotions much more than men -- particularly in regard to anger and
sadness. (Gallup) SEPTEMBER 21,
2022 (Japan) Only 36% Of Young
Women In Japan Want To Have Children After Marriage Only 36.6
percent of single women between 18 and 34 believe married people should have
children, a 2021 survey shows, down by almost half from 67.4 percent six
years earlier. The corresponding figure for male respondents fell to 55
percent from 75.4 percent in 2015, according to the results of the National
Fertility Survey released Sept. 9 by the National Institute of Population and
Social Security Research. The survey showed never-married people aged between
18 and 34 also want to have fewer children these days. (Asahi
Shimbun) September 26,
2022 Recovery From Covid Pandemic Boosted Japanese Employees’ Pay Average annual
pay for employees including part-timers returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic
levels in 2021, according to a survey of private-sector companies by the
National Tax Agency. Male employees’ average annual salary was 5.45 million
yen, up 2.5 percent from the previous year. Female employees were paid 3.02
million yen on average, an annual increase of 3.2 percent. This was the
highest figure for the annual average pay for female employees since 1978 and
marked the first time it topped 3 million yen. (Asahi Shimbun) September 29,
2022 Those Who Eat More Fruits Are 8 To 9 Percent Less Likely To Perish Than
Those Who Consume Little Crops A team of
researchers from the National Cancer Center and Yokohama City University
released its findings to support the crops’ significance, while their
potential health effects have traditionally been emphasized. Tracking more
than 90,000 individuals in Japan for 20 years, the correlations between the
intake of vegetables and fruits and the likelihood of death were made clear through
one of the nation’s largest surveys. According to the outcomes, those who eat
more fruits are 8 to 9 percent less likely to perish than those who consume
little crops. A 7- to 8-percent risk improvement was seen among people who
partake of more vegetables as well. (Asahi
Shimbun) October 9,
2022 (Pakistan) 56% Of Pakistani’s Believe That The IMF Aid That Has Been Offered To
Pakistan Will Worsen Pakistan’s Economic Problems According to
a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, more than half (56%) of
Pakistani’s believe that the IMF aid that has been offered to Pakistan will
worsen Pakistan’s economic problems. A nationally representative sample of
adult men and women from across the country was asked the question regarding
IMF (International Monetary Fund) offering aid to Pakistan for relief from
the economic crisis. (Gallup
Pakistan) September 19,
2022 1 In 5 Pakistanis Claim Their House Has Been Previously Flooded According to
a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 1 in 5 Pakistanis claim
their house has been previously flooded. A nationally representative sample
of adult men and women from across the country was asked the following
question,” Has your house ever been flooded before?” 20% of the people
responded, ‘Yes’ while 80% said ‘No.’ (Gallup
Pakistan) October 3,
2022 (Indonesia) Cold Brew Coffee: A Long-Term Trend Or New Thing For Indonesians Coffee is the
most popular beverages in the world for years that it has became a daily
lifestyle for many people. From time to time, various kinds of coffee with
unique flavors are produced and make this business keeps growing. From the
infographic above we can see that 64% Indonesians are familiar with cold brew
coffee yet interestingly, we also found out that only 20% who really understand
about this coffee, like by how it was made for example (by soaking it in cold
water and stored it in the refrigerator for 8-24 hours). (Snapcart) September 22,
2022 AFRICA (Nigeria) Nigerians Feel Less Safe, See Kidnapping Cases On The Rise Crime and
security (41%) outrank economic management (39%), unemployment (35%), and
electricity (34%) at the top of the list of most important problems that
Nigerians want their government to address.
Majorities of Nigerians say they felt unsafe while walking in
their neighbourhood (61%) and feared crime in their home (51%) at least once
during the previous year. Both majorities have increased significantly since
2020. (NOI Polls) September 21,
2022 Independence Day Poll Report, 7 In 10 Nigerians Express Pride In Being
Nigerians, Support Call For Restructuring A new public
opinion poll conducted by NOIPolls in commemoration of the 62nd Independence
Day has revealed that Nigerians take pride in being citizens of Nigeria as 77
percent of adult Nigerians surveyed affirmed that they are proud to be
Nigerians because they believe it is their father land (63 percent) and they
have nowhere else to call home. This is fulfilling, especially in the face of
insecurity and other critical challenges which could affect the corporate
existence of the country. (NOI Polls) October 5,
2022 (Kenya) Most Kenyans See Domestic Violence As A Private Rather Than Criminal Matter According to
Kenya’s most recent Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), almost half (47%) of
women aged 15-49 reported that they had experienced either physical or sexual
violence (National Bureau of Statistics, 2014). Gender-based violence (GBV)
makes grisly headlines in Kenya (Odhiambo, 2018) but more often remains
hidden as many survivors never file complaints or retract their complaints in
favour of settlements at the family level (Kenya Crime Research Institute,
2014). (Afrobarometer) 6 October 2022 WEST EUROPE (UK) Six In Ten Britons (61%) Think That A Major World Conflict Is Likely In
The Next Five Years; YouGov Study Of War The first
part of the YouGov Study of War analyses the opinions of Britons about the
chances of a global war taking place in the near future as well as the role
of the United Nations and military alliances in preventing military
conflicts. Six in ten Britons (61%) think that a major world conflict is
likely in the next five years. A quarter (24%) think such a conflict is not likely,
while 15% are not sure. Looking forward to the next decade or two, 55% of
Britons think that a big international conflict is likely within the next 10
years, and 24% think that it is not, while 53% think such an event will
likely happen within the next 20 years and 21% think it will not. (YouGov UK) September 21,
2022 While Opposition Has Dropped, Britons Remain Against Fracking For Shale
Gas Shales gas
has proved a historically very
unpopular form of energy
generation. Now new YouGov tracker data – conducted
prior to the government’s lifting of the ban – shows that, although
opposition to extracting shale gas dropped, it has since levelled off, and
opposition remains substantially higher than support. Having been stable
until June 2021, opposition to fracking for shale gas dropped from 59% to 46%
in May, while support rose from 17% to 29%. However, there has been no
movement since then, even as the cost of living crisis continues to bite,
with 47% now saying they do not think shale gas should be extracted and 28%
saying it should. (YouGov UK) September 22,
2022 6 In 10 Britons Now Say King Charles III Will Do A Good Job As King Following the
passing of Queen Elizabeth II and Charles taking his first steps as the new
monarch, new polling by Ipsos in the UK shows a majority of Britons now
expect him to do a good job as King. Around 6 in 10 (61%) expect this to be
the case, showing an increase of 12ppt, from 49%, since June of this year,
when the Platinum Jubilee took place. Only 13% expect him to do a bad job,
falling 7ppt since June. (Ipsos MORI) 23 September
2022 Mini-Budget Gets Worst Reception Of Any Financial Statement Since
Tories Took Charge In 2010 A new YouGov political survey reveals
that, while Britons approve of some measures in Kwasi Kwarteng’s
‘mini-Budget’ last week, the overall package has gone down poorly. Most
Britons are happy with the cut to the basic rate of income tax (60%) and the
reversing of the recent National Insurance increase (59%). Half likewise
approve of the changes to Stamp Duty bands (52%). However, the large majority
think that abolishing the top rate of tax (72%) was the wrong priority at the
present time, with a similar number saying the same of removing the cap on
bankers’ bonuses (71%). (YouGov UK) Most Britons (77%) Don’t Expect Police Will Bother Investigating Crimes
Like Bike Theft Or Phone Snatching Recent Home
Office figures show that, in the
year to March 2022, just 6.3% of robbery offences and 4.1% of thefts in
England and Wales resulted in charges. One such
recent victim of police indifference is BBC economics editor Faisal Islam,
who tweeted his experience
with the police failing to investigate his stolen bicycle. Now a
new YouGov political survey shows
that most Britons lack confidence that the police will even bother to try and
properly investigate a whole host of crimes, with bicycle theft coming right
at the top. (YouGov UK) September 29,
2022 Two Thirds Of Working Women Have Never Taken Time Off For Period Pain In May, Spain
proposed legislation that would make it the first country
in Europe to give workers paid menstrual leave, offering optional
sick leave of three days per month for workers who suffer from severe period
pain. Britons are narrowly in favour of offering menstrual leave in the UK,
by 45% to 39%. Women (52%) are significantly more likely than men (39%) to
support offering paid time off for periods, although men are not more opposed
(40% to women’s 38%) but rather more likely to be unsure (21% vs 10%). (YouGov UK) September 30,
2022 Two In Three Britons Lack Confidence In Government’s Long Term Economic
Plan New polling
by Ipsos in the UK, taken 28-29 September, shows strong public concern at the
state of the economy and a lack of confidence in the current government’s
handling of it. 80% consider the state of the British economy to be poor.
This compares to 77% last weekend, 72% in May this year, 69% in March and 59%
in November 2021. The proportion that say ‘very poor’ is 50% today whereas it
was 37% last weekend. The top three factors that influence how the public
judge the state of the economy are the level of inflation / price rises
(68%), the strength of the pound (63%) and interest rates (57%). (Ipsos MORI) 30 September
2022 Britons Are Becoming More Positive Towards Nuclear Energy From late
2019 to summer 2021, Britons were divided on using nuclear power. Around four
in ten over that time period supported doing so, while a similar number
opposed it. Since then, support has been on the rise. Almost half (48%) of
Britons now back the use of nuclear energy, compared to 31% who are opposed.
Over the same time period, the number of Britons who say nuclear power is the
source they support most for
helping meet Britain’s future energy needs has risen from 16% to 24%,
seemingly eating into the traditional renewables vote slightly. (YouGov UK) October 04,
2022 Majority Of Britons Say They Are Likely To Spend Less Money On
Christmas This Year Compared To Normal The latest
Ipsos Political Monitor, taken September 7th – 15th (before the recent mini
budget announced by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng), shows strong public concern about
the economy, with a majority expecting to spend less on Christmas this year
than they usually would. When asked how likely they are to spend less this
year at Christmas compared to normal, almost 3 in 5 (57%) said they expect to
spend less this year. Over a third (37%) say they are very likely to spend
less this year (20% said they were fairly likely). Women were more likely
than men to say they were likely to reduce their spending this year compared
to normal (62% compared to 52%). (Ipsos MORI) 4 October
2022 Liz Truss Is Already Less Popular Than Boris Johnson Ever Was The prime
minister’s popularity has plummeted following a tumultuous week in politics,
leaving her less well-liked than other former party leaders at their lowest
ebb. Nearly three quarters (73%) now see the prime minister in an
unfavourable light, including more than half (55%) who see her very
unfavourably. Truss’s net favourability score has fallen by 28 points to -59
in less than a fortnight – in comparison, Boris Johnson’s net favourability
was -53 when it dropped to its lowest in early July, while Jeremy Corbyn’s
lowest ever score was -55. (YouGov UK) October 05,
2022 (Germany) Every Second German Is Plagued By Inflation Worries While
concerns about inflation and poverty are rising sharply, fears of military
conflict and COVID-19 are steadily diminishing. In May of this year, armed
conflicts between nations were still clearly the greatest concern of Germans
(41%). In the current survey, only one in four (25% | -2) is plagued by this
fear. The corona worries have also reached a new low in this country: Only 17
percent (-5) of Germans currently count the coronavirus among the biggest
worries in their own country. (Ipsos
Germany) 6 October
2022 Around One In Five Germans Trades The current
profile Peek "Trader in Germany" shows the demographic list who
actively trade, as well as their attitudes and preferences. 70 percent of
traders are men between the ages of 25 and 34 (25 vs. 15 percent of the total
population). Half of this group (47 percent) are willing to sacrifice their
free time to advance in their careers, while only 29 percent of the total
population is willing to do the same. Traders are often senior executives and
have a migrant background (12 and 29 percent, respectively). (YouGov
Germany) September 21,
2022 A Total Of 52 Percent Of Germans Have Had A Dog As A Pet Germans love
their dogs. A total of 52 percent of them have had a dog as a pet, including
32 percent before, but no longer currently, and 20 percent currently have a
dog as a pet. Women say the latter slightly more often than men (21 percent
vs. 18 percent). These are the latest results of a YouGov survey in
cooperation with Statista. (YouGov
Germany) October 6,
2022 (Ukraine) Most Of Ukrainians Have Suffered Substantial Economic Loss Since The
Russian Invasion The September
2022 wave of the Ipsos Ukraine Resilience Monitor estimates that employment
has dropped significantly, especially in the frontline cities of Kharkiv and
Mykolaiv where less than half of those surveyed are currently working. The
survey finds significant differences between the frontline cities and those
in the rear when it comes to access to essential services. In Mykolaiv, only
55% reported having access to heating, 43% to hot water, and 26% to safe
drinking water. (Ipsos
Ukraine) 7 October
2022 (Italy) 65% Of Italians Approved Of Outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi Just when
Italians were starting to place more faith in their national government, they
find themselves going to the polls again this weekend to choose a new one. In
roughly one week in July, the Draghi government went from appearing stable
and popular to calling snap elections. Only Italian President Giorgio
Napolitano received a higher level of approval in 2012, with 71% of Italians
approving of the job he was doing. Draghi's level of approval in 2022 was
typically at least 19 percentage points higher than three of his four
predecessors. (Gallup) SEPTEMBER 20,
2022 (Russia) Most Russians Prefer China As An Economic Partner For Their Country According to
the all-Russian study in 2022, china is the undisputed leader among Russia's
potential economic partners. The majority of Russians (54.3%) would prefer
China as their country's economic partner. 9.9% consider the European Union
to be a suitable economic partner. The share of Russians who want to see the
United States as an economic partner was 5.4%. A third of Russians in 2022
did not choose any country as an economic partner. Most of all, the share of
undecided among young people is 36.7%. (Romir) September 26,
2022 (Netherlands) Nearly Half (44%) Of Dutch Say They Distrust Companies' Good Intentions More than
ever, Dutch consumers think it is important that companies contribute to a
better world. But consumers are also critical: nearly half (44%) say they
distrust companies' good intentions. This is evident from figures from theSocial Impact Monitorof Motivaction and
Het PR Bureau (HPB). The research, which has been held annually since 2009,
is intended to help companies make 'effective social impact'. (Motivation
Insights and Strategy) September 30,
2022 NORTH AMERICA (USA) Only About Two-In-Ten Americans (18%) Say The United States Is Not
Providing Enough Support To Ukraine In The Conflict The share of
U.S. adults who are extremely or very concerned about a Ukrainian defeat is
down 17 percentage points since May, falling from 55% then to 38% today.
Roughly a quarter (26%) say they are not too concerned or not at all
concerned about Russia defeating Ukraine, up from 16% earlier this year. An
additional 34% are somewhat concerned about this, compared with 28% who said
so in May, according to a Pew Research Center survey among 10,588 U.S.
adults, conducted Sept. 13-18 – in the days prior to Russian President
Vladimir Putin’s September 21 announced
mobilization of several
hundred thousand additional Russian reservists to fight in Ukraine. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 22,
2022 Women Now Outnumber Men In The US College-Educated Labor Force Today, there
are more women ages 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more education
in the labor force than before the pandemic: 31.3 million in the second
quarter of 2022, compared with 29.1 million in the same quarter of 2019. The
number of college-educated men ages 25 and older in the labor force is also
greater than before the pandemic – 30.5 million, up from 29.1 million –
though their ranks have not increased as quickly as those of women. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 26,
2022 Since 2020, More Than Three-Quarters Of US Adults Have Expressed An
Unfavorable Opinion Of China Since 2020,
more than three-quarters of U.S. adults have expressed an unfavorable opinion
of China, according to Pew Research Center surveys. Some 79% of adults
expressed an unfavorable opinion of China in 2020, 76% did so in 2021 and 82%
did so in 2022. While the overall share of adults with an unfavorable view of
China remained relatively steady during this period, there were some notable
shifts beneath the surface, according to a new analysis of the data. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 28,
2022 About Seven-In-Ten US Adults (72%) Say That Their Side In Politics Has
Been Losing More Often Than Winning About
seven-in-ten U.S. adults (72%) say that, on the issues that matter to them,
their side in politics has been losing more often than winning. Just 24% say
their side has been winning more often than losing. The change in the last
year has come among members of both parties. Today, about eight-in-ten
Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (81%) say they feel that
their side is losing more often than winning politically, up from 74% who
said this in 2021. In February 2020, with President Donald Trump in the White
House, just 29% of Republicans said their side was losing more often than
winning, while 69% said it was mostly winning. (PEW) OCTOBER 3,
2022 About Half Of Americans (51%) Say Public Health Officials Have Done An
Excellent Or Good Job Communicating With The Public About The Coronavirus
Outbreak About half of
Americans (51%) say public health officials, such as those at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have done an excellent or good job
communicating with the public about the coronavirus
outbreak; however, nearly as
many (49%) say they have done an only fair or poor job. The CDC has received
criticism for its
COVID-19 response, prompting agency leadership to outline changes to the
organization. (PEW) OCTOBER 5, 2022 More Americans Are Joining The ‘Cashless’ Economy In less than
a decade, the share of Americans who go “cashless” in a typical week has
increased by double digits. Today, roughly four-in-ten Americans (41%)
say none of their
purchases in a typical week are paid for using cash, up from 29% in 2018 and
24% in 2015, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Conversely, the
portion of Americans who say that all or almost all of their purchases are
paid for using cash in a typical week has steadily decreased, from 24% in
2015 to 18% in 2018 to 14% today. (PEW) OCTOBER 5,
2022 Hispanic Enrollment Reaches New High At Four-Year Colleges In The US,
But Affordability Remains An Obstacle Hispanic
enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the United States has seen an
exponential increase over the last few decades, rising from 1.5 million in
2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019 – partly reflecting the
group’s rapid growth as a share of
the overall U.S. population. However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought a decline
in postsecondary enrollment among Hispanics and most other racial and ethnic
groups. In fall 2020, there were 640,000 fewer students – including nearly
100,000 fewer Hispanics – enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities than in
the previous year, according to the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES). (PEW) OCTOBER 7,
2022 More Than One In Three Teens Say They Have Been Bullied In The Past
Year A new survey
was conducted to examine the prevalence and attitudes of bullying among
parents of children 8-17 and their teens. More than one in three (38%) teens
surveyed say that they have been bullied in the past year. Nearly 40% of
teens surveyed find it challenging to talk to their parents when they're
struggling with loneliness and exclusion. Nearly three in ten parents
surveyed do not feel they have the resources to deal with bullying issues. (Ipsos US) 7 October
2022 (Canada) Nine-In-Ten Canadians Now Tightening Household Budgets As Inflation,
High Prices Persist The latest
data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds nine-in-ten Canadians
(88%) now reporting belt-tightening measures, an eight-point increase from
August. They are most likely to be cutting back on discretionary spending
(66% report this) and delaying major purchases (50%) in the face of continued
financial uncertainty. Troublingly, fully one-quarter (26%) now say they are
deferring contributions to their retirement or savings, up from 19 per cent
who said the same six weeks ago. (Angus Reid
Institute) September 29,
2022 (Brazil) Economy Looms Large Over Brazil's Elections Brazil's
economy began to recover in 2021 and continues to do so this year, with
current growth for 2022 forecast at 2.7%. On the back of this growth, as well
as a new $7.6 billion aid package to help ease inflation woes among poor
Brazilians, a majority of Brazilian adults (58%) say their standard of living
is getting better, while 22% say it is getting worse. These numbers are
slightly improved from where they were in 2021 and in line with sentiment in
2020. (Gallup) SEPTEMBER 27,
2022 (Colombia) 58 Percent Of The Colombian Population Supports Compulsory Voting 58 percent of
Colombians believe that voting should be compulsory, while 40 percent do not
agree and 2 percent do not know or do not respond. Both issues are among the
points that have generated the most controversy regarding the political
reform that the National Government filed before Congress on September 13,
and which was approved on Wednesday in the first debate in the First
Commission of the Senate. (CNC) September 23,
2022 AUSTRALIA (Australia) When Asked About China, Australians Tend To Think Of Its Government,
Not Its People To better
understand how Australians think about China, the Center asked Australians in
a 2021 survey to describe – in their own words – the first thing that comes
to mind when they think of China. Researchers then analyzed the 1,127
responses with a focus on the first five topics that Australians mentioned.
Australian adults most frequently mentioned the political system when
thinking about China (29%). Some specifically critiqued the government. For
example, one Australian man said, “Chinese leadership is a threat to the rest
of the world.” (PEW) SEPTEMBER 26,
2022 Halloween To Deliver A $430 Million Spending Boost For Retailers One in four
Australians say they’ll be celebrating Halloween this year, with spending
forecast to reach $430 million according to research from the Australian
Retailers Association (ARA) in collaboration with Roy Morgan. People who plan
on celebrating Halloween say they will do so in a variety of ways, including
attending or hosting a Halloween themed party, decorating their homes, getting
dressed up or going out and welcoming trick or treaters. (Roy Morgan) October 06,
2022 (New Zealand) 2.8 Million New Zealanders Read Newspapers And Nearly 1.7 Million Read
Magazines In 2022 Over
two-thirds of New Zealanders aged 14+, 2.8 million (67.2%), now read or
access newspapers in an average 7-day period via print or online (website or
app) platforms. In addition, almost 1.7 million New Zealanders aged 14+
(40.3%) read magazines whether in print or online either via the web or an
app. Five of the top ten titles grew their total cross-platform audiences in
2021-22 led by the Northern Advocate,
up 33,000 (+26.8%) to 154,000 and Hawke’s
Bay Today, up 27,000 (+17.5%) to 178,000. (Roy Morgan) September 27,
2022 The Potential National/Act NZ (48.5%) Coalition Has Stretched Its Lead
Over Labour/Greens (42%) To The Largest Since May 2022 In September
support for National was up 0.5% points to 36% while support for fellow
right-leaning party Act NZ increased by 2% points to 12.5%. Support for the
Maori Party dropped in September, down 1.5% points to 3.5%. There was a
significant drop in support for Labour, down 5.5% points to 29.5%, to its
lowest level of support since Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern came to power
nearly five years ago in October 2017. Support for governing partners the
Greens up 2.5% points to 12.5%. (Roy Morgan) October 04,
2022 MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES Africans Are Split On Covid-19 Vaccination, Study In 16 African
Countries The WHO
attributes the drastic decline in estimated COVID-19 deaths to “increasing
vaccination, improved pandemic response, and natural immunity from previous
infections.” However, only 21.2% of Africans were fully vaccinated by the end
of August 2022 (Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022),
one-third the global average (62.56%) and far short of the 70% target set for
mid-2022 (World Health Organization, 2022b; 2021). By June 2022, only three
African countries – Mauritius, Seychelles, and Rwanda – had achieved or
almost achieved the global 70% target (World Health Organization, 2022c). (Afrobarometer) 21 September 2022 Among 9 European Right-Wing Populists, Favorable Views Of Russia And
Putin Are Down Sharply Overall, positive
ratings of Russia dropped by 15 points or more among supporters of most
right-wing populist parties in Europe between 2020 and 2022. In France, for
example, a majority of National Rally supporters (55%) held a favorable view
of Russia in 2020, but just about a fifth (21%) do so now – a drop of 34
points. In Hungary, which was last surveyed in 2019, and Germany, supporters
of Fidesz and Alternative for Germany (AfD) also have become less positive
toward Russia, with favorability dropping 15 points in both countries. (PEW) 3 In 5 Globally Say Their Healthcare System Is Overstretched, A 34
Country Survey Shows The Ipsos
Global Health Service Monitor is an annual study that explores the biggest
health challenges facing people today and how well-equipped people think
their country’s healthcare services are to tackle them. For a third year,
Coronavirus remains the biggest health problem facing people around the world
(47% globally, down from 70% in 2021). Mental health (36%) has experienced a
5-point increase from 2021, making it the second biggest concern. For the
first time, it is ahead of cancer (34%) which is now third. (Ipsos MORI) 26 September
2022 Source:
https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/3-5-globally-say-their-healthcare-system-overstretched The Majority Across 34 Countries Describe The Consequences Of Climate
Change In Their Area As Serious On average,
across 34 countries, more than half of all adults (56%) say that climate
change has already had a serious effect in the area where they
live. More than seven in ten (71%) expect climate change to have a
severe impact in their area over the next 10 years. A third (35%) expect to
be displaced from their homes as a result of climate change in the next 25
years. The proportion of adults surveyed who describe the effect climate
change has had so far in their area asveryserious
orsomewhat serious rangesfrom
25% in Sweden to 75% in Mexico. 5 October
2022 World Mental Health Day 2022: Three In Four Globally Say Mental And
Physical Health Are Equally Important, A 34 Country Survey For the first
time, mental health (mentioned by a global country average of 36%) is ranked
higher than cancer (34%) when people are asked to think about top health
concerns. Over half (58%) surveyed say they “often” think about their own
mental wellbeing. 76% on average say that mental health and physical health
are equally important. But only 33% say the health services in their country
treat them equally. (Ipsos
Global) 5 October
2022 Source:
https://www.ipsos.com/en/world-mental-health-day-2022 In 14 EU Member States Almost 9 In 10 European Consumers Had Taken Food
Supplements In Their Lives Ipsos
European Public Affairs conducted a survey in 2022 on behalf of Food
Supplements Europe in 14 EU Member States and discovered that almost 9
in 10 European consumers had taken food supplements in their lives and nearly
all of them had done so in the past 12 months (93%). Most commonly, consumers
reported having taken Vitamin D, Vitamin C, and magnesium over the last 12
months. Even among the very few European consumers who had never taken
supplements or vitamins in the past (one in ten consumers), almost half of
them (46%) mentioned that a doctor’s or healthcare professional’s
recommendation to take supplements would make them reconsider doing so in the
future. (Ipsos
Global) 5 October
2022 Source:
https://www.ipsos.com/en/nutrition-pill-europeans-attitudes-towards-food-supplements Populists In 11 European Countries Have Increased Their Vote Shares In
Recent Elections Recent
elections in Italy and Sweden have been resounding successes for right-wing populist
parties, underscoring the growing electoral strength that such parties have
displayed in Europe in recent years. In Spain, the share of the vote going to
populist parties roughly doubled between 2015 and 2019 – when the country’s
most recent legislative election took place – rising from around 13% to
around 25%. In the Netherlands, right-leaning populist parties garnered
around 16% of the vote in 2021 – a high not seen in nearly a decade of
parliamentary elections. In both Hungary and Poland, right-wing populist
parties have surged to power, making enormous gains in the last two decades. (PEW) OCTOBER 6,
2022 Germans And Brazilians Compare Petrol Prices Most Frequently The global
economic situation is becoming increasingly tense and the cost of living is
rising. Thus, it is not surprising that consumers worldwide compare prices,
especially for unavoidable expenses such as gasoline: Internationally, 53
percent of consumers compare gasoline prices when filling up. With YouGov
Global Profiles, we show in which markets consumers do this most often. In
this analysis, we focus on all markets examined, each with more than 2,000
respondents. (YouGov
Germany) October 7,
2022 Source:
https://yougov.de/news/2022/10/07/deutsche-und-brasilianer-vergleichen-am-haufigsten/ ASIA
761-763-43-01/Polls Afghan Women's Health And
Lives On The Brink
Life was already extremely
difficult for Afghan women before the Taliban returned to power in late 2021.
Gallup surveys in the years leading up to the takeover showed women were
struggling to afford food and shelter, few felt safe, and most saw their lives
getting worse with every passing year. Results from the 2021 Hologic Global Women's Health Index
survey in Afghanistan demonstrate how
millions of Afghan women's lives are on the brink. In the first half of 2021,
the Taliban's attacks on healthcare facilities left 12 health workers dead
and 26 buildings damaged. At the time of the survey in August and September
2021, completed as the Taliban took control of the country, Afghanistan's
healthcare system was on the verge of collapse. Essential health facilities,
medications and vaccinations were scarce. Against this backdrop,
relatively few Afghan women reported getting tested for high blood pressure,
diabetes, cancer or sexually transmitted diseases or infections (STDs/STIs)
in the 12 months prior. In fact, no Afghan women -- zero respondents -- said
they had been tested for any type of cancer in the past year. But even if women had been
tested for cancer, cancer treatment is not readily available in most of the
country. Just one hospital in Kabul bears the treatment burden for the entire
country, which had a population of more than 39 million in 2021.
The fact that women in
Afghanistan were not getting medical tests does not mean they do not value
visits to healthcare professionals. Seventy-one percent of Afghan women said
they believe in the value of going to a healthcare professional, and 61% said
they had been to a healthcare professional in the past 12 months. However, access to these
professionals will likely remain a challenge: In 2020, roughly one in three
Afghans had no access to a functional health center within two hours of their
home, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs. With travel restrictions
imposed by the Taliban on women traveling more than 48 miles without a male
guardian, women may feel even more discouraged from seeking care. Negative
Emotions Hit a Record High Among Afghan Women Gallup has been tracking
Afghans' emotions since 2008. Worry, stress, anger and sadness soared to
record levels among women and men in Afghanistan in 2021. Like men, vast numbers of
Afghan women reported feeling worried (85%), stressed (83%), sad (78%) and
angry (62%) the day before the survey. However, women reported these emotions
much more than men -- particularly in regard to anger and sadness.
Record
Numbers of Afghan Women Struggle to Afford the Basics The Taliban's takeover
made Afghans' ability to afford food even worse. By March 2022, an estimated
95% of Afghans did not have enough to eat. Gallup surveys conducted
before the Taliban regained control showed Afghans had been struggling for
years to afford food -- and women more so than men since 2017. At the time of
the Hologic survey in 2021, a record-high 86% of women and 76% of men said
there were times when they could not afford food that they or their families
needed. Women also disproportionately struggled more than men to afford
shelter.
Implications In the 20 years after the
fall of the Taliban in 2001, the Afghan government and international
organizations made a concerted effort to prioritize the development of a
national healthcare system. Despite mixed outcomes, there were some key wins,
such as an increase in longevity from birth (by eight years for women from
2000 to 2019), improved access to healthcare, a decrease in maternal
mortality, an increase of births supervised by specialists and more demand
for family planning services. Now, more than a year
after the Taliban retook control of their country, Afghan women and girls
have largely been erased from public life. More than ever, they are
struggling to meet their basic needs, which may directly affect their ability
to get the healthcare they need. Without healthy women, it will be impossible
to rebuild or move forward -- the economy is in free fall, with nearly half
the country facing unprecedented levels of hunger. Before the takeover,
women's access to care, while showing small signs of improvement in areas
such as Kabul, was still below international standards. But now, across
Afghanistan, women are unable to visit health clinics or have a doctor
examine them without a mahram --
a male chaperone. If preventive care was
rare in 2021 in Afghanistan, it is likely almost nonexistent in 2022, putting
the lives of millions of Afghan women and girls at even greater risk, and
making it even more important for their voices to be heard. (Gallup) SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 Source:
https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/401114/afghan-women-health-lives-brink.aspx 761-763-43-02/Polls Only 36% Of Young Women In
Japan Want To Have Children After Marriage
Takumi Fujinami, an
advanced senior economist with the Japan Research Institute Ltd., described
the results as “shocking.” “The desire to get married
and have children significantly declined particularly among women,” said
Fujinami, an expert on the issue of the falling birthrates. “The percentage of women
who don’t believe they will ever get married in their lifetime also increased
more than men.” The study was the latest
in a series of nationwide surveys taken once every five years on people’s
views of marriage and childbirth. It was conducted in 2021, one year later
than originally scheduled because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The respondents who said
they intend to get married someday were asked how many children they want to
have. The responses averaged at
1.79 for women, down from 2.02 in 2015 and falling below 2 for the first time
since the survey started in 1982. The corresponding figure for men was 1.82,
down from 1.91. A larger slice of the
never-married respondents said they don’t want to get married in the first
place. Among men, 17.3 percent
said they have no intention to get married in their lifetime, up 5.3
percentage points from the previous survey. The corresponding figure for
women was 14.6 percent, up 6.6 points. Fujinami said he believes
the survey reflects women’s disappointment in and resentment toward the
gender gap as they tend to receive lower wages than men while shouldering a
greater burden of housework and child care. He said the government
will be forced to modify its traditional policies to stem the falling
birthrates if young people are increasingly negatively viewing getting
married and having children. “Pushing marriages and
making more slots available at day care centers do not resonate with those
who have no desire to get married (and have children) in the first place,”
Fujinami said. “The survey results should
be used as a clue to tackling the problem from new perspectives, such as how
the gender gap could be filled and how the wage levels could be raised for
young people.”
September 26, 2022 Source:
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14717718 761-763-43-03/Polls Recovery From
Covid Pandemic Boosted Japanese Employees’ Pay
The agency on Sept. 28 released the results of a
survey that showed the average annual pay for employees increased for the
first time in three years. The amount rose to 4.43 million yen ($30,714), up
2.4 percent from the previous year. One major factor for the increase is that
performances of companies hit hard by the pandemic have been recovering to
some extent, which is reflected in their employees’ pay, according to
analysts. Male employees’ average
annual salary was 5.45 million yen, up 2.5 percent from the previous year. Female employees were paid
3.02 million yen on average, an annual increase of 3.2 percent. Officials started conducting separate annual surveys
of average salaries of male and female employees in 1978. The annual average pay for permanent employees,
including males and females, was 5.08 million yen in 2021. In comparison, those who were not permanent
employees, such as part-timers, including males and females, earned 1.98
million yen on average. The average bonus increased for the first time in
two years in 2021. It was 670,000 yen, up 3.1 percent from the previous
year. Average bonuses notably rose among industries
severely hit by the pandemic. The amount increased 14.2 percent in the hotel or
restaurant industry and 13.1 percent in the service industry. September 29, 2022 Source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14730362 761-763-43-04/Polls Those Who Eat
More Fruits Are 8 To 9 Percent Less Likely To Perish Than Those Who Consume
Little Crops
In the first survey of its kind, consuming veggies
and fruits was confirmed to help lower the risk of death among Japanese who
partook of them on a daily basis. “It is the first time that clear effects of
vegetable and fruit consumption on the mortality risk have been reported in a
study targeting Japanese,” said Atsushi Goto, an epidemiology professor at
the university’s Graduate School of Data Science, who was involved in the
research. As veggies and fruits are rich in vitamins,
minerals, dietary fiber and other nutrients, they are said to be good for the
health. Previous research on individuals in Europe and the
United States had already found that consuming vegetables and fruits lessen
the risk of death. But the impact of eating the crops on Asians’ probability
of death had remained unclear, because their genetic backgrounds and
lifestyles are different. The team conducted a questionnaire survey on the
dietary habits of about 95,000 men and women between the ages 40 to 69 in 11
urban and rural locations nationwide in 1995 and 1998. The amount and frequency of their consumption of
vegetables and fruits were estimated, so that respondents could be divided
into five groups based on intakes of vegetables and also into five groups
based on intakes of fruits. Their fatality risk was then assessed. About 24,000
individuals died during the 20-year research period. By cause of death, having more fruits proved helpful
in reducing the likelihood of death associated with heart failure, myocardial
infarction and other cardiovascular problems by 9 percent. Referring to the analysis results, the researchers
concluded that the daily consumption of at least 300 grams of veggies or at
least 140 grams of fruits will contribute to lowered risks of death. It should be noted, however, that eating vegetables
or fruits in larger amounts than the minimum necessary does not mean the
probability of death will lessen correspondingly. “I would like people to check out the latest
findings among other criteria to decide how many veggies and fruits to
consume from here on out,” Goto said. October 9, 2022 Source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14724277 761-763-43-05/Polls 56% Of
Pakistani’s Believe That The IMF Aid That Has Been Offered To Pakistan Will
Worsen Pakistan’s Economic Problems
According to a survey
conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, more than half (56%) of
Pakistani’s believe that the IMF aid that has been offered to Pakistan will
worsen Pakistan’s economic problems. A nationally representative sample of
adult men and women from across the country was asked the following question,
“Recently, IMF (International Monetary Fund) offered aid to Pakistan for
relief from the economic crisis. Some people believe
that accepting this aid will worsen Pakistan’s economic problems, while
others believe that will not be the case if aid is accepted. What do you
think?” In response to this question, 56% said that it will worsen Pakistan’s
economic problems while 29% responded that it will not worsen Pakistan’s
economic problems while 16% said they did not know or did not respond. The
number of people who think that it will worsen Pakistan’s economic problems
increased with the increase of levels of education. 47% people with no
education, 58% of those with secondary education and 76% of those with high
levels of education think that Pakistan’s economic problems will worsen with
the acceptance of IMFs aid. Question: “Recently, IMF (International Monetary
Fund) offered aid to Pakistan for relief from the economic crisis. Some
people believe that accepting this aid will worsen Pakistan’s economic
problems, while others believe that will not be the case if aid is accepted.
What do you think?”
September 19, 2022 Source: https://gallup.com.pk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Sep-19-Eng.pdf 761-763-43-06/Polls 1 In 5
Pakistanis Claim Their House Has Been Previously Flooded
According to a survey
conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 1 in 5 Pakistanis claim their
house has been previously flooded. A nationally representative sample of
adult men and women from across the country was asked the following
question,” Has your house ever been flooded before?” 20% of the people
responded, ‘Yes’ while 80% said ‘No.’ Amongst the
people whose house had been flooded before, 26% were from KPK, 26% were from
Sindh, 20% belonged to Balochistan and 15% were from Punjab. Question: “Has
your house ever been flooded before?”
October 3, 2022 Source: https://gallup.com.pk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3rd-Oct_3-Oct_merged.pdf 761-763-43-07/Polls Cold Brew Coffee: A
Long-Term Trend Or New Thing For Indonesians
Being popular for more
than ten years ago in several countries like U.S. for instance, cold brew
coffee sales started increased rapidly since 2012 [1], and it even became a top five delivery
item during pandemic in 2020, which is growing 206% over the year prior
according to Grubhub’s Year in Food Report [2]. On May 2022, Finleys even reported that in
Europe, consumption of cold brew coffee has increased by 40% over the last
five years, which makes it possible to lead the next global wave of coffee
culture [3]. However, being one of many
countries with a large number of coffee enthusiast which has total coffee
production reaching until 774.60 thousand tons in 2021 [4] and keep increasing up to 50% for these
last 3-4 years [5], the popularity of cold brew coffee is
still something quite new in Indonesia. Therefore in July – August
2022, Snapcart conducted
two studies with 5.222 and 5.000 samples about Indonesians’ familiarity and
interest toward cold brew coffee.
From the infographic above we can see that 64%
Indonesians are familiar with cold brew coffee yet interestingly, we also
found out that only 20% who really understand about this coffee, like by how
it was made for example (by soaking it in cold water and stored it in the
refrigerator for 8-24 hours). But despite the lack
of knowledge about cold brew coffee, our survey figured out that more than
half population (51%) have tried drinking this coffee, which is dominated by
people aged 35-45 years old (55%).
Moreover, unlike some
previous trending beverages that were being popular for a few months, 96% who
have tasted cold brew coffee confessed that they are still interested to
consume cold brew coffee in the future, so we can assume that this beverage
would stay here in a quite long period of time. Does the Price Really Matter? If a lot of consumers
usually buy something because of the cheap price, but different thing happens
toward Indonesian coffee enthusiasts. Our survey found out that the most
popular reason why people interested to try drinking cold brew coffee is
because of its unique taste, while only 11% who confessed that the affordable
price is the reason why they try to buy this kind of coffee for the first
time. Furthermore, most people
(54% male and 55% female) prefer to buy cold brew coffee that made by barista
at coffee shop, rather than the ‘ready to drink’ one that is packaged in a
bottle, which is usually sold at a cheaper price. However ironically, our
respondents also confessed that most of them (38%) would definitely buy cold
brew coffee at price Rp 8.000-Rp 10.000. We can see the detail of this
interesting fact from the data below that based on the consumers’ economic
class (SES).
September 22, 2022 Source:
https://snapcart.global/cold-brew-coffee-a-long-term-trend-or-new-thing-for-indonesians/ AFRICA
761-763-43-08/Polls Nigerians Feel Less Safe,
See Kidnapping Cases On The Rise
Key findings
Afrobarometer surveys Afrobarometer is a
pan-African, non-partisan survey research network that provides reliable data
on African experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance, and quality
of life. Eight survey rounds in up to 39 countries have been completed since
1999. Round 9 surveys (2021/2022) are currently underway. Afrobarometer’s
national partners conduct face-toface interviews in the language of the
respondent’s choice. The Afrobarometer team in
Nigeria, led by NOIPolls, interviewed a nationally representative sample of
1,600 adult citizens in March 2022. A sample of this size yields
country-level results with a margin of error of +/-2.5 percentage points at a
95% confidence level. Previous surveys were conducted in Nigeria in 2000,
2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2020. Charts Figure 1: Most important
problems | Nigeria | 2022
Respondents were asked: In your opinion, what are the most important
problems facing this country that government should address? (Respondents
could give up to three answers.) Figure 2: Sense of insecurity
| Nigeria | 2015-2022
Respondents were asked: Over the past year, how often, if ever, have you or
anyone in your family: Felt unsafe walking in your neighbourhood? Feared
crime in your own home? (% who say “just once or twice,” “several times,”
“many times,” or “always”) Figure 3: Abduction and
kidnapping: A serious problem? | Nigeria | 2022
Respondents were asked: How serious of a problem are abductions and
kidnapping of citizens in our country today? Figure 4: Frequency of
abduction and kidnapping | Nigeria | 2022
Respondents were asked: In your opinion, over the past year, would you say
the cases of abduction or kidnapping in this country have increased,
decreased, or stayed the same? Figure 5: Police handling
of abduction and kidnapping | Nigeria | 2022
Respondents were asked: How well or badly would you say the police is
handling the kidnapping or abduction of Nigerian citizens? September 21, 2022 Source:
https://noi-polls.com/nigerians-feel-less-safe-see-kidnapping-cases-on-the-rise/ 761-763-43-09/Polls Independence Day Poll
Report, 7 In 10 Nigerians Express Pride In Being Nigerians, Support Call For
Restructuring
Interestingly, further
finding indicated that 55 percent of adult Nigerians nationwide expressed
support for the restructuring of the country mainly because they believe each
region will be able to develop its own resources (55 percent). The
finding showed that the call for restructuring resonates more with Nigerians
residing in the North-West (63 percent) and South-West (63 percent) given
that they accounted for the larger proportion of Nigerians who made this
assertion. Furthermore, in the
assessment of adult Nigerians, the greatest challenges the country is
currently facing includes insecurity (37 percent), bad governance (22
percent), bad economy (16 percent), corruption (8 percent), poverty (4
percent), unemployment (3 percent), poor educational system (2 percent), and
disunity/tribalism (2 percent) amongst other challenges. It is understandable to
note that a larger proportion of adult Nigerians (37 percent) feel that the
country is not secure given recent media news on the activities of bandits
and kidnappers across the country. However, the proportion of adult Nigerians
who mentioned poor educational system is surprising given that university
students have been at home for over seven (7) months due to the Academic
Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) strike action over unpaid allowances by
Federal Government. These are some of the key
highlights from the recent Independence Day Poll conducted by NOIPolls in the
week commencing September 19th, 2022, to feel the pulse of
Nigerians as regards the commemoration of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence
Anniversary. Survey Background Nigeria’s Independence Day
is commemorated yearly on October 1st since 1960 and the 62nd Independence
Day will be commemorated on October 1st, 2022. Nigeria’s
independence echoes the pride of citizenship which embodies the rights and
duties of Nigerians or the essential for cultivating civic virtues and
democratic values.[1] The Nationalists who
fought colonialism, nurtured expectations of political independence that
would offer a sustainable path to redemption. But as it has turned out, the
initial hope of independence has been squandered through bad governance.
While Nigerians take pride in being citizens, the denial of full basic
privileges of citizenship to individuals or groups, for whatever reasons, is
usually accompanied by a drastic fall in citizens’ level of nationalism,
participation, and trust in political institutions. Against this background,
NOIPolls conducted this poll to feel the pulse of Nigerians regarding the 62nd Independence
Day celebration. Survey Findings The first question sought
to gain insight on the level of patriotism amongst adult Nigerians nationwide.
When asked whether they were proud to be Nigerians or not, it is
heart-warming to note that a vast proportion of Nigerians answered in the
affirmative. Overall, 77 percent of adult Nigerians nationwide were proud to
be Nigerians, while 22 percent felt otherwise. Further analysis by
geo-graphical distributions of the responses makes it more interesting.
Across the six geopolitical zones, the least expression of pride in being a
Nigerian was expressed in the South-East, where 58 percent of respondents
still expressed pride in being Nigerian. This was followed by the South-South
at 70 percent, and South West at 74 percent respectively. One would have
expected a totally different pattern of responses from the South East given
recent increase in the pace and tone of agitations and counter agitations in
the region.
Nigerians who pride in
being Nigerians were further probed for reasons and 63 percent disclosed that
they are proud because it is their father land. This is followed in a far
distance by 10 percent who mentioned freedom while 7 percent said it is
because Nigeria is blessed with natural resources amongst other reasons.
Similarly, out of 20
percent who claimed not to be proud of the country, 40 percent attributed it
to bad governance/leadership while 26 percent said it is because of the high
rate of poverty in the country. Other mentioned include poor economy/high
inflation rate (16 percent), insecurity challenge and corruption (5 percent
each), and corruption (4 percent) amongst other reasons.
Furthermore, the survey
also gauged the perception of Nigerians regarding the greatest challenge
Nigeria is currently facing. In the assessment of respondents, the greatest
challenge the country is currently facing include insecurity (37 percent),
bad governance (22 percent), bad economy (16 percent), corruption (8
percent), poverty (4 percent), unemployment (3 percent), poor educational
system (2 percent), and disunity/tribalism (2 percent) amongst other
challenges. It is understanding to
note that a larger proportion of adult Nigerians (37 percent) felt that the
country is not secure given recent media news on the activities of bandits
and kidnapping across the country. Also, the proportion of adult Nigerians
who mentioned poor educational system is surprising given that university
students have been at home for over seven (7) months because of the Academic
Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) strike action over unpaid allowances by
Federal Government.
Subsequently, when
respondents were asked: do you support the call to restructure Nigeria? The
poll result revealed that more than half of adult Nigerians (55 percent)
disclosed their support for the restructuring of Nigeria. The finding
suggests that the call for restructuring resonates more with Nigerians
residing in the North-West (63 percent) and South-West (63 percent) given
that they accounted for the larger proportion of Nigerians who made this
assertion. On the contrary, 21
percent do not support the call to restructure Nigeria while 24 percent were
indifferent about restructuring the country. Respondents living in the
South-East had the larger share of Nigerians (51 percent) who were
indifferent about the call for restricting the country.
Out of the 55 percent who
support the call to restructure the country, the poll revealed that 55
percent support restricting because it will make each region develop its own
resources. This is followed by those who mentioned that it will improve
governance (9 percent), each region having equal rights (8 percent), solve
insecurity (7 percent), improve citizen’s welfare (6 percent) and foster
peace and unity (4 percent) amongst other genuine reasons.
Correspondingly, out of
the 21 percent who do not support the call to restructure Nigeria, 50 percent
disclosed that restructuring the country will not change anything. Also,
while 35 percent maintained that the current system is good, 5 percent stated
that the status quo is fine but needs a good leadership.
Also, out of the 24
percent who were indifferent about restructuring, 9 percent said that it may
not change anything while 7 percent stated that restructuring will not make
any difference. In addition, 4 percent admitted that they do not know
anything about restructuring amongst other mentions.
Consequently, Nigerians
were asked if they are aware about the passing away of Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II. The poll findings showed that 9 in 10 Nigerians are aware of
the Queen’s death. This assertion cuts across gender, geographical zones, and
age-group. On the other hand, 10 percent stated that they were not aware of
her death.
Further findings showed
that 48 percent (13+22+13) of adult Nigerians expressed sadness and
sympathised with the entire people of the United Kingdom over the passing
away of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Conclusion In conclusion, the poll is
reflective of the level of optimism amongst Nigerians despite years of bad
governance which has affected sustainable development. Given that nationalism
is an essential component of statehood, it generally represents the deep
feelings of attachment and belonging in citizens that inspire supportive
attitudes and behaviors towards nationalistic symbols. One way of expressing
this is the pride of being a citizen of a country. Thus, these findings call
for strengthening of democracy through inclusive governance, which allows
participation of Nigerians to foster unity and development in Nigeria. Finally, for sustenance of
this embedded pride in the Nation, there is need for government to create and
nature a culture of inclusive governance with two-way symbiotic relationship
between the government and the Nigerian citizens. This will significantly
raise eagerness and participation towards governance, while enhancing common
pursuit of national development for the good of the Nigerian populace, thus
automatically reinforcing the feeling of patriotism and pride in the nation. October 5, 2022 Source:
https://noi-polls.com/independence-day-poll-report-3/ 761-763-43-10/Polls Most Kenyans See Domestic
Violence As A Private Rather Than Criminal Matter
The stabbing death of
world-class runner Agnes Jebet Tirop at her home in Kenya last year,
allegedly at the hands of her husband, focused a global spotlight on a
persistent menace to the country’s women and girls (Bieler & Boren,
2021). According to Kenya’s most recent Demographic
and Health Survey (DHS), almost half (47%) of women aged 15-49 reported that
they had experienced either physical or sexual violence (National Bureau of
Statistics, 2014). Gender-based violence (GBV) makes grisly headlines in
Kenya (Odhiambo, 2018) but more often remains hidden as many survivors never
file complaints or retract their complaints in favour of settlements at the
family level (Kenya Crime Research Institute, 2014). In 2021, the
government announced a set of commitments to fight GBV, including increased
funding for prevention and response, development of a GBV management and
information system, scale-up of the police service’s response to GBV, and
establishment of GBV recovery centers and shelters in all 47 counties
(Equality Now, 2021). This dispatch reports on a special survey module
included in the Afrobarometer Round 9(2021/2022 questionnaire to assess
Africans’ perceptions and experiences of gender-based violence. The survey
findings identify GBV as the most important women's-rights issue in Kenya.
While a strong majority of citizens say men are never justified in using
physical force against their wives, they also consider it likely that women
will be criticised, humiliated, or shamed if they report cases of GBV, though
they do think the police will take such reports seriously. A large majority
of Kenyans regard domestic violence as a private matter rather than a
criminal matter requiring the involvement of law enforcement. Key findings § Kenyans identify
gender-based violence (GBV) as the most important women’s-rights issue that
the government and society need to address. § More than
two-thirds (68%) of Kenyans say violence against women and girls is not a
common phenomenon in their community. Three in 10 (31%) disagree, including
40% of poor citizens and 43% of those with no formal education. § Eight out of 10
Kenyans (81%) say men are “never justified” in using physical force against
their wives. §
Most citizens (79%) consider it “somewhat likely” or “very likely” that the
police will take GBV cases seriously. § But seven in 10
Kenyans (69%) say that domestic violence should be treated as a private and
not a criminal matter, and 59% think women are likely to be criticised,
harassed, or shamed if they report gender-based violence to the authorities.
Is GBV an important issue in Kenya? Kenyans rank gender-based violence (cited
by 35% of respondents) as the most important women’s-rights issue that the
government and society must address, followed by unequal access to education
(21%), unequal opportunities and pay in the workplace (14%), too few women in
influential positions in government (14%), and unequal rights to ownership of
property (12%) (Figure 1). Kenyans in urban areas are more likely than their
rural counterparts to see GBV as the most important women’s-rights issue (40%
vs. 33%) (Figure 2).
Frequency of GBV in Kenya
Contrary to evidence from the DHS, more than two-thirds (68%) of Kenyans say
GBV is “not very common” (39%) or “not at all common” (29%) in their
community. Three in 10 respondents (31%) disagree, reporting that such
violence is a common occurrence (Figure 3).
The perception of GBV as a
widespread problem is significantly more common among poor1 respondents (40%)
than among better-off citizens (18% of those with no lived poverty) (Figure
4). Similarly, citizens with no formal schooling are considerably more likely
to report that GBV occurs frequently (43%) than those with primary,
secondary, or post-secondary education (29%-32%). This view is somewhat more
common among women than men (33% vs. 29%).
Physical discipline of
spouse Perpetrators of GBV sometimes claim their actions are founded in
customs and culture (Republic of Kenya, 2014). Some men who use physical
force against their wives may consider themselves part of this camp. But
according to the Afrobarometer survey, most Kenyans (81%) do not support the
physical disciplining of a spouse. It is noteworthy that men are less
committed to this rejection of physical violence than women (75% vs. 88%)
(Figure 5). Citizens with no formal schooling are about twice as likely as
those with post-secondary qualifications to endorse the use of physical force
against women (32% vs. 14%), as are the poorest compared to the best-off
respondents (21% vs. 10%) (Figure 6). Rural residents are more accepting of
the use of physical force than their urban cousins (21% vs. 15%), as are,
perhaps surprisingly, young people compared to the oldest respondents (22%
vs. 14%)
Response to GBV
Stigmatisation of victims of GBV may discourage women and girls from reporting
attacks to the relevant authorities and thus hinder a timely, effective
response. Asked whether they think a woman who reports being a victim of
rape, domestic violence, or other GBV will be criticised, harassed, or shamed
by others in the community, about six in 10 Kenyans (59%) say this is
“somewhat likely” or “very likely” (Figure 7). Women are especially likely to
expect such negative consequences (63%, vs. 56% of men). Only 29% of Kenyans
see it as “very unlikely” that GBV victims will suffer the further harm of
being criticised or shamed.
On the other hand, a large
majority (79%) of Kenyans say that reported GBV cases are “very likely” or
“somewhat likely” to be taken seriously by the police, though women are
somewhat less confident than men about an appropriate police response (75%
vs. 82%) (Figure 8).
Is domestic violence a
criminal or family matter? Gender-based violence within the home, or domestic
violence, can be particularly difficult to address. Even though Kenyan law
classifies domestic violence as criminal and the perpetrator is usually
known, the complexity of family relations often leaves incidents unreported
and unresolved, seeking to protect the family unit at the cost of individual
victims. Asked whether domestic violence should be treated as a criminal or a
private matter, only about three in 10 Kenyans (29%) “agree” or “strongly
agree” that it is a criminal matter, while more than two-thirds (69%) see it
as a private matter to be resolved within the family (Figure 9). Women are
only slightly less likely than men to see domestic as a private affair (66%
vs. 70%), but views differ significantly by education level, economic status,
and age (Figure 10). Citizens with post-secondary education are evenly
divided on the private-vs.-criminal question, while large majorities
(68%-80%) among less educated respondents see domestic violence as a private
matter. Support for this view increases with respondents’ experience of
poverty, ranging from 57% among the wealthiest to 77% among the poorest
respondents. It also rises with respondents’ age, from 64% among 18- to
25-year-olds to 75% among those over age 55. Rural residents are more likely
than city dwellers to see domestic violence as a private matter (73% vs.
60%).
Conclusion Gender-based
violence continues to expose Kenyan women and girls to harm and death.
Findings from the Afrobarometer survey indicate that Kenyans see GBV as the
most important women’s-rights issue that the government and society must
address. Encouragingly, most Kenyans condemn the use of physical force
against intimate partners and trust the police to treat reports of GBV with
appropriate seriousness. But findings also point to persistent challenges,
including the widespread perceptions that women who report violence risk
criticism, harassment, and humiliation from members of their community and
that domestic violence is a private matter to be settled within families
rather than a criminal matter calling for the involvement of law enforcement.
Both of these perceptions are likely to discourage women from reporting
crimes against them, allowing GBV to continue to threaten their safety and
well-being. 6 October 2022 WEST EUROPE
761-763-43-11/Polls Six
In Ten Britons (61%) Think That A Major World Conflict Is Likely In The Next
Five Years; YouGov Study Of War
It should be noted for posterity that the study was
conducted from 14-18 April 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since its foundation in 1945, the United Nations
(UN) has brought together countries to discuss common problems and find
shared solutions with the aim of benefitting the whole world, with one goal
being the prevention of war and conflict. Half of Britons (49%), however, think that the UN
has not been effective in preventing wars, with this view being most dominant
among those 60 and above: 61% vs 36-48% in the younger generations. A third of Britons (36%) think the UN has been
successful in preventing wars, while 15% are not sure. Most Conservative voters (55%) doubt the
effectiveness of the UN in preventing wars, while this view is shared by 43%
of Labour voters. Approaching half of Britons (46%) would like to see
the UN have more influence than it does now. This view is particularly
prevalent among those who are aged 60 and older, of whom 62% would like the
UN to have more influence. Nine percent of Britons would like the UN to have
less influence than now, while a fifth (19%) think it should remain
unchanged. A quarter (27%) are undecided, with this climbing to 42% among the
youngest Britons (16-24).
NATO – the military alliance made up of 30 countries
primarily in Europe and North America – is currently the biggest military
coalition on Earth. Three in four (74%) Britons support its existence,
including 42% who ‘strongly support’ it. Just 6% of Britons oppose the
existence of NATO, while a fifth (20%) say they don’t know. Support for NATO is significantly stronger among
older generations: 89% of those over the age of 60 support the alliance,
compared 53% of those aged 18-24. That is not to say that many young people
oppose NATO – just 14% of the youngest age group do so, although this is
still notably higher than among the oldest (3%). The political breakdown shows that Conservative
voters (87%) are more in favour of NATO than those who vote Labour (71%). One
in five Labour voters (22%) say they oppose the existence of NATO, twice the
number of Conservatives who say the same (10%).
In addition to NATO, there are other – notably
smaller – military alliances operating in the world, such as the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) which brings together post-Soviet states,
or the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation which includes China, Russia and
India. Half of Britons (48%) think that the existence of
military alliances decreases the likelihood of war, while 13% think the
opposite. A fifth of Britons (19%) think military alliances neither increase
nor decrease the chances of war, while 20% are not sure. The view that military coalitions lower rather than
increase the chances of war is most prevalent among Britons who are 60 or
older - 56%. Among those who support the existence of NATO, 11%
think military alliances increase the chances of wars, while this goes up to
37% among those who oppose the western alliance.
When asked specifically about NATO, 9% of Britons
think its existence increases the chances of war taking place in the world,
while 48% think it has the opposite effect. A quarter (23%) think that NATO
neither increases nor decreases the chances of war, while 21% say they don’t
know. Among those who support the existence of NATO, 6%
say it increases the chances of war, but among those who do not support the
alliance this rises to 46%.
The war in Ukraine has sparked discussions on
whether NATO should or should not get directly involved. Although deemed as a
defensive alliance with the purpose of protecting its members from outside
attack, NATO has in recent years taken military action in other countries,
such as Iraq in 1991, Bosnia in 1993, Yugoslavia in 1999, Afghanistan in 2001
and Libya in 2011. When asked how NATO should be used, six in ten
Britons (60%) think the alliance should only act if a member nation is
attacked. However, 15% of Britons think NATO should be used
also to attack countries that it considers a threat, regardless of whether
they have or have not attacked a NATO member. Six percent said that NATO shouldn’t act militarily
in either of these cases, and one in five Britons (19%) say they ‘don’t
know’.
September 21, 2022 761-763-43-12/Polls While
Opposition Has Dropped, Britons Remain Against Fracking For Shale Gas
The government has today lifted the 2019 ban on
fracking for shale gas. Business and energy secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has
said the move would enhance the UK’s energy security in light of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, although with experts saying it could take a
decade for the gas to flow, it is unlikely to help in the short term. Shales gas has proved a historically very unpopular form
of energy generation. Now new YouGov tracker data –
conducted prior to the government’s lifting of the ban – shows that, although
opposition to extracting shale gas dropped, it has since levelled off, and
opposition remains substantially higher than support.
Conservative voters have changed their minds on the
subject, however. While in December they were as opposed to fracking as they
had been for the prior two years (by 48% to 30%), by the time of the next
survey in May they had come to support shale gas extraction by 44% to 33%.
Those figures currently stand at 46% and 30%, respectively. Labour voters continue to be substantially opposed
to shale gas extraction, by 65% to 15%. This opposition is, however, still
down somewhat from a high of 75% in June 2021.
September 22, 2022 761-763-43-13/Polls 6
In 10 Britons Now Say King Charles III Will Do A Good Job As King
This puts expectations for King Charles III somewhat
closer to those for the now second in line to the throne, Prince William.
Almost three-quarters (72%) now say the new Prince of Wales will do a good
job as King when the time comes with 7% expecting him to do the job badly. Nearly half of Britons say it would be worse for
Britain if the monarchy was abolished (47%), a small increase of 5ppt since
June 2022, back to levels seen earlier this year. 22% think it would be
better for the country if it was abolished, and 26% that it would make no
difference. While older people think the country would be worse off if it was
abolished, 18-34 year olds are split in their views: 33% think the country
would be worse off, 32% better, and 26% that it would make no difference.
Britons are now more likely to expect the monarchy
to last half a century. While little change has been seen in regards to
whether it will still be there in 10 years (from 75% in March 2022 to 80%
now), more significant changes have been seen when considering their role in
half a century’s time. More than half (56%) now believe Britain will still
have a monarchy in 50 years, only 45% said the same in March. In line with the public reaction to the recent
events, Britons say they are interested in news about their Royal Family.
Two-thirds (66%) say they are interested in this topic, up from 56% in
February 2022, while the proportion of those saying they are not interested
has fallen from 43% to 32%. The national mood In the survey, asked after the Queen’s death and
commemoration events, we see an increase in the proportion of people who
agree they would “rather be a citizen of Britain than anywhere else in the
world” from 49% in June to 55% now, although this is just back to levels seen
this time last year. However, we also see more people finding it harder to
stay positive about the future (51%, up from 45% in May 2022), while
41% are finding it harder to stay positive day-to-day (was 38%).
There is also little change in the proportion who think British society is
very or fairly divided (81%, in line with recent results). Kelly Beaver MBE, Chief
Executive of Ipsos in the UK and Ireland, said: After the sad events of
the Queen’s passing, King Charles starts his reign with the majority of
Britons optimistic that he will make a good king, and an increased belief in
the longevity of the monarchy. As the country emerges from its mourning
period, though, it will be important to track whether this is sustained,
especially as the challenge of demonstrating relevance to younger generations
remains. 23 September 2022 Source: https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/6-10-britons-now-say-king-charles-iii-will-do-good-job-king 761-763-43-14/Polls Mini-Budget
Gets Worst Reception Of Any Financial Statement Since Tories Took Charge In 2010
A new YouGov political survey
reveals that, while Britons approve of some measures in Kwasi Kwarteng’s
‘mini-Budget’ last week, the overall package has gone down poorly. What do Britons make of
the mini-Budget? Most Britons say the mini-Budget measures
collectively are unfair (57%), the worst score for any financial statement
since the Conservatives took power in 2010. By comparison, the ‘Omnishambles
Budget’ of 2012 only received an unfair score of 48%. Just 19% think the package of measures the
government has put forward is fair.
Half of Britons say that the mini-Budget will leave
the country worse off (50%) and 37% say that it will leave themselves and
their family worse off. Just 9% say it will be an improvement for themselves
personally or the country nationally. The government has said that growth is its central
economic mission, with the mini-Budget officially titled ‘the Growth Plan’. Few Britons are convinced that the plan can live up
to its name, however. Just 15% believe the package will improve the growth of
the British economy, compared to 53% who say it will not. Even Conservative voters tend to think the plan
won’t boost the economy, by 37% to 28%. Britons overwhelmingly
think the economy is in dire straits, and that the worst is yet to come Turning to the wider economy, few Britons (25%) also
feel like the new government has a clear plan on how they want to run the
economy. Most (54%), however, think the government lacks a clear plan. Even
Tory voters are split on this, with 40% confident the government knows what
it’s doing but 38% suspecting they do not. Eight in ten Britons (80%) say the economy is in a
bad shape at the moment, including 45% who say it is in “very bad” shape.
Three quarters (74%) expect the economy to get worse still in the coming 12
months, with 49% saying it will get “a lot” worse. Unsurprisingly, therefore, the large majority of
people say the government is doing badly at managing the economy at the
moment (69%). Just 16% of Britons think the economy is being handled well. Among those who supported the Conservatives at the
2019 general election, 70% think the economy is in bad shape, 66% expect it
to get worse, and by 48% to 33% they say the government is doing a poor job
at looking after it. When it comes to people’s own financial situation,
two thirds (66%) expect things to get worse, including 32% who believe their
finances are set to get “a lot” worse. Only 19% expect to remain in about the
same position financially, while just 7% expect it to get better. Although too early for
many to say, Kwasi Kwarteng’s time as chancellor gets off to a poor start Kwasi Kwarteng has only been chancellor for three
weeks, so unsurprisingly most Britons have yet to assess how well he is doing
in the role (54%). Nevertheless, things aren’t off to a great start, with
more than three times as many people believing him to be doing a bad job
(36%) than a good one (10%). Conservative voters are even more unlikely to have
made their minds up about the new chancellor, with 63% answering “don’t know”
at this present time. Those with a view are divided between the 19% who think
he is doing well and the 18% who think he is doing badly. (YouGov UK) 761-763-43-15/Polls Most
Britons (77%) Don’t Expect Police Will Bother Investigating Crimes Like Bike
Theft Or Phone Snatching
Earlier this month, in a report released by HMICFRS
– the police watchdog – said that police forces are failing to
adequately investigate cases of burglary, robbery and theft in England and
Wales. Recent Home Office figures show that, in the year to March 2022,
just 6.3% of robbery offences and 4.1% of thefts in England and Wales
resulted in charges. One such recent victim of
police indifference is BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, who tweeted his
experience with the police failing to investigate his stolen bicycle. Now a new YouGov political survey
shows that most Britons lack confidence that the police will even bother to
try and properly investigate a whole host of crimes, with bicycle theft
coming right at the top. Islam turns out to be one of the 77% of Britons who
don’t expect that the police will try and properly investigate bicycle theft,
the highest level for any of the 15 crimes we asked about. Just one in nine
Britons (11%) think the police would attempt to pursue leads and catch the
culprit. An investigation by the
Telegraph recently found that in 87% of the 24,000 neighbourhoods
that saw a reported bicycle theft in the last three years, not a single case
was ever solved. Coming in joint second on the list of crimes that
Britons don’t expect the police to attempt to investigate properly are mobile
phone or purse snatching, and phone or internet scams, with both on 70%. Aside from those crimes already mentioned, at least
half of Britons don’t expect the police to put effort into solving
shoplifting (67%), anti-social behaviour (65%), ‘theft’ in general (64%),
burglary of the home (54%), or ‘minor violent assault’ (51%). When it comes to more major crimes, there is
substantially less scepticism. Just 4% of Britons don’t think the police
would properly investigate a murder, with 89% expecting that they would. One
in eleven (9%) say the police wouldn’t bother to properly investigate
‘serious violent assault’, 12% say the same for rape, 13% for knife crime,
and 16% for sexual assault. Notably, the biggest differences in perceptions
between social groups are between generations. For example, while 41% of
those aged 18-24 think the police would not try to investigate ‘theft’
properly, this rises to 73-74% among the over-50s. In fact, almost all of the
cases where there is a big difference in expectations between old and young
are to do with crimes that involve stealing. Given the official crime
figures, this could suggest a naivety of young people to – or a lack of
bitter experience of – the police’s approach to such crimes. By contrast, partisan differences are relatively
limited across the board, meaning this lack of confidence in the police is
generally shared across the political spectrum. Most Britons also believe
it is unlikely criminals will face justice over a whole host of crimes While the police properly attempting to investigate
a crime is obviously integral to the process, justice cannot be considered
done until a criminal has been hauled in front of a court, tried, and
sentenced. So how many Britons are confident that this will happen? Again, the public are highly sceptical. Bicycle
theft once more tops the list, with 84% thinking it unlikely that bike
thieves will be served justice, including 55% who consider it “very
unlikely”. A mere 6% think the odds are high that cycle stealers will find
themselves sentenced in court for their misdeeds. As before, phone and internet scams and mobile phone
and purse snatching come next, with 80% of Britons thinking that people who
commit such crimes stand good odds of never finding themselves in front of a
judge receiving punishment. Just 8-9% think it is likely that they will.
Most Britons likewise believe that it is unlikely
that anti-social behaviour (75%), shoplifting (72%), ‘theft’ in general
(73%), burglary (64%) and ‘minor violent assault’ (63%) will get punished. Again, murder comes bottom, with 8% considering it
unlikely a murdered would face justice. More than eight in ten (83%) think it
is likely, including 47% who think it “very likely”. Combining the two sets of results uncovers
significant confidence gaps between how many people expect the police to
properly investigate a crime and how many expect that a criminal will
actually get convicted for it. The two sex crimes we included in the survey come in
the top three, with a 21pt gap between the number of people who think rape
will be investigated properly and the number who think it is likely that a
rapist will be caught and sentence, and likewise a 17pt gap for sexual
assault. These gaps are slightly wider still among women than
men – although both groups are equally likely to think the police will
properly investigate rape and sexual assault cases, women are slightly less
likely than men to expect rapists (-4pts) and sexual assaulters (-7pts) to be
convicted. That these confidence gaps are so high could reflect
a greater awareness among some – although clearly not
all – that sex crimes in particular are rarely resolved. In
2021 a mere 1.3% of reported rapes led to a prosecution, the lowest
rate for all crimes. Confidence in achieving convictions is also
disproportionately lower among the general public when it comes to knife
crime (18pts) and robbery (17pts). September 29, 2022 761-763-43-16/Polls Two
Thirds Of Working Women Have Never Taken Time Off For Period Pain
In May, Spain proposed legislation that would
make it the first country in Europe to give
workers paid menstrual leave, offering optional sick leave of three
days per month for workers who suffer from severe period pain. The
move prompted calls from campaigners and charities for the UK to follow suit,
and designate menstrual leave as separate from ordinary sick leave. Attitudes towards menstrual leave are more
supportive among younger Britons – those under 30, and in their 30s and 40s –
who tend to approve of offering time off for period pains, while Britons in
their 50s and 60s tend to oppose it.
When asked to rate a typical period on a pain level
out of 10, from 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (pain so bad you cannot move and
need to go to the hospital), on average women rate an ordinary period as a
4.3 – moderate pain that they are aware of but can continue doing most
activities. When rating their ‘worst ever’ period pains,
however, the average pain score jumps up nearly two points, to a 6.5: half
way between ‘distressing’ and ‘unmanageable’, and impacting many or most
activities. A quarter of women say
they regularly experience period pains that affect their ability to work If a policy of menstrual leave were to be introduced
in the UK, who would stand to benefit? Almost a quarter of women who
currently menstruate (24%), say they get period pains that affect their
ability to work every time or most times they get their period. A further two
in five (41%) say they experience work-affecting period pains sometimes or
rarely when they are menstruating, while 15% don’t currently get them
regularly but have in the past. Just 17% of women say they have never had
period pains that would get in the way of working. Women who say they regularly get period pains that
affect their ability to work (every time or most times they have their
period) rate the pain of a typical period
(6.2) as almost as painful as the average women’s worst period pains (6.5). The worst period pains for women who are regularly
struck down by cramps that affect work average a 7.9 – edging into ‘intense’,
or a pain that is so severe that it’s hard to think about anything else and
talking and listening become difficult. The majority of women have
never taken time off work for period pains, including a fifth of those who
regularly get period pains that affect their ability to work Despite the seemingly ubiquitous nature of period
pain among women who menstruate, it is rare for women in general to say they
regularly take time off work for period pains, if at all, with many women
opting to suffer through period pains even if they affect their ability to
work. Just 4% of working women who menstruate say they
take time off work for period pains every or most times they have their period,
with two-thirds (65%) saying they have never taken time off work for period
pains. For women who regularly get period pains that affect
their ability to work (every or most times they have their period), just one
in seven (18%) say they take time off work every or most times they are
menstruating. A further quarter (23%) say they take time off sometimes or
rarely and 18% do not take regular time off but have done so in the past.
Four in 10 working women (40%) who regularly experience work-affecting period
pains say they have never taken time off work for them. Do women who take time off
work for period pains tell their employers the real reason why they’re off
sick – and would they be more likely to take time off if their boss was a
woman? Spain’s equality minister Irene Montero tweeted that
the proposed legislation to offer menstrual leave would “end the stigma,
shame and silence around periods”. The relatively few women who say they have
ever taken time off for period pains (28% of all women who menstruate or have
in the past) tend towards pretending to take time off work for other reasons,
rather than telling their employers that they have period pains. Just 11% of those who have taken time off work for
cramps say they have never concealed the real reason why from their
employers. The majority of women who have called into work with cramps (59%)
say they are not been truthful about the reason for needing a sick day at
least most of the time, including more than a third (38%) who conceal the
reasons every time they take a day off for period pain.
Would women be more likely to take time off if their
boss or line manager was also a woman? While half of working women who
currently menstruate (51%) say it would make no difference, more than a third
(38%) say they would be more likely to do so. Young women are more likely than older women to say
they would feel more comfortable taking time off work for period pains if
their boss was a woman: half of working women under 30 (48%) say they would
be more likely to, compared to around 31% of those over 40. Those working women who very frequently experience
period pains that affect their ability to work are particularly likely to say
they would be more likely to take period leave if they had a female boss, at
51%.
September 30, 2022 761-763-43-17/Polls Two
In Three Britons Lack Confidence In Government’s Long Term Economic Plan
Perceptions of the economy
Perceptions of the
government’s economic response
Keiran Pedley, Director of
Politics at Ipsos, said: These results make
difficult reading for Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng. The public are
increasingly concerned about the economy amidst the falling pound and they
only see higher earners and big business benefitting from recent
announcements. Meanwhile, although they recognise global factors are playing
a part, they are inclined to increasingly hold the government responsible for
the rising cost of living. 30 September 2022 Source: https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/two-three-britons-lack-confidence-governments-long-term-economic-plan 761-763-43-18/Polls Britons
Are Becoming More Positive Towards Nuclear Energy
New YouGov
tracker data reveals that Britons are increasingly supportive of
nuclear energy, even though perceptions of its safety remain unchanged. Likewise, there is now greater belief that the government
is right to pay energy companies more to help develop nuclear power. While
only 31% said so in late June, that has since risen to 45%. The number of
people who think this would be wrong has fallen eight points over the same
time period, to 30%. That said, backing for investment in nuclear power
still lags that for traditional renewables by a long margin. Willingness to
see government spending on solar, wind, and tidal technologies is some 30
points ahead of nuclear, at between 74% and 77%. These changes in perception are not related to
concerns over safety, which have remained unchanged over the time period.
Between 54-59% of Britons during the three-year span of the tracker have said
that nuclear energy is safe, while the number considering it unsafe has never
been higher than a quarter. Conservative voters are
more pro-nuclear Across all the tracker measures, Conservative voters
are notably more pro-nuclear than Labour, although support among each group
has grown over the last 13 months. Six in ten Tories now support nuclear
energy (up seven points from 54% in June 2021) while four in ten Labour
voters say the same (up 12 points from 28%). Likewise, 35% of Tories put nuclear at the top of
their energy mix wishlist, versus 14% of Labour voters, and 57% support more
government investment in nuclear to Labour’s 38%.
Conservative voters are likewise more likely than
Labour voters (by73% to 52%) to consider nuclear power safe. A separate
YouGov survey conducted in late 2021 in Europe and the US found that
most Britons thought nuclear energy would be necessary in the fight against
climate change, but that many mistakenly believe it to be a source of
significant carbon emissions. October 04, 2022 761-763-43-19/Polls Majority
Of Britons Say They Are Likely To Spend Less Money On Christmas This Year
Compared To Normal
Christmas spending plans
When asked about what they would be likely to spend
less money on this Christmas, those who said they would spend less said:
Economic optimism
Gideon Skinner, Head of
Politics at Ipsos, UK, says of the findings: The lack of a political
honeymoon for Liz Truss is likely linked to the lack of an economic honeymoon
as she starts as PM. Economic optimism remains low, and as the cost of
living continues to sit at the top of voters’ agenda many predict they will
have to cut back at Christmas too – especially women, the middle-aged,
mortgage holders and renters. While global factors are also blamed, people
are increasingly holding government policies responsible, so the Prime
Minister and Chancellor will want to use the party conference to start to
restore public confidence in their economic plans. 4 October 2022 761-763-43-20/Polls Liz
Truss Is Already Less Popular Than Boris Johnson Ever Was
Just 14% of the public say they have a favourable
impression of Truss in a YouGov survey conducted between 1-2 October,
compared to more than a quarter (26%) who said so in the previous survey on
21-22 September.
After just weeks in the job, Truss is also less
popular than the Conservative party as a whole, which has a net favourability
score of -50, down from -33 in September’s poll. The party is viewed as favourable by 20% of the
public, down from 28% in September.
Conservative voters are now twice as likely to have
an unfavourable view of the new prime minister (60%) as a positive one (30%). On 21-22 September, around a fortnight after she was
appointed prime minister, most Conservative voters (55%) had a positive view
of Truss, with only 32% regarding her unfavourably.
While the popularity of Truss and her party has
fallen amidst turmoil in Westminster, support for Labour has been growing. The poll shows 44% of the public have a favourable
view of Labour (up from 37%) while Keir Starmer is much less unpopular than
his Conservative rival, being liked by 40% of people (up from 34%). Starmer’s net favourability score is now -7, up from
-17, while Labour stands at -2, up from -12. The latest poll results come after a week in
politics defined by the announcement of Kwasi Kwarteng’s contentious
‘mini-budget’, with the chancellor recently being forced to row back on his
plans to abolish the 45p tax rate for high earners. But the U-turn did not come soon enough to prevent a
drop in popularity for Kwarteng, who emerges from the poll liked by just 11%
of the public. Nearly two-thirds (65%) have an unfavourable view of
the chancellor, including 47% who have a “very” unfavourable view. His net favourability rating has fallen from -20 in
September to -54, though around a quarter of the public (24%) say they still
didn’t know enough about Kwarteng to provide an opinion.
October 05, 2022 761-763-43-21/Polls Every
Second German Is Plagued By Inflation Worries
In second and third place on the worry scale of
Germans are the fear of poverty and social inequality (38% | +3% compared to
the previous month) and concern about the consequences of climate change (33%
| +1). War and Corona fears at a
new low While concerns about inflation and poverty are
rising sharply, fears of military conflict and COVID-19 are steadily
diminishing. In May of this year, armed conflicts between nations were still
clearly the greatest concern of Germans (41%). In the current survey, only
one in four (25% | -2) is plagued by this fear. The corona worries have also
reached a new low in this country: Only 17 percent (-5) of Germans currently
count the coronavirus among the biggest worries in their own country. In
December 2021, more than half of Germans (51%) still cited COVID-19 as one of
their top concerns. It is striking that the rampant
concern of Germans about inflation and poverty seems to cover almost all
other issues. Because not only the war and corona worries are currently at a
new record low, also
other problem areas move people in Germany today significantly less than in
the past. Currently, the issues of immigration control (16%), crime and
violence (13%), unemployment (7%) and terrorism (5%) are all at their lowest
level in at least seven years on the worry scale of Germans. 6 October 2022 Source: https://www.ipsos.com/de-de/jeden-zweiten-deutschen-plagen-inflationssorgen 761-763-43-22/Polls Around
One In Five Germans Trades
Trading, i.e. buying and selling securities, is an
important part of the financial industry and a good investment for many
consumers. Who are the traders?
Financial preferences For more than a quarter of traders (27 percent),
investing is the top priority in financial matters, and the most popular
investment products for this target group include equities (46 percent) and
exchange-traded funds (33 percent). Almost half of traders think luxury goods
are a good investment (46 vs. 26 percent) and a majority consider themselves
financially secure, while only half of the general population (55 percent)
agree. Relevance of social media Traders use their smartphones daily for finance and
banking (40 vs. 26 percent of the total population) and nearly a fifth (18
percent) listen to podcasts to grow personally and professionally (vs. 6
percent of the total population). This target group is more likely to engage
with social media ads than regular websites (38 percent) and are constantly
looking for ways to present themselves well on their own social media
platforms (39 vs. 20 percent of the total population). September 21, 2022 Source: https://yougov.de/news/2022/09/21/rund-jeder-funfte-deutsche-tradet/ 761-763-43-23/Polls A
Total Of 52 Percent Of Germans Have Had A Dog As A Pet
Cats and dogs almost equal
on the popularity scale Dogs are only slightly more popular than cats in
this country: 35 percent of all respondents state that they are a type of
dog, 32 percent say they are a type of cat. Women are more likely to describe
themselves as cat types than men (36 percent vs. 27 percent). Almost three
out of ten of all respondents in Germany (28 percent) say they are neither.
Men make this statement more often than women.
Golden Retriever is the
most popular dog breed in Germany Among all respondents who describe themselves as a
dog type, the Golden Retriever is the most popular of 19 dog breeds surveyed:
32 percent of dog enthusiasts name this breed with the yellow-gold coat as
their favorite breed. 24 percent say this about the Labrador, 19 percent
about the German Shepherd. The latter dog breeds are preferred by older
respondents (22 percent of over-55s) and men better than women (22 percent
vs. 15 percent). 11 percent of dog fans like the Jack Russell Terrier
best, 7 percent the Rottweiler, and 6 percent each the Beagle and the (dwarf)
dachshund. 5 percent each prefer poodles, collies, Dobermans, St. Bernards,
boxers and French bulldogs.
October 6, 2022 Source: https://yougov.de/news/2022/10/06/knapp-die-halfte-der-deutschen-ist-schonmal-auf-de/ 761-763-43-24/Polls Most
Of Ukrainians Have Suffered Substantial Economic Loss Since The Russian
Invasion
A new Ipsos survey conducted in Ukraine among 3,000
adults finds that most have suffered substantial economic loss since the
Russian invasion on February 24. The September 2022
wave of the Ipsos Ukraine Resilience Monitor estimates that employment has
dropped significantly, especially in the frontline cities of Kharkiv and
Mykolaiv where less than half of those surveyed are currently working. Overall,
most Ukrainians surveyed report having incurred significant income loss over
the past seven months. Yet despite the economic hardships, most of those who
have a regular source of personal income such as a salary or a pension say
they have been receiving payments on time. Ukrainians widely expect their government to lead
reconstruction efforts. In all 5 frontline and rear cities surveyed,
majorities say that the national government and the local authorities should
take the responsibility for rebuilding their city. Detailed Findings
In all the five cities, only between one quarter and
one-third report having experienced any delay with the payment of their
source of personal income. Among those who did experience delays in salary
payments, most say it is by no more than two weeks (between 59% in Kharkiv
and 73% in Lviv).
Lastly, across all surveyed cities, rebuilding is
firmly believed to be the responsibility of the Ukrainian national
government and local administration (64% and 63%, respectively on average
across the five cities). These findings show that, although Ukrainians expect
to be empowered by the international community, the vast majority put the
onus of reconstruction on their country.
7 October 2022 761-763-43-25/Polls 65%
Of Italians Approved Of Outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi
Gallup surveys conducted shortly before outgoing
Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government collapsed in late July -- prompting
the snap election on Sunday -- showed Italians largely approved of Draghi's
leadership and were slightly more optimistic about where their standard of
living and leadership were headed. These data were also collected prior to
reports in August showing that inflation had surged to a 37-year high in
Italy. Quick Summary: In roughly one week in July, the Draghi government went
from appearing stable and popular to calling snap elections. This shift took place when the left-leaning Five
Star Movement party objected to funding for a new waste incinerator outside
of Rome, which was bundled into legislation designed to shield Italians from
rapidly increasing prices. Unable to move forward with this key legislation,
Draghi ultimately resigned on July 21. Experts predict it is highly likely a coalition of
right-wing political parties will receive enough votes to form a new
government in the election. If this happens, Brothers of Italy party leader
Giorgia Meloni will become Italy's first female prime minister. Meloni has railed against the European Union in the
past but has softened her rhetoric as the election approaches, pledging to
continue receiving EU assistance funds as the Italian economy struggles
against higher energy and other commodity prices. Draghi Was Popular Before
His Government Collapsed: Earlier this summer,
nearly two in three Italians (65%) approved of Draghi's job performance, the
highest level that Gallup has seen for an Italian prime minister. Only Italian President Giorgio Napolitano received a
higher level of approval in 2012, with 71% of Italians approving of the job
he was doing. Draghi's level of approval in 2022 was typically at least 19
percentage points higher than three of his four predecessors. Only
Draghi's immediate predecessor, Giuseppe Conte -- who was instrumental in the
collapse of Draghi's government -- came close to Draghi's level of job
approval with a rating of 60% in 2020. Italians Saw Their
Standard of Living Getting Better, but Still Lackluster: Before
the collapse of Italy's government, 33% of Italians said their standard of
living was improving, while 29% said it was getting worse. This is the
highest level of optimism since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in
the country, when a similar percentage of Italians in 2019 also said their
standard of living was improving.
Italians' Confidence in
National Government Was Up, but Still Tepid: In
2022, 41% of Italians expressed confidence in their national government,
similar to the previous high of 40% in 2009. Italians' confidence this summer
was well above levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, when 22% in 2019 were
confident in their national government.
Implications Draghi's government had been viewed
as largely stable and making significant progress in several key areas. In
fact, The Economist named
Italy "Country of the Year" in 2021. However, in the space of a
week in July, the parties of the governing coalition unraveled, undone by an
effort to support the Italian people in the face of rising living costs. It
also happened despite large numbers of Italians voicing support for the
outgoing prime minister. A coalition bloc of right-wing political parties has
formed to fill the resulting void. The rising costs of living and immigration
are the primary issues in the election, and finding a path that shields
Italians from increasing costs of energy and other resources due to the war
in Ukraine is likely to prove difficult. Failing to do so may result in a
substantial negative turn on the key economic measures that had been
improving among Italians a short time ago. SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/401501/election-test-italians-cautious-optimism.aspx 761-763-43-26/Polls Most
Russians Prefer China As An Economic Partner For Their Country
Romir Research Holding analyzed the attitude of
Russian residents to international economic partners. The older the generation, the greater the share of
those who support an economic partnership with China. Among the digital
generation, China is seen as an economic partner by 44.7%, while people over
60 choose this country in 56.7% of cases. Geographically, Russians are in solidarity in
choosing an economic partner, the greatest interest in cooperation with China
is shown by residents in the Ural Federal District.
Doctor of Sociological
Sciences, founder of M-Holding, President of Romir Andrey Milokhin: "Against the background of information globalization
and political localization, new macroeconomic blocks are increasingly
emerging. Russia took a course to diversify economic and political
partnerships a long time ago. Even on the basis of public opinion, we can
talk about new alliances that are being formed around key world players. But
if China has already built its macro-region, then Russia has yet to
decide whether to
form its own network in Eurasia or build new/old partnerships in the south
and east." September 26, 2022 761-763-43-27/Polls Nearly
Half (44%) Of Dutch Say They Distrust Companies' Good Intentions
Consumers think it is particularly important that
companies are good for their employees (87%). It also appears that the Dutch
consider it mainly the task of companies (73%), politics (72%) and the
government (70%) to deal with CSR policy. Significantly less often, consumers
(54%), themselves (49%) and civil society organisations or charities (48%)
are assigned a role. The survey was conducted in August among 1,514
respondents. Jacqueline Bosselaar, CEO HPB: 'Brands and agencies
have an exemplary role; by not greenwashing, but showing real social
involvement. This is also about what yoursupply
chainlooks like, how you treat your employees and how you come up
with real solutions.' Misleading sustainability
claims At the same time, it is not made easy for consumers
to accept the good intentions of companies for truth, for example, brands are
regularly reprimanded by theNetherlands
Authority for Consumers & Markets, as recently happened to
Decathlon and H&M by communicatingmisleading
sustainability claims. This trend is also reflected in the research. For
example, only 25% of consumers trust that companies do what is best for people,
society and the environment, 35% think that companies handle this
responsibly, 70% want companies to communicate transparently about their
objectives and as appointed, 44% distrust the good intentions of companies. Earning (re)trust Motivaction and HPB want to make a case for 'genuine
social involvement'. Bosselaar: 'We want to tell brands not to be deterred
from being socially involved and communicating about it, for example for fear
of doing it wrong and being accused ofgreenwashing.
Although we also understand that it can be exciting and almost disheartening.
Our advice: be sincere and earn consumer trust by doing and not just telling
stories. If trust is damaged, you win it back by showing that you mean it and
by actions that prove otherwise.' According to Bosselaar, it is 'very logical' that
people distrust companies when it comes to good intentions. 'For decades, the
primary goal of companies has been to make a profit and the focus has been
purely on shareholder value. We are now in a transition in which more and
more companies want to actively contribute to people, the environment and
society. Consumers expect this from companies, and want to become convinced
that making money and paying attention to the world can go hand in hand. And
therein lies the key. But that takes time, effort and action.' (Motivation Insights and Strategy) September 30, 2022 Source: https://www.motivaction.nl/kennisplatform/nieuws-en-persberichten/mim22 NORTH AMERICA
761-763-43-28/Polls Only
About Two-In-Ten Americans (18%) Say The United States Is Not Providing
Enough Support To Ukraine In The Conflict
Seven months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – and
following Ukraine’s recent retaking
of substantial ground from Russian forces – Americans express less
concern than they did in the spring about Ukraine being defeated by Russia
and about the war expanding into other countries.
The share of U.S. adults who are extremely or very
concerned about a Ukrainian defeat is down 17 percentage points since May,
falling from 55% then to 38% today. Roughly a quarter (26%) say they are not
too concerned or not at all concerned about Russia defeating Ukraine, up from
16% earlier this year. An additional 34% are somewhat concerned about this,
compared with 28% who said so in May, according to a Pew Research Center
survey among 10,588 U.S. adults, conducted Sept. 13-18 – in the days prior to
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s September 21 announced mobilization of
several hundred thousand additional Russian reservists to fight in Ukraine. How we did this With the conflict front and center at
the UN General Assembly meetings this week, concern about the possibility
of U.S. and NATO support for Ukraine leading to a broader war with Russia has
also declined. Around a third of adults (32%) say they are extremely or very
concerned about this, down from 49% in May. Concern about Russia invading
other countries in the region – not just Ukraine – has also decreased: 41% of
adults are currently extremely or very concerned about this, down from 59% in
the spring. With shelling from the war reaching the vicinity
of Ukrainian
nuclear power plants in recent months, more than four-in-ten
Americans (44%) say they are extremely or very concerned about the
possibility of a major nuclear accident at one of Ukraine’s power plants. A
somewhat similar share (40%) express concern about the conflict leading to
severe energy shortages in Europe this winter. A quarter of adults currently say they are following
news about the war extremely or very closely, down from 36% in May. Attitudes about U.S.
support for Ukraine Only about two-in-ten Americans (18%) now say the
United States is not providing enough support to Ukraine in the conflict.
This represents a stark shift from earlier in the war: In March, just after
the conflict began, 42% said the U.S. was not providing enough support.
Nearly four-in-ten (37%) now say the U.S. is
providing about the right amount of support to Ukraine in the conflict, while
20% say it is providing too much support – up from just 7% who said this in
March. About a quarter (24%) say they are not sure. Three-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning
independents currently say the U.S. is providing about the right among of
support for Ukraine, while a similar share (32%) say the U.S. is providing
too much support. Just 16% now say it is not providing enough support. By
contrast, in March, about half of Republicans (49%) said the U.S. was not
providing enough support, and just 9% said it was providing too much. The share of Democrats and Democratic-leaning
independents who say the U.S. is not providing enough support to Ukraine has
also declined, falling to 20% from 38% in March. But only about one-in-ten
Democrats (11%) now say the U.S. is providing too much support. More than
four-in-ten Democrats (45%) say the U.S. is providing about the right amount
of support to Ukraine, up modestly from the share who said this in both March
and May. Partisan differences in
concerns about the conflict Democrats are more likely than Republicans to
express a high level of concern about several possibilities that might arise
from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
About half of Democrats (52%) are extremely or very
concerned about the conflict leading to a major nuclear accident at one of
Ukraine’s power plants, compared with 37% of Republicans. Democrats are also more likely than Republicans to
be extremely or very concerned about Russia invading other countries in the
region (47% vs. 35%), severe energy shortages in Europe this winter (46% vs.
36%) and Ukraine being defeated and taken over by Russia (45% vs. 32%). Democrats and Republicans express similar levels of
concern about U.S. and NATO support for Ukraine leading to a U.S. war with
Russia. A third of Democrats and roughly the same share of Republicans (31%)
are either extremely or very concerned about this. SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 761-763-43-29/Polls Women
Now Outnumber Men In The US College-Educated Labor Force
Women have overtaken men and now account for more
than half (50.7%) of the college-educated labor force in the United States,
according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data. The change
occurred in the fourth
quarter of 2019 and remains the case today, even though the COVID-19
pandemic resulted in a sharp recession and an
overall decline in the size of the nation’s labor force.
The pandemic disproportionately impacted labor
market activity for adults without a
bachelor’s degree, especially
among women. The number of women with some college or less education in
the labor force has declined 4.6% since the second quarter of 2019, compared
with a smaller change among men with some college or less education (-1.3%).
The upshot of these disparate changes in the labor
force by gender and education is that women have increased their
representation in the college-educated labor force since 2019. At the same
time, there has not been much change in the gender composition of the labor
force that has some college or less education. Changes in the composition of the U.S. population,
along with changes in labor force participation, help account for these
trends. The number of women and men in the labor force depends on the size of
each group and the percent of that group who are working or seeking work. The number of women and men in the U.S. with at
least a bachelor’s degree has increased since the second quarter of 2019. But
the share of college-educated women who are in the labor force has not
changed since before the pandemic, while the share of college-educated men
who are working or looking for work has declined.
In the second quarter of 2022, the labor force
participation rate for college-educated women was 69.6%, the same as in the
second quarter of 2019. In contrast, men and most other educational groups
now have lower rates of labor force participation than they did in the second
quarter of 2019. This shift in the college-educated labor force – as
women now comprise a majority – comes around four decades after women
surpassed men in the number of Americans earning a bachelor’s degree
each year. SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 761-763-43-30/Polls Since
2020, More Than Three-Quarters Of US Adults Have Expressed An Unfavorable
Opinion Of China
When looking at individual Americans, roughly a
quarter of U.S. adults (26%) became more negative toward China between 2020
and 2022. Around one-in-five (17%) became more positive toward it, while 53%
did not change their views in one direction or the other, according to the
analysis. The study was done using Pew Research Center’s American
Trends Panel, a nationally representative group of U.S. adults who regularly
take our surveys, allowing researchers to examine attitudinal changes
among the same people over time. This Pew Research Center analysis examines changes
in individual Americans’ attitudes toward China between 2020 and 2022. It is
based on surveys conducted in both years using the Center’s nationally
representative American
Trends Panel. The analysis is restricted to the 1,897 U.S. adults who
took both a March 2020 survey and a March 2022 survey that asked about views
of China. Because the same set of individuals were interviewed in each
survey, changes in opinion can be tracked over time. The analysis is based on both crosstabs and fixed
effects regression analysis. Fixed effects regression is particularly
powerful because it looks at changes over time in individual survey takers’
attitudes. Fixed effects regression automatically controls for all variables
that are constant over time for each individual, even if these variables
aren’t measured. In this analysis, we also controlled for several other
attitudes that were likely to have changed over time that we expected to be
related to views of China. Here are the
questions used in both surveys, as well as the 2020
methodology and the 2022
methodology. When asking the public for its attitudes about
China, the Center gave survey takers four main answer options in its 2020 and
2022 surveys. Respondents could indicate they have a very favorable view of China,
a somewhat favorable view,
a somewhat unfavorable view
or a very unfavorable view.
The chart below, known as a Sankey
diagram, shows how opinions about China changed – or didn’t change –
among U.S. adults who answered this question in both the 2020 survey and the
2022 survey:
Opinion changes are evident in both directions. The
most common change in views was in the negative direction, as shown by the
descending lines in the chart: 15% of adults moved from holding a somewhat unfavorable view of China
in 2020 to a very unfavorable view in
2022. Another 7% moved from somewhat
favorable toward China to somewhat unfavorable, while 3% moved from somewhat favorable to very unfavorable. The ascending lines show the percentage of Americans
who became more positive toward China between 2020 and 2022. For example, 8%
of adults who had a very unfavorable view
in 2020 changed their answer to somewhat
unfavorable in 2022. And 5% of those with a somewhat unfavorable view of China
in 2020 said in 2022 that they had a somewhat
favorable view. The broad horizontal lines in the chart show the
Americans who didn’t change their opinions between 2020 and 2022. For
example, 24% of adults had a somewhat
unfavorable view of China in 2020 and in 2022. And nearly the
same share (23%) had a very
unfavorable view in both years. Overall, seven-in-ten who had an unfavorable view of
China in 2020 – either very unfavorable or somewhat unfavorable – continued to
have a negative view of the country in 2022. A much smaller share (8%) of
those who had a favorable view of the country in 2020 – either very favorable or somewhat favorable – continued to
feel that way two years later. Who changed their views on
China? When it comes to who changed their minds and in which direction, a few
patterns are evident.
Democrats and independents who lean toward the
Democratic Party were about equally likely to become more negative (24%) and
more positive (23%) toward China between 2020 and 2022. Republicans and GOP
leaners, on the other hand, were about twice as likely to have turned more
negative (27%) than positive (12%). Older adults were the least likely to have changed
their mind one way or the other. Whereas 61% of those ages 65 and older held
the same opinion about China in both 2020 and 2022, fewer did so in younger
age groups: 54% of those ages 50 to 64, 52% of those 30 to 49 and 48% of
those under 30. Several other factors relate to whether people
changed their views toward China – and in what direction – between 2020 and
2022. For example, statistical modeling indicates that U.S. adults who
changed their minds about China’s policies on human rights between 2020 and
2022 – describing them as a greater concern – were also more likely to turn
more unfavorable toward China during this period. The same is true about
perceptions of China’s power and influence as a threat to the United States:
Adults who changed their views about the threat posed by Chinese power and
influence also tended to change their broader attitudes about China between
2020 and 2022. SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 761-763-43-31/Polls About
Seven-In-Ten US Adults (72%) Say That Their Side In Politics Has Been Losing
More Often Than Winning
With the midterm elections less than two months
away, an increasing share of Americans say that their side in politics has
been losing more often than it has been winning.
The share saying they feel like their side is losing
politically has increased 7 percentage points since last year and 16 points
since early 2020.
Democrats, who currently control the White House and
both houses of Congress, are more positive than Republicans about their
political standing. Still, two-thirds of Democrats and Democratic leaners
(66%) say their side is losing more than winning, up from 60% in 2021. In early 2020, and at earlier points in Trump’s
presidency, much larger majorities of Democrats said they felt like their
side was losing more than winning. For example, 80% of Democrats said this in
February 2020.
Today, just 15% of conservative Republicans say
their side has been winning more often than losing, down from 76% in 2020.
About two-in-ten moderate and liberal Republicans (21%) currently say they
have been winning more often than losing, down from 58% in 2020. Views among
both ideological groups for Republicans are roughly similar to what they were
in 2016, when Barack Obama was president. Among Democrats, about a third of conservatives and
moderates (34%) say their side is winning more often than losing politically,
and 29% of liberal Democrats say the same. Both groups of Democrats are more
positive about how they are doing politically than they were during the Trump
administration, but less positive than they were at the end of the Obama
presidency, when about half said their side was winning more than it was
losing. OCTOBER 3, 2022 761-763-43-32/Polls About
Half Of Americans (51%) Say Public Health Officials Have Done An Excellent Or
Good Job Communicating With The Public About The Coronavirus Outbreak
Amid the rollout of updated COVID-19 booster shots
around the United States, a new Pew Research Center survey finds mixed views
of public health officials at the forefront of the nation’s response to the
outbreak.
About half of Americans (51%) say public health
officials, such as those at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), have done an excellent or good job communicating with the public
about the coronavirus outbreak;
however, nearly as many (49%) say they have done an only fair or poor job.
The CDC has received criticism for
its COVID-19 response, prompting agency leadership to outline changes to the
organization. Asked in more detail about the response of health
officials over the course of the coronavirus outbreak, a lack of preparedness
is among the sentiments that registers most strongly with Americans: 46% say
the statement “public health officials were unprepared for the outbreak”
describes their views extremely or very well. Notably, similar shares of
Republicans and Democrats express this view. Yet many Americans also feel public health officials
have been hampered in their efforts to respond to the outbreak: 45% of U.S.
adults say the statement “interference from elected officials hurt public
health officials’ ability to respond to the outbreak” describes their views
extremely or very well. Other sentiments about public health officials
register less strongly with Americans overall, due in part to polarized views
among partisans. For example, half of Republicans and those who lean toward
the GOP strongly align with the statement that “the personal views of public
health officials have had too much influence on policy,” while 24% of
Democrats say the same. Conversely, 51% of Democrats and Democratic leaners
say their views are described extremely or very well by the statement that
“public health officials don’t get enough credit for the job they’ve done,”
compared with just 15% of Republicans who say this. The survey of 10,588 U.S. adults conducted from
Sept. 13-18, 2022, also explores Americans’ views on the factors that have
contributed to problems the country has had dealing with the coronavirus
outbreak generally. Misinformation and partisanship are seen as top
contributors to problems in the national response to the outbreak, ranking
ahead of other factors such as the complex nature of the coronavirus and
Americans failing to follow public health recommendations. A majority (57%) of U.S. adults say false and
misleading information about the coronavirus and vaccines has contributed a lot to problems the country has
faced dealing with the outbreak. A similar share of Americans (54%) say
disagreement between Democrats and Republicans about how to handle the
outbreak has contributed a lot. Nearly identical shares of Republicans and Democrats
(57% and 58%, respectively) say false and misleading information about the
coronavirus and vaccines has contributed a lot to the problems the country
has faced dealing with the outbreak. The survey cannot address whether they
were thinking of the same or different examples of such information. Previous
Center surveys have found Republicans and Democrats express widely differing
views on COVID-19
policies, the effectiveness of vaccines and the lessons
they’ve taken away from the pandemic. Other key findings include: § Roughly seven-in-ten U.S. adults (71%) say they are fully
vaccinated against the coronavirus, about the same as earlier this year. The
share of U.S. adults who say they are fully vaccinated and have had a booster
shot within the past six months is down from 49% in May 2022 to 38% in the
new survey. As a result, a growing share of the adult population does not
have the highest level of available inoculation against the disease. § Looking ahead, among those who are fully vaccinated, about
two-thirds say that they will probably get, or have already received, an
updated COVID-19 booster shot designed to better protect against recent
variants of the virus. Analyzing vaccination status and booster intent across
all U.S. adults, 48% say they are fully vaccinated and will probably get (or
have already received) an updated booster; 23% say they are fully vaccinated
but will probably not get an updated booster shot; 21% say they have not been
vaccinated; and 6% say they have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine but
need one more to be fully vaccinated. § With personal concern about getting a serious case of COVID-19
continuing to edge lower, 69% of Americans say new variants of the
coronavirus will not have a major impact on the country’s efforts to contain
the disease. This marks a significant shift in public outlook from February
2021, when 51% said they thought new variants would lead to a major setback
for the country and 48% thought they would not. Americans point to false
and misleading information, partisan disagreements as particular problems in
dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
Americans see a range of factors as contributing to
the problems the country has faced in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
Foremost among these is false and misleading information; 57% of Americans
say this has contributed a lot to problems the country has faced dealing with
the outbreak, while 29% say this has contributed some. Just 14% say this has
contributed not too much or not at all to the country’s problems dealing with
the coronavirus. A majority of U.S. adults (54%) also see partisan
disagreements about how to respond to the outbreak as contributing a lot to
the country’s problems dealing with it. Smaller shares of the public see other factors as
contributing a lot to the country’s problems with the COVID-19 pandemic,
including ordinary Americans not following public health recommendations
(44%), the complex nature of the coronavirus (35%) and government officials
overreacting to the coronavirus (31%).
Republicans and Democrats share a concern about the
role of false and misleading information related to the pandemic. A majority
of Republicans and those who lean to the Republican party (57%) and of
Democrats and Democratic leaners (58%) say false and misleading information
has contributed a lot to problems dealing with the outbreak. Sizeable shares of both Republicans and Democrats
also believe that partisan disagreement has hindered the country’s efforts to
respond to the coronavirus outbreak. Overall, 48% of Republicans and 61% of
Democrats say partisan disagreement over how to handle the coronavirus
outbreak has contributed a lot to problems the country has faced dealing with
it. Republicans (53%) are much more likely than
Democrats (12%) to say that government officials overreacting to the coronavirus
outbreak contributed a lot to problems the country has faced in dealing with
it. Conversely, Democrats (64%) are much more inclined
to say that ordinary Americans failing to follow public health
recommendations contributed a lot to problems (versus 21% among Republicans).
Democrats are also more likely than Republicans to say the complex nature of
the coronavirus has contributed a lot to problems the country has faced
dealing with the outbreak.
There are also wide differences between Republicans
and Democrats when it comes to the impact Dr. Anthony Fauci – the chief
medical advisor to the president during the outbreak – has had on the
country’s efforts to deal with the coronavirus. On balance, more Americans say that Dr. Fauci has
had a mostly positive (37%) than negative (28%) impact on the country’s
efforts to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Another 21% say his efforts
have had an equal mix of positive and negative effects and 13% say they are
not sure of their views on this question. Democrats and Democratic leaners have largely
positive views of Dr. Fauci’s impact: 62% say it has been mostly positive. By
contrast, Republicans and GOP leaners have largely negative views of Dr.
Fauci’s impact (57% say it has been mostly negative). Americans’ ratings of
public health officials edged up from earlier in the year; wide partisan
differences remain
Ratings of the job hospitals and medical centers are
doing responding to the outbreak continue to be higher than for any other
group considered in the Center survey, though they have drifted down to 77%
from 81% at the start of the year. About four-in-ten U.S. adults (41%) say that
President Joe Biden is doing an excellent or good job responding to the
coronavirus, roughly the same as in January of this year. About half of Americans say their state and local
elected officials are doing an excellent or good job responding to the
pandemic (49% each). Ratings of state and local elected officials’
handling of the outbreak remain considerably lower than in March 2020, early
in the outbreak.
Views of the performance of public health officials,
such as those at the CDC, now tilt positive with 54% of Americans saying they
are doing an excellent or good job responding to the outbreak. Positive
ratings of public health officials have edged up from 50% in January of this
year. Still, they remain far lower than they were during the early stages of
the outbreak. Republicans continue to be critical of how public
health officials are responding to the outbreak, though the share saying they
are doing an excellent or good job has increased from 26% in January to 32%
in the new survey. A majority of Democrats (73%) continue to rate public
health officials positively in the new survey, up 4 percentage points from
January.
Americans’ views about the job public health
officials have done communicating with the public over the course of the
outbreak are closely divided: 51% say public health officials have done an
excellent or good job communicating, while 49% say they have done an only
fair or poor job in this regard. Nearly two-thirds of Democrats (64%) say that public
health officials have done an excellent or good job communicating with the
public. Republicans take the opposite view: 65% say that they have done an
only fair or poor job. Americans offer mixed
reactions to public health officials’ COVID-19 response As Americans evaluate how public health officials
have responded to the coronavirus outbreak, they acknowledge some difficulty
public health officials have faced but also tend to say officials were
unprepared for the outbreak.
Overall, 46% of U.S. adults say that the statement
“public health officials were unprepared for the outbreak” describes their
views extremely or very well. Another 31% say it describes their views
somewhat well, while 21% say it describes their views not too or not at all
well. At the same time, 45% of Americans also say the
statement “interference from elected officials hurt public health officials’
ability to respond to the outbreak” describes their views at least very well. When it comes to statements that reflect positively
on public health officials’ response, 34% of Americans say the statement
“public health officials don’t get enough credit for the job they’ve done”
describes their views extremely or very well. And 31% say that “public health
officials did as well as can be expected” in dealing with the coronavirus
outbreak describes their views at least very well. However, several statements critical of health
officials’ response resonate with similar shares of Americans. Overall, 36%
of U.S. adults say the statement that “the personal views of public health
officials have had too much influence on policy” describes their views
extremely or very well and 34% say “public health officials were too quick to
dismiss views that challenged their scientific understanding.” Roughly
three-in-ten Americans say public health officials were too slow to respond
to changes in the outbreak (32% say this describes their views very or
extremely well) or that these officials got the facts wrong about the
coronavirus (29% say this describes their view very or extremely well.) Republicans and Democrats
tend to agree that public health officials were unprepared for the
coronavirus outbreak
Republicans and Democrats offer competing
descriptions of public health officials’ performance, though there are a few
areas of general agreement. Similar shares of Republicans (47%) and Democrats
(46%) say the statement that public health officials “were unprepared for the
outbreak” describes their views extremely or very well. And roughly a third of each group sees public health
officials as too slow to respond to changes in the outbreak (31% of
Republicans and 33% of Democrats say this describes their views at least very
well.) Republicans are much more critical of public health
officials than Democrats in other regards. About half of Republicans and
Republican leaners see public health officials’ judgments as biased, and they
strongly align with the statements that health officials’ personal views have
had too much influence on policy and that they “were too quick to dismiss
views that challenged their scientific understanding.” In addition, 45% of
Republicans express strong agreement with the view that public health
officials got the facts wrong about the coronavirus. Much smaller shares of
Democrats say each of these three critiques describe their views well,
including just 15% who say public health officials got the facts wrong. In contrast, a 54% majority of Democrats and
Democratic leaners say their views are described extremely or very well by
the statement that public health officials’ ability to respond to the
outbreak was hurt by interference from elected officials. About half of
Democrats (51%) say that the statement public health officials “don’t get
enough credit for the job they’ve done” describes their views at least very
well; just 15% of Republicans say this. Most Americans don’t
expect major setback for country from coronavirus variants; personal concern
over coronavirus continues to fall
The Center survey finds that a majority of Americans
(69%) think new variants of the coronavirus will not have a major impact on
the country’s efforts to contain the disease; far fewer (29%) believe that
new variants will lead to a major setback for the country’s efforts to
contain the coronavirus. Concern about new variants of the coronavirus is
down significantly from February 2021 when about half of the public (51%)
thought new variants of the disease would lead to a major setback for the
country.
Personal concern about getting a serious case of the
coronavirus has continued to fall throughout the year. In the new survey, 30%
of U.S. adults say they are at least somewhat concerned they will get
COVID-19 and require hospitalization, down 10 points from the start of the
year. A majority of the public say they are not too or not at all concerned
about this. Americans are relatively more likely to say they are
at least somewhat concerned they might unknowingly spread the coronavirus to
others (49%).
Concern about getting a serious case of COVID-19
remains higher among Black and Hispanic Americans. About half of each group
(47% of Black and 49% of Hispanic Americans) say they are at least somewhat
concerned about this. This compares with 22% of White Americans and 36% of
English-speaking Asian Americans. Women are slightly more concerned than men about
getting a serious case of the coronavirus: 33% of women and 27% of men say
they are at least somewhat concerned about this. And despite the protections COVID-19 vaccines offer
against getting the disease, Americans who are fully vaccinated express more
concern over getting or spreading COVID-19 than unvaccinated adults. No rise in the share of
Americans who are vaccinated for COVID-19; 48% expect to get an updated
booster for omicron variants, or already have The survey finds 71% of Americans say they are fully
vaccinated against the coronavirus. (Fully vaccinated is defined by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention as having received two doses of
Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.)
Center surveys find no increase in the share of U.S.
adults who say they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 since the start of
the year. And the share now saying they have had a booster shot within the
past six months is down from 49% in May to 38% in the current survey,
resulting in a smaller share of the general public that has the highest level
of available protection against the disease. Uptake of a new booster
shot, targeting recent variants of the coronavirus, has been slower
than expected. The survey, conducted shortly after updated booster shots
first became available, finds about half of Americans say they will probably
get an updated vaccine booster or that they already have (44% and 4%,
respectively); 23% of Americans say they will probably not get an updated booster shot.
The question about updated booster shots was only asked of adults who are
fully vaccinated. About two-in-ten adults (21%) have not received a COVID-19
vaccine and 6% say they have received one dose but need one more to be fully
vaccinated. As with vaccines generally, older adults are more
inclined than younger adults to get an updated booster shot. Among adults
ages 65 and older, 56% say they will probably get an updated booster shot and
6% have done so already. Among adults under 30, four-in-ten say they will
probably get one and 5% have already done so.
Vaccination status continues to vary by age, party
affiliation and other characteristics. As in previous Center surveys, an overwhelming
majority of Democrats (85%) say they are fully vaccinated, compared with 58%
of Republicans. Older adults continue to be more likely than younger
adults to say they are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. A large
majority of adults ages 65 and older – including 74% of older Republicans and
93% of older Democrats – say they are fully vaccinated. Americans living in urban areas (76%) are more
likely than those living in rural areas (60%) to be fully vaccinated as well. White evangelical Protestants remain less likely
than other major religious groups to be fully vaccinated against the
coronavirus; 57% of this group says they are fully vaccinated against the
coronavirus. Among White evangelical Protestants, 27% say they will probably
get an updated booster shot and 2% have already done so. See the Appendix for
more details. OCTOBER 5, 2022 761-763-43-33/Polls More
Americans Are Joining The ‘Cashless’ Economy
Conversely, the portion of Americans who say that
all or almost all of their purchases are paid for using cash in a typical
week has steadily decreased, from 24% in 2015 to 18% in 2018 to 14% today. Still,
roughly six-in-ten Americans (59%) say that in a typical week, at least some
of their purchases are paid for using cash. How we did this
Americans with lower incomes continue to be more
reliant on cash than those who are more affluent. Three-in-ten Americans
whose household income falls below $30,000 a year say they use cash for all
or almost all of their purchases in a typical week. That share drops to 20%
among those in households earning $30,000 to $49,999 and 6% among those
living in households earning $50,000 or more a year. Even so, growing shares of Americans across income
groups are relying less on cash than in previous years. This is especially
the case among the highest earners: Roughly six-in-ten adults whose annual
household income is $100,000 or more (59%) say they make none of their
typical weekly purchases using cash, up from 43% in 2018 and 36% in 2015. There are also differences by race and ethnicity in
cash usage. Roughly a quarter of Black adults (26%) and 21% of Hispanic
adults say that all or almost all of their purchases in a typical week are
paid for using cash, compared with 12% of White adults who say the same.
Even though cash is playing less of role in people’s
weekly purchases, the survey also finds that a majority of Americans do try
to have cash on hand. About six-in-ten adults (58%) say they try to make sure
they always have cash on hand, while 42% say they do not really worry much
about whether they have cash with them since there are other ways to pay for
things. These shares have shifted
slightly through the years. As was true in previous
surveys, Americans’ habits related to carrying cash vary by age. Adults
under 50 are less likely than those ages 50 and older to say they try to
always have cash on hand (45% vs. 71%). And just over half of adults younger
than 50 (54%) say they don’t worry much about whether or not they have cash
on them, compared with 28% of those 50 and older. OCTOBER 5, 2022 Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/10/05/more-americans-are-joining-the-cashless-economy/ 761-763-43-34/Polls Hispanic
Enrollment Reaches New High At Four-Year Colleges In The US, But
Affordability Remains An Obstacle
Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in
the United States has seen an exponential increase over the last few decades,
rising from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019 – partly
reflecting the group’s rapid growth as a
share of the overall U.S. population.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought a decline in
postsecondary enrollment among Hispanics and most other racial and ethnic
groups. In fall 2020, there were 640,000 fewer students – including nearly
100,000 fewer Hispanics – enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities than in
the previous year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The decline for Hispanics, and other racial and
ethnic groups, in 2020 was driven by a drop in enrollment at two-year
institutions. Hispanic enrollment at two-year colleges declined by about
230,000, or 15%, from 2019 to 2020. It appears that this trend continued into
fall 2021, as there was a decline in the number of higher education
institutions where Hispanics make up at least 25% of students – known
as Hispanic-Serving
Institutions – from 569 in fall 2020 to 559 in
fall 2021. (NCES has not yet released postsecondary enrollment data for
fall 2021.) Hispanic enrollment at four-year institutions, by
contrast, continued to rise even during the first year of the pandemic,
increasing by about 140,000 students, or 6%, from 2019 to 2020. Hispanic
enrollment at such institutions has increased every year for decades. Between
2000 and 2020, the number of Latinos enrolled at four-year institutions
jumped from 620,000 to 2.4 million, a 287% increase. By comparison, overall
student enrollment at four-year institutions in the U.S. grew by 50% during
this time.
Latinos make up a growing share of all students
enrolled at postsecondary institutions. In 1980, there were about 470,000
Latinos enrolled at degree-granting postsecondary institutions, accounting
for 4% of all students. By 2000, Latino enrollment had increased to 1.5
million, or 10% of all students. And by 2020, 3.7 million Latinos were
enrolled, accounting for a fifth of all postsecondary students. Asian enrollment at postsecondary institutions has
also grown sharply in recent decades, though not as quickly as Hispanic
enrollment. The Asian share of postsecondary students nearly quadrupled from
2% in 1980 to 8% in 2020. The share of postsecondary students who are Black
increased far more slowly, from 9% in 1980 to 13% in 2020, while White students
saw a considerable decrease in
their share of enrollment, from 84% to 54%.
Despite growing enrollment, relatively small shares
of young Hispanics are enrolled in college or have obtained a bachelor’s
degree. In 2021, about three-in-ten Latinos ages 18 to 24 (32%) were enrolled
at least part time in college, a similar share to Black Americans (33%) and a
lower share than among White (37%) and Asian (58%) adults of the same age,
according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Current Population Survey
data. Among Latinos, some 35% of young women 18 to 24 were enrolled at least
part time in college in 2021, compared with 28% of men of the same age
group. In 2021, about a quarter of Latinos ages 25 to 29
(23%) had earned a bachelor’s degree, up from 14% in 2010. A similar share of
Black Americans in this age group (26%) had obtained a bachelor’s degree,
while 45% of White Americans and 72% of Asian Americans ages 25 to 29 had
done so. Hispanic women ages 25 to 29 were more likely than Hispanic men in
the same age range to have a college degree (27% vs. 20%) – a pattern also
seen among other racial and ethnic groups. Overall, a 62% majority of U.S. adults ages 25 and
older do not have a bachelor’s degree, including about eight-in-ten Hispanics
(79%). Financial constraints a
major reason why Hispanics do not finish a four-year degree Financial considerations are a key reason why
Americans overall do not complete a four-year degree, and this is
particularly true for Hispanics, according to an October
2021 Pew Research Center survey.
Among Latinos who do not have a bachelor’s degree
and are not enrolled in school, about seven-in-ten Latinos (71%) say a major
or minor reason why is that they need to work to help support family, while
69% say they couldn’t afford a four-year degree. Affordability restrictions may include the overall
cost of college, lack of reliable transportation or a desire to not take on
debt. Hispanics are more likely than other students to avoid taking
on debt and more likely to report difficulties
paying back student loans. Personal factors also play a role in college
completion. Close to half of Hispanics who have not obtained a four-year
degree (47%) say they just did not want to pursue one. There is a notable
difference by gender, with 54% of Hispanic men and 40% of Hispanic women
citing this as a reason for not finishing college. Other factors play a role, too. Among Latinos
without a bachelor’s degree, about four-in-ten (42%) say they did not think
they would get into a four-year college – a significantly higher share than
among White Americans (22%). In addition, 37% of Latinos without a bachelor’s
degree say they did not think they needed a four-year degree for the job or
career they wanted. This is similar to the share of Black Americans who say
the same, (41%) but lower than the share of White Americans (49%). OCTOBER 7, 2022 761-763-43-35/Polls More
Than One In Three Teens Say They Have Been Bullied In The Past Year
A new survey was conducted to examine the prevalence
and attitudes of bullying among parents of children 8-17 and their teens. The
findings include:
About the Choose Kindness
Project The Choose Kindness Project brings together an
alliance of leading nonprofit organizations to address bullying and spark
kindness for young people and their families. The Choose Kindness Alliance is
designed to foster collaboration and innovation among these thought leaders
in an effort to help them expand their reach and impact with youth, families,
educators and coaches. Founding members of this growing Alliance include:
AAKOMA Project, Act to Change, Ad Council, Anti-Defamation League, Digital
Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital, Facing History & Ourselves,
Get in the Game, GLAAD, GLSEN, Hispanic Federation, Human Rights Campaign
Foundation — Welcoming Schools, Kevin Love Fund, kindness.org, Lions Clubs
International Foundation, Harvard University’s Making Caring Common, NAACP,
National School Climate Center, Positive Coaching Alliance, and Special
Olympics. 7 October 2022 761-763-43-36/Polls Nine-In-Ten
Canadians Now Tightening Household Budgets As Inflation, High Prices Persist
What began at the beginning of the year with a
slight twinge for many Canadians over rising prices has led to a place where
nearly every adult in this country is spending less and bracing for more
financial pain as inflation maintains a tight grip on the nation. The Bank of Canada announced another interest rate
hike in early September – up 75 basis points to 3.25 per cent – as the battle
against inflation rages on. Canadians are divided about what they would like
to see going forward, with one-in-three (33%) saying they would hold the rate
firm now, and one-in-five saying it should continue to rise (20%) or be
reduced (23%). More unity is noted on the financial implications of
increasing interest rates. A firm majority say that the rise in rates will
cause them more financial pain over the coming months. At least half of
Canadians across all income levels say this, though those earning more than
$200,000 as an annual household income are most likely to say the impact will
be positive (15%).
More Key Findings:
INDEX Part One: 2022 continues
to challenge Canadians financially
Part Two: Rising interest
rates
Part One: 2022 continues
to challenge Canadians financially Uncertain economic conditions persist, and inflation
has impacted the lives of nearly all Canadians this year. Amid this, nearly
half of Canadians say they’re worse off now financially than they were at the
same time last year. This represents the second consecutive quarter where
this is the case, and the highest level recorded since 2010:
Reports of worsening finances are most prominent
among those with lower income levels, while notably, one-quarter of those
with income levels of more than $200,000 say that their situation has
improved in the past 12 months as economic activity has picked up:
Optimism has not necessarily improved over the past
three months about what the coming year will bring, but pessimism has
declined slightly:
Most responding by cutting
back While provinces are touting higher
than expected revenues – driven by high resource
prices and inflation which
are generating positive returns for government coffers – the same factors are
causing Canadians to continue to tighten their budgets. This trend is evident
even over the past six weeks. Two-thirds of Canadians say they are cutting
back on their discretionary spending – an increase of nine points since early
August. A similar increase is noted in the proportion who say they are
delaying a major purchase (50% overall).
These behavioural adjustments are not uniform across
income level, but evidently do impact Canadians across all different walks of
financial life. Those with higher levels of income are less likely to be
taking some of these actions, but not by an overwhelming margin:
Food costs cause
persistent problems The small reduction in year over year inflation
reported in September was primarily due to cheaper
fuel costs – which have now reversed
course in many areas of the country. Grocery
costs continue to rise and cause difficulty for half of the population.
This has been a trend noted throughout all of 2022:
There is a marked difference in this metric along
household income levels. Canadians in households earning less than $50,000
annually are much more likely to report difficulties putting food on the
table – more than two thirds say this. Food inflation also appears to be
hitting the budgets of higher income Canadians as well, as one-third (34%) in
households earning between $150,000 and $200,000, and three-in-ten earning
more than that, say grocery shopping has been difficult recently:
The Economic Stress Index Earlier this year, the Angus Reid Institute
developed the Economic
Stress Index to better understand the financial pressures Canadians
are facing. The index factors responses to questions regarding debt, housing
and grocery costs, as well as respondents’ self-appraisal of their finances over
the last 12 months and expectations of the year to come. The Index separates Canadians into four groups: the
Struggling, the Uncomfortable, the Comfortable and the Thriving. The
proportion of Canadians falling into the Struggling and Uncomfortable categories
has been fairly consistent throughout this year. However, the proportion of
Canadians at the top end of the index has fallen, dropping more people down
the index.
By measuring these factors in combination, it becomes
clear just how profound the challenges are among lower-income Canadians.
Seven-in-ten among those with the lowest income levels are either Struggling
or Uncomfortable.
Across the country, Quebecers are more likely to
fall into the Comfortable or Thriving categories on the Index than other
provincial residents. Meanwhile, in Newfoundland and Labrador, two-thirds are
either classified as Struggling (30%) or Uncomfortable (35%). The former
matches Saskatchewan for the highest proportion in the country:
For a more thorough demographic breakdown of the
different categories of the Index, see
the detailed tables. Part Two: Rising interest
rates The Bank of Canada has been the chief firefighter in
the battle against this burning inflation. It has turned up the pressure of
interest rates five times so far this year to try to quench the fire. Inflation
has cooled from 40-year highs, but there are still
calls for higher interest rates, even as indebted Canadians feel
the squeeze. Half say higher interest
rates will have negative impact on their finances Canadians expect the impact of a stricter credit
market to be more negative than positive. More than half (55%) say they
expect higher interest rates will have a negative impact on their personal
finances, five times as many who say the opposite (11%). One-quarter (24%)
expect no personal financial effect either way. This sentiment of the negative effect of rising
rates is consistent across income levels, though those in higher income
households are less likely to say the impact is significantly negative and
more likely to say it will be more minor in nature:
Canadians divided over
direction Bank of Canada should take Despite inflation cooling, the Bank of Canada has
indicated September’s 75 basis-point interest rate hike would
not be the last. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development said
it expects the Bank to its policy rate a further 125 basis points,
to 4.5 per cent. Canadians are divided on what they believe should be
the Bank’s next move. However, a majority either want the Bank hold interest
rates where they are (33%) or instead lower rates (23%). One-in-five (20%)
say the Bank should do as it has indicated and continue to move rates
upwards. In May, when the Bank’s policy rate was one
per cent, one-quarter (27%) wanted further hikes, while approaching half
(45%) wanted the Bank to take a wait-and-see approach. Three hikes later,
more are calling for a reversal of course, and fewer for higher rates:
September 29, 2022 Source: https://angusreid.org/inflation-bank-of-canada-interest-rates-sept-2022/ 761-763-43-37/Polls Economy
Looms Large Over Brazil's Elections
With economic activity recovering steadily since the
COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment falling to its lowest level in nearly seven
years and consumer prices finally edging downward, Brazil's economic picture
is looking much brighter as voters head to the polls this week. The spate of recent good economic news may bolster
the odds for incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, who currently trails the
popular former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in most polls. However,
Gallup surveys in Brazil in late July and early August show healthy doses of
economic optimism and skepticism among the electorate. The good news may be
too little, too late for some Brazilians. Majority of Brazilians
Optimistic About Their Living Standards: Brazil's economy began to recover in 2021 and continues
to do so this year, with current growth for 2022 forecast at 2.7%. On the
back of this growth, as well as a new $7.6 billion aid package to help ease
inflation woes among poor Brazilians, a majority of Brazilian adults (58%)
say their standard of living is getting better, while 22% say it is getting
worse. These numbers are slightly improved from where they were in 2021 and
in line with sentiment in 2020.
Throughout Bolsonaro's first term, the majority of
Brazilians have been upbeat about their living standards, but notably not
nearly to the same level as they were throughout da Silva's presidency --
which da Silva may be able to capitalize on. One in Three Brazilians
Struggling to Afford Food: After spending most
of 2021 and much of 2022 in the double digits, annual inflation dropped to
about 9% in August, as transport, food and housing prices started to fall. Still, food prices remain high,
which is reflected in the 34% of Brazilians who said they struggled to afford
food at times in the past year. More Brazilians have been unable to afford food
at times in the past two years under Bolsonaro than at most points in the
past 15 years.
Brazilians Remain
Pessimistic About Job Market: Although Brazil's
jobless rate fell to 9.1% this summer -- its lowest level in nearly seven
years -- the majority of Brazilians (56%) still think it is a bad time to
find a job where they live. Four in 10 Brazilians see it as a good time.
Overall, Brazilians remain pessimistic about job
prospects, but they are not nearly as pessimistic as they were when Bolsonaro
took office or compared with the years immediately following the country's
economic crisis in 2014. Less Than Half See Local
Economic Conditions Improving: The optimism
that Brazilians feel about their living standards and other economic metrics
may be fragile. At the same time that Brazilians feel their personal
situation is getting better, they are less optimistic about the direction of
their economy than they were in the past two years. In fact, the 49% of
Brazilians who see local economic conditions as improving is the same as
Bolsonaro's first year in office.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/401690/economy-looms-large-brazil-elections.aspx
761-763-43-38/Polls 58
Percent Of The Colombian Population Supports Compulsory Voting
58 percent of Colombians believe that voting should
be compulsory, while 40 percent do not agree and 2 percent do not know or do
not respond. This was made known by the new survey carried out by the Centro Nacional de Consultoría
(CNC) for CM&, in which they asked citizens about their perception of the
obligation to vote in Colombia. Likewise, they consulted their opinion on the
proposal that congressmen can be appointed ministers or run for mayor or
governorship. In this regard, 76 percent of the population disagrees while
only 20 percent agree. 2 percent do not know or do not respond. Both issues
are among the points that have generated the most controversy regarding the
political reform that the National Government filed before Congress on
September 13, and which was approved on Wednesday in the first debate in the
First Commission of the Senate. This initiative aims, according to the
Executive, to put an end to electoral patronage, although it touches on some
issues that have been sensitive in past similar initiatives, such as
compulsory voting. Although this reform still lacks several procedures in
Congress, in principle it was accepted that all citizens should participate
in the elections held in the country. However, this would only be for two
consecutive constitutional terms. “In order to strengthen the citizen culture
of participation in the political and electoral decisions of the country,
compulsory voting and the duty of the State to guarantee free public
transport service for election day are created for two consecutive
constitutional periods,” the project states. passed. But although it passed
the first debate, there are divided opinions.
For example, for Senator Ariel Ávila, of the Alianza
Verde, "this will encourage all citizens to go out and vote for the
proposal they know best." While congressmen like Alejandro Vega consider
that "we should not restrict the freedoms of citizens, that is why it is
important to eliminate the provision of (compulsory voting), since this must
be voluntary and optional." “An
uncertain number abstains as a political position, another huge and uncertain
number does not feel summoned or included in our political system.”
Compulsory voting has already been the subject of debate on several occasions
in Congress and has not prospered. And this time it promises to be one of the
strongest topics to debate when the initiative is in plenary session. Among
those who oppose this regulation is the senator of the Alianza Verde Angélica
Lozano, who anticipated that she will vote in the negative. “An uncertain
number abstains as a political position, another huge and uncertain number
does not feel summoned or included in our political system. Their social and
structural exclusion cannot be overcome by forcing them to vote," Lozano
asserted. Other key issues approved in the reform is that the parties will
only be able to register closed and blocked lists with a guarantee of
universality, alternation and gender parity and diverse identities. Precisely
this Thursday from a forum in Medellín, the Minister of the Interior, Alfonso
Prada, referred to the reform and to this point: “In our democracy, many feel
excluded and that disagreement also generates conflicts. We seek to guarantee
equal representation so that half of Congress, to name just one institution,
are women.”
Among other issues, the duty to implement internal
democratization mechanisms in the communities is established, failure to
comply will result in sanctions for the party such as the loss of legal
status. Regarding the financing of the parties, it will be predominantly
state-owned and will go directly to the parties, and not to the candidates,
which eliminates the conflict of interest that arises when the financing is
personal. If a member of a public corporation stands for the next election,
for a different party, he must resign from the seat at least six months
before registration. And it is guaranteed that those who want to aspire to a
position of popular election must have at least six months of militancy
within the community. Likewise, the members of the Collegiate Bodies of
popular election, or those who have renounced their seat, are authorized only
once to register in a party other than the one that endorsed them, without
renouncing the seat or incurring double militancy. The text of the political
reform paper also stipulates the limit to re-election within popularly
elected public corporations. No one may be elected for more than four
consecutive terms in the Senate of the Republic, House of Representatives,
Departmental Assembly, District or Municipal Council, or Local Administrative
Board. September 23, 2022 AUSTRALIA
761-763-43-39/Polls When
Asked About China, Australians Tend To Think Of Its Government, Not Its
People
Official relations between Australia and China have
been strained in recent years. The two countries have been involved in
a trade
dispute since 2020, when Australia called
for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus and China
responded by imposing
new tariffs. The worsening relationship has also been evident in public
opinion surveys: Australia saw the sharpest
increase in negative views of China of any country surveyed by Pew
Research Center in 2020, and those negative views remain
widespread in Australia today.
Other Australians listed government actions, such as
one woman who referenced “punishment for those who speak out about the
government.” Some comments about the government were more neutral, such as
“Different forms of government need to be respected.” A public focus on China’s government – rather than
its people – is consistent with other recent Pew Research Center findings
about China, including
in the United States. The Center has also found a similar pattern in
survey respondents’ views of countries other than China: Americans, for
example, are more likely to have a negative view of Israel’s
government than its people. In Australia, the share of respondents who brought
up China’s political system in their open-ended responses included 15% who
described how political power was distributed across or exercised in the
country. Many simply used labels such as “undemocratic,” “authoritarian” and
“oppressive.” One Australian man called it a “totalitarian one-party state.”
An Australian woman described a “strongly focused government that will seek
conformity from citizens.” Another 9% of respondents specifically pointed to
communism or the ruling Chinese Communist Party, which is set to convene
its National
Party Congress in October, when President
Xi Jinping is expected to assume a third term. A country that ignores rules and gets away with it.
A country that wants to dominate the world. A bully that has used Australia
as an example to other countries that if you cross them they will punish you. Australian woman In other responses to the Center’s survey, nearly a
quarter of Australians who volunteered an answer (23%) mentioned some
perceived threat that China poses to the world, their region, Australia or
China’s own people. Most responses in this category focused on China’s
general quest to be the most powerful country (7%) or its perceived poor
international conduct (7%), including mentions of manipulation and bullying
on the world stage. One Australian woman said she thought of China as “a
country that ignores rules and gets away with it. A country that wants to
dominate the world. A bully that has used Australia as an example to other
countries that if you cross them they will punish you.” Threats were more commonly top of mind for
Australians ages 60 and older, as well as those who support Australia’s
governing party – which, at the time of the survey, was the Liberal-National
coalition, led by former Prime Minister Scott Morrison. (The current prime
minister is Anthony Albanese of the Labor Party.) For some Australians, China poses an economic or
military threat (referenced by 4% each). Perceived economic threats included
“working their way into different countries by lending,” using “trade
sanctions to try and force their way or take revenge,” or simply “economic
manipulation.” Mentions of China’s military included phrases such as
“military strength,” “a military threat” or “military expansion.” For roughly a quarter of Australians who volunteered
an answer (23%), human rights abuses were one of the first things to come to
mind when thinking of China, and 11% specifically mentioned lack of freedoms
in the form of government repression and censorship. One man described the
country as “a powerful, growing empire with a bad human rights record that
uses a surveillance state and heavy censorship to keep its government in
power with no real opposition.” Words like “conformity” and “thought control”
also came up, as well as mentions of restricted freedom of expression for
Chinese citizens. A powerful, growing empire with a bad human rights
record that uses a surveillance state and heavy censorship to keep its
government in power with no real opposition. Australian man The share of Australians who mentioned human rights
included 4% who mentioned the Chinese government’s treatment of the
Uyghur people, an ethnic minority group in the Xinjiang region of
northwest China. Some explicitly used the word “genocide,” and others
referenced “concentration” or “re-education” camps. One Australian woman
said, “I have grave concerns about the Uyghurs and the way they are being
rounded up and put into the so-called re-education centers. It seems as if
there is another holocaust happening with these people.” Roughly a fifth of Australian adults who offered an
answer (18%) brought up the economy when thinking about China, including 4%
who described the current state or growth of its economy. An Australian man
referred to China as an “economic powerhouse that managed to bring a billion
people out of poverty in a few decades with cheap labor.” Others focused on
China’s manufacturing prowess (3%), including an Australian woman who called
China “the world’s factory.” An equal share of Australians (3%) mentioned
trade, including China’s tariffs on some Australian goods. Fewer mentioned
topics such as cheap or poorly manufactured products, or China’s status as an
economic powerhouse. About one-in-ten Australians who provided an answer
(8%) mentioned the size
of China’s population in their responses. For example, one woman
said, “Big population,” and another referenced “population overflow.” A similar share of Australian respondents (7%)
offered generally positive evaluations of China. Some of these respondents
identified things associated with China, such as one woman who wrote,
“pandas, the wall of China, dumplings.” Others mentioned China’s culture and
history, including another woman who mentioned China’s “rich artistic,
economic, trading and scientific history.” Positive responses were more
common among Australians ages 18 to 29 than those 60 and older. When it comes
to overall
favorability of China, younger Australians also have more favorable
views of China than older ones. Australia called
for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in 2020, and a
small share of Australians who volunteered an answer mentioned COVID-19 in
their answers (6%). This included references to the origins of the
coronavirus with mentions of “wet markets” and “Wuhan,” as well as references
to China’s response to COVID-19. Others said they held China responsible for
the pandemic due to insufficient containment efforts or alleged that the
Chinese government engaged in a cover-up to conceal the country’s role in the
spread of the virus. One woman said, “The first thing that comes to mind is
selfish! If they had come forward when they were first aware of the risks of
the virus and shut their borders to contain it, the world would not be
suffering the way it is now.” The people themselves are lovely, but the government
is power hungry. Australian woman Another 6% of Australians who offered their views
about China brought up the Chinese people. One woman said, “The people
themselves are lovely, but the government is power hungry.” Another woman
said, “[I] have worked with some lovely Chinese people but have concerns
about the attitude of the country’s ruling party towards other countries and
their policies.” Some specifically referenced Chinese nationals
abroad – especially those living in Australia – and a perception that they
failed to assimilate to local culture. Others spoke to the long-standing
history of people of Chinese origins living in Australia, such as one woman
who said, “[There are] many Chinese living in Australia and have been for a
long time and are part of our history. White Australia has often been racist
towards Chinese.” While the Chinese government received largely
negative evaluations in Australians’ responses, only 1% of responses
expressed negative views of the Chinese people (compared with the 4% of
responses that described the people of China in a positive light). Negative
responses included words such as “selfish” and “unsympathetic.” In contrast,
positive sentiments mentioned traits such as “hard-working,” “ingenious” and
“family oriented.” A small share of Australian respondents (3%) brought
up China’s environmental impact. One woman said she’s “been to China on
business & for personal reasons. I’ve been north, south, east and a
reasonable way west. I’ve never seen the horizon, because of the ever-present
pollution.” Another 3% of respondents spoke about China as a
general or political world power. These included an Australian woman who
called China a “world power with serious potential.” SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 761-763-43-40/Polls Halloween
To Deliver A $430 Million Spending Boost For Retailers
The joint research found that:
ARA CEO Paul Zahra said
Halloween continues to grow in popularity in Australia and retailers are
promoting it in a big way. “Halloween has been growing in status as an
Australian tradition and has become a highly anticipated seasonal event for
many retailers. Businesses are coming to the party with themed windows and
store displays as part of big promotional push in the lead up to October 31,”
Mr Zahra said. “Consumers are forecast to spend $430 million on
their Halloween celebrations, stocking up on food and sweets and purchasing
costumes and decorations. Some families go above and beyond with lighting and
decorative efforts around their homes, while hospitality venues also get
involved with Halloween themed food and cocktails. “Halloween is a time to celebrate some spooky
silliness and with five million Australians expected to do so this year, the
event will help build sales momentum for retailers in the run up to
Christmas.” **The ARA-Roy Morgan Snap
SMS survey was conducted with an Australian-wide cross-section of 2,853
Australians aged 18+ on Monday September 19 – Wednesday September 21, 2022** October 06, 2022 Source: https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/halloween-to-deliver-a-430-million-spending-boost-for-retailers 761-763-43-41/Polls 2.8
Million New Zealanders Read Newspapers And Nearly 1.7 Million Read Magazines
In 2022
These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan
New Zealand Single Source survey of 6,474 New Zealanders aged 14+ over the 12
months to June 2022. Five of the top ten
newspapers grew their total cross-platform audience in the year to June 2022 The leading performer during the
pandemic has been New Zealand’s most widely read publication the New Zealand Herald with a total
cross-platform audience of 1,800,000 in the 12 months to June 2022. Other newspapers to increase their total
cross-platform audiences during 2021-22 included the Otago Daily Times, up 2,000 (+0.7%) to
287,000, the Waikato Times,
up 3,000 (+1.8%) to 187,000 and Bay of
Plenty Times, up 8,000 (+5.7%) to 154,000. Filling out the top ten are the Dominion Post in second place with
an audience of 379,000 readers ahead of The Press in fourth place on 251,000 followed by
the Sunday Star-Times on
190,000. Top 10 Newspapers – Total
7 Day Cross-Platform Audience (Print & Online)
*Cross-Platform Audience
is the number of New Zealanders who have read or accessed individual
newspaper content via print or online. Print is net readership in an average
7 days. Online is net readership online in an average 7 days. Habitat and Dish increase
their print readership during 2021-22 New Zealand’s most widely read
magazine is the driving magazine AA Directions which
had an average issue readership of 345,000 during the year to June 2022 –
more than 100,000 ahead of the second-placed New Zealand Listener with an average issue readership
of 198,000. There were two leading magazines to increase their
average issue readership in the year to June 2022 led by Habitat, which increased its readership
by 17,000 to 101,000, and Dish which
increased its readership by 12,000 to 91,000. Other widely read magazines included TV Guide with a readership of
152,000, Australian Women’s Weekly (NZ
Edition) on 132,000, Woman’s
Day on 120,000, NZ
Gardener on 89,000, NZ
House & Garden on 86,000 and Cuisine on 84,000. Women’s Lifestyle and Fashion magazines were among
the big improvers in 2021-22 with Mindfood,
up 1,000 to 77,000, NZ Fashion
Quarterly, up 13,000 to 42,000 and NZ Weddings, up 3,000 to 23,000. Other magazines to grow their readership during the
year to June 2022 included Heritage NZ,
up 18,000 to 77,000, New Idea,
up 10,000 to 55,000, Time,
up 5,000 to 44,000, Bunnings Magazine,
up 5,000 to 43,000, Art News NZ,
up 9,000 to 37,000, University of Auckland
Business Review, up 15,000 to 36,000, Avenues, up 4,000 to 33,000, NZ Woman’s Weekly Julie Le Clerc Magazine,
up 6,000 to 30,000, Grapevine,
up 5,000 to 22,000, NZ Trends Design
Series, up 1,000 to 20,000, Rugby
News, up 2,000 to 20,000 and NZ Motorhomes Caravans & Destinations, up 1,000 to
13,000. Several Are Media magazines including New Zealand Listener, Australian Women’s Weekly (NZ
Edition), NZ Woman’s Day and NZ Woman’s Weekly were temporarily suspended from
publication in the June and September 2020 quarters due to the New Zealand
lockdown. The figures for these magazines show average readership for the
available quarters. New Zealand’s Top 10
Magazines by Average Issue Print Readership
*Roy Morgan has measured
additional readership for this magazine via Cross-Platform Audiences – see
next section. **Note: Are Media magazines were temporarily suspended during
the June and September 2020 quarters. Results for these magazines have been
suppressed for the impacted quarters, average issue readership is allocated
instead. Habitat, Dish, NZ House
& Garden and Mindfood lead cross-platform* audience growth in 2022 Of the top ten magazines by cross-platform audience
there were four which experienced growth during 2021-22 – led by Habitat and Dish which both increased their
audiences by more than 20% on a year ago. The total cross-platform audience of Habitat increased by 44,000 (+38.9%)
to 157,000 while for Dish the
total audience grew by 32,000 (+21.9%) to 179,000. There was also
cross-platform audience growth for NZ
House & Garden, up 16,000 (+11.2%) to 162,000 and Mindfood, up 13,000 (+8.5%) to 162,000. AA Directions is still easily New
Zealand’s most widely read magazine with a market-leading total
cross-platform audience of 436,000 – 200,000 ahead of the second most widely
read New Zealand Listener with
a total cross-platform audience 236,000 in the 12 months to June 2022. Other leading magazines with strong
cross-platform audiences of over 150,000 include TV Guide on 191,000, NZ Woman’s Day on 185,000, Australian Women’s Weekly (NZ Edition) on
185,000 and NZ Woman’s Weekly on
154,000. Importantly as we transition into an increasingly
digital environment, all of the top ten magazines grew their digital audience
over the year to June 2022 including AA
Directions, up 3,000 to 169,000, Dish, up 18,000 to 113,000, Mindfood, up 11,000 to 104,000, NZ Woman’s Day & NZ Woman’s Weekly/ Now to Love, up 18,000
to 91,000 NZ House & Garden,
up 22,000 to 90,000, Habitat,
up 28,000 to 73,000, New Zealand
Listener, up 8,000 to 71,000, Australian Women’s Weekly (NZ Edition), up 12,000 to 71,000
and TV Guide, up 3,000 to
62,000. Top 10 Magazines – Total
Cross-Platform Audience (Print & Online)
*Cross-platform audience
is the number of New Zealanders who have read or accessed individual magazine
content via print or online. Print is average issue readership. Digital is
average website visitation and app usage (if available) in last 7 days for
weekly titles (National Business Review, New Idea, NZ Listener, NZ Woman's
Day, NZ Woman's Weekly, Property Press, That's Life, Time, TV Guide) and last
4 weeks for all other non-weekly titles. **Note: Are Media
magazines were temporarily suspended during the June and September 2020
quarters. Results for some of these magazines have been suppressed for the
latest quarter, average issue readership is allocated instead. Bite was the standout
Newspaper Inserted Magazine as it continued to grow its readership in 2022 The New Zealand Herald newspaper
inserted magazine Bite (North Island) is the only one of the six
measured here to increase its average issue readership over the past year, up
by 19,000 to 143,000. However, stablemate Canvas (North Island)
remained as clearly the most widely read with an average issue readership of
243,000 in the year to June 2022 – nearly 100,000 ahead of any other. The second most widely read newspaper inserted
magazine in the year to June 2022 was Weekend (North Island) with an average issue
readership of 153,000 just ahead of Viva (North Island) with a readership of
146,000 and Sunday Magazine with
a readership of 145,000. Behind the five market leaders is Your Weekend with an average issue
readership of 122,000. New Zealand’s Leading
Newspaper Inserted Magazines by Print Readership
September 27, 2022 761-763-43-42/Polls The
Potential National/Act NZ (48.5%) Coalition Has Stretched Its Lead Over
Labour/Greens (42%) To The Largest Since May 2022
The gap between the two sides of politics has
increased by 4.5% points in September with a potential National/Act NZ
coalition up 2.5% points to 48.5% and they are now 6.5% points ahead of the
governing Labour/Greens coalition on 42%, down 2% points. In addition, a minority of 6% of electors (up 1%
point) support minor parties outside Parliament with support for New Zealand
First down 0.5% points to 1%, The Opportunities Party was up 1.5% points to
2.5% and support for the New Conservative Party was unchanged at 0.5% in
September. This latest New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll on voting
intention was conducted by telephone – both landline and mobile – with a New
Zealand-wide cross-section of 942 electors during September. Electors were
asked: “If a New Zealand Election
were held today which party would receive your party vote?” Of
all electors surveyed only 5%, down 1.5% points, did not name a party. New Zealand Government
Confidence Rating was up 1.5pts to 86 in September The Roy
Morgan Government Confidence Rating increased by 1.5pts in September to 86.
The indicator is now down a massive 39pts from a year ago in September 2021. In September an equal record low of only 37.5%
(unchanged) of electors said New Zealand was ‘heading in the right direction’
compared to 51.5% (down 1.5% points) who said New Zealand was ‘heading in the
wrong direction’. The latest ANZ-Roy
Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating for New Zealand was unchanged at 85.4 and
is now just below the latest Consumer
Confidence figure in Australia of 87.8 on September 19-25, 2022. Support for National among
women rises above Labour for the first time in September For the first time since Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern came to power in October 2017 more women support National (34%) than Labour
(33%) in September. The gap is driven by women aged 18-49 who clearly support
National (30.5%) over Labour (26.5%). Women aged 50+ continue to favour
Labour (40.5%) over National (38%). Women continue to narrowly favour the Labour/ Greens
coalition (46.5%) over a potential National/ Act NZ coalition (44.5%).
Support for the Labour/ Greens coalition is strongest amongst older women
aged 50+ at 47.5% compared to 46% support for National/ Act NZ. For women
aged 18-49 the lead is slightly larger with 46% supporting Labour/ Greens,
and a gap of 3% points to National/Act NZ on 43%. There is a stark difference for men with a majority
of 53% supporting National or Act NZ compared to only 37% supporting Labour
or the Greens. There was a narrow margin for men aged 18-49 with 44%
supporting National/ Act NZ compared to 43% that supported Labour/ Greens.
For men aged 50+ there was a much larger gap with more than twice as many,
62%, supporting National/ Act NZ compared to only 30.5% supporting Labour/
Greens. Support for the Greens is far higher amongst both
younger women and younger men than their older counterparts. Almost
one-in-five women aged 18-49 (19.5%) and one-in-six men aged 18-49 (16%)
support the Greens compared to only 7% of women aged 50+ and 7% of men aged
50+. The Maori Party attracts the support of only 4% of
men including 5% support from men aged 18-49 and 3% support from men aged
50+. The Maori Party attracts the support of 3% of women including 4% of
women aged 18-49 and 2% of women aged 50+. Party vote analysis by
Gender & Age
Roy Morgan Government
Confidence Rating
*The Roy Morgan Government
Confidence Rating is 100 plus the difference between the percentage of Kiwis
who say the country is “heading in the right direction” and the percentage
who say the country is “seriously heading in the wrong direction”. New Zealand Government
Confidence Rating is lowest for older men at only 70.5 in September The Roy Morgan New Zealand Government Confidence
Rating improved slightly in September and the increase was driven by
improving sentiment among younger women and men aged 18-49. The Government Confidence Rating for women aged
18-49 increased by 9pts in September to 85.5. In contrast, the Government
Confidence Rating for women aged 50+ was down by 5.5pts to 91.5. There is a large difference for men of different
ages with those aged 18-49 having a Government Confidence Rating of 95 (up
11pts) while for older men aged 50+ it was down a large 14.5pts to only 70.5. Among women overall now 50% (down 2.5% points) say
‘New Zealand is ‘heading in the wrong direction’, while only 38% (unchanged)
say New Zealand is ‘heading in the right direction’ – a Government Confidence
Rating of 88 (up 2.5pts). Once again, a clear majority of men, 54% (up 0.5%
points) say New Zealand is ‘heading in the wrong direction’ while under
two-fifths of men, 37.5% (up 0.5% points), say New Zealand is ‘heading in the
right direction’ – a Government Confidence Rating of only 83.5 (unchanged). October 04, 2022 MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
761-763-43-43/Polls Africans
Are Split On Covid-19 Vaccination, Study In 16 African Countries
Modelling by the World Health Organization (WHO)
projects about 166.2 million COVID-19 cases and 23,000 deaths in Africa
during 2022, a 94% drop in COVID-19 deaths compared to 2021 (350,000). About
70,000 deaths are expected if we encounter a deadlier variant of the The WHO attributes the drastic decline in estimated
COVID-19 deaths to “increasing vaccination, improved pandemic response, and
natural immunity from previous infections.” However, only 21.2% of Africans
were fully vaccinated by the end of August 2022 (Africa Centres for Disease
Control and Prevention, 2022), one-third the global average (62.56%) and far
short of the 70% target set for mid-2022 (World Health Organization, 2022b;
2021). By June 2022, only three African countries – Mauritius, Seychelles,
and Rwanda – had achieved or almost achieved the global 70% target (World
Health Organization, 2022c). When COVID-19 vaccines first came into use, Africa
struggled to access and acquire them, with some African leaders condemning
what they termed “vaccine nationalism” and travel bans imposed on several
African countries (Mlaba, 2021). But with hundreds of millions of For Africa, the challenge has shifted from vaccine
acquisition to vaccine administration. A central issue is vaccine hesitancy.
The WHO describes vaccine hesitancy as the refusal or delay in acceptance of
vaccines despite the availability of vaccine services (World Health
Organization, 2019). In Africa, false anti-vaccination narratives on social
media have fuelled concerns about the safety and efficacy of vaccines (Cubbon
& Dotto, 2021). Other causes of vaccine hesitancy include beliefs in
religious protection and lack of trust in governments and health authorities
to ensure the safety of vaccines (Alhassan et al., 2021; American Association
of Family Physicians, 2021; Maina, 2022). Afrobarometer surveys in 16 African countries in
2020/2021 show that while awareness of the (Afrobarometer) 21 September 2022 Source:
https://www.afrobarometer.org/publication/ad553-africans-are-split-on-covid-19-vaccination-dont-trust-government-to-ensure-vaccine-safety/ 761-763-43-44/Polls Among
9 European Right-Wing Populists, Favorable Views Of Russia And Putin Are Down
Sharply
Europeans who support right-wing populist parties
have historically been more
likely than other Europeans to express a positive view of Russia and
its president, Vladimir Putin. While that is generally still the case today,
favorable opinions of Russia and Putin have declined sharply among Europe’s
populists following Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, according to a new
Pew Research Center analysis. The decline in favorable views of Russia and Putin
has been especially pronounced among populists in Italy, which will hold an election on
Sept. 25 to determine if the far-right Brothers of Italy party –
backed by two other right-wing populist parties, Lega and Forza Italia – will
lead the winning coalition. Favorable opinions of Russia have declined by 49
percentage points among supporters of Lega and Forza Italia since 2020 – the
biggest decrease of any measured in the Center’s analysis.
Overall, positive ratings of Russia dropped by 15
points or more among supporters of most right-wing populist parties in Europe
between 2020 and 2022. In France, for example, a majority of National Rally
supporters (55%) held a favorable view of Russia in 2020, but just about a
fifth (21%) do so now – a drop of 34 points. In Hungary, which was last
surveyed in 2019, and Germany, supporters of Fidesz and Alternative for
Germany (AfD) also have become less positive toward Russia, with favorability
dropping 15 points in both countries. How we did this This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on the
decline in right-wing populist party favorability of Russia and confidence in
Russian President Vladimir Putin across many of the 14 European political
parties included in the survey. For more information on how we classify
European populist parties, see Appendix. Data collection began a week prior to Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine in France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. In
Poland and Hungary, data collection began on March 25 and April 19,
respectively. All other countries began fieldwork the same day as or shortly
after the invasion. Due to the time it takes to translate, program and test
questions on our international surveys, we prioritized gathering data at the
start of this significant international event rather than delaying or
pausing, fieldwork to add questions specifically about the war or the actions
taken by world leaders in response. For non-U.S. data, this analysis draws on nationally
representative surveys of 12,420 adults fielded from Feb. 14 to June 3, 2022.
All surveys were conducted over the phone with adults in Belgium, France,
Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United
Kingdom. Surveys were conducted face to face in Hungary and Poland. In the United States, we surveyed 3,581 U.S. adults
from March 21 to 27, 2022. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member
of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is
recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This
way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted
to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity,
partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about
the ATP’s
methodology. Here are the questions used
for the report, along with responses, and the survey
methodology. The negative shift in European populist views of
Russia extends to ratings of the Russian president as well. The trend is
again particularly pronounced in Italy, where supporters of right-wing
populist parties Lega and Forza Italia saw the largest recorded loss of
confidence in Putin (-52 and -41 points, respectively). In Sweden, where the right-wing Sweden
Democrats just
became a controlling party in the government, 9% of Sweden Democrats
supporters offer a positive rating of the Russian leader in 2022. This
represents a 21-point decrease in confidence from 2021. Double-digit drops in
confidence occurred among supporters of 13 of the 14 right-wing parties
tracked in our survey.
European right-wing
populists remain more positive toward Russia, Putin than other Europeans While favorable views of Russia and Putin have
decreased sharply among supporters of right-wing populist parties in Europe,
these parties’ supporters continue to be more likely than other Europeans to
see Russia and Putin in a positive light. For example, in Greece, those with
a favorable opinion of the right-wing populist party Greek Solution are 34
percentage points more likely than those with an unfavorable view of the
party to have a positive view of Russia (53% vs. 19%).
When it comes to opinion of the Russian president,
right-wing populist supporters are, in many cases, again more likely than
those who do not support these parties to have confidence in Putin. Here,
too, supporters of the Greek Solution party stand out: 55% say they have
confidence in Putin, compared with 18% of those who do not support Greek
Solution. Double-digit differences are also present in Germany, Hungary, the
Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Notably, Hungarians with a favorable view
of Jobbik – a right-wing populist party that has moved
steadily toward the center in opposition to Prime Minister Viktor
Orban and his ruling Fidesz party – are less likely to have a positive
opinion of Putin than Jobbik nonsupporters. For three right-wing populist parties included in
the survey – Lega in Italy, Vox in Spain and Law and Justice (PiS) in Poland
– supporters do not differ meaningfully from nonsupporters in their current
views of Russia and Putin. On balance, Poland stands out from the rest of
Europe for its overwhelmingly
critical opinions of Russia and its leader. (PEW) Source:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/09/23/among-european-right-wing-populists-favorable-views-of-russia-and-putin-are-down-sharply/ 761-763-43-45/Polls 3
In 5 Globally Say Their Healthcare System Is Overstretched, A 34 Country
Survey Shows
The Ipsos Global Health Service Monitor is an annual
study that explores the biggest health challenges facing people today and how
well-equipped people think their country’s healthcare services are to tackle
them. We ran the survey in 34 countries between 22nd July and 5th August 2022
on Ipsos’ Global
Advisor online platform. Key findings include:
Health Concerns Coronavirus remains the number one concern for a
third year running, mentioned by a global country average of 47%, down 23
percentage points on 2021. Japan is the country which shows the highest level
of concern about Covid-19 (at 73%), ahead of Peru (66%) in second. Mental health has, for the first time, taken the
number two spot and now succeeds Cancer when people think about health
concerns in their country. Mental health is most prevalent as a concern in
Sweden (63%), Chile (62%), and Ireland (58%). It has seen a five-percentage
point increase year-on-year since 2020 and currently stands at 36%. Cancer is still a prominent concern, with just over
a third (34%) perceiving it as a top worry. The level of concern in Portugal,
at 79%, is well above any other country, and by far the biggest concern in
the country. Next is Belgium, in second, where 59% single out cancer as a
main healthcare concern.
Healthcare Perceptions Though the pandemic still lingers, in most of the
countries covered in the survey, more than half rate their healthcare
system’s quality as “good”. There are some outliers in Latin America and
Central Europe, with Brazil (31%), Mexico (31%), and Peru (35%) describing
their healthcare as poor. Similarly, Hungary and Poland stand out, with
significant proportions thinking their healthcare service is poor (53% and
43% respectively).
When asked to look into the future, the outlook is
not entirely optimistic. A third (33%) think the quality of healthcare in the
coming years will improve and 20% see it getting worse. Contrary to their
current pessimism, people in Latin America are more optimistic about their
future in relation to the rest of the world. Colombia (71%), Brazil (62%),
and Peru (59%) all see quality improving. Meanwhile, nearly half (45%) of
Hungarians think it will get worse. France (43%) and Great Britain (39%) are
also negative in their forecasts. There is widespread agreement about the pressures on
individual countries’ healthcare capacity. Three in five (61%) globally agree
their system is overstretched. Newcomer Portugal ranks first at 87%, followed
by Great Britain (83%) whose sense of concern has been consistent over the
years. Healthcare Challenges In conjunction with this mood that systems are overstretched,
we see that access to treatment/waiting times emerge as the main perceived
problems their country’s healthcare system faces – selected by a global
country average of four in ten. Not enough staff is joint first for the first
time since we started asking these questions in 2018. Cost of accessing
treatment is the third most selected issue globally (31%). While no country
has bureaucracy as their top healthcare challenge, it is widely recognised
among the main issues.
Waiting times are a particularly prominent concern
in Hungary, Chile, and Portugal (in each country 65% single it out as a
challenge). However, this pattern does not follow when we look at where not
having enough staff is a particular challenge. Here Sweden (76%), France
(69%), and Netherlands (67%) as the top countries. Although slightly further down the list, bureaucracy
is still a challenge for a quarter of respondents (25%). Argentina has it as
their joint second highest challenge at 43%, only just behind lack of
investment (44%). Other LATAM countries struggling are Mexico (41%) and Peru
(39%). Outside the top issues, we see that lack of
investment in preventative health (22%) and lack of investment (20%) in
general rank next highest. Ageing population is seen as a challenge in some
of the Asian countries: Japan (52%), South Korea (51%), and China (46%). (Ipsos MORI) 26 September 2022 Source:
https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/3-5-globally-say-their-healthcare-system-overstretched 761-763-43-46/Polls The
Majority Across 34 Countries Describe The Consequences Of Climate Change In
Their Area As Serious
On average, across 34 countries, more than half of all adults (56%) say that
climate change has already had a serious effect in the area where they live. More
than seven in ten (71%) expect climate change to have a severe impact in
their area over the next 10 years. A third (35%) expect to be displaced from
their homes as a result of climate change in the next 25 years.
Results A majority in 22 out of 34
countries report that their area is already severely affected by climate
change. The proportion of adults surveyed who describe the
effect climate change has had so far in their area asveryserious orsomewhat serious rangesfrom 25% in Sweden to 75% in Mexico. On average, 56% in all
34 countries (15% "very serious" and 41% "something
serious"). In 22 countries, a majority report that they have
already been seriously affected by climate change, including nine countries
where over two-thirds of all respondents answer this: Mexico, Hungary, Turkey, Colombia, Spain, Italy, India,
Chile and France. The study finds notable regional differences within
several countries — likely a reflection of recent experiences with extreme
heat, drought, forest fires or floods. For example, the prevalence of having
experienced severe results from climate change is significantly higher than
the national average in Greater London (versus all of the UK), British
Columbia (versus all of Canada), the western region of the United States,
southeastern France, southern Germany, northeastern Italy, and the eastern
part of Hungary. A majority in all 34
countries expect the area they live in to be hit hard by climate change over
the next 10 years. Concern about being severely impacted by climate
change over the next decade is expressed by most adults in each of the
countries surveyed – from 52% in
Malaysia to more than 80% in Portugal, Mexico, Hungary, Turkey, Chile, South
Korea, Spain and Italy. On average, across the 34 countries, 71% say they
expect climate change to have a very serious or somewhat serious impact in
their area over the next 10 years (30% "very
serious" and 41% "somewhat
serious"). That's 15 percentage points higher than the
percentage who say climate change has already had a serious impact where they
live. The gap is greatest in Sweden (31 percentage points)
and Portugal (30 percentage points). The reverse is true in Saudi Arabia,
where the proportion who say climate change has already had a serious impact
is greater than the proportion who believe it will have a serious impact over
the next 10 years.
Across the 34 countries, an average
of 35% say they or their families are likely to be displaced from their homes
as a result of climate change over the next 25 years (10% "very likely", 25% "somewhat
likely"). This corresponds to almost two-thirds in India (65%)
and Turkey (64%) and almost half in Malaysia (49%), Brazil (49%), Spain (46%)
and South Africa (45%). In contrast, fewer than one in four respondents in
Sweden (17%), Argentina (21%), the Netherlands (21%) and Poland (23%). While reported and projected experiences of severe
effects of climate change vary slightly, along with demographic variables on
a global scale, the perceived likelihood of being displaced due to climate
change decreases significantly with age. Globally, 43% of those under 35 say
they are likely to have to move over the next 25 years due to climate change,
compared to 37% among those aged 35 to 49 and only 25% among those aged 50 to
74. (Ipsos Denmark) 5 October 2022 Source:
https://www.ipsos.com/da-dk/flertallet-pa-tvaers-af-34-lande-beskriver-konsekvenserne-af-klimaforandringerne-i-deres-omrade-som 761-763-43-47/Polls World
Mental Health Day 2022: Three In Four Globally Say Mental And Physical Health
Are Equally Important, A 34 Country Survey
The annual Ipsos World Mental Health Day survey is
designed to examine the public’s perceptions and experiences around mental
health. Topics covered include how it relates to physical wellbeing, how we
talk about mental health issues, and how healthcare services treat it. We ran
the survey in 34 countries between 22nd July and 5th August 2022 on
Ipsos’ Global
Advisor online platform. Key findings
Thinking About Our Mental
& Physical Wellbeing On a global country average, 58% of those surveyed
think about their mental wellbeing either very or fairly often, this is five
percentage points higher compared to 2021. Physical wellbeing on the other
hand is 12 points higher on average at 70%. The proportion thinking about their mental wellbeing
“often” show some differences by country, with Portugal (82%) ranking the
top, followed by Brazil (76%) and South Africa (75%), down to 33% in China. Demographic analysis shows that the people most
likely to think about their mental health ‘very often’ are the under 35s (31%
versus 16% of over 50s) and women (27% versus 21% of men). This pattern is
also seen with physical health. Mental vs Physical Health
– Which Takes Priority? The perceived importance of mental and physical
wellbeing seems to cross borders, with nearly 8 in 10 on a global country
average ranking them both equal (76%). Out of the 34 countries surveyed, 30
have over 7 in 10 saying mental and physical wellbeing are equally important.
There are only four countries that are exceptions, two of which still have it
at over half: Thailand (66%), Saudi Arabia (54%), India (49%), and the UAE
(48%). However, Saudi Arabia, India, and the UAE have the highest proportion
of people saying mental health is more important than physical health.
Health Services Perceived vs
Experienced So, the public believe that mental and physical
wellbeing are equally as important. But do people’s healthcare systems
reflect this view and provide equal treatment? On a global country average, a
third (33%) believe that both are treated equally. Only 12% on average think
mental health is given more priority; this contrasts with 41% saying their
healthcare system focuses more on physical health.
The country with the biggest perceived imbalance by
a significant amount is Portugal (73% saying physical is given more
importance than mental health), with Sweden next at nearly three-fifths
(58%). The countries with the highest perception of mental health being
treated with more importance than physical health are also the same countries
that have highest proportion saying mental health should have more priority
than physical health: India (27%), Saudi Arabia (25%), and the UAE (24%). Experiences Over the Last
Year The effects of stress on daily life are the most
frequently reported mental health issues globally, with 63% saying they have
felt (at least once) stressed to the point where it had an impact on how they
live their daily lives over the last year. Stress has also made three-fifths
(59%) feel like they can’t cope with things and two-fifths (39%) feel they
can’t go to work at least once. A quarter say they considered suicide or
self-harm once in the last year.
These issues are most pertinent among people under
35, women, unmarried people, and low-income households.
(Ipsos Global) 5 October 2022 Source:
https://www.ipsos.com/en/world-mental-health-day-2022 761-763-43-48/Polls In
14 EU Member States Almost 9 In 10 European Consumers Had Taken Food
Supplements In Their Lives
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic first hit in March
2020, images of people passing near-empty or empty shelves at groceries and
drug stores, a shared attitude for panic buying and booming sales data have
become a recurring phenomenon across the globe and Europe. While grocery
shoppers slowly adjusted to the “new normal” of lockdowns, Ipsos findings
confirmed how, even in the face of war and spiking inflation, Covid-19
endured among the top 10 consumer concerns over the past two years. In the (post-)lockdown world, consumers have increasingly turned to self-care and digital,
personalized medicine to monitor their own health data and gain more
control over their health and immunity. As the consumers’ attention and
concern for personal health and immunity rocketed over the past three years,
so did sales in the pharmaceutical and food
supplement sectors Vitamins and food
supplements as an immunity booster against the virus Commenting on the rising star of food supplements
and vitamins in the (post-)pandemic world, an analyst from Barclays pointed
out to the Financial Times that the pandemic served as “an accelerator” of the millennials
and the Generation Z’s interest in health and wellness, changing
behaviours and transforming food supplements into an integral part of consumers’
daily routine. Confirming this renewed emphasis on self-care and immunity
around the globe, Ipsos US research conducted in 2020 for the Council of
Responsible Nutrition showed how 85% of Americans reported that the
that Covid-19 pandemic served as a reminder to take care of their overall
health and 91% of American supplement users changed supplement regimen during
Covid-19. Two years into the pandemic, has the increasing
consumption of food supplements and vitamins truly become an enduring trend
in Europe too? Supplements’ consumption
more popular than ever in Europe Recent research conducted by Ipsos European Public
Affairs confirmed that regularly using vitamins and food supplements as an
immunity booster or as a self-care tool is a prevalent trend in Europe. Ipsos European Public Affairs conducted a survey in 2022
on behalf of Food Supplements Europe in 14 EU Member States and
discovered that almost 9 in 10 European consumers had taken food supplements
in their lives and nearly all of them had done so in the past 12 months
(93%). Most commonly, consumers reported having taken Vitamin D, Vitamin C,
and magnesium over the last 12 months.
Much in line with an enduring focus on health and
immunity among consumers around the globe, this research showed how over half
of the surveyed consumers in the EU had taken supplements to maintain their
overall health, while approaching half of them had done so to maintain their
immune system. To add on this, more than two-thirds of European consumers
mentioned that either a medical doctor/healthcare professional or a
pharmacist were their main sources of information on food supplements,
reflecting an increased interest in, and trust towards, the healthcare sector and
healthcare professionals around the world.
5 October 2022 Source:
https://www.ipsos.com/en/nutrition-pill-europeans-attitudes-towards-food-supplements 761-763-43-49/Polls Populists
In 11 European Countries Have Increased Their Vote Shares In Recent Elections
In Italy, the right-wing populist Brothers of Italy
party secured the highest vote share of any single party in the nation’s
recent election, making its leader, Giorgia Meloni, the likely
prime minister. In Sweden, the Sweden Democrats emerged as the second-most
popular party in the country’s recent election. Their strong
performance is the culmination of steady growth over the last six
parliamentary elections and the near doubling of their vote share since the
2014 election. Across Europe, populists – especially those on the
ideological right – have been winning larger shares of the vote in recent
legislative elections, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data
drawn primarily from Parlgov, a clearinghouse for cross-national political
information. The Center defines populists on the basis of three academic
measures and classifies them as right- or left-leaning based on expert
evaluations of their ideology. (For more on these definitions, see “How we
did this” or the
appendix.) How we did this In Italy this year, for example, around four-in-ten
voters cast their ballots for one of the three major right-wing populist
parties: Brothers of Italy, Forza Italia and Lega, up from around a third who
did the same in 2018 and around three-in-ten in 2013. On the other hand, Five
Star, a centrist populist
party, saw its vote share fall by roughly half since 2018, when it governed
as part of a populist
coalition with Lega.
In Spain, the share of the vote going to populist
parties roughly doubled between 2015 and 2019 – when the country’s most
recent legislative election took place – rising from around 13% to around
25%. This was especially the case among populists on
the right, with the Vox party seeing its vote share grow from around 10% to
around 15% during that span. In both Hungary and
Poland, right-wing populist parties have surged to power, making enormous
gains in the last two decades. In Hungary,
President Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party, which has been in power since 2010,
secured a supermajority in
this year’s legislative elections – though the total share voting for
populist parties in the country fell slightly as Jobbik, another right-wing
populist group, joined
an anti-Fidesz coalition. In Poland, the ruling Law and Justice Party
(Pis) roughly quadrupled their vote share between 2001 and 2019, from around
one-in-ten votes to around four-in-ten. In Belgium and France, while the
overall share of voters supporting populist parties has grown substantially
in recent years, there have been gains for both right- and left-leaning populist parties. The
right-leaning Flemish Interest party won around 12% of Belgium’s vote in
2019, marking one of its most successful elections since 2007. But the
left-leaning Worker’s Party of Belgium has also been ascendent, winning
around 9% of the vote in 2019, up from less than 1% in 2007. In France, the share of voters casting first-round
ballots for a populist party has risen from around 10% in the 1980s to around
44% as of the 2022 election. On the right, the National Rally party –
previously called National Front – has steadily increased its vote share in
parliamentary elections since 2007 and, under Marine LePen’s leadership,
became one
of two parties in the second round of the last two presidential
elections. La France Insoumise, a populist party on the left, garnered around
a quarter of the first-round parliamentary bloc in 2022 – though it did so as
part of a far-left
bloc alongside the Socialist Party, the Greens and the French
Communist Party (these four parties running separately in the previous
election also garnered around a quarter of the vote). Not all populist parties
are on the rise Germany and Greece somewhat buck the trend. In
Germany, support for the right-leaning Alternative for Germany (AfD) fell
nationally in the country’s most recent election in 2021, knocking
it from its claim as the largest opposition party and the third-biggest party
overall, though it remains a force in eastern Germany. And in Greece, while populist parties still garner a
large share of the vote, their popularity has been falling slightly in recent
years. Left-leaning Syriza is significantly more popular there than
right-leaning parties, including Greek Solution and Golden Dawn.
Despite their electoral gains in many countries,
most populist political parties in Europe – on the right and left – are
broadly unpopular, according to Pew Research Center surveys. In fact, outside
of Hungary, where the ruling right-populist party Fidesz is seen favorably by
55% of the public, no party receives favorable ratings from a majority of the
public. Still, being seen in a positive light is not a
prerequisite for electoral success, as Italy shows. There, only around a
third of Italians saw Brothers of Italy (32%), Forza Italia (30%) or Five
Star (29%) favorably when the Center surveyed the country this past spring –
and even fewer said the same of Lega (23%). The share of Italians with a
positive view of some of these parties had even fallen since 2020.
Nonetheless, record
low turnout in Italy and the limited popularity of other parties,
including the Democratic Party (38% in 2022, down from 42% in 2021), was
enough to catapult the populist coalition to victory. OCTOBER 6, 2022 Source:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/10/06/populists-in-europe-especially-those-on-the-right-have-increased-their-vote-shares-in-recent-elections/ 761-763-43-50/Polls Germans
And Brazilians Compare Petrol Prices Most Frequently
In Germany, 70 percent of respondents compare
gasoline prices, putting the Germans at the top in Europe and surpassed only
by Brazil worldwide (75 percent). At the same time, one in five Germans (20
percent) does not compare. Just behind Germany is Mexico with 68 percent,
closely followed by Italy and Turkey (66 percent each). Also in the US, the
majority of consumers compare gasoline prices (62 percent), while only half
of UK respondents do the same. In Portugal and Vietnam, on the other hand, gasoline
prices are rarely compared (29 percent each). Croatia has the lowest approval
ratings in Europe: only 27 percent of respondents compare gasoline prices. Japanese
consumers are least likely to compare prices – only 15 percent of respondents
agreed with the statement that they like to compare gasoline prices. Thrift is generally important to Germans. More than
half of consumers in Germany (53 percent) believe that gasoline consumption
is the most important factor when buying a car, and 64 percent look for the
best price when shopping. October 7, 2022 Source:
https://yougov.de/news/2022/10/07/deutsche-und-brasilianer-vergleichen-am-haufigsten/ |
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