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BUSINESS & POLITICS IN THE WORLD GLOBAL OPINION REPORT NO. 777 Week: January
09 – January 15, 2023 Presentation:
January 20, 2023 777-43-21/Commentary: The Majority Of
Austrians See A Difference Between Patriotism And Nationalism One In Four Foreign Interns Told To Quit If Pregnant: Survey Majority Of Singaporeans Positive About Country And
Government Performance: YouGov Batswana Support Gender Equity, Want Greater Government
Action To Promote Equal Rights Prince Harry Favourability Falls To New Low In Run Up To
‘Spare’ Launch Six In Ten (61%) Are Convinced That It Is More Difficult To
Be A Surgeon Than Prime Minister Romir: The Share Of Spending On FMCG Has Stabilized By The
End Of 2022 Don't Take Any Risks - Germans Are Often Risk-Averse Insurers The Majority Of Austrians See A Difference Between Patriotism
And Nationalism U S Congress Continues To Grow In Racial, Ethnic Diversity 62% Of American Adults Said The Abortion Should Be Legal In
All Or Most Cases U.S. Party Preferences Evenly Split In 2022 After Shift To
GOP Three-In-Five Canadians Want Further Development Of Nuclear
Power In The Country Eight Out Of Ten Brazilians Disapprove Of The Acts Of 08/01
In Brasilia Declining Interest In The War In Ukraine Among European Union
Countries Metaverse - A Still Unknown World, A Survey In 3 Nations INTRODUCTORY NOTE This weekly
report consists of twenty surveys. The report includes two multi-country studies from different states
across the globe.
777-43-21/Commentary:
The Majority Of Austrians See A Difference Between Patriotism And Nationalism
The majority of Austrians see a
difference between patriotism and nationalism. For more than half, patriotism
is a positive term. The solidarity with Austria should primarily be expressed
in the participation in elections. The majority of Austrians draw a
clear line between patriotism and nationalism. In a survey by the Austrian
Gallup Institute*, 60% of the population believe that there is a difference
between these two terms. While patriotism is a very or somewhat positive term
for more than half (56%), only a fifth (19%) associate positive things with
nationalism. A quarter see patriotism as neutral and only 11% as negative.
Young people under the age of 30 are somewhat more skeptical about the term
patriotism than older generations. (Gallup Institut) January 12, 2023 SUMMARY
OF POLLS ASIA (Japan) One In Four Foreign Interns
Told To Quit If Pregnant: Survey A quarter of female foreign
technical interns in Japan said they were told they would be dismissed if
they became pregnant, according to an Immigration Services Agency survey, the
first of its kind. The finding, released on Dec. 23, comes after a guilty
verdict against a Vietnamese trainee for abandoning the bodies of stillborn
twins. Like many other trainees, the woman feared she would be dismissed or
forced to return to her home country if her pregnancy comes to light. In
addition, 34 people, or 5 percent of all respondents, said they even signed a
contract agreeing to quit if they become pregnant. (Asahi Shimbun) January 13, 2023 (Singapore) Majority Of Singaporeans
Positive About Country And Government Performance: YouGov Latest data from YouGov indicates
that majority are content, with close to six in ten saying they are happy
with the way things are now (57%). A quarter express opposite sentiment
(25%). Generationally, Baby Boomers were
most likely to be happy with the way things are currently (67%). Though
Millennials made up the smallest proportion of citizens who expressed
happiness at the nation’s current standing (50%), Gen Xers were slightly more
likely to declare unhappiness (27%). (YouGov Singapore) January 11, 2023 AFRICA (Nigeria) Health Insurance Remains A
Mirage To Nigerians As 80 Percent Pay Out Of Pocket. A new public opinion poll conducted
by NOIPolls has revealed that most Nigerians pay out of pocket for healthcare
at various healthcare facilities across the country as disclosed by 80
percent of adult Nigerians nationwide. While 3 percent reported that their
health services are paid for by family and friends, only 17 percent of adult
Nigerians claimed to have access to health insurance cover. Furthermore, the
poll result revealed that out of the 80 percent who pay out of pocket to
access healthcare, 57 percent are willing to pay money monthly or yearly to
get enrolled into the health insurance scheme. (NOI Polls) January 11, 2023 (Batswana) Batswana Support Gender
Equity, Want Greater Government Action To Promote Equal Rights According to the World Economic
Forum’s (2022) Global Gender Gap Index, Botswana ranks 66th among 146
countries in terms of gender parity in critical dimensions: economic
opportunities, education, health, and political leadership. Educational
attainment is close to gender-equal in Botswana, with a slightly higher
proportion of women with secondary schooling. Asset ownership favours men
when it comes to motor vehicles, computers, television sets, and radios but
is gender-equal with regard to mobile phones and bank accounts. A larger
proportion of women (58%) than of men (52%) say they make independent
decisions. (Afrobarometer) 12 January 2023 WEST EUROPE (UK) Prince Harry Favourability
Falls To New Low In Run Up To ‘Spare’ Launch A newly released YouGov survey
conducted on 5-6 January shows that just 26% of Britons have a positive view
of Prince Harry, the lowest level since we started tracking in 2011. This
represents a seven point drop since the previous survey in early December.
Currently, approach two thirds of Britons (64%) have a negative view of the
fifth in line to the throne, up from 59%. Even younger Britons, who generally
tended to hold favourable views of Prince Harry, are now divided, with 41%
having a positive impression and 41% a negative one. (YouGov UK) January 09, 2023 Six In Ten (61%) Are
Convinced That It Is More Difficult To Be A Surgeon Than Prime Minister Of the 24 roles asked about,
Britons are most likely to believe that being a surgeon is harder than being
PM. Six in ten (61%) are convinced that it is more difficult to be a surgeon
than prime minister, with only 17% believing that being a surgeon is easier.
After surgeons, Britons are most likely to believe nurses to have it tougher
than the PM, with 52% believing nursing to be harder and 29% believing
nursing to be easier. A majority also believe being a firefighter (51%) or a
soldier (51%) to be harder than being PM with 29% and 28% respectively
believing these roles to be easier. (YouGov UK) January 13, 2023 Rising Housing Costs Are
Taking Their Toll While Three-Quarters Of People Think Homelessness Will Get
Worse Ipsos’s report concluded that
public opinion had remained stable and supportive of measures designed to address
homelessness. The study also highlighted increased concern about respondents’
own housing situation - among respondents who paid rent or mortgage, 46% were
concerned about their ability to pay their rent or mortgage in 12 months’
time. It remains to be seen what the impact of rising housing costs will be,
and whether the impact on anxiety and stress - 46% said their mental health
was being affected by concerns about the cost of their housing, up from 36%
before the pandemic – will get better or worse. (Ipsos MORI) 13 January 2023 (Russia) Romir: The Share Of Spending
On FMCG Has Stabilized By The End Of 2022 In December, FMCG goods accounted
for 48.3% of Russians' spending. This is 3.0% (1.4 percentage points)
more than in November (46.9%). Compared to the same period last year,
the index is higher by 2.2%. In December 2021, the annual growth of the
index was 2.5%, and in December 2020 - 2.6%. (Romir) 10 January 2023 (France) Multiple Sclerosis: Patients
Are Convinced Of The Benefits Of Practicing Physical Activity Or Sport To
Better Live With The Disease Among the various subjects on which
they were questioned, it is on the subject of physical activity that these
patients self-assess the worst, where more than 2 out of 5 patients answered
with a score between 0 and 4. out of 10 (41%). Almost all patients recognize the usefulness of physical activity in
the context of MS, regardless of the stage of the disease (91%).
The benefits that they recognize in the practice of daily physical activity
are multiple. Thus, 98% recognize that daily physical activity is good
for the body and 96% that it is also good for morale. (Ipsos France) January 9, 2023 (Germany) Don't Take Any Risks -
Germans Are Often Risk-Averse Insurers The largest group of insurance
types are the risk-averse insurers, 38 percent of those surveyed belong to
this target group. These consumers tend to shy away from risks and try
to protect themselves as well as possible. The risk-averse insurers are
often women (57 percent) over the age of 50 (average 52 years). This
target group has a lot of trust in banks and financial service
providers. However, they feel insecure about financial matters (39
percent each). (YouGov Germany) January 09, 2023 (Austria) The Majority Of Austrians
See A Difference Between Patriotism And Nationalism The majority of Austrians draw a
clear line between patriotism and nationalism. In a survey by the Austrian
Gallup Institute*, 60% of the population believe that there is a difference
between these two terms. While patriotism is a very or somewhat positive term
for more than half (56%), only a fifth (19%) associate positive things with
nationalism. A quarter see patriotism as neutral and only 11% as negative.
Young people under the age of 30 are somewhat more skeptical about the term
patriotism than older generations. (Gallup Institut) January 12, 2023 NORTH AMERICA (USA) U S Congress Continues To
Grow In Racial, Ethnic Diversity A quarter of voting members of the
U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than
non-Hispanic White, making the 118th Congress the most racially and
ethnically diverse to date. Overall, 133 senators and representatives today
identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American, American Indian or Alaska
Native, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the
Congressional Research Service. This number has nearly doubled in the two
decades since the 108th Congress of 2003-05, which had 67 minority members. (PEW) JANUARY 9, 2023 62% Of American Adults Said
The Abortion Should Be Legal In All Or Most Cases Pew Research Center has conducted
many surveys about abortion over the years, providing a lens into Americans’
views on whether the procedure should be legal, among a host of other
questions. In a Center
survey conducted after the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision
to end
the constitutional right to abortion, 62% of U.S. adults said the
practice should be legal in all or most cases, while 36% said it should be
illegal in all or most cases. Another survey showed
that relatively few Americans take an absolutist view on the issue. (PEW) JANUARY 11, 2023 U.S. Party Preferences
Evenly Split In 2022 After Shift To GOP Americans’ party preferences were
evenly divided in 2022, with 45% of U.S. adults identifying as Republican or
saying they were Republican-leaning independents, and 44% identifying as
Democrats or saying they were Democratic-leaning independents. The last time
preferences were this closely divided was in 2011, with Democrats holding at
least a three-percentage-point advantage in each year of the past decade. (Gallup) JANUARY 12, 2023 (Canada) Three-In-Five Canadians Want
Further Development Of Nuclear Power In The Country New data from the non-profit Angus
Reid Institute finds increasing support from Canadians for nuclear power. In
June 2021, half (51%) of Canadians said they would like to see further
development of nuclear power generation. Now approaching three-in-five (57%)
say the same. However, two-in-five (43%) Canadians say they would be
comfortable with a nuclear power plant operating within 50 kilometres of
where they live. That proportion increases when Canadians consider a plant
operating within 500 kilometres of their home (58%) or within their province
(59%). (Angus Reid Institute) January 11, 2023 One-In-Nine Sports Fans
(11%) Say They’re Watching Less Because Of Serious Injuries In Contact Sports A new study from the non-profit
Angus Reid Institute finds Canadian sports fans battling these competing
realities.Asked specifically about the incident involving Hamlin, seven per
cent of viewers were affected to the point that they are more likely to tune
out from contact sports in the future. One-in-three (34%) were upset by the
incident but will continue watching, while three-in-five (58%) say that it
didn’t affect them personally and is “just an unfortunate part of the game.” This latest catastrophic injury
adds to a growing awareness of the risks of contact sports. (Angus Reid Institute) January 13, 2023 (Brazil) Eight Out Of Ten Brazilians
Disapprove Of The Acts Of 08/01 In Brasilia 81% of the Brazilian population
does not approve of the acts that took place on January 8 in Brasília, which
led to the destruction of the headquarters of the three powers. This is
what a survey carried out by Ipsos in the five regions of the country
indicates. Only 18% of the participants responded that they approved the
act and 1% did not know how to respond. The survey also questioned
respondents about who would be responsible for the protests. For 70% of
the population, former president Jair Bolsonaro is responsible for the
facts. (Ipsos Canada) January 13, 2023 AUSTRALIA ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer
Confidence Jumps 4.9pts To 87.4 In Traditional New Year’s Bounce – Highest
Since September 2022 During the fifty year history of
the Consumer Confidence index we have usually seen an increase in Consumer
Confidence in the New Year, although this long-running trend was not in
evidence during the bushfires of 2019-20 and the COVID-19 pandemic of the
last two years. This week’s increase of 4.9pts to start 2023 is the first
increase in the first week of January for five years since January 2018 when
the first weekly result was 122.0 (January 6/7, 2018), up 5.5 points on the
last week of December 16/17, 2017 (116.5). (Roy Morgan) January 10, 2023 MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES Declining Interest In The
War In Ukraine Among European Union Countries About eight out of ten people in
member countries follow news related to the war in Ukraine at least several
times a week. However, the
frequency with which they follow these news has decreased considerably in
recent months, going from daily to weekly.If in April 2022, 41%
followed the state of the war several times a day, currently that figure has
fallen by 18 points, to 23%, while the number of people who follow the news
several times a day has increased by 9 points. (Ipsos Spain) 12 January 2023 Source: https://www.ipsos.com/es-es/desciende-el-interes-por-la-guerra-en-ucrania Metaverse - A
Still Unknown World, A Survey In 3 Nations The exciting world of the Metaverse
is currently one of the lynchpins of progressive digitization and promises
new technological possibilities and advances. But the new digital world
is still relatively unknown in Germany compared to other
countries. While just over half of consumers in England (57 percent) and
the US (55 percent) have heard of the Metaverse, only 33 percent of Germans
are familiar with the virtual world - 61 percent say they have never heard of
it to have. In particular, younger and middle-aged respondents (25 to 34
years) are familiar with the metaverse (53 percent). (YouGov Germany) January 13, 2023 Source: https://yougov.de/topics/technology/articles-reports/2023/01/13/metaverse-eine-noch-unbekannte-welt ASIA
777-43-01/Polls One In Four Foreign Interns
Told To Quit If Pregnant: Survey
A government survey found that 26
percent of female foreign technical interns were told they would be dismissed
if they became pregnant. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) The Supreme Court signaled in
December it might overturn a high court’s three-month prison sentence,
suspended for three years, against the defendant. Foreign technical interns are
covered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Law, which prohibits dismissals
of pregnant workers. “We will carry out necessary surveys
and consider administrative punishments for malicious cases,” said an
Immigration Services Agency official. The Organization for Technical
Intern Training, commissioned by the agency to carry out the survey,
interviewed technical interns between August and November and received
responses from 650 individuals from Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and
elsewhere. Of them, 172 people, or 26 percent,
said they were told words to the effect that a pregnancy would result in
their dismissal or return home. Seventy-four percent of those
respondents said they received such caution from trainee-dispatch
organizations in their home countries, while 15 percent cited supervising
organizations that accept trainees in Japan and 11 percent mentioned Japanese
companies that accept trainees. Of them, 70 percent said they
signed the contract with trainee-dispatch organizations, while supervising
organizations were cited by 22 percent. Companies accounted for 8 percent. Foreign technical interns are
eligible for maternity leave and can continue working after they become
pregnant if they so choose. However, nearly half of the respondents said they
had no idea the option existed. The immigration agency and other
authorities instructed 3,600 or so supervising organizations across Japan to
explain to technical interns that assistance and counseling are available
about having a child. Officials said 637 foreign trainees
discontinued their internship programs due to pregnancy or childbirth between
November 2017 and December 2020. January
13, 2023 Source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14805747
777-43-02/Polls Majority Of Singaporeans
Positive About Country And Government Performance: YouGov
As we enter a fresh year, what do
Singaporeans think about the way things currently are in the country? Latest data from YouGov indicates that majority are content,
with close to six in ten saying they are happy with the way things are now
(57%). A quarter express opposite sentiment (25%). Generationally,
Baby Boomers were most likely to be happy with the way things are currently
(67%). Though Millennials made up the smallest proportion of citizens who
expressed happiness at the nation’s current standing (50%), Gen Xers were
slightly more likely to declare unhappiness (27%).
Similar trends were observed when
respondents were asked specifically about the government’s performance. Close
to six in ten were very or mostly satisfied (57%), while a third expressed
dissatisfaction (37%). Baby Boomers were again most likely to express
positive sentiment, with over two-thirds saying they are satisfied (64%).
Respondents were also polled on how
they believed the government performed across a range of attributes. Law and
order was the best-rated attribute, with a third saying the government
performed excellently (32%) and another half saying performance was good
(45%). Other areas respondents said the government did well in were public
health and economic management, with more than half rating them positively. Environment and climate change;
providing equal opportunity; and immigration made up the middle ground. On the other end of the spectrum,
cost of living and housing affordability were the areas which the largest
proportion of Singaporeans said were handled poorly, with around two in five
saying so (39% for cost of living; 37% for housing affordability). Though fewer went as far as to say
the government’s action relating to jobs was handled poorly (15%), two in
five rated it as “fair” – the second highest proportion of people after cost
of living.
For the most part, areas which
citizens hope the government would place greater focus on aligned with the
attributes that were rated most poorly. Nine in ten said more needs to be
done to address the cost of living (66%), followed by three in five who said
so for housing affordability (66%). Just over two in five want more
focus placed on jobs (45%) and public health (41%), while a third say more
needs to be done in economic management (33%). Looking across generations, Gen
Xers were most likely to say more had to be done to address cost of living
(91%), while housing affordability was of greatest concern among Millennials
(71%). Gen X were the demographic to be most
concerned about jobs (49%), while public health and economic management were
most important to Baby Boomers (51% for public health; 38% for economic
management).
January
11, 2023 Source: https://sg.yougov.com/en-sg/news/2023/01/11/majority-singaporeans-positive-about-country-and-g/ AFRICA
777-43-03/Polls Health Insurance Remains A
Mirage To Nigerians As 80 Percent Pay Out Of Pocket.
This implies health insurance cover
has remained abysmal despite the availability of National Health Insurance
Scheme (NHIS) which was established in 2006 to achieve Universal Health
Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria with financial risk protection mechanisms. Therefore, there is need for a
defined, definite, and deliberate approach towards mass enrolment of Nigerians,
as well as intensive sensitization by relevant stakeholders as almost half of
adult Nigerians (49 percent) disclosed that they are unaware of the National
Health Insurance Scheme. This will go a long way in reducing the incidence of
out-of- pocket payment and incurring catastrophic health expenditure. These
are some of the key findings from the Health Insurance poll conducted
in the week commencing November 14th,
2022. Survey Background The Universal Health Coverage Day
is marked 12 December annually to call on leaders to make smarter investments
and accelerate efforts towards health for all. This years’ theme is “Build the world we want; A
healthy future for all,” and it is hashtag #HealthForAll emphasizes
that to build strong health systems we need equity, trust, healthy
environments, investments, and accountability. In the world we want, everyone
everywhere should have access to quality healthcare whenever they need it
without suffering financial hardship.1 Against the
background, NOIPolls conducted a public opinion poll to feel the pulse of
Nigerians regarding healthcare insurance in the country. Survey Findings The first question focused on
self-assessment of the health status of adult Nigerians nationwide. The poll
result revealed that most Nigerians (90 percent) believe that they are
healthy whereas 10 percent think otherwise.
The next question sought to know
what Nigerians do when they fall ill. The findings showed that majority of
adult Nigerians (87 percent) claim that they visit the hospital when ill.
Analysis by geographical locations shows that the North-West (98 percent)
zone accounted for the larger proportion of Nigerians who have the same view. On the other hand, 13 percent
stated that they do not visit the hospital when ill and respondents from the
South-South (29 percent) zones had more people with this assertion.
Respondents who claimed that they
do not go to hospital when ill were further probed and findings from the poll
revealed that 44 percent visit a pharmacy, 39 percent visit a chemist, 19
percent self-medicate, and 9 percent go to a traditional doctor when ill.
Furthermore, respondents who
mentioned that they go to the hospital when ill were further probed as well.
The poll findings showed a high utilization of public hospitals across the
country as disclosed by 58 percent of adult Nigerians who stated they visit
public hospitals when ill. In addition, while 36 percent utilize private
healthcare facilities, 5 percent disclosed that they utilize both public and
private healthcare facilities.
In addition, Nigerians who visit
healthcare facilities were further asked on how they pay for their health
care. Irrespective of the healthcare facilities they visit when ill, a very
high proportion of adult Nigerians (77 percent) nationwide disclosed that
they pay out of pocket for healthcare services. On the contrary, only 17 percent of
adult Nigerians acknowledged that they have health insurance cover. This
suggests that health insurance has remained very low in Nigeria despite the
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) which was established in 2006 to achieve
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for Nigerians with financial risk protection
mechanisms.
Subsequently, of the 17 percent who
indicated that they access health insurance, 75 percent mentioned they access
healthcare services through the NHIS. Similarly, 25 percent disclosed that
they access care through private health insurance organizations.
In terms of patient’s satisfaction,
82 percent of those who are under health insurance reported that they are
satisfied with the services provided by the health insurance provider whereas
18 percent stated otherwise.
Consequently, respondents who do
not have any form of health insurance were asked if they are aware of the
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and 51 percent of respondents
acknowledged that they are aware of the scheme whereas 49 percent said no.
The poll further gauged the
willingness of Nigerians who currently pay out-of-pocket to pay money monthly
or yearly to access healthcare services whenever they need it. The poll
result showed that 57 percent of the respondents revealed that they are
willing to pay money monthly or yearly to get enrolled into the health
insurance scheme. On the flipside, 43 percent of the respondents did not
express willingness to be enrolled on the health insurance scheme.
Conclusion The poll result has shown very high
proportion of adult Nigerians still pay out-of-pocket for healthcare.
Evidence shows that some healthcare expenditure can push people further into
poverty. A way to reverse this high out-of-pocket payment is for government,
at all levels in Nigeria, to accelerate the push for Universal Health
Coverage. This will lift people out of poverty, promote the well-being of
families and communities, protect against public health crises, and move them
toward health for all. The poll shows an urgent need for
interventions in the Nigerian health system to reduce the incidence of out-of-pocket
health expenditure. The proportion of the population covered by financial
risk protection in healthcare utilization is too low at 17 percent, compared
to a benchmark of 90 percent for an efficient health system, and this
reflects how far Nigeria lags in the race toward universal healthcare
coverage. Finally, there is need for a definite and deliberate approach
towards mass enrolment of Nigerians by relevant stakeholders as well as
intensive sensitization as almost half of adult Nigerians (49 percent)
disclosed that they are not aware of the National Health Insurance Scheme.
This will go a long way in reducing the incidence of out-of-pocket payment
and incurring catastrophic health expenditure. January
11, 2023 Source: https://noi-polls.com/health-insurance/
777-43-04/Polls Batswana Support Gender
Equity, Want Greater Government Action To Promote Equal Rights
Achieving gender equality is
central to any state’s social, economic, and political progress, as more
gender-equal societies also tend to be more prosperous, more peaceful, and
healthier (United Nations, 2022). More importantly, women’s rights are human
rights, and as women and girls represent half of the world’s population, any
progress must include them. The government of Botswana has shown commitment
to ending gender-based violence (GBV) and discrimination by formulating
policies, strategies, and programmes such as the National Policy on Gender
and Development (with a National Gender Commission to monitor
implementation), the National Gender-Based Violence Strategy 2015-2020, and
the Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme (Republic of Botswana, 2017; UN
Women, n.d.). The government also subscribes to the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), including SDG 5 – "Achieve gender equality and empower all
women and girls" (United Nations, 2022). Gender equality is a
cross-cutting principle underlying most other SDGs, highlighting that development
can only succeed if women and men enjoy its benefits equally. Despite
Botswana’s efforts to promote gender equality, it needs significant progress
to achieve SDG 5. According to the World Economic
Forum’s (2022) Global Gender Gap Index, Botswana ranks 66th among 146
countries in terms of gender parity in critical dimensions: economic
opportunities, education, health, and political leadership. Within
sub-Saharan Africa, Botswana places 14th among 36 countries considered in the
index, well behind toprated Rwanda, Namibia, and South Africa. This dispatch
reports on a special survey module included in the Afrobarometer Round 9
(2021/2022) questionnaire to explore citizens’ attitudes, experiences, and
perceptions with regard to gender equality in educational attainment, control
over assets, hiring, land ownership, and political leadership. Findings show
that majorities of Batswana express support for women’s right to equality in
hiring, land ownership, and political leadership. But almost half consider it
likely that women will suffer criticism, harassment, or family problems if
they run for political office. Overall, fewer than half of Batswana approve
of the government’s performance in promoting equal rights and opportunities
for women, and an overwhelming majority say the government should do more. Key findings §
Educational attainment is close to gender-equal in
Botswana, with a slightly higher proportion of women with secondary
schooling. §
Asset ownership favours men when it comes to motor vehicles, computers,
television sets, and radios but is gender-equal with regard to mobile phones
and bank accounts. §
A larger proportion of women (58%) than of men (52%) say they make
independent decisions regarding how household money is spent. §
More than three-fourths (77%) of Batswana endorse gender equality in hiring,
rejecting the idea that when jobs are scarce, men should be given priority.
Women (82%) and highly educated citizens (86%) are especially likely to
support equal rights to a job. § Citizens agree
overwhelmingly (91%) that women should have the same right as men to own and
inherit land. § Almost nine out of 10 citizens (86%) say women
should have the same chance as men of being elected to political office.
However, many also think that if a woman runs for political office, she is
likely to be criticised or harassed by others in the community (43%) and to
face problems with her family (40%). §
Only 42% of citizens say the government is doing “fairly well” or “very well”
in its efforts to promote equal rights and opportunities for women. o About
twice as many (80%) say the government needs to do more to advance gender
equality. Education, control of assets, and financial decision-making Equal
access to education and assets is a critical indicator of gender equality in
society. Survey findings show only modest gender differences in educational
attainment in Botswana (Figure 1). Women are slightly more likely than men to
have secondary education (53% vs. 48%), while slightly more men than women
have primary schooling (22% vs. 18%). Women and men do not differ when it
comes to the proportions who have no formal education (11%) and those with
post-secondary qualifications (19% of women, 20% of men). Men are more likely
than women to control certain assets (Figure 2). More men own motor vehicles
(30% vs. 22% of women), computers (21% vs. 16%), television sets (54% vs.
46%), and radios (69% vs. 58%). But women and men are about equally likely to
own mobile phones and bank accounts.
In terms of financial decision
making, more women (58%) than men (52%) say they make independent decisions
on how household money is spent (Figure 3). Only 6% of women (vs. 9% of men)
say household financial decisions are made by their spouses or other family
members without their input.
Rights to a job and land Historically, Botswana has
exhibited traits of a patriarchal society in which men often enjoy privileges denied to women
(Kalabamu, 2006). However, more than three-fourths (77%) of Batswana endorse gender equality in
hiring, rejecting the idea that when jobs are scarce, men should be given priority
(Figure 4).
Men are less likely than women to
support gender equality in hiring (72% vs. 82%). Support for women’s equal
right to a job increases as respondents’ education level rises, ranging from
58% among citizens with no formal schooling to 86% among those with
post-secondary qualifications. An even greater majority (91%) of Batswana
“agree” or “strongly agree” that women should have the same rights as men to
own and inherit land (Figure 5). Men (91%) and women (92%) are about equally
likely to support this attitude.
In practice, women in Botswana
already enjoy the same rights as men to get a job and to own/inherit land,
according to solid majorities of those surveyed. But considerably more see
gender equality as a reality in land ownership (79%) than in hiring (64%)
(Figure 6). Men and urban residents are 4-7 percentage points more likely
than women and rural residents to perceive equal rights as a fait accompli
when it comes to both land and jobs. The poorest respondents (i.e. those
experiencing high lived poverty1) are considerably less likely than their
better-off counterparts to report that gender equality has been achieved in
either sector. For example, only 57% of the poor say women already have
equality in hiring, compared to 71% of the best-off respondents.
Gender equality in political
participation Botswana ranks among the worst performing countries in the
world in terms of women’s representation in political decision-making
positions, with women holding just 11% of parliamentary and 16% of
ministerial positions (World Economic Forum, 2022). This disparity has
persisted despite overwhelming popular support for gender equality at the ballot
box. Almost nine out of 10 Batswana (86%) “agree” or “strongly agree” that
women should have the same chance as men to be elected to public office; only
13% say that men make better political leaders and should thus be elected
instead of women (Figure 7). Women are somewhat more likely than men to
endorse equality in politics (89% vs. 84%), while 26- to 45-year-olds express
the highest levels of support (88%-89%) for this view.
A majority (63%) of citizens are
optimistic that a woman and her family will gain standing in the community if
she runs for elected office (Figure 8). At least four in 10 also consider it
“somewhat likely” or “very likely” that she will be criticised, called names,
or harassed by others in the community (43%) and that she will face problems
with her family (40%).
Conclusion For policy makers and
activists for women’s rights, these survey findings suggest success in a
number of areas, including educational attainment, financial autonomy, and
societal attitudes toward equal rights in hiring, land ownership, and
political leadership. But they also point to challenges that will require
further efforts to achieve gender equality. Alongside support for gender
fairness in politics, many Batswana think a woman who runs for office is likely
to face criticism, harassment, and family problems – perceptions that may
discourage some women from seeking elective office. And gender-based violence
remains an urgent issue for the government and society to address, according
to a majority of citizens. Overall, Batswana offer a solid foundation for
further action – eight in 10 say the government needs to do more to promote
equal rights and opportunities for women. 12
January 2023 WEST EUROPE
777-43-05/Polls Prince Harry Favourability
Falls To New Low In Run Up To ‘Spare’ Launch
Just a quarter of
Britons have a positive view of the Duke of Sussex Ahead of the launch of his
autobiography ‘Spare’, Prince Harry has made
many claims about his life and relationship with the rest of the royal family,
including that he was assaulted by Prince William, that his brother and
sister-in-law advised him to wear Nazi fancy dress, and that he killed 25
Taliban fighters serving while in Afghanistan. While such revelations have
certainly generated the intended media coverage ahead of the book launch, if
the Duke of Sussex had hoped that they would also generate greater sympathy
for him among the public, he was mistaken.
Even younger Britons, who generally
tended to hold favourable views of Prince Harry, are now divided, with 41%
having a positive impression and 41% a negative one. In
December’s survey there had been a twenty-point lead, with 49% holding a
positive view and 29% a negative one. Attitudes towards King Charles,
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle remain unchanged since the December survey,
but there has a drop in Prince William’s popularity. The number of people
with a positive view of the new Prince of Wales has fallen eight points from
77% in December to 69% last week. At the same time the number with a negative
view rose from 15% to 20%. January
09, 2023
777-43-06/Polls Six In Ten (61%) Are
Convinced That It Is More Difficult To Be A Surgeon Than Prime Minister
Being a surgeon
tops the list, while Britons are most likely to say being a professional
football player is easier The prime minister of the United
Kingdom makes £164,080
a year, five times the median salary for a full time employee in
the UK (£32,280
per year). While the job of prime minister pays much more than
most occupations, how do Britons believe it compares to other jobs in terms
of difficulty? Britons say
doctors, nurses, firefighters and soldiers, among others, have a harder job
than the PM Though surgeons are well-paid,
taking home up
to £114,083 per year, this is still significantly lower than the
PM’s salary.
By smaller margins Britons also
believe it is harder to be a GP than PM (by 45% to 32%), or an army general
(41% vs 26%). Britons are
divided when it comes to how hard social workers, police officers and farmers
have it compared to the PM There are three roles that Britons
are divided over whether they are easier or harder than being prime minister.
In each case, about four in ten people say they are either more simple or
more difficult than running the country: social worker (40% harder, 39%
easier), police officer (41% vs 39%) and farmer (42% vs 39%). Compared to other
executive and leadership roles, being PM is harder, say Britons In some ways, being prime minister
is like running a large business, in that it involves managing complicated
organisations staffed by large numbers of people. And, indeed, being CEO of a
large company is the job Britons are most likely to describe as being about
as difficult as being PM, at 22%. Nevertheless, a plurality of
Britons (43%) believe being CEO of a large company to be an easier job than
being PM, while a similar number (44%) say the same of running a small
business. In fact, the results imply Britons
tend to think small business owners have it harder than CEOs, with 35%
believing running a small firm to be harder than being PM compared to 20% who
say the same of running a large firm. Being the leader of a council, a
job that is smaller in scope but in some cases is paid in
excess of £250,000 per year, more than the PM, is believed to
be a less difficult role by a large majority of Britons (64%). Britons are most
likely to see being a premier league footballer as being easier than running
the country Of the 24 roles we asked about, a
majority consider ten to be easier than being prime minister. Britons are
most likely to believe that being a professional footballer is easier than
being PM (81%), with only 7% believing being a footballer to be harder. Being an office worker (75%),
waiter (74%) or supermarket worker (74%) are also rated to be easier than
being PM by three quarters of Britons, with relatively few (no more than 14%
for any of the three positions) believing the roles to be harder than PM. A
majority also believe being a journalist (73%), cleaner (72%), chef (67%), or
investment banker (64%) to be an easier role than being PM. January
13, 2023
777-43-07/Polls Rising Housing Costs Are
Taking Their Toll While Three-Quarters Of People Think Homelessness Will Get
Worse
Ipsos was commissioned by the Centre
for Homelessness Impact to undertake research into public
understanding and attitudes towards homelessness, while also investigating
perceptions of the role of evidence in addressing the issue. The Centre also wanted to explore
perceptions of the causes and prevalence of homelessness, and whether these
perceptions had changed from previous years of the study in 2020 and 2021. The survey involved a
representative sample of 2,152 UK adults aged 16-75 sourced from
Ipsos’s online
panel. Booster sampling increased the number of surveys completed
in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in order to improve our ability to
make comparisons. Data was weighted to the known population profile at the UK
level. The survey’s key findings,
described in detail in our report for the Centre, include:
(Ipsos
MORI) 13
January 2023 Source: https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/public-perceptions-homelessness
777-43-08/Polls Romir: The Share Of
Spending On FMCG Has Stabilized By The End Of 2022
Romir regularly calculates the
monthly FMCG Index ,
an indicator that shows the dynamics of the share of household spending on
food and non-food categories of consumer goods in the structure of all household
expenses. “In December, we traditionally note
an increase in spending on consumer goods, but this year New Year's purchases
turned out to be a little more modest than in previous ones. This is due to the cost saving strategies that
Russians adhere to, ”said Ksenia Paizanskaya , director of
the M-Romir business area .
10
January 2023 Source: https://romir.ru/studies/romir-dolya-rashodov-na-fmcg-stabilizirovalas-k-koncu-2022-goda
777-43-09/Polls Multiple Sclerosis:
Patients Are Convinced Of The Benefits Of Practicing Physical Activity Or
Sport To Better Live With The Disease
Patients with multiple sclerosis
give themselves, on average, the following ratings for:
Sign that physical
activity and sport have a role to play in the management of the disease or at
least in the general state of health, the patients who do not practice it or
little declare a level of form systematically lower than the average of the
patients, and this, in a systematic way on all dimensions ,
and in particular on: their general physical form (4.4/10; against 5.5/10 on
average), their level of fatigue (4.5/ 10; versus 5.2/10), and their level of
physical activity (3.2/10; versus 5/10). Patients convinced
of the benefits of practicing a physical activity or sport in the context of
multiple sclerosis For more than three quarters of
patients, this type of activity also helps fight the effects of the disease
(78%) and reduce physical fatigue (62%). A sign that messages still need to
be passed on, certain limits, certain obstacles to physical activity are also
identified. More than half of patients declare that daily physical
activity is too tiring when they have MS (52%), more than a third consider
that it is hardly compatible with MS (35% ) and almost a quarter say it can
only be done at the very beginning of the disease (22%). The benefits are
perceived more by those who practice an activity, even on an irregular basis* . They are convinced. More than
three quarters of patients who manage to maintain an activity, even
irregularly, consider that the activity they practice is essential or
important to feel fit (79%). What place for
physical activity or sport in the lives of patients with multiple sclerosis?
With the disease, more than three
quarters of patients declare having modified their physical activity (78%): a
third have reduced the intensity of the activity (34%) and more than a
quarter have reduced the frequency (28% ). Thus, 1 out of 5 patients regularly
practiced a physical activity or a sport before the disease, but no longer
does so today (21%).
Patients who regularly practiced a
physical activity or a sport in the past but who stopped it, most often
stopped their practice in the year following the diagnosis (43%). A third
tried to continue but resolved to stop within 5 years of diagnosis (33%). To explain the cessation of their
practice, two main reasons emerge: the lack of energy and the excessive level
of fatigue (65%) but also the fact of no longer having the motor capacity to
have regular physical activity (41 %). What are the
levers to increase the practice of physical activity for patients affected by
multiple sclerosis?
Conscious and convinced of the
benefits of physical activity, many patients have inquired about the
solutions that exist to allow them to do physical activity. Thus, more than 3 out of 5 patients
declare having carried out research to find activities adapted to their
disease (61%), but among them, a quarter have not succeeded in having their
procedures succeed (26%). In addition, more than three
quarters of patients who practice little or no physical activity or sport
could change if they were helped or if they found facilities available (77%).
The mention by a health
professional of the possibility of doing physical activity while suffering
from multiple sclerosis is not systematic. While some do it naturally
more than others, such as the physiotherapist / osteopath (77%, including 50%
"often"), the neurologist (72%, including 40% "often") or
even the general practitioner but on a more occasional basis (65%, including
30% “often”), other actors who intervene in the patient's journey do so less,
such as a physical rehabilitation doctor, a sports doctor or a dietitian. Finally, for 8 out of 10 patients,
having advice from sports professionals (86%) or health professionals (84%)
would encourage them to do physical activity on a more regular or more
intense basis, just like having access to appropriate infrastructure near
their home (84%), to associations offering physical activities adapted to
their state of health (79%) or to practical advice or videos adapted to their
illness, to do at home (70%). January
9, 2023
777-43-10/Polls Don't Take Any Risks -
Germans Are Often Risk-Averse Insurers
There is now insurance for almost
everything. The market and the possibilities, the services, providers
and now also apps can become confusing for consumers. In the competitive
sector, companies should keep in mind the wishes and demands of their
(potential customers). To do this, they should know how they feel about
risk and safety. In the current audience analysis
"Between Risk and Protection - Analysis of the most important customer
groups for insurers" we use the audience segmentation tool YouGov
Profiles to provide an insight into the demographic
characteristics of four insurance types as well as their attitudes and
preferences. Here is an overview of the types of
insurance:
Risk-averse
hedgers are the largest group in Germany The largest group of insurance
types are the risk-averse insurers, 38 percent of those surveyed belong to
this target group. These consumers tend to shy away from risks and try
to protect themselves as well as possible. The risk-averse insurers are
often women (57 percent) over the age of 50 (average 52 years). This
target group has a lot of trust in banks and financial service
providers. However, they feel insecure about financial matters (39
percent each). Of all insurance types, risk-averse
insurers are most likely to own 5 or more insurance products (58 percent),
and only 15 percent are considering switching or purchasing a new insurance
product. Almost 80 percent of insurers have private liability insurance
as well as car and household insurance. The majority of this target
group takes out their insurance policies in a branch. In a country
comparison, the target group is represented most frequently in Germany;
consumers in the Netherlands and Switzerland (22 percent each) are least
likely to belong to this group.
Spotlight of the
analysis: The risk-affine optimizers 13 percent of those surveyed belong
to the risk-averse optimizers. These consumers are adventurous, thrill
seekers, and have good income and career prospects. Risk-affine
optimizers are often men (59 percent) between 30 and 44 years (29
percent). The majority of this target group (80 percent) are looking for
challenges, but have little trust in banks and financial service providers
(62 percent). Optimizers are constantly looking for ways to invest their
money profitably (52 vs. 40 percent of the general population) and see
cryptocurrency as the future of online financial transactions (41 vs. 32
percent). Direct insurers such as FRIDAY and digital banks such as
comdirect are particularly relevant for this target group, and most of them
take out insurance on online websites. Twenty-nine percent of these
consumers only have 1-2 policies, and more than a fifth of optimizers (22
percent) plan to add or switch policies in the next 12 months. However,
the majority of optimizers (62 percent) would not take out insurance at all
if this were possible. This group is most common in the
Netherlands (21 vs. 13 percent in Germany).
Risk-conscious
hedgers are often men 21 percent of Germans belong to the
group of risk-conscious insurers who are looking for a balance between risk
and security. This target group consists largely of middle-aged men (59
percent) (average 43 years), who are usually curious and like to take
conscious risks. Women are more
likely to be risk-averse potentials More than a quarter of Germans (28
percent) are risk-averse potential. Due to their low level of education
and low income, this group has little confidence in their own
future. These consumers would like to be better insured, but have not
been able to so far due to their financial situation and therefore limit
themselves to the essentials. The target group of German risk-averse
potentials tends to be older (50 years on average) and consists mostly of
women (55 percent). The narrow majority of potentials (52 percent) would
not take out any insurance at all. if this were possible. January
09, 2023
777-43-11/Polls The Majority Of Austrians
See A Difference Between Patriotism And Nationalism
The majority of Austrians see a
difference between patriotism and nationalism. For more than half, patriotism
is a positive term. The solidarity with Austria should primarily be expressed
in the participation in elections. January 12, 2023 NORTH AMERICA
777-43-12/Polls U S Congress Continues To
Grow In Racial, Ethnic Diversity
A quarter of voting members of the
U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than
non-Hispanic White, making the 118th Congress the most racially and
ethnically diverse to date. This continues a long-running
trend toward more racial and ethnic diversity on Capitol Hill: This is the
seventh Congress to break the record set by the one before it.
Our analysis of the 118th Congress
reflects the 534 voting members of Congress as of Jan. 3, 2023. Portuguese
American members are not included in the Hispanic count. The vast majority (80%) of racial
and ethnic minority members in the new Congress are Democrats, while 20% are
Republicans. This split is similar to the previous Congress, when 83% of
non-White lawmakers were Democrats and 17% were Republicans. How we did this
Despite growing racial and ethnic
diversity on Capitol Hill, members of Congress are still far more likely than
the overall
U.S. population to be non-Hispanic White (75% vs. 59%). This
gap is about as wide as it was in 1981, when 94% of members of Congress were
White, compared with 80% of the U.S. population. In the new House of
Representatives, 27 freshman members – including 19 Democrats and eight
Republicans – are racial or ethnic minorities. In the last Congress, 16
freshman representatives – including seven Democrats and nine Republicans –
were non-White. Representation of some racial and
ethnic groups in the House is now on par with their share of the total U.S.
population, while others continue to lag behind. For example, 13% of
House members are Black, about equal to the
total share of Black Americans. And American Indians and Alaska
Natives now make up about 1% of both the House and the U.S. population.
On the other hand, the share of
Hispanic representatives in the House is much lower than the Hispanic share
of the U.S. population (11% vs. 19%). Asian Americans, meanwhile, account for
4% of House members and 6% of the national population. This analysis includes four
representatives who have more than one racial or ethnic identity: Rep. Bobby Scott,
D-Va., is counted as Black and Asian. Democratic Rep.
Ritchie Torres of New York identifies as Black and
Hispanic. Rep.
Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., is both the first Black lawmaker to
represent the state and one of the first Korean American women to be elected
to Congress. And Democratic Florida Rep.
Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the first Generation Z member of
Congress, is both Black and Hispanic. When it comes to the upper chamber
of Congress, 12 senators are members of a racial or ethnic minority group, up
slightly from 11 in the 117th Congress. Six senators are Hispanic, two are
Asian, three are Black and one is American Indian. Four of the 12 non-White senators
are Republicans: Tim Scott of South Carolina is Black, and Marco Rubio of
Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas are both Hispanic. Markwayne Mullin of
Oklahoma, a
member of the Cherokee nation, is the first American Indian to
serve in the Senate in
almost two decades. JANUARY
9, 2023
777-43-13/Polls 62% Of American Adults
Said The Abortion Should Be Legal In All Or Most Cases
Pew Research Center has conducted
many surveys about abortion over the years, providing a lens into Americans’
views on whether the procedure should be legal, among a host of other
questions. In a Center survey conducted after the Supreme Court’s
June 2022 decision to end the constitutional right to
abortion, 62% of
U.S. adults said the practice should be legal in all or most cases, while 36%
said it should be illegal in all or most cases. Another survey showed that relatively few Americans
take an absolutist view on the issue. Here is a look at data on the
number of legal abortions that take place in the United States each year –
and other related measures – from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) and the Guttmacher Institute, which have tracked these
patterns for several decades. The latest data from both organizations is from
2020 and therefore does not reflect the period after the Supreme Court’s
recent decision. How we did this How many abortions
are there in the U.S. each year? An exact answer is hard to come by.
The CDC and the Guttmacher Institute each try to measure this, but they use
different methods and publish different figures. The CDC compiles figures
voluntarily reported by the central health agencies of the vast majority of
states (including separate figures for New York City) and the District of
Columbia. Its latest totals do not include figures from California, Maryland
or New Hampshire, which did not report data to the CDC. (Read the methodology
from the latest CDC report.) The Guttmacher Institute compiles
its figures after contacting every known provider of abortions – clinics,
hospitals and physicians’ offices – in the country. It uses questionnaires
and health department data, and provides estimates for abortion providers
that don’t respond to its inquiries. Guttmacher’s figures are higher than the
CDC’s in part because it includes data (and in some instances, estimates)
from all 50 states. The institute’s latest full report, and its methodology,
can be found
here. While the Guttmacher Institute supports abortion rights, its
empirical data on abortions in the U.S. has been widely cited by groups and publications across
the political spectrum, including by a number
of those that disagree
with its positions. The last year for which the CDC and
Guttmacher reported a yearly national total for abortions is 2020, and
neither organization reported a large change from the previous year. The CDC
says there were 620,327 abortions nationally in 2020 in the District of
Columbia and 47 states, a 1.5% decrease from 629,898 in 2019. Guttmacher’s
national total for 2020 was 930,160, a 1.5% increase from 916,460 in 2019. The figures reported by both
organizations include only legal induced abortions conducted by clinics,
hospitals or physicians’ offices, or those that make use of abortion pills
dispensed from certified facilities such as clinics or physicians’ offices.
They do not account for the use of abortion pills that were obtained outside
of clinical settings. How has the number
of abortions in the U.S. changed over the years?
The annual number of U.S. abortions
rose for years after Roe v. Wade legalized the procedure in 1973, reaching
its highest levels around the late 1980s and early 1990s, according to both
the CDC and Guttmacher. Since then, abortions have generally decreased at
what a CDC analysis called “a
slow yet steady pace.” Guttmacher recorded more than 1.5
million abortions in the U.S. in 1991, about two-thirds more than the 930,160
it reported for 2020. The CDC reported just over 1 million abortions in 1991
and 620,327 in 2020, looking at just the District of Columbia and the 47
states that reported figures in both years. (This line graph shows the
long-term trend in the number of legal abortions reported by both
organizations. To allow for consistent comparisons over time, the CDC figures
in the chart have been adjusted to ensure that the same states are counted
from one year to the next. Using that approach, the CDC figure for 2020 is
615,911 legal abortions.) There have been occasional breaks
in this long-term pattern of decline – during the middle of the first decade
of the 2000s, and then again in the late 2010s. The CDC reported modest 1%
and 2% increases in abortions in 2018 and 2019, respectively, while
Guttmacher reported an 8% increase in abortions over the three-year period
from 2017 to 2020. As noted above, these figures do
not include abortions that use pills that were obtained outside of clinical
settings. What is the
abortion rate among women in the U.S.? How has it changed over time? Guttmacher says that in 2020 there
were 14.4 abortions in the U.S. per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44. Its data shows
that the rate of abortions among women has generally been declining in the
U.S. since 1981, when it reported there were 29.3 abortions per 1,000 women
in that age range. The CDC says that in 2020, there
were 11.2 abortions in the U.S. per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44. (That figure
excludes data from California, Maryland, New Hampshire and the District of
Columbia.) Like Guttmacher’s data, the CDC’s figures also suggest a general
decline in the abortion rate over time. In 1980, when the CDC reported on all
50 states and D.C., it said there were 25 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15
to 44. That said, both Guttmacher and the
CDC say there were slight increases in the rate of abortions during the late
2010s. Guttmacher says the abortion rate per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44 rose
from 13.5 in 2017 to 14.4 in 2020. The CDC says it rose from 11.2 in 2017 to
11.4 in 2019 before falling back to 11.2 in 2020. (The CDC’s figures for
those years exclude data from California, Maryland, New Hampshire and the
District of Columbia). What are the most
common types of abortion? The CDC broadly divides abortions
into two categories: surgical abortions and medication abortions, which
involve pills. Since the Food and Drug Administration first approved abortion
pills in 2000, their use has increased over time as a share of abortions
nationally, according to both the CDC and Guttmacher. In fact, 2020 marked
the first time that a majority of legal abortions in the U.S. involved pills:
53%, according to both the CDC and Guttmacher. That was up from 44% in 2019
and 40% in 2018, according to the CDC. (The CDC’s figures for 2020 include
D.C. and 44 states that provided this data; its figures for 2019 figures
included D.C. and 45 states, and its figures for 2018 included D.C. and 43
states.) Guttmacher, which measures this every three years, said that in
2017, 39% of U.S. abortions involved pills. Two pills commonly used together
for medication abortions are mifepristone, which, taken first, blocks
hormones that support a pregnancy, and misoprostol, which then causes the
uterus to empty. Medication abortions are safe
to use until 10 weeks into pregnancy, according to the FDA. Surgical abortions conducted during
the first trimester of pregnancy typically use a suction
process, while the relatively few surgical abortions that occur during
the second trimester of a pregnancy typically use a process
called dilation and evacuation, according to the UCLA School of Medicine
website. How many abortion
providers are there in the U.S., and how has that number changed? In 2020, there were 1,603
facilities in the U.S. that provided abortions, according
to Guttmacher. This included 807 clinics, 530 hospitals and 266
physicians’ offices.
While clinics make up half of the
facilities that provide abortions, they are the sites where the vast majority
(96%) of abortions are administered, either through procedures or the
distribution of pills, according to Guttmacher’s 2020 data. (This includes
54% of abortions that are administered at specialized abortion clinics and
43% at nonspecialized clinics.) Hospitals made up 33% of the facilities that
provided abortions in 2020 but accounted for only 3% of abortions that year,
while just 1% of abortions were conducted by physicians’ offices. Looking just at clinics – that is,
the total number of specialized abortion clinics and nonspecialized clinics
in the U.S. – Guttmacher found the total virtually unchanged between 2017
(808 clinics) and 2020 (807 clinics). However, there were regional differences.
In the Midwest, the number of clinics that provide abortions increased by 11%
during those years, and in the West by 6%. The number of clinics decreased during those years by 9%
in the Northeast and 3% in the South. The total number of abortion providers
has declined dramatically since the 1980s. In 1982, according to Guttmacher,
there were 2,908 facilities providing abortions in the U.S., including 789
clinics, 1,405 hospitals and 714 physicians’ offices. The CDC does not track the number
of abortion providers. What percentage of
abortions are for women who live in a different state from the abortion
provider? In the District of Columbia, New
York City and the 46 states that provided abortion and residency information
to the CDC in 2020, 9.7% of all abortions were performed on women whose state
of residence was known to be different than the state where the abortion
occurred – virtually the same percentage as in 2019 (9.3%). The share of reported abortions
performed on women outside their state of residence was much higher before
the 1973 Roe decision that stopped states from banning abortion. In 1972, 41%
of all abortions in D.C. and the 20 states that provided this information to
the CDC that year were performed on women outside their state of residence.
In 1973, the corresponding figure was 21% in the District of Columbia and the
41 states that provided this information, and in 1974 it was 11% in D.C. and
the 43 states that provided data. In the months prior to the Supreme
Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, politicians in some states with
permissive abortion laws (such as New
York, California and Oregon)
introduced measures to assist women from states with restrictive abortion
laws. Some examples included providing additional state funds for women’s
travel expenses and for abortion clinics that were expecting more
out-of-state patients. What are the
demographics of women who had abortions in 2020? In the 46 states that reported data
to the
CDC in 2020, the majority of women who had abortions (57%)
were in their 20s, while about three-in-ten (31%) were in their 30s. Teens
ages 13 to 19 accounted for 8% of those who had abortions, while women in
their 40s accounted for 4%. The vast majority of women who had
abortions in 2020 were unmarried (86%), while married women accounted for
14%, according to the
CDC, which had data on this from 39 states and New York City (but
not the rest of New York). In the District of Columbia and 29
states that reported racial and ethnic data on abortion to the
CDC, 39% of all women who had abortions in 2020 were non-Hispanic
Black, while 33% were non-Hispanic White, 21% were Hispanic, and 7% were of
other races or ethnicities.
Among those ages 15 to 44, there
were 24.4 abortions per 1,000 non-Hispanic Black women; 11.4 abortions per
1,000 Hispanic women; 6.2 abortions per 1,000 non-Hispanic White women; and
12.7 abortions per 1,000 women of other races or ethnicities in that age
range, the CDC
reported from those same 29 states and the District of
Columbia.
For 58% of U.S. women who had
induced abortions in 2020, it was the first time they had ever had one, according
to the CDC. For nearly a quarter (24%), it was their second
abortion. For 10% of women, it was their third, and for 8% it was their
fourth or higher. These CDC figures include data from 41 states and New York
City (but not the rest of New York). Nearly four-in-ten women who had
abortions in 2020 (39%) had no previous live births at the time they had an
abortion, according
to the CDC. A quarter of women who had abortions in 2020 had one
previous live birth, 20% had two previous live births, 10% had three, and 6%
had four or more previous live births. These CDC figures include data from 42
states and New York City (but not the rest of New York). When during
pregnancy do most abortions occur? The vast majority of abortions
occur during the first trimester of a pregnancy. In 2020, 93% of abortions
occurred during the first trimester – that is, at or before 13 weeks of
gestation, according
to the CDC. An additional 6% occurred between 14 and 20 weeks of
pregnancy, and 1% were performed at 21 weeks or more of gestation. These CDC
figures include data from 40 states and New York City (but not the rest of
New York). How often are
there medical complications from abortion? About 2% of all abortions in the
U.S. involve some type of complication for the woman, according to an article in
Statpearls, an online health care resource. The article says that “most
complications are considered minor such as pain, bleeding, infection and
post-anesthesia complications.” The CDC calculates case-fatality
rates for women from legal induced abortions – that is, how
many women die from abortion-related complications, for every 100,000
abortions that occur in the U.S. The
rate was lowest during the most recent period examined by the agency (2013 to
2019), when there were 0.43 deaths to women per 100,000 legal induced
abortions. The case-fatality rate reported by the CDC was highest during the
first period examined by the agency (1973 to 1977), when it was 2.1 deaths to
women per 100,000 legal induced abortions. During the five-year periods in
between, the figure ranged from 0.5 (from 1993 to 1997) to 0.8 (from 1978 to
1982). The CDC says it calculates death rates by five-year and seven-year
periods because of year-to-year fluctuation in the numbers and due to the
relatively low number of women who die from abortion. In 2019, the last year for which
the CDC has information, four women in the U.S. died due to complications
from induced abortions, according
to the CDC. Two women died in this way in 2018, and three women in
2017. (These deaths all followed legal abortions.) In 2016, the CDC reported
seven deaths due to either legal (six) or illegal (one) induced abortions.
Since 1990, the annual number of deaths among women due to induced abortion
has ranged from two to 12, according to the CDC. The annual number of reported
deaths from induced abortions tended to be higher in the 1980s, when it
ranged from nine to 16, and from 1972 to 1979, when it ranged from 13 to 54
(1972 was the first year the CDC began collecting this data). One driver of
the decline was the drop in deaths from illegal abortions.
There were 35 deaths from illegal abortions in 1972, the last full year
before Roe v. Wade. The total fell to 19 in 1973 and to single digits or zero
every year after that. (The number of deaths from legal abortions has also
declined since then, though with some slight variation over time.) The number of deaths from induced
abortions was considerably higher in the 1960s than afterward. For instance,
there were 235 deaths from abortions in 1965 and
280 in 1963,
according to reports by the then-U.S. Department of Health, Education and
Welfare, a precursor to the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC
is a division of Health and Human Services. JANUARY
11, 2023 Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/01/11/what-the-data-says-about-abortion-in-the-u-s-2/
777-43-14/Polls U.S. Party Preferences
Evenly Split In 2022 After Shift To GOP
More generally, stretching back to
1991, when Gallup began regularly measuring party identification and leaning,
Democrats have held an edge in most years.
The latest results are based on
combined data from 2022 Gallup telephone surveys, which encompass interviews
with more than 10,000 U.S. adults. In each survey it conducts, Gallup asks
Americans whether they identify politically as a Republican, a Democrat or an
independent. Independents are then asked a follow-up question about whether
they “lean” more toward the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. The
combined measure of partisan identification and leanings gives an indication
of party strength in the U.S. population. A virtual tie in party
identification and leaning represents one of the better outcomes for the
Republican Party over the past three decades. Only once, in 1991, after
then-president George H.W. Bush led the successful Persian Gulf War, did
significantly more Americans identify as or lean Republican (48%) than
Democratic (44%). Party preferences were previously
tied or separated by one point in 2001 through 2003 and in 2010 and 2011. The
earlier stretch included the first three years of George
W. Bush’s presidency, which were shaped largely by strong public
support for Bush after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The later period included
the second and third years of Barack
Obama’s presidency, when his popularity sagged and the Tea
Party movement gained influence in American politics. The stronger year for Republicans
in 2022 was manifested in their party’s winning control of the U.S. House of
Representatives. Nationwide, more voters cast ballots for Republicans than
Democratic U.S. House candidates last year by a margin of about three points.
However, Republicans were not able to gain a majority in the U.S. Senate. Largest Percentage
of Americans Still Identify as Independents When Gallup began conducting its
interviews exclusively by telephone in 1988, there were similar proportions
of Democrats, Republicans and independents in the U.S. In the early 1990s,
independents began to outnumber Republicans and Democrats, but that advantage
faded in the early 2000s. However, since 2009, independent
identification has grown and reached levels not seen before. Now, political
independents (41%) greatly outnumber Republican (28%) and Democratic (28%)
identifiers. The 2022 figures represent a
one-point increase in Republican identification compared with 2021, and
one-point declines in Democratic and independent identification. Last year also marked only the
ninth time in the past 35 years in which Democrats did not hold at least a
slight advantage (of two or more points) over Republicans in party
identification. This also occurred in 1991, 1995, 2001 through 2005, and
2020.
Since 2011, no less than 39% of
Americans have identified as independent, with the percentage 40% or higher
in all but the 2016 and 2020 presidential election years. Before 2011,
independent identification reached as high as 39% only twice: in 1995 and
2007. A 2022 Gallup analysis found
that increased
independent identification appears to be driven in large part
by Generation X and the millennial generation continuing to identify as
independents as they age. In prior generations, U.S. adults became less
likely to identify as independents as they got older. About half of
millennials and more than four in 10 in Generation X currently identify as
independents, compared with less than a third in older generations. Bottom Line Last year was not as strong a year
for Republicans electorally as they had wanted. Although they won a majority
of House seats, they were hoping to win a larger majority than they did,
which played out this month in their difficulty electing a Speaker of the
House. The GOP also failed to win a majority in the Senate, though they
needed a net pickup of only one seat to do so. However, the Republicans did have a
better year from the standpoint of reaching parity with Democrats, in U.S.
adults’ party identification and leaning. Americans' dissatisfaction with the
state of the nation at a time when Democrats controlled the presidency and
both houses of Congress likely is the cause of the 2022 shift in party
leanings. Similar shifts occurred in 1994 and 2010. Dissatisfaction with the
state of the nation under Republican leadership also likely accounts for the
shifts toward greater Democratic Party identification and leaning seen
between 2006 and 2008. To the extent history is a guide,
2023 party preferences may be similar to those in 2022. The years 1995, 2007,
2011 and 2019 showed party divisions similar to the prior year’s after the
president’s party lost control of the House in the midterm elections. JANUARY
12, 2023 Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/467897/party-preferences-evenly-split-2022-shift-gop.aspx
777-43-15/Polls Three-In-Five Canadians
Want Further Development Of Nuclear Power In The Country
As
the world pushes towards net-zero emissions targets, and away from the
war-influenced roller coaster of fossil fuel prices, many countries –
including Canada – are putting the nuclear option back on the table. Touted as a
low greenhouse gas emission energy source, and a way to insulate
against the volatile prices of fossil fuels, nuclear power has
returned to vogue following a year of oil price shocks. Over a decade ago, in the wake of
the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, there was a global
move away from nuclear power. Quebec decommissioned its only
nuclear power plant in
2012, while Ontario in 2020 had planned a phase out at its
Pickering plant, which has since
been delayed. Proximity is a key consideration
with Fukushima and the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe in recent memory. The
latter irradiated
a more than 4,000 square kilometre area around the plant
still closed for the most part to human activity. However,
two-in-five (43%) Canadians say they would be comfortable with a nuclear
power plant operating within 50 kilometres of where they live. That
proportion increases when Canadians consider a plant operating within 500
kilometres of their home (58%) or within their province (59%). Further, the data indicate strong
support among Canadians for increasing development of solar (81%) and wind
power (74%). Support for the continued development of crude oil is muted
nationally (50%), but higher in regions where it represents a significant
economic pillar – Alberta (75%), Saskatchewan (72%) and Newfoundland and
Labrador (72%).
More Key Findings:
About
ARI The Angus Reid Institute (ARI) was
founded in October 2014 by pollster and sociologist, Dr. Angus Reid. ARI is a
national, not-for-profit, non-partisan public opinion research foundation
established to advance education by commissioning, conducting and
disseminating to the public accessible and impartial statistical data,
research and policy analysis on economics, political science, philanthropy,
public administration, domestic and international affairs and other
socio-economic issues of importance to Canada and its world. Because
its small population precludes drawing discrete samples over multiple waves,
data on Prince Edward Island is not released. INDEX Part One: Nuclear
power in Canada
Part Two: Oil and
gas, and the green alternatives
Part One: Nuclear
power in Canada Nuclear power generation has been
part of Canada’s electricity mix since the early 1960s. There are currently
four nuclear power plants operating in two Canadian provinces – three in
Ontario and one in New Brunswick. The Canada
Energy Regulator estimates the four nuclear stations
generate 15
per cent of the country’s electricity. The global energy crisis brought on
by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine increased
interest in nuclear power. Nuclear power is also seen as “critical” to
meeting global net zero emissions targets by the administration of U.S.
President Joe Biden and the International Energy Agency. Last year, the
Canadian government agreed,
announcing $1 billion in funding for small modular nuclear reactors. However, there are significant
concerns with Canada’s aging nuclear power plants. All of Canada’s nuclear
reactors were built between the 1960s and 1990s, more than half of
which have
aged beyond their designed 30-year operating lifetime. There
are also persistent concerns over the storage of nuclear waste, which must
be isolated for hundreds of years. Canada has generated 2.5
million cubic metres of radioactive waste from its history of
nuclear power production, 99 per cent of which is graded as having “low-level” radioactivity.
Currently, nuclear waste is stored at
seven locations in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick, mostly near
active or former nuclear reactors. Three-in-five
Canadians support expanding nuclear power generation Approaching twice as many Canadians
support the expansion of nuclear power in the country (57%) as oppose it
(30%). Support for further nuclear power generation is high in two provinces
that currently have nuclear power plants operating, Ontario (70%) and New
Brunswick (63%). Those two provinces have begun
exploring smaller so-called “modular nuclear reactors”, alongside
Saskatchewan (73%) and Alberta (71%), where support for more nuclear power is
also high. Opposition to the further
development of nuclear power is highest in Quebec (56%), which decommissioned
its only nuclear power plant in
2012.
Because its small
population precludes drawing discrete samples over multiple waves, data on
Prince Edward Island is not released. Past Conservative voters are more
supportive of further development of nuclear energy (73%) than those who
voted Liberal (54%) or NDP (56%). Still, more than half of those who voted
for those two parties in 2021 believe nuclear power should be expanded in
Canada:
Men, and especially those aged 18-
to 34-years old, are much more supportive of Canada increasing its use of
nuclear power than women. Women of all ages are divided over the prospect of
increasing nuclear power generation than not. This gender divide over nuclear
power support has been seen in public opinion dating
back to the 1970s.
Desire to expand
nuclear increased in last year 2022 saw a resurgence in
appreciation for the potential of nuclear power, after a period
of decline for the industry brought on by the Fukushima
nuclear disaster in 2011. That year a tsunami caused a nuclear accident at
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant. In the aftermath, several countries,
including Japan and Germany, began
scaling back their nuclear power generation. Ontario, too,
had planned to
phase out its Pickering plant, though it has since
delayed that plan. An oil price shock in 2022 brought
on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made some countries delay or
reconsider their
nuclear phaseouts. With many countries setting net zero emissions
goals, there is significant appeal in nuclear power as a
low emission energy source. With all this in the background,
Canadian support for nuclear power expansion has grown by six points (51% to
57%) in the last 18 months. Meanwhile, support for the increase of supply of
other sources such as oil and gas, coal, solar, and wind is stable:
How close is too
close? In the history of nuclear power
generation, only two events have been designated a “major
accident” by the International Nuclear Event Scale: the 1986
Chernobyl disaster and the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Two North American
disasters – an accident in Chalk River, Ont. in 1952 and the partial meltdown
at Three Mile Island in 1979 – are
rated lower on the scale. The disaster at Chernobyl required
an initial
evacuation of around 30 kilometres from the centre of the
power plant, while the disaster at Fukushima required a smaller
evacuation of 20 kilometres. Both disasters spawned exclusion
zones that persist
to this day, though the one around Chernobyl is much larger in size
– 4,143 square kilometres – than the one around Fukushima – 207 square
kilometres. Chernobyl killed 30 people initially and 60 of radiation induced
cancer. A UN report on Chernobyl in 2005, which has been contested, estimated
4,000 people died in the years since due to disaster-related
illnesses. There has only been one
casualty due to radiation from the Fukushima disaster,
but more
than 2,000 people died as a result of the evacuation. The potential for nuclear disaster
means proximity is an important consideration when it comes to nuclear power
plants. While there is much less appetite for Canadians for a nuclear power
plant to be operating closer to their home than farther away, two-in-five
(43%) say they would be comfortable with one operating within 50 kilometres
of where they live. That number rises to three-in-five (58%) for a nuclear
power plant operating within 500 kilometres. Overall, the majority (59%) say
they would be comfortable with a power plant operating in their province:
In the two provinces where nuclear
power plants currently operate – Ontario and New Brunswick – residents are
much more comfortable (74% Ontario, 70% New Brunswick) than not (26%, 30%
respectively). Majorities of Albertans (70%) and Saskatchewanians (74%), too,
say they would be comfortable with a nuclear power plant in their province.
Only in Quebec (70%) and Newfoundland and Labrador (63%) do majorities of
residents say they would be uneasy with nuclear power generation happening in
their province:
Because its small
population precludes drawing discrete samples over multiple waves, data on
Prince Edward Island is not released. Part Two: Oil and
gas, and the green alternatives In 2021, the federal
government passed
a law to commit to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas
emissions by 2050. The road map to reaching that goal includes reducing
emissions by 40 to 45 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030. Electricity generation was
the sixth
largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2020,
although there have already been significant reductions in emissions in that
sector since the turn of the century. According
to the government, greenhouse gases from combustion-based
electricity generation have declined by 52 per cent between 2005 and 2020.
This is attributed in a large part due to the decline
in the use of coal across the country, and increase in the
use of renewables. Renewable sources currently represent 18.9
per cent of Canada’s total energy supply, meaning non-renewable,
and emissions-intensive energy, still plays a significant role. Support high for
further development of renewables, lower for fossil fuels There are high levels of support
among Canadians for the expansion of solar (81%), and wind (74%) power
generation. For both, support is higher among women than men. There is less support overall for
further development of fossil fuels. Traditional oil and gas receive the most
support, with half of Canadians (50%) on board with expansion of that energy
source. There is less enthusiasm for hydraulic fracturing (31%) – also known
as fracking – and coal mining (19%). For all three fossil fuel sources, men
are more interested in seeing their expansion than women:
There is also more enthusiasm for
an increase in the use of fossil fuel from past Conservative voters than
those who voted for other parties in the 2021 election. Those who voted
Liberal, NDP and Bloc Québécois are much more supportive of renewable sources
than those who voted Conservative, though notably a majority of past CPC
voters support the expansion of solar (65%) and half (53%) the expansion of
wind:
Regional divide
evident in support for expansion of oil and gas The extraction of oil and gas
represents significant pillars in the economies of Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Newfoundland and Labrador. In those three provinces, enthusiasm for the
expansion of oil and gas is much higher than elsewhere in the country. Those
in Quebec (55%) are the most likely to oppose more energy being drawn from
oil and gas. Opinion is much more divided elsewhere in the country:
Because its small
population precludes drawing discrete samples over multiple waves, data on
Prince Edward Island is not released. January
11, 2023 Source: https://angusreid.org/canada-energy-nuclear-power-oil-and-gas-wind-solar/
777-43-16/Polls One-In-Nine Sports Fans
(11%) Say They’re Watching Less Because Of Serious Injuries In Contact Sports
The Buffalo Bills will have an
easier time preparing for their playoff matchup this weekend – at least
mentally – now knowing that teammate and safety Damar Hamlin has been
released from hospital after suffering a terrifying injury on January 2. The
Bills take on the Miami Dolphins, a team that will be without their own
quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after he suffered what many suspect was his third
concussion of the season in a game played on Christmas Day. These injuries highlight the tension between
the love of contact sports and the extent to which Canadians deem serious
risk of injury necessary to play them. A new study
from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadian sports fans battling
these competing realities. Asked
specifically about the incident involving Hamlin, seven per cent of viewers
were affected to the point that they are more likely to tune out from contact
sports in the future. One-in-three (34%) were upset by the incident but will
continue watching, while three-in-five (58%) say that it didn’t affect them
personally and is “just an unfortunate part of the game.” This
latest catastrophic injury adds to a growing awareness of the risks of
contact sports. In recent years, discussions of
traumatic brain injury have grown immensely,
leading leagues to introduce new protocols for diagnosing and treating these
injuries. The unavoidability of concussions in sports appears to be weighing
on many fans, even if it isn’t causing them to tune out entirely. Overall, 11 per cent say they watch
less contact sports – where there is a perceived increased risk of brain
injury – than they used to. Further, fully half (53%) say they think about
the concussion risks more often now when they watch sports like football and
hockey. One-in-three (36%) say this is not something they really think about
when they watch sports. More Key Findings:
About
ARI The Angus Reid Institute (ARI) was
founded in October 2014 by pollster and sociologist, Dr. Angus Reid. ARI is a
national, not-for-profit, non-partisan public opinion research foundation
established to advance education by commissioning, conducting and
disseminating to the public accessible and impartial statistical data,
research and policy analysis on economics, political science, philanthropy,
public administration, domestic and international affairs and other
socio-economic issues of importance to Canada and its world. Because
its small population precludes drawing discrete samples over multiple waves,
data on Prince Edward Island is not released. INDEX: Part One: Damar
Hamlin injured on Monday Night Football
Part Two: Brain
injury risk weighs on many sports fans
Appendix: How many
follow professional football in Canada? Part One:
Damar Hamlin injured on Monday Night Football Vast
majority watched or followed Hamlin injury The
sports world came to a standstill on Jan. 2, after what looked like a routine
tackle by Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin proved to be anything but
routine. Hamlin collapsed in cardiac arrest and was immediately given CPR and
defibrillation on the field. As his life lay in the balance, stunned and
terrified teammates stood aside in prayer. The game was suspended and
ultimately cancelled as Hamlin was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical
Centre for treatment. In the days that followed, fans and
players from around the world showed support on social media and by
donating more
than $8 million to his charitable toy drive on GoFundMe.
Hamlin has fortunately made considerable progress in his recovery, reportedly
asking doctors “did we win” when he awoke for the first time nearly 48 hours
after collapsing. Hamlin, a Pittsburgh native who attended the University of
Pittsburgh to remain close to family, is just 24 years old. One-in-11 Canadians (9%) say that
they watched the incident unfold live, while others began to follow along in
the hours and days that followed:
An unfortunate
part of the game Many viewers were overjoyed as they
saw Hamlin tweeting
along as his team took the field on Sunday. A first play
kick-return touchdown by Nyheim Hines further brought tears
to the eyes of some. The game, however, represents a tension
between viewers and a sport that can be damaging
if not crippling or ultimately fatal to its participants. While the specific injury to Hamlin
is rare, it was enough for a handful of sports fans (7%) to say that they are
probably going to watch less contact sports going forward. One-in-three (34%)
say that they were emotionally impacted by the injury, but are still going to
watch, while 58 per cent say this it was an “unfortunate part of the game”
and that they don’t think about it much further beyond that:
This type of incident evidently has
a widespread and varying impact on different levels of fans. Those who follow
the NFL most closely are much more likely to say that they were personally
upset about Hamlin’s injury, but that their viewership would likely not
change. Those further removed are more likely to say that they will watch
less or that they are far enough removed that it won’t impact them. This
suggests a challenge in drawing new viewers to sports where injury concern is
paramount:
Part Two: Brain
injury risk weighs on many sports fans While the cardiac arrest suffered
by Hamlin was a rare sports occurrence, traumatic brain injuries are not. The
NFL has reported an average of well
over 200 concussions a year since 2015. Most prominently this
year, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced a disturbing
head injury on Thursday Night Football in late September,
while also enduring a
second and third concussion later in the season. For their part, one-in-five
Canadians say this is an experience they’ve had themselves playing sports. Related: One-in-five
Canadians say they’ve suffered a concussion playing sports Concussions in
contact sport a concern for two-thirds of fans The increased awareness of head
injuries in sports has had an effect on many sports fans. One-in-nine (11%)
say they are watching less contact sports in recent years because of what
society continues to learn about brain injuries. Fully half (53%) say this is
something they think about more now when they watch, even if it doesn’t
negatively impact their viewership:
Widespread awareness of this issue
is evident among those who follow both the CFL and the NFL.
Risk vs. Reward?
Most would still play football if they had the chance to make millions To better understand the risk
versus reward nature of this debate, Canadian sports fans were asked a
hypothetical question: if you could play professional football for $5 million
per year, would you? (The question asks each person to assume they had a
sufficient talent level, and that their position would be running back.) Half (52%) say they would play for
as long as possible, including two-thirds of men over the age of 34. Another
three-in-ten (30%) say they would play for a year or two to earn the money
and then quit. This is the most common response among young women (42%). A
handful would only play if they were able to be the quarterback, while 16 per
cent say the risk is not worth the reward. One-quarter of women over the age
of 34 choose this latter option:
Appendix: How many
follow professional football in Canada? Canadians
were asked how closely they follow a variety of professional sports in
Canada. For those results, please see the detailed tables below. Overall,
attention paid to the NFL is slightly higher than that paid to the CFL, with
notable demographic variations:
January 13, 2023 Source:
https://angusreid.org/damar-hamlin-injury-contact-sports/
777-43-17/Polls Eight Out Of Ten Brazilians Disapprove Of The Acts Of 08/01 In Brasilia
81% of the Brazilian population
does not approve of the acts that took place on January 8 in Brasília, which
led to the destruction of the headquarters of the three powers. This is
what a survey carried out by Ipsos in the five regions of the country indicates. Only
18% of the participants responded that they approved the act and 1% did not
know how to respond. (Ipsos
Canada) January
13, 2023 Source: https://www.ipsos.com/pt-br/oito-em-cada-dez-brasileiros-desaprovam-os-atos-de-0801-em-brasilia AUSTRALIA
777-43-18/Polls ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer
Confidence Jumps 4.9pts To 87.4 In Traditional New Year’s Bounce – Highest
Since September 2022
ANZ-Roy Morgan
Consumer Confidence jumped by 4.9pts to 87.4 this week to reach its highest
for over three months since late September 2022 (87.8). However, Consumer
Confidence is a large 18.6pts below the same week a year ago, January 4-9,
2022 (106.0). Consumer Confidence is now only 1.3pts below the 2022 weekly
average of 88.7. Consumer Confidence was up around
Australia in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia but was down in
Western Australia. There were improvements across the
index especially concerning views of personal finances and the Australian
economy’s performance over the next year as well as improved sentiment
regarding whether now is a ‘good/bad time to buy’ major household items. Current financial
conditions
Future financial
conditions
Current economic
conditions
Future economic
conditions
Time to buy a
major household item
ANZ Senior
Economist, Adelaide Timbrell, commented: Consumer
confidence jumped 4.9pts to 87.4 last week, reaching its highest level since
late September 2022. This was the first new year’s jump in confidence since
2018. While homeowners paying off mortgages are still reporting lower
confidence than renters and outright owners, average confidence among all
three groups rose in the new year. Despite the new year jump, confidence is
still well below the neutral level (100) and the long-run average of 111.7.
Household inflation expectations eased significant by 0.9ppt from the last
print of 2022, suggesting cautious optimism about lower inflation through
2023.
January 10, 2023 Source:
https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/9140-anz-roy-morgan-consumer-confidence-january-10 MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
777-43-19/Polls Declining Interest In The
War In Ukraine Among European Union Countries
About to be one
year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war continues to mark
the socioeconomic news of Europe and the rest of the world. The new year
has not managed to put an end to the offensive and its consequences, such as
the rise in the price of fuel or the insecurity in the energy
supply; But, has the perception
of the population about this conflict changed? Interest in the
war decreases, although it does not disappear The same thing happens with the
conversations around the war and its effects, it has also decreased. Although
slightly more than a third (35%) of EU citizens talk about the conflict with
their friends and family several times a week, the percentage of those who do
so several times a day or daily has decreased, by less than 13 and 7 points
respectively. Again a photo that is repeated at the national level, only
10% of Spanish society does it several times a day, a decrease of 14 points
compared to April 2022, while 39% deal with the issue several times a
week. The people of
Spain, satisfied with their country as far as the war is concerned The majority of the Spanish
population is satisfied with their country's reaction to the war in Ukraine
(62%) compared to 27% who are dissatisfied. Data in line with the
European average, 59% satisfied and 30% dissatisfied. Another aspect analyzed in this
survey is satisfaction with government decision-making. In this sense,
the general satisfaction of European citizens remains unchanged. Approximately one in two say they are satisfied with
the EU's reaction to the war in Ukraine, ranging from 28% in Greece, 46% in
Spain and 67% in Denmark. Majority support
for the economic and humanitarian measures adopted by Europe Regarding the measures taken to
help the Ukrainian population, nine
out of ten people in Europe and in Spain approve of the provision of
humanitarian aid to people affected by the war . In the
same way, 85% support the reception in the EU of people fleeing the war
where, although the general approval of this measure has decreased by seven
points since the last analysis, throughout Europe. 59% of Europeans
approve the financing of the purchase and supply of military equipment to
Ukraine, a practically similar figure for Spain (58%) . Furthermore,
70% of the European people approve of general economic support for
Ukraine. The approval level for this measure is above 50% in most Member
States with exceptions in Hungary (49%), Bulgaria (46%) and Slovakia (45%). In the economic
line, close to 70% of the European population and 73% of the Spanish
population approve the economic sanctions against the Russian Government,
companies and individuals. In only five countries,
less than half support this type of sanctions: Hungary (47%), Bulgaria and
Slovakia (43%), Greece (38%) and Cyprus (37%). Has the war
strengthened the feeling of unity in Europe? When evaluating whether this war
crisis has strengthened ties between member countries, four out of ten European citizens (41%) believe that
it has. By contrast, one in three people (32%) in Europe think it has
had a debilitating effect . In Spain, the percentage of
people who think that it has served to strengthen the EU is 4 points higher
(45%), while 30% declare that it has caused the opposite. The majority of
respondents in Europe (55%) agree that, in general, there is solidarity
between Member States in the European Union . The
highest percentages agreeing with this statement are observed in Finland
(74%) and Portugal (79%) and somewhat lower in Spain with 63%. The
countries that least trust European solidarity are Greece (34%) and Cyprus
(27%). 12
January 2023 Source: https://www.ipsos.com/es-es/desciende-el-interes-por-la-guerra-en-ucrania
777-43-20/Polls Metaverse - A Still
Unknown World, A Survey In 3 Nations
The recent YouGov study “ Meta-What? –
Hype or the Next Big Thing ” compares and examines consumer attitudes
towards the Metaverse in Germany, the UK and the US. To do this, the
study analyzes the demographics of the target groups of the Metaverse
pioneers, the curious, the undecided and the disinterested.
Pioneers are
mostly men 5 percent of Germans are Metaverse
pioneers and have already explored the digital world. This group
consists mainly of men (62 percent) between the ages of 35 and 44 (33 vs. 15
percent of the total population). This group also engages in digital
media such as computer games in their free time and is less concerned about
online privacy, with 71 percent saying they don't care about online privacy
(vs. 17 percent of the general population). The majority of this group
(80 percent) are often the first to try new technology products and services
and are willing to pay more for quality products (88 percent). The
pioneers are also financially interested in the latest digital products, 65
percent are willing to give up their bank account and use cryptocurrency
instead, The curious are
open to discovering the Metaverse The Curious consumer group (14
percent) has not been to the Metaverse before, but is interested in the digital
world. This target group consists largely of younger men (54 percent)
between the ages of 25 and 34 (25 vs. 15 percent of the total
population). More than half of the curious (67 percent) believe that
augmented reality could be useful for everyday applications, only 41 percent
of Germans share this opinion. This target group mainly uses social
media for news and entertainment (86 vs. 65 percent of the total population)
and is interested in new technology products, services and apps (87 percent). The
majority of the curious (84 percent) believe Undecided wait to
be convinced 12 percent of Germans are
undecided, i.e. have not yet been to the Metaverse and are unsure whether
they are interested in it. This target group is on average 55 years or
older (45 percent) and almost a fifth (19 percent) are already retired (vs.
25 percent of the total population). Although only 1 percent of this
target group finds out about new technical devices and services, the
undecided are open to technological innovations and see robots as part of our
future everyday life (77 percent). This target group can best be reached
via advertising posters (65 percent) and attach great importance to the
opinion of experts when buying products (65 vs. 58 percent of the total population). Those who are
disinterested are mainly women The majority of Germans (62
percent) are disinterested, this group has not yet been to the Metaverse and
has no interest in it. The disinterested are mainly women (54 percent)
aged 55 and over (50 vs. 41 percent of the total population). The
majority of this group (77 percent) find advertising annoying (vs. 73 percent
of the general population), and almost half (42 percent) only buy new tech
devices when the old ones fail (vs. 35 percent of the general population). Still,
this demographic isn't completely disinterested in technology, for example, a
quarter (24 percent) think online shopping will be a lot more fun with
augmented reality and 42 percent believe artificial intelligence is the next
step in evolution ( vs. 50 percent of the total population). January
13, 2023 Source: https://yougov.de/topics/technology/articles-reports/2023/01/13/metaverse-eine-noch-unbekannte-welt |
