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BUSINESS
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OPINION REPORT NO. 839-844 Week: March 18 – April 28,
2024 Presentation: May 03, 2024 839-844-43-28/Commentary:
How U.S. Muslims Are Experiencing The Israel-Hamas War BOJ
Survey Finds Less Optimistic Manufacturers, But Happier Service Sector More
Than 40% Want To Work Until They Reach 66 Or Over South
Korea’s President Faces A Crucial Referendum In Parliamentary Election Tunisian
Political Views: Splintered And Confused 74
In 100 Nigerian Women Not Aware Of Support Programmes For Women 30
Years Of Democracy: South Africa's 2024 Elections Marked By Uncertainty And A
Desire For Change AI
In Journalism: How Would Public Trust In The News Be Affected Sadiq
Khan Holds 19pt Lead Over Susan Hall With Two Weeks To Go How
Well Do Britons Understand Inflation Dissatisfaction
With Government On Immigration At Highest Level Since 2015 Vaccination:
An Information Gap Among Parents Of Children And Seniors Americans’
Use Of Chatgpt Is Ticking Up, But Few Trust Its Election Information How
U.S. Muslims Are Experiencing The Israel-Hamas War Rising
Numbers Of Americans Say Jews And Muslims Face A Lot Of Discrimination About
1 In 4 U.S. Teachers Say Their School Went Into A Gun-Related Lockdown In The
Last School Year Majority
Of U.S. Catholics Express Favorable View Of Pope Francis In
Tight Presidential Race, Voters Are Broadly Critical Of Both Biden And Trump A
Growing Share Of Americans Have Little Or No Confidence In Netanyahu Number
Of Canadians Cheering For “Any” Canadian Team To Win The Stanley Cup Rises 7
Points From 2016 Seven-In-Ten
Gen Z, Millennials Say Trudeau’s Government Not Working In Their Interest Saying
It With Flowers Tops The $1 Billion Cash Splash On Mum For 12 May Global
Study Aims To Uncover How Humans Flourish, A Study Across 22 Nations Close
To Nine In 10 In Favour Of Global Rules Banning Plastics In 32 Countries Stress
Levels Rise Around The World, Views Of People In 39 Countries Earth
Day 2024: Changing Attitudes And Actions Towards Climate Change, A 33 Country
Survey INTRODUCTORY NOTE 839-844-43-28/Commentary: How U.S. Muslims
Are Experiencing The Israel-Hamas War
U.S. Muslims are more
sympathetic to the Palestinian people than many other Americans are, despite
the fact that relatively few Muslims in the United States
are Palestinian themselves,
according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in
February.
And only about a quarter of Muslims in the survey identify as Arab or of Arab
ancestry. Muslim Americans are also
highly critical of President Joe Biden’s handling of the war between Israel
and Hamas. Meanwhile, a majority of
Muslim Americans (70%) say discrimination against Muslims in our
society has increased since the start of the war, and about half (53%) say news about the
war makes them feel afraid. Here’s a closer look at
these and other findings from our new survey. How
U.S. Muslims view America’s role in the war
Only 6% of Muslim adults
believe that the U.S. is striking the right balance between the Israelis and
Palestinians, according to the February survey. Most Muslims (60%) instead
say Biden is favoring the Israelis too much, while just 3% say he is favoring
the Palestinians too much. Another 30% are not sure.
Muslim Americans have
been strongly Democratic in the past and remain so – 66% of Muslim
registered voters in the survey identify with or lean toward the Democratic
Party. (The survey includes 298 Muslim registered voters for an
effective sample size of 94 and a margin of error of plus or minus
10.1 points.) But Biden’s handling of the war has led some U.S. Muslims to cast protest votes against him in Democratic primaries this year.
Muslims’ views of Biden
are broadly negative, according to our survey: Only 36% view him positively.
In fact, Muslims’ views of Biden are broadly similar to their views of former
President Donald Trump (35% favorable), despite the fact that most Muslims felt Trump was unfriendly toward Muslims when he was president. In the current war between
Israel and Hamas, 69% of Muslim Americans favor the U.S. providing
humanitarian aid to help Palestinian civilians. In contrast, most Muslims
(65%) oppose America
providing military aid to Israel to help in its war against Hamas. How
U.S. Muslims see the Palestinian, Israeli people and their leaders
While around a third of
Muslim Americans (32%) have some sympathy for both the Israeli people and the
Palestinian people, nearly two-thirds (64%) say their sympathies lie either
entirely or mostly with the Palestinian people. Among the larger American public,
by comparison, relatively few adults (16%) are entirely or mostly sympathetic
toward the Palestinian people. When it comes to the
Israeli government, only 10% of U.S. Muslims have a favorable view. In fact,
Muslims are more likely to have a favorable view of Hamas (37%), which has
controlled Gaza, than of the Israeli government. Still, 58% of Muslims have
an unfavorable view of Hamas. A slight majority of
Muslims (59%) have a favorable opinion of the Palestinian Authority,
which some experts have suggested may take control of the Gaza Strip if
Hamas is removed from power. The Palestinian Authority governs the West Bank
and has not had control over the Gaza Strip since Hamas won elections in 2006.
How
U.S. Muslims perceive discrimination in the U.S. since the start of the war Most Muslim Americans
(70%) believe discrimination against Muslims in our society has increased
since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. A much smaller share of the U.S.
public overall (38%) says the same.
How
U.S. Muslims are engaging with and following the war
Muslim Americans are more
likely than Americans overall to feel afraid when hearing or reading news
about the war. Around half of Muslims (53%) say this, compared with 37% of
all U.S. adults. Muslim Americans are also more likely than U.S. adults
overall to feel exhausted when consuming news about the war. Around four-in-ten Muslim
Americans say they are following the war extremely or very closely, while
another 27% are somewhat following it. Still, roughly a third of U.S. Muslims
(32%) are not following
the war too closely or at all. Jewish Americans, by comparison, are following
the war much more closely, according to our survey: 61% say they are
following it extremely or very closely and 11% say they are following it not
too or not at all closely. About a third of U.S.
Muslims could not correctly identify Benjamin Netanyahu as the current prime
minister of Israel. And about three-in-ten Muslims could not correctly
identify Hamas as the group behind the Oct. 7 attack against Israel or knew
that most of the deaths in the Israel-Hamas war have been among Palestinians
and not Israelis. Even so, roughly seven-in-ten correctly answered each
question. (PEW) 02 April 2024 SUMMARY OF POLLS ASIA (Japan) BOJ Survey Finds Less
Optimistic Manufacturers, But Happier Service Sector The Bank of Japan’s
“tankan” report said sentiment among large manufacturers, which include auto
and electronics giants, declined in March for the first time in a year,
standing at plus 11, down two points from December. The average market
forecast by Japanese news service Kyodo was 9. The tankan, carried out every
three months, surveys about 9,000 Japanese companies and measures corporate
sentiment by subtracting the number of companies saying business conditions
are negative from those saying they are positive. (Asahi Shimbun) 01 April 2024 More Than 40% Want To Work Until They Reach 66
Or Over Upward of 40 percent of
working people are hoping to work until they reach the age of “66 or higher,”
according to an opinion poll. The percentage figure includes those who have
already achieved that goal. The findings, released by the Cabinet Office
on March 1, revealed that 42.6 percent of respondents, up 5 points from the
previous survey five years earlier, selected that option in the survey on
life plans and pensions. As in the previous poll, most respondents, or 28.5
percent, said they want to work until turning 61 through 65. However, the
ratio was down 2.2 points. (Asahi Shimbun) 10 April 2024 (South Korea) South Korea’s President Faces A Crucial
Referendum In Parliamentary Election South Korean President
Yoon Suk Yeol faces a crucial referendum Wednesday in a parliamentary
election that could determine whether he becomes a lame duck or enjoys a
mandate to pursue key policies for his remaining three years in office. In
the months ahead of the election, the conservatives supporting Yoon and their
liberal rivals exchanged toxic rhetoric and mudslinging, a sign of a
deepening domestic divide. Regardless of the results, Yoon will stay in
power, but a failure by his governing People Power Party to restore a
parliamentary majority could hurt Yoon’s push for his agenda and further
intensify the conservative-liberal fighting. (Asahi Shimbun) 10 April 2024 MENA (Tunisia) Tunisian Political Views:
Splintered And Confused A recent poll by the Arab
Barometer, shows that the most pertinent of these lessons may be those drawn
by Tunisians themselves about their country’s past political transition and
what democracy has to offer to them in the future. 73 percent “agree” or
“strongly agree” that the “economy is weak under democracy” compared to a
mere 17 percent who used to feel that way in 2011. Also, 73 percent believe
democracy is “indecisive,” a huge increase of that viewpoint compared with
only 19 percent more than a decade ago. (Arabbarometer) 16 April 2024 AFRICA (Nigeria) 74 In 100 Nigerian Women Not
Aware Of Support Programmes For Women A new public opinion poll
conducted by NOIPolls in the week commencing February 26th, 2024, has
revealed that 74 percent of adult female Nigerians are not aware of any
socioeconomic support program specifically dedicated to women in their
respective communities. In addition, the poll revealed that the top three
important socioeconomic support programs mentioned are access to healthcare
and reproductive rights (48 percent), leadership development initiatives like
workshops (40 percent) and affordable childcare options amongst other support
programs mentioned. (NOI Polls) 18 April 2024 (South Africa) 30 Years Of Democracy: South
Africa's 2024 Elections Marked By Uncertainty And A Desire For Change The latest Ipsos poll,
conducted through face-to-face interviews in March and April 2024, surveyed a
randomly selected national sample across all nine provinces, settlement
types, and rural areas in South Africa. Those who indicated that they were
registered to vote (a total of 2,545) were separately analysed. The results
for registered voters were weighted and projected using the IEC registration
figures, which indicated that the voters’ roll contains 27,698,201 names. Nationally,
only 38% believe that the ANC will live up to their election promises, and
the party's support base has long been concentrated in rural areas. (Ipsos South Africa) 26 April 2024 WEST EUROPE (UK) AI In Journalism: How Would
Public Trust In The News Be Affected Approximately half of
Britons (48%) think the impact of AI will be more negative than positive,
including 12% who think no good will come from AI in journalism whatsoever. To
date, few Britons – just 7% – believe they have at some point read a news
article that was written by an AI. But the expectation among the public is
that the introduction of AI to journalism is going to do more harm than good.
By contrast, only 6% think it will do more good than harm, and a statistical
0% say the impact of AI would be entirely positive with no drawbacks. A
quarter (23%) think AI in journalism will do bad and good equally. (YouGov UK) 11 April 2024 Sadiq Khan Holds 19pt Lead Over
Susan Hall With Two Weeks To Go Earlier in the month our national MRP showed Labour on track to win all but
10 of London’s 75 Westminster constituencies, and now our latest London poll
shows that Sadiq Khan is on course to romp home to a third term as mayor. Currently
46% of London voters say they intend to back the Labour incumbent, compared
to only 27% who are voting for his Conservative opponent, Susan Hall. (YouGov UK) 19 April 2024 How Well Do Britons Understand
Inflation The cost of living crisis
has been the dominant issue in the UK for more than a year – so much so that
Rishi Sunak made a promise to half inflation as one of his ‘five pledges’ at
the beginning of 2023 (a task that only 27% of Britons think he is performing
well at). If you ask them directly, 77% of Britons say they understand what
inflation is well, including 20% who say they understand it “very well”. A
further 17% say they don’t understand it very well, and 4% say they don’t
understand it at all. (YouGov UK) 24 April 2024 Dissatisfaction With Government
On Immigration At Highest Level Since 2015 Some 69% of the public say
they are dissatisfied and just 9% satisfied, according to the Immigration
Attitudes Tracker from Ipsos and British Future – the highest level of unhappiness in
the tracker’s history. The survey was conducted online with 3,000 adults
across Britain between 17 – 28 February 2024. Only 16% of current
Conservative supporters – and just 8% of those who voted Conservative in 2019
– are satisfied with the government’s handling of immigration. 55% of current
Conservative supporters and 71% of 2019 Conservative voters are dissatisfied.
Some 10% of Labour supporters say they are satisfied, while 72% are not. (Ipsos MORI) 25 March 2024 Half Of Brits Say They Will
Listen To Their Friends And Family When Deciding Who To Vote For At The Next
General Election New polling from Ipsos
explores how the public follow stories about politics and current affairs,
and who they will listen to most when it comes to deciding how to vote at the
next General Election. Almost two thirds (65%) said that they have been
following news stories about politics and current affairs closely, compared
to a third (34%) who said that they have not been following them closely.
Those aged 55=75 are a little more likely to be paying attention (72%) than
those aged under 55 (62%). (Ipsos MORI) 11 April 2024 (France) Vaccination: An Information Gap
Among Parents Of Children And Seniors This survey demonstrates a
lack of information on the world of vaccination among parents of children and
seniors: More than 6 out of 10 parents do
not know that meningococcal meningitis is an infection that particularly
affects children and adolescents; Still 8
out of 10 people aged 60 and over are unaware of the
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); 93% of
people aged 65 and over do not, wrongly, believe they are at
greater risk of contracting shingles than the rest of the population. (Ipsos France) 25 April 2024 NORTH AMERICA (USA) Americans’ Use Of Chatgpt Is
Ticking Up, But Few Trust Its Election Information It’s been more than a year
since ChatGPT’s public debut set the tech world
abuzz.
And Americans’ use of the chatbot is ticking up: 23% of U.S. adults say they
have ever used it, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in
February, up from 18% in July 2023. Adults under 30 stand out: 43% of these
young adults have used ChatGPT, up 10 percentage points since last summer.
Use of the chatbot is also up slightly among those ages 30 to 49 and 50 to
64. Still, these groups remain less likely than their younger peers to have
used the technology. Just 6% of Americans 65 and up have used ChatGPT. (PEW) 26 March 2024 How U.S. Muslims Are
Experiencing The Israel-Hamas War U.S. Muslims are more
sympathetic to the Palestinian people than many other Americans are, despite
the fact that relatively few Muslims in the United States
are Palestinian themselves,
according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in
February.
And only about a quarter of Muslims in the survey identify as Arab or of Arab
ancestry. Meanwhile, a majority of Muslim Americans (70%) say discrimination against Muslims in our
society has increased since the start of the war, and about half (53%) say news about the
war makes them feel afraid. (PEW) 02 April 2024 Rising Numbers Of Americans Say
Jews And Muslims Face A Lot Of Discrimination Many Americans
particularly sense that discrimination against Muslims and Jews has risen
since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The vast majority of U.S. Muslims
and Jews themselves agree:
Seven-in-ten Muslims and nine-in-ten Jews surveyed say they have felt an
increase in discrimination against their respective groups since the war
began in October. 74% of U.S. Jews and 60% of U.S. Muslims surveyed say they
have felt offended by something they saw on the news or social media about
the Israel-Hamas war. (PEW) 02 April 2024 About 1 In 4 U.S. Teachers Say
Their School Went Into A Gun-Related Lockdown In The Last School Year Twenty-five years after
the mass shooting at Columbine High School in
Colorado,
a majority of public K-12 teachers (59%) say they are at least somewhat
worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
This includes 18% who say they’re extremely or very worried, according to a
new Pew Research Center survey. Another 31% of teachers say they are not too
worried about a shooting occurring at their school. Only 7% of teachers say
they are not at all worried. (PEW) 11 April 2024 Majority Of U.S. Catholics
Express Favorable View Of Pope Francis A new Pew Research Center
survey finds that 75% of U.S. Catholics view Pope Francis favorably, down 8
percentage points since we last asked this question in 2021 and 15 points
below his peak favorability rating, which was 90% in early 2015. Since
becoming pope in 2013, Francis often has received favorable ratings from 80%
or more of U.S. Catholics. He generally has been viewed more positively than
his immediate predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, but less positively than
Benedict’s predecessor, Pope John Paul II. (PEW) 12 April 2024 In Tight Presidential Race,
Voters Are Broadly Critical Of Both Biden And Trump With the election still
more than six months away, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the presidential race is virtually tied:
49% of registered voters favor Donald Trump or lean toward voting for him,
while 48% support or lean toward Joe Biden. More than a third of voters say
they are extremely or very confident that Trump has the physical fitness
(36%) and mental fitness (38%) needed to do the job of president. Far fewer
say the same of Biden (15% are at least very confident in his physical
fitness; 21% are extremely or very confident in his mental fitness).
Majorities say they are not too or not at all confident in Biden’s physical
and mental fitness. (PEW) 24 April 2024 A
Growing Share Of Americans Have Little Or No Confidence In Netanyahu A majority of Americans
(53%) have little or no confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu to do the right thing regarding world affairs, including 25% who
have no confidence in him at
all. Three-in-ten say they have at least some confidence in
him, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 3,600 U.S. adults conducted
April 1-7, 2024. The share of Americans who have no confidence in Netanyahu
has increased 11 percentage points since 2023. This includes an 8-point increase in the
share who have no confidence in him at all. (PEW) 25 April 2024 (Canada) Number Of Canadians Cheering
For “Any” Canadian Team To Win The Stanley Cup Rises 7 Points From 2016 New data from the
non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds renewed hope that one of Vancouver,
Edmonton, Winnipeg, or Toronto will bring Canadians a desperately sought
after Stanley Cup parade. This, more than three decades after the Montreal
Canadiens won the Cup in 1993. Asked which team they believe represents
Canada’s best opportunity, Canadian hockey fans are divided equally between
the Toronto Maple Leafs (21%) and Edmonton Oilers (20%). Fewer, but still 14
per cent say the Vancouver Canucks will be the team to break the drought,
while just five per cent believe the Winnipeg Jets have what it takes. (Angus Reid Institute) 15 April 2024 Seven-In-Ten Gen Z, Millennials
Say Trudeau’s Government Not Working In Their Interest Canadians’ top issues vary
by generation but have been consistent for several years, with health care
and affordability rating as high concerns since the end of the COVID-19
pandemic. On health care, 28 per cent of Canadians say Conservative leader
Pierre Poilievre is the best choice. Trudeau (14%) finishes behind NDP leader
Jagmeet Singh (22%) and none of the above (22%) and is tied with “not sure”
(14%). On housing affordability, Poilievre again leads (31%) and Trudeau
(13%) trails “none of them” (24%), and Singh (19%) and ties “not sure” (13%).
The Conservative leader also outpaces Singh and Trudeau combined when it
comes to issues of the economy and handling the deficit. (Angus Reid Institute) 25 April 2024 AUSTRALIA Mortgage Stress Declined In March As Household
Incomes Increased And The RBA Left Interest Rates Unchanged The level of mortgage
stress in March is the lowest so far this year and this month’s decline has
been driven by rising household incomes which has reduced the financial
pressure on some mortgage holders. The figure of mortgage stress in March is
very similar to the number of mortgage holders considered ‘At Risk’ of
mortgage stress in the three months to December 2023 which was 1,527,000
(30.3%). The proportion of mortgage holders now ‘At Risk’ (30.3%) is well
below the record high reached during the Global Financial Crisis because of
the larger size of the Australian mortgage market today. The record high of
35.6% of mortgage holders in mortgage stress was reached in mid-2008. (Roy Morgan) 23 April 2024 Saying It With Flowers Tops The $1 Billion Cash
Splash On Mum For 12 May Australians are set to
spend $995 million on Mother’s Day this year – up $70
million, or 7.5% from 2023 – with flowers,
alcohol, or an experience topping the gifts for mothers and
others, research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in
collaboration with Roy Morgan reveals. Despite the increased spend,
400,000 fewer people are set to buy Mother’s Day gifts this year –
highlighting the impact of the cost-of-living crunch. (Roy Morgan) 24 April 2024 MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES Global Study Aims To Uncover How Humans
Flourish, A Study Across 22 Nations The inaugural results from
the multiyear Global Flourishing study reveal intriguing relationships
between religion and how well people’s lives are going. The mean flourishing
score falls between 6.5 and 8.0 in most of the 21 countries and one territory
where data are collected. The mean score was below 6.5 only in Türkiye and
Japan, and above 8.0 only in Indonesia. In the United States, the mean score
was 7.11. (Gallup) 28 March 2024 Source:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/642680/global-study-aims-uncover-humans-flourish.aspx Close To Nine In 10 In Favour Of Global Rules
Banning Plastics In 32 Countries 90%, on average across 32
countries, agree to have global rules banning chemicals used in plastic that
are hazardous to human health and the environment. 87% agree it’s
essential/important to reduce the amount of plastic produced
globally. The same proportion (87%) say types of plastic that can’t be easily
recycled in all of the countries where they are used should be banned. More
than eight in 10 (85%) agree it’s key to have global rules banning
unnecessary single-use plastic products such as shopping bags, cutlery, cups
and plates. (Ipsos Global) 16 April 2024 Source:
https://www.ipsos.com/en/close-nine-10-favour-global-rules-banning-plastics Stress Levels Rise Around The World, Views Of
People In 39 Countries The Worldwide Independent
Network of MR (WIN), the world’s leading independent association in market
research and polling, reveals the Annual WIN World Survey, exploring the
views and beliefs of over 33,000 people in 39 countries across the globe. The
perception of health levels around the world is positive, with 57% feeling
healthy, and 17% very healthy. Numbers, however, are still slightly below the
pre-pandemic level when a total of 76% globally reported to feel healthy or
very healthy. (WIN) 17 April 2024 Source:
https://winmr.com/stress-levels-rise-around-the-world/ Earth Day 2024: Changing Attitudes And Actions
Towards Climate Change, A 33 Country Survey In our annual Earth Day
report, we explore how attitudes to climate change are changing, who is
responsible for leading the fight against the climate emergency, and what
actions people are willing to take. Young men (Millennial and Gen Z) are more fatalistic than women
and older men on the topic of the climate crisis. A third of Millennial and
Gen Z men say it is too late to do anything about climate change, compared to
less than one in five Baby Boomer men and women. Two-thirds across
33 countries think countries like the US, GB, France, Canada and Germany
should pay more to solve climate change. At the same time, France and Canada
have seen an increase in people feeling they are being asked to sacrifice too
much to fight climate change, with both countries now more likely to say this
is the case than not. (Ipsos Global) 19 April 2024 Source:
https://www.ipsos.com/en/earth-day-2024-changing-attitudes-and-actions-towards-climate-change ASIA
839-844-43-01/Polls BOJ Survey Finds Less Optimistic Manufacturers, But Happier
Service Sector
A key Japanese central
bank report said Monday that sentiment among big manufacturers has sagged but
that optimism is at a three-decade high among large business outside the
manufacturing sector. The Bank of Japan’s
“tankan” report said sentiment among large manufacturers, which include auto
and electronics giants, declined in March for the first time in a year,
standing at plus 11, down two points from December. The average market
forecast by Japanese news service Kyodo was 9. The index for large-scale
non-manufacturers, including the service sector, hit a 33-year high at plus
34 points, up two points from the last report in December. The tankan, carried out
every three months, surveys about 9,000 Japanese companies and measures
corporate sentiment by subtracting the number of companies saying business
conditions are negative from those saying they are positive. The optimism among the
non-manufacturing businesses reflects the return of tourism, both overseas
and domestic, which had been hurt by the pandemic. Incoming travelers have
recently outpaced pre-pandemic levels. The downturn in the views
among manufacturers reflects production stoppages at Daihatsu Motor Co., a
Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary that specializes in small vehicles. Daihatsu
has acknowledged it didn’t carry out proper safety tests. The Japanese economy has
tended to stagnate in recent years, with slow wage increases as well as
deflation, or the continuous sliding down of prices, rather than the
inflation affecting some parts of the world. Another negative has been
soaring energy prices. Japan imports almost all its oil. The weakening currency has
also hurt some sectors. The U.S. dollar is recently trading at about 150 yen,
up dramatically from about 130 yen a year ago. A weak yen works as a plus
for encouraging tourism. It also helps exporters, like Toyota and Nintendo,
by boosting the value of their overseas earnings when converted into yen. The Bank of Japan raised
its benchmark interest rate last month for the first time in 17 years, ending
a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy. The bank has an inflation
target of 2% that it uses as a benchmark for whether Japan has finally
escaped deflationary tendencies. It said monetary policy will remain easy for
some time, while noting that wages and profits at companies were improving. The tankan report’s
forecast for future sentiment among large manufacturers stood at 10, while
the index for large non-manufacturers was 27, both lower than the levels
reported Monday. (Asahi Shimbun) 01 April 2024 Source:
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15216236
839-844-43-02/Polls More Than 40% Want To Work Until They Reach 66 Or Over
Upward of 40 percent of
working people are hoping to work until they reach the age of “66 or higher,”
according to an opinion poll. The percentage figure
includes those who have already achieved that goal. The findings, released by
the Cabinet Office on March 1, revealed that 42.6 percent of respondents, up
5 points from the previous survey five years earlier, selected that option in
the survey on life plans and pensions. As in the previous poll,
most respondents, or 28.5 percent, said they want to work until turning 61
through 65. However, the ratio was down 2.2 points. The percentage of those
hoping to work until they turn “71 and over” spiked 5 points, underlining the
fact that people tend to work longer these days. The latest survey
included, for the first time, a question about the influence of an employee
pension system provision wherein pension payments can be reduced for active
elderly workers earning a specific wage threshold. The most popular reply, at
44.4 percent, was that they “adjust working hours at a company and elsewhere,
careful not to see their pension payments slashed.” This outcome indicates
the existence of a “barrier for elderly people to seek employment.” In the first attempt of
its kind, the poll also asked whether respondents rely on private pension
pots as the government moves to encourage their use. As many as 41.4 percent
said they had never signed such pension contracts. The poll was carried out
by mail between Nov. 2 and Dec. 10 with an eye toward using the findings when
the pension program comes up for revision next year. Japan revises its pension
system once every five years. In earlier surveys, interviews with respondents
were conducted in person. The latest survey targeted
5,000 individuals aged 18 or older. Valid responses were received from 2,833
people, or 56.7 percent of the total. (Asahi Shimbun) 10 April 2024 Source:
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15199871
839-844-43-03/Polls South Korea’s President Faces A Crucial Referendum In
Parliamentary Election
South Korean President
Yoon Suk Yeol faces a crucial referendum Wednesday in a parliamentary
election that could determine whether he becomes a lame duck or enjoys a
mandate to pursue key policies for his remaining three years in office. In the months ahead of the
election, the conservatives supporting Yoon and their liberal rivals
exchanged toxic rhetoric and mudslinging, a sign of a deepening domestic
divide. Regardless of the results, Yoon will stay in power, but a failure by
his governing People Power Party to restore a parliamentary majority could
hurt Yoon’s push for his agenda and further intensify the
conservative-liberal fighting. Since taking office in
2022 for a single five-year term, Yoon, a former top prosecutor, has been
grappling with low approval ratings and a liberal opposition-controlled
parliament that has limited his major policy platforms. Pre-election surveys
indicate that the liberal opposition parties will likely maintain a dominant
position in the single-chamber, 300-member National Assembly. But many
observers say it’s still too early to determine who will win the election
because many electorates are being closely fought and many moderate voters
will make last-minute choices. “What would matter to the
People Power Party is whether it can become the biggest party or the second
biggest party,” said Choi Jin, director of the Seoul-based Institute of
Presidential Leadership. “If his party loses the election, Yoon will find it
difficult to move forward even a single step on state affairs.” Of the 300 seats, 254 are
to be elected through direct votes in local districts and the other 46
allotted by the proportion of the votes cast for the parties. Election
observers say candidates in about 50 to 55 local districts are in
neck-and-neck races. Polling stations opened at
6 a.m. and will close at 6 p.m. South Korea has 44 million eligible voters,
and about 31% of them, or nearly 14 million people, have already cast ballots
during two-day early voting last week. It was the highest turnout of its kind
in the history of South Korean parliamentary elections, according to the
National Election Commission. South Korea’s toxic
conservative-liberal division deepened during the 2022 presidential
election, during which Yoon and his main liberal rival Lee Jae-myung spent
months demonizing each other. Yoon eventually beat Lee by the
narrowest margin in the country’s presidential race. Lee, now the chairman of
the opposition Democratic Party, is a harsh critic of Yoon’s major policies
and is eying another presidential bid. He faces an array of corruption
investigations that he argues were politically motivated by Yoon’s government. There was a brief
soul-searching about South Korea’s divisive politics after Lee was
stabbed in the neck in January by a man who, according to police, tried
to kill Lee to prevent him from becoming president. But as the parliamentary
election approached, the rival parties began churning out abusive rhetoric
and crude insults against each other. Ruling party leader Han
Dong-hoon called Lee “a criminal” and labeled his past comments as “trash.”
Lee’s party spokesperson described Han’s mouth as a “trash bin.” Han accused
Lee of using a sexist remark against a female ruling party candidate. During one of his final
campaign events on Tuesday, Han argued that giving too many seats to Lee’s
Democratic Party will throw South Korea into political turmoil. “Tomorrow’s
12 hours will determine whether the Republic of Korea will plunge into
shocking chaos and despair or overcome a crisis,” Han said, using South
Korea’s official name. Speaking ahead of his
corruption trial at a Seoul court, Lee urged voters to punish the Yoon
government, which he said has used prosecutors to suppress opponents. “I
earnestly ask you to hand out your judgement on a government that betrays and
goes against the people,” Lee said. Chung Jin-young, a former
dean of the Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies at Kyung Hee
University, predicted that the opposition parties could win a combined
150-180 seats. “That would cause a
political deadlock for the Republic of Korea for the next three years, as
both the ruling and opposition parties can’t pursue things unilaterally and
won’t likely make terms with each other,” Chung said. Earlier this year, Yoon
saw rising approval ratings over his strong push to drastically increase the
number of medical students despite vehement protests by incumbent
doctors. Yoon has said he aims to create more doctors to brace for the country’s
rapidly aging population, but thousands of young doctors have gone on strike,
saying that schools can’t handle an abrupt increase in students. The doctors’ walkouts
eventually left Yoon facing growing calls to find
a compromise, with patients and others experiencing delays of
surgeries and other inconveniences. Yoon’s ruling party is also struggling
with rising prices of agricultural products and other goods and criticism of
Yoon’s personnel management style. “President Yoon has said a
priority would be given to stabilizing prices and livelihoods, but they
weren’t stabilized, so I think that will be a big negative for the Yoon
government during the election,” Kim Daye, a 32-year-old Seoul resident,
said. (Asahi Shimbun) 10 April 2024 Source:
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15225416 MENA
839-844-43-04/Polls Tunisian Political Views: Splintered And Confused
As many countries around
the world head for elections this year, surveys show the democratic ideal to
be very much alive in most nations while scepticism is also growing about the
way political systems have evolved. In the Arab region,
democracy building remains as elusive as ever, twelve years after the “Arab
spring” upheaval. Tunisia, which will hold
presidential elections next autumn, has a few lessons to offer to the outside
world in this regard. A recent poll by the Arab
Barometer, shows that the most pertinent of these lessons may be those drawn
by Tunisians themselves about their country’s past political transition and
what democracy has to offer to them in the future. The Tunisians’ take on the
post-2011 phase of their history is quite different from the West’s idealised
account of the “jasmine revolution,” a narrative often told with overtones of
disappointment and frustration. The process followed since 2011 seems to have
instilled in Tunisians contrasting and somehow confused visions of how they
should be governed and what democratic practice means for them. Their twelve-year
experience has not entrenched their commitment to democracy but has not
however totally shaken their belief in the “democratic option”. In
fact, “eight-in-ten affirm that despite its problems, democracy is their
preferred political system” while 55 percent reject authoritarianism, the
poll tells us. But most Tunisians see
“clear limitations” to democracy. Accordingly, 73 percent “agree” or
“strongly agree” that the “economy is weak under democracy” compared to a
mere 17 percent who used to feel that way in 2011. Also, 73 percent believe
democracy is “indecisive,” a huge increase of that viewpoint compared with
only 19 percent more than a decade ago. The rise in scepticism
about democracy is clearly the reflection of failed expectations from the
successive governments during “the democratic transition” set in motion after
2011. Ineptitude and endless sniping led to political instability and
economic decline while promises rang hollow. Learning from their past
disappointment, Tunisians insist today that while guaranteeing them the
freedom to choose their leaders, democracy must grant them the basic services
they need among the prerequisites of dignified life. This perspective explains
Tunisians’ assessment of the democratic progress accomplished so far.
If 54 percent find the country more democratic than it used to be before
2011, a total of 46 percent says democratic practice is “less” or at the same
level than it used to be under Ben Ali. This also seems to shape
Tunisians’ views about foreign democratic models. For the majority, best
democratic practices find their illustration not in the US or Britain but by
in Germany and China. This perspective, which
was missed by much of the political elite for more than ten years after 2011,
is likely to shape voters choices for years to come. The Arab Barometer notes
that Tunisians “do not appear to share a common vision for their political
future”. More than that, the poll shows that Tunisians’ political vision is
in fact splintered and confused, especially when it comes to the political
system they feel suits their country best. No less than 51 percent
deem a pluralistic parliamentary system “not suitable” for the country. In
fact, only 48 percent would pick such a system. This percentage is ironically
comparable to the 44 percent who, at the opposite end of the spectrum, favour
a “strong authority”, which would make decisions without considering
electoral results nor the views of the opposition. Then, there is the even
more problematic religion-politics nexus. Two-thirds of Tunisians reject
“Sharia”(Islamic law)-based rule. Still it is worrying that no less than 37
percent of the public find this kind of rule “suitable”, “somewhat suitable”
or “very suitable” for their country. This is probably one of
the most debatable findings of the research. Polling Muslims respondents on
Islam-related issues is always tricky. Polling them on Islamic politics is
even trickier. Compliance with “Sharia”, despite its negative
connotation in the West, means for many the mere compliance with the faith
and not adherence to the harsh interpretation of Islam advocated by
Salafists. As crucial as it might be,
ascertaining what is meant by “Sharia”-based rule is not a methodologically
easy task. As the atrophy of Ennahda’s support base in recent years
shows, religious sentiment does not always translate into Islamist sympathies
in the context of a politically competitive system. Beyond these features, the
poll’s findings point to potential areas of concern regarding Tunisia’s
future governance. First, divisions do not
bode well for the building of consensus in a country where the ongoing
economic crisis might require a widely-shared adherence by the public to
tough decisions, which might need to be taken by the government down the
road. Second, the poll’s figures
show a growing disaffection with politics. Only 24 percent of Tunisians say
they are interested in public life. Even greater ratios of disengagement from
the political process and public life are noted among young people and women. Based on what successive
governments since the fall of the Ben Ali regime have delivered (or more
pertinently what they have not delivered) voters are predictably sceptical of
government institutions, with the exception of the president, in whom they
place a more than 70 percent level of trust. In the short term, it
remains to be seen how these opinion trends could affect the turnout in the
forthcoming presidential election, next autumn. The low ratio of
participation in legislative polls last year has already delivered ample
warning to all political actors. Combined with fractured views about
political systems, voter indifference is not what Tunisia needs today. (Arabbarometer) 16 April 2024 Source:
https://www.arabbarometer.org/2024/04/tunisian-political-views-splintered-and-confused/ AFRICA
839-844-43-05/Polls 74 In 100 Nigerian Women Not Aware Of Support Programmes
For Women
A new public opinion poll
conducted by NOIPolls in the week commencing February 26th, 2024, has
revealed that 74 percent of adult female Nigerians are not aware of any
socioeconomic support program specifically dedicated to women in their
respective communities. Notwithstanding, almost
all the female respondents (99 percent) nationwide admitted that
socioeconomic support for women is important. In addition, the poll
revealed that the top three important socioeconomic support programs
mentioned are access to healthcare and reproductive rights (48 percent),
leadership development initiatives like workshops (40 percent) and affordable
childcare options amongst other support programs mentioned. Furthermore, when
respondents were asked about their challenges as women, 68 percent stated
financial constraints, 31 percent mentioned limited access to employment
opportunities and 25 percent disclosed that their challenges are caregiving
responsibilities for children and elderly family members. Similarly, the respondents
were asked to state their professional challenges and the top three
professional challenges mentioned are limited opportunities for career growth
(13 percent), gender discrimination and bias, work-life balance and family
responsibilities, and salary gap and unequal remuneration (10 percent
each). Unfortunately, 96 percent
of adult female Nigerians interviewed disclosed that they do not have any
socioeconomic support program currently available to them. With regards to their
educational level, out of the 96 percent who stated that there are no
socioeconomic programs currently available to them, 98 percent have
post-secondary school education while 97 percent have completed tertiary (97
percent).
(NOI Polls) 18 April 2024 Source:
https://www.noi-polls.com/post/74-in-100-women-not-aware-of-support-programmes-for-women
839-844-43-06/Polls 30 Years Of Democracy: South Africa's 2024 Elections Marked
By Uncertainty And A Desire For Change
As registered voters head
to the polls on 29 May 2024, they will be handed three ballot papers by IEC (Independent Electoral Commission) officials. While much
of the voting process will feel and look familiar, there are several notable
changes from previous national and provincial elections. In addition to the
introduction of three separate ballot papers, this election will also feature
the historic participation of independent candidates for the first time. Now, three decades after
the historic 1994 elections, South Africans are once again facing a pivotal
moment. The uncertainty and apprehension surrounding the potential outcome
and consequences of the 2024 elections echo the feelings experienced by the
nation on 27 April 1994. Notably, more than a third (35%) of registered
voters express that there is "no political party that truly represents
their views," underscoring the complex political landscape and the
desire for change. The discontent among South
African voters is further evidenced with a mere 23% of registered voters
believing that the country is moving in the right direction, while two-thirds
(66%) think that the country’s current "direction of travel" is wrong.
This underscores the need for political parties and candidates to address the
concerns of the electorate. Political
party support1 The latest Ipsos poll,
conducted through face-to-face interviews in March and April 2024, surveyed a
randomly selected national sample across all nine provinces, settlement
types, and rural areas in South Africa. Those who indicated that they were
registered to vote (a total of 2,545) were separately analysed. The results
for registered voters were weighted and projected using the IEC registration
figures, which indicated that the voters’ roll contains 27,698,201 names. The official formation of
the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party in December 2023 had a profound effect on
the distribution of support among the leading political parties over the last
few months – as illustrated in the graph overleaf.
With only a month
remaining before the elections, the political landscape in South Africa is
undergoing significant shifts. The ANC, long
the dominant force in the country's politics, is struggling to impress
voters, with support for the ruling party well below 50%. Nationally, only
38% believe that the ANC will live up to their election promises, and the
party's support base has long been concentrated in rural areas. The emergence of MK has
halted the advances made by the EFF in recent years, particularly in
KwaZulu-Natal, with some former EFF supporters migrating to the new party.
Meanwhile, the DA is maintaining its position, attracting the support of
about a fifth of the electorate. As the campaign enters its
final weeks, uncertainty is highest in KwaZulu-Natal, where almost a fifth of
the electorate has not yet decided which party or candidate they will vote
for. The IFP's support is mainly concentrated in
KZN, while Action SA's support comes primarily from Gauteng.
Although the FF+ has low overall support, it comes from across the
country. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal,
with 23.6% and 20.7% of the electorate respectively, will once again be the
key provinces to watch in this election. With women comprising 55.24% of
registered voters, political parties would be wise to focus on the views and
opinions of women during the final month of campaigning. As South Africa prepares
to head to the polls, the shifting political alliances, regional
uncertainties, and the importance of the female electorate will all play
crucial roles in determining the outcome of this historic election. The party
support figures discussed here should not be seen as a firm prediction of
possible election results, as the next month will no doubt bring much
volatility and change to the political environment. Moreover, not all
registered voters will turn out to vote on election day and this will also
influence final election outcomes. (Ipsos South Africa) 26 April 2024 WEST EUROPE
839-844-43-07/Polls AI In Journalism: How Would Public Trust In The News Be
Affected
Artificial intelligence is
coming for the newsroom. German newspaper Bild – the highest selling tabloid
in Europe – has said that it expects to make cuts to
its editorial staff “due to the opportunities of artificial intelligence”. Here in the UK, the
publisher of the Mirror and the Express has said it is exploring ways in which ChatGPT can be used
to help human reporters compiling coverage of topics such as local weather
and traffic. Such a scheme is already
in operation in Australia, with News Corp’s Michael Miller telling the World
News Media Congress last year that the organisation is producing 3,000 local
news stories a week on weather, fuel prices and traffic conditions. Tech news website CNET has come under
fire implementing the same model, with simple financial articles producing
multiple errors. To date, few Britons –
just 7% – believe they have at some point read a news article that was
written by an AI. But the expectation among the public is that the
introduction of AI to journalism is going to do more harm than good. Approximately half of
Britons (48%) think the impact of AI will be more negative than positive,
including 12% who think no good will come from AI in journalism whatsoever.
By contrast, only 6% think
it will do more good than harm, and a statistical 0% say the impact of AI
would be entirely positive with no drawbacks. A quarter (23%) think AI in
journalism will do bad and good equally. It is unsurprising,
therefore, that the vast majority of Britons (79%) say that media
organisations should be required to display on a news article any ways in
which that article has been created using the assistance of AI – something which Buzzfeed has implemented
for its AI-assisted travel content. Younger Britons are,
however, slightly less likely to be pessimistic about the prospects for AI in
journalism than their elders. While 54% of the over-65s think AI in newsrooms
will have more drawbacks than benefits, this falls to 32% among 18-24 year olds.
And while a mere 3% of older Britons expect more positives than negatives,
this stands at 17% among the youngest adults.
Similarly, while 86% of
the over-65s want news outlets to have to signpost ways in which AI has been
used to contribute to an article, this falls to 63% of 18-24 year olds. To
what extent does AI journalism impact trust in the credibility of a news
article? With strong scepticism
towards artificial intelligence in journalism, we sought to quantify quite
how much the technology would affect trust in the news. To test this, we created a
randomized test, based on the following question: To what extent would you
trust an article on [randomly-selected news outlet’s] website that had been
written by [random selection of: a human journalist / an AI journalist], and
had been overseen by [random selection of: a human editor / an AI editor]? Across all combinations
respondents saw in which both the
journalist and editor in question were human, 48% said they would have a
great deal or fair amount of trust in the article. This is compared to 39%
who would have little to no trust in the article. However, for those
combinations where one of these two roles was conducted by an AI, trust
levels fall to just a quarter – 25% where the AI is the journalist, and 23%
where it is the editor. In both cases, 60% of Britons say they would distrust
an article created in such a way.
And where artificial
intelligence is fulfilling the roles of both the journalist and the editor, trust slumps to
just 13%. Fully 72% of Britons say they would distrust an article created by
this AI duet, including 39% who would not trust it “at all”. Breaking down the results
by the category of randomly-selected news outlet* that was included in the
question shows the same trend, with a human journalist-editor combination
being the most trusted, a single human-AI combination being less trusted (by
about the same rate whichever job is given over to the AI), and the double-AI
combination being least trusted. The main difference is
simply the greater level of trust in news on broadcast and ‘up-market’
newspaper websites compared to mid-market and tabloid newspaper websites.
What
journalism tasks is it acceptable for AI to do? While the public tends to
have negative expectations for artificial intelligence in journalism, that is
not to say that they don’t see any ways in which it can be appropriately
implemented. From a list of 15
potential uses for artificial intelligence in the newsroom, two are
considered acceptable by large majorities of the public: performing spelling
and grammar edits (73%), and translating articles to other languages (67%). A clump of minor
journalistic and editorial tasks are supported by around half of Britons
while being opposed by close to a third. These include: generating a summary
of an article for readers; choosing an image to use for an article from stock
photography websites; performing analysis of datasets for journalists to use;
suggesting article topics for journalists; fact-checking claims made in a
draft article written by a human journalist; suggesting interview questions
for journalists to ask someone.
By contrast, Britons are
divided about 40-40 on AI conducting research for a journalist on a topic, as
well as writing article headlines. When it comes to fully
AI-generated content, resistance grows with the complexity of the article.
For instance, while the public tend to be ok with artificial intelligence
writing and publishing “short routine data-driven stories such as financial
reports, sports scores, or weather updates” (by 48% to 35%), they are opposed
to a scenario where it would be writing and publishing “short articles
reporting the content of press releases put out by a company / organisation /
government and drawing in simple additional context relevant to the story”
(by 52% to 26%). And support falls to just
16% for AI writing and publishing “long articles that investigate an issue in
depth that would typically include expert or eyewitness interviews”, with 67%
opposing giving such creative control over to artificial intelligence. Most are likewise to
giving an AI program editorial sign-off over whether an article written by a
human journalist conforms enough to journalistic standards/best practice that
it can be published (55% to 22%). The public are most
vehemently opposed, at 70%, to AI conducting interviews on behalf of
journalists. Only 14% say this would be acceptable. Across the board, young
Britons are more willing to see AI taking on newsroom functions than their
elders. This gap is largest when
it comes to headline writing and article summaries (both of which 18-24 year
olds are 23 points more likely to say are acceptable than over-65s). But they are also
noticeably more accepting of AI writing and publishing wholesale articles,
even longer, more in depth ones: 30% of 18-24 year olds say this would be ok,
compared to 13% of over-65s.
(YouGov UK) 11 April 2024
839-844-43-08/Polls Sadiq Khan Holds 19pt Lead Over Susan Hall With Two Weeks
To Go
A
fortnight before the mayoral election, most Londoners still don’t have a view
of the Tory candidate Earlier in the month our national MRP showed Labour on track to win all but
10 of London’s 75 Westminster constituencies, and now our latest London poll
shows that Sadiq Khan is on course to romp home to a third term as mayor. Currently 46% of London
voters say they intend to back the Labour incumbent, compared to only 27% who
are voting for his Conservative opponent, Susan Hall.
Elsewhere in the field of
candidates, the Greens’ Zoe Garbett takes 9% of the vote, and Lib Dem Rob
Blackie is on 8%. Howard Cox of Reform UK receives 6% of the vote. Labour likewise have a
commanding lead in Westminster voting intention in the capital, at 55% to the
Conservatives’ 16%. While Khan’s 19 point lead over Hall is a slight
tightening compared to February’s 25 point lead (although the changes are
within the margin of error from last time), Labour’s Westminster vote share
has grown by four points to 39. That these two trends are
diverging suggests that our polling is now starting to pick up mayoral voting
intention proper, with people finally setting their minds to the contest now
that it is imminent, rather than simply repeating their Westminster voting
intention. This could explain the
increased polarization between voters in inner versus outer London since the
previous poll. In February, inner Londoners were backing Sadiq Khan by 54% to
outer Londoners’ 46%. Since then, Khan’s tally among Inner Londoners has increased
to 64% but dropped among outer Londoners to 38% - now within the margin of
error of Hall’s 33%.
Susan
who? There is little to suggest
that the Conservative challenger can overturn Labour’s lead by 2 May: with
just two weeks to go until polling day, most Londoners (53%) still don’t have
a view of Susan Hall. Opinion among those who have heard of Hall tends to be
negative: only 18% have a favourable opinion of her, while 28% have an
unfavourable one.
By contrast, 39% of
Londoners have a positive view of Sadiq Khan, while 49% have a negative
impression of the Labour mayor. While this still gives him a net negative
rating overall (-10), he nevertheless has the highest ‘favourable’ figure of
all politicians we asked about. National Labour leader Keir Starmer is
similarly popular in the capital, with 37% having a positive view of him and
44% having a negative view (for a slightly better ‘net’ score of -7). Prime minister Rishi Sunak
is far more unpopular, with a net score of -53, as is former mayor and former
PM Boris Johnson on -50. Londoners
tend to disapprove of Sadiq Khan’s record as mayor So while Khan’s victory in
the upcoming election looks likely, this does not reflect widespread approval
of his record so far. Only slightly over a third
of Londoners think that Khan has done a good job as mayor (36%), with around
half saying he’s done poorly (52%). Even among those Londoners
who intend to vote Labour at the coming general election, 34% think that Khan
has done a bad job in his eight years in office.
Four in ten Londoners
(40%) reckon they could have done a better job as mayor than Khan, although
this is lower than the number who say the same of Boris Johnson as mayor
(47%). Only 19% of Londoners
think that Khan being returned to office would have a positive impact on
their quality of life, compared to 33% who say it would have a negative
impact. The largest portion (37%) think it would make no real difference,
perhaps unsurprising given that Khan is the incumbent. Again, however, Susan Hall
does not look in a position to seriously challenge the mayor. Londoners tend
to be unsure what impact Susan Hall becoming mayor would have on their lives
(39%), although those with a view are more likely to think it would be negative
(26%) than positive (14%).
What
will influence Londoners’ decision of who to vote for? Given a choice of up to
three issues, a majority of Londoners (59%) say that the cost of living is
among the most important in deciding how they will vote at the next election.
This is a topic that Khan can only tangentially affect – as mayor he has influence
over some transport costs like Tube prices and the ULEZ charge.
Second on the list of
important issues is crime and policing (41%), followed by housing (34%). It is perhaps a testament
to how unpopular the Conservative party is that Khan’s lead is so high while
expectations among Londoners are so negative on the issues they say are most
important to them. Seven in ten Londoners (71%) expect the price of driving a
car in London to increase if Khan is re-elected (including 43% who expect it
to go up by a lot), and 62% expect tube fares to rise (24% by a lot). Four in ten (39%) expect
crime to rise under a third Khan term, compared to only 12% who expect it to
fall, and just 33% expect that the amount of new affordable housing will
increase under Khan – despite the mayor self-claiming
“record-breaking” housing delivery.
Expectations of how things
would change under Susan Hall are characterised as usual by large numbers of
“don’t know” responses. However, given how hard the Conservatives have
campaigned against the recent ULEZ changes and Khan’s so-called ‘war on the
motorist’, the party will
be very disappointed that only 18% of Londoners think the cost of driving a
car in London would fall under their candidate – lower than the 28% who think
it would rise. Even those intending to vote Conservative at the general
election are split, with 40% expecting the cost to fall while 41% think it
would rise or stay static. Londoners
divided on ULEZ expansion Londoners are split on
last year’s expansion of ULEZ, with 42% saying they support the change and
44% opposed. Inhabitants of inner and outer London take opposing views – the
expansion is popular in inner London (55% support and 27% oppose) and
unpopular in outer London, where the expansion took place (36% support and
53% oppose). There is, however,
plurality support for cancelling the ULEZ expansion, with 47% backing the
reversion and 39% wanting to keep it in place. Again, inner and outer London
residents stand on opposite sides of the argument.
(YouGov UK) 19 April 2024
839-844-43-09/Polls How Well Do Britons Understand Inflation
While
three quarters say they understand it well, the number who can correctly
interpret news on inflation is significantly lower Last week, the ONS announced that inflation had fallen
to 3.2% in March, the
lowest it had been since September 2021, although this represented a slightly
smaller drop than had been predicted. The cost of living crisis
has been the dominant issue in the UK for more than a year – so much so that
Rishi Sunak made a promise to half inflation as one of his ‘five pledges’ at
the beginning of 2023 (a task that only 27% of Britons think he is performing
well at). But how well do Britons
grasp the concept of inflation in the first place? If you ask them directly,
77% of Britons say they understand what inflation is well, including 20% who
say they understand it “very well”. A further 17% say they don’t understand
it very well, and 4% say they don’t understand it at all.
However, when we then put
their knowledge to the test, many Britons come up short. When told that the
rate of inflation had fallen to 3.2% in March, only 52% of Britons correctly
identify that this means that prices are rising more slowly than they were
before March. Three in ten Britons think
this means that prices are falling, including 18% who believe it means that
they are falling faster than before March and 13% who think it means they are
falling more slowly. A further 4% think it means that prices are rising faster
than they were before March, while 13% told us they didn’t know in the first
place. Of those who told us they
understand what inflation was “very well” or “fairly well”, fully 40% either
got the answer wrong or said they didn’t know.
Voters who backed Labour
in 2019 are more likely to give the correct definition of inflation (62%)
than their Conservative-voting counterparts (50%). Those in middle class
households are also more likely to give the right answer (58%, compared to
44% in working class households), as are men when compared to women (59% vs
46%). Perhaps unsurprisingly,
younger Britons are less likely to correctly define inflation than their
elders; 44% of 18-24 year olds compared to 52-54% in older age groups. While
negativity towards the government’s handling of inflation if receding, it
lags behind the speed at which inflation is dropping Our website tracker data
shows that 63% of Britons think that the government is handling inflation
badly, compared to 28% who think it is handling it well. If we compare attitudes
towards the government’s handling of inflation with the rate of CPI over the
same period, we can clearly see that public opinion closely mirrored the rate
of inflation as prices rose. However, while negative perceptions of the government’s
performance are falling, they are not falling as quickly as the rate of
inflation.
An obvious point here is
that falling inflation is not the same as falling prices – while inflation
may be falling, prices remain high, which means a lag in attitudes is to be
expected as Britons continue to struggle with their household budgets. (Other factors will also be playing a role, not
least the significant unpopularity of the government more broadly.) What this is means is that
government success in tackling inflation probably won’t pay immediate
electoral dividends – and with a general election required in coming months,
the government does not have the luxury of being able to wait to take credit. (YouGov UK) 24 April 2024 Source:
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/49229-how-well-do-britons-understand-inflation
839-844-43-10/Polls Dissatisfaction With Government On Immigration At Highest
Level Since 2015
Public dissatisfaction
with the way the current government is dealing with immigration is at
its highest level since before the EU referendum, according to the latest
findings of an authoritative survey that has tracked public attitudes to
immigration since 2015. Some 69% of the public say
they are dissatisfied and just 9% satisfied, according to the Immigration
Attitudes Tracker from Ipsos and British Future –
the highest level of unhappiness in the tracker’s history. The survey was
conducted online with 3,000 adults across Britain between 17 – 28 February
2024.
The number one reason for
dissatisfaction is ‘not doing enough to stop channel crossings’, chosen by
54% of those who are dissatisfied. Half of those who are dissatisfied (51%)
say it is because ‘immigration numbers are too high’. However 28% of those dissatisfied
say it’s because of ‘creating a negative or fearful environment for migrants
who live in Britain’ and for 25% the reason is ‘not treating asylum seekers
well’. For current Labour
supporters who are dissatisfied with the government on immigration, ‘Creating
a negative or fearful environment for migrants’ (42%) is as important as ‘Not
doing enough to stop channel crossings’ (41%). There is a significant
difference, too, in how important immigration is to different voters. Some
53% of current Conservative supporters say it is important in deciding how
they will vote in the coming election, their number three issue after the NHS
(57%) and cost of living (55%). For Labour voters it ranks 12th, with half as
many saying it is important in deciding their vote (27%). In a period of high net
migration, the new tracker survey finds that 52% of the public now supports
reducing immigration (up from 48% in 2023). Four in ten people do not want
reductions: 23% would prefer numbers to stay the same and 17% would like them
to increase. Support for reducing immigration is still significantly
lower than in 2015, the first year of the tracker, when 67% of the public
backed reductions. Attitudes differ
significantly by politics. Seven in ten current Conservative supporters (72%)
want immigration numbers reduced (17% want it to stay the same and 9% want it
to increase). But most Labour supporters don’t, preferring immigration
numbers to either remain the same (32%) or increase (20%), although 40% do
want reductions. However, the public finds
it difficult to identify what migration they would cut. Almost half of the
337,240 work visas granted in 2023 were ‘Skilled Worker – Health and Care’
visas (1). The tracker finds that 51% of the public
would like the number of doctors coming to the UK from overseas to increase
(24% remain the same, 15% decrease); 52% would like the number of migrant
nurses to increase (23% remain the same, 15% decrease) and 42% would like
more people coming to the UK from overseas to work in care homes (27% remain
the same, 18% decrease). For a range of other
working roles, support for not reducing immigration numbers is higher than
that for reducing them. Less than 3 in 10 people support reducing numbers of
seasonal fruit and vegetable pickers, construction labourers, restaurant
& catering staff, teachers, academics, computer experts and lorry drivers
coming to the UK. When allocating work visas for immigration, the public
would prefer the government to prioritise migration to address shortages at
all skill levels (52%) than attracting people for highly skilled roles (26%). Support for reducing the
number of international students coming to the UK has increased by 4 points,
with around a third of people (35%) preferring numbers to be reduced. But
most of the public (53%) does not want to reduce student numbers. A third
would prefer numbers to remain the same (34%) and a further fifth (19%) would
like to see them increase. Sunder
Katwala, Director of British Future, said: There
is widespread public dissatisfaction with the government’s handling of
immigration, but for different reasons. Many Conservatives want tougher
action to match tough words, while Labour supporters want more compassion
alongside control. Gideon
Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos, said: There
has been a change in overall public attitudes towards immigration over the
last two years, as Britons have become more negative – though still more
positive than in 2015. However many of the underlying dilemmas remain
the same, with overall people preferring more control, more accountability to
Parliament, and being open to migration for work in a range of specific
sectors such as health and social care – and views varying according to the
exact policy in question. As the UK heads towards a
general election, the tracker finds that the Labour Party is more trusted
than the Conservatives to have ‘the right immigration policies overall’.
Reform UK is slightly more trusted than the Conservatives but less trusted
than Labour. Some 22% of the public says they trust the Conservative Party to
have ‘the right immigration policies overall’, while 68% say they don’t trust
the party. For Labour, 33% trust the party while 51% say they don’t. And 26%
of the public says they trust the Reform UK Party on immigration, while 47%
say they don’t – a similar score to the Lib Dems (trust 23%, distrust 50%). Among leading politicians
tested, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had the highest ‘distrust’ score, with 70%
of the public saying they do not trust the PM on immigration and 21% saying
they do. Some 57% say they distrust Labour leader Keir Starmer on immigration,
with 31% saying they trust him. Nigel Farage is distrusted by 59% of
the public on immigration and trusted by 29% – making him slightly more
trusted than former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who is distrusted by 63%
and trusted by 22% of the public. On asylum, the tracker
finds that 47% of the public supports the Rwanda scheme and 29% are opposed
to it. Opinion is divided by politics, with 75% support among current
Conservative supporters (and 10% opposition) compared to 31% support among
Labour supporters and 47% opposition. Only 32% of the public thinks the
Rwanda scheme is likely to reduce the number of people trying to enter the UK
without permission to seek asylum, while 56% think it is unlikely to do so. Because the Rwanda scheme
has often been mis-described, for instance as an offshoring scheme, the
tracker tested which version of the Rwanda policy people prefer. Given three
options, 32% chose the description of the government’s actual Rwanda scheme:
“Remove asylum seekers to Rwanda to claim asylum there, without first
assessing the claim.” A quarter of people (25%) preferred a different version
of the Rwanda scheme to the one that the government is pursuing: “Assess
these asylum claims in the UK first, to only consider removals to Rwanda for
those whose asylum claims fail”. A further quarter (26%) chose “Do not send
anyone to Rwanda, regardless of how they arrived.” (5% chose ‘none of these’,
12% don’t know). (Ipsos MORI) 25 March 2024 Source:
https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/immigration-tracker-march-2024
839-844-43-11/Polls Half Of Brits Say They Will Listen To Their Friends And
Family When Deciding Who To Vote For At The Next General Election
New polling from Ipsos
explores how the public follow stories about politics and current affairs,
and who they will listen to most when it comes to deciding how to vote at the
next General Election. Almost two thirds (65%)
said that they have been following news stories about politics and current
affairs closely, compared to a third (34%) who said that they have not been
following them closely. Those aged 55=75 are a little more likely to be
paying attention (72%) than those aged under 55 (62%).
However there are
differences in terms of what sources different age groups said they are most
likely to use to follow politics and current affairs. For example, more than
half of 18-34s said they followed politics and current affairs through social
media (51%).
Ipsos
Director of Politics Keiran Pedley said of the
findings: As
we approach a General Election, political parties will be carefully
considering how best to reach their target voters. These findings make clear
that whilst more traditional broadcast channels remain the most used sources
of information for news about politics and current affairs overall, social
media is the most important for those under the age of 35. Reflecting that
social media will be an important channel for parties looking to reach
younger voters and for the campaign more generally. (Ipsos MORI) 11 April 2024
839-844-43-12/Polls Vaccination: An Information Gap Among Parents Of Children
And Seniors
Key
figures: This survey demonstrates a
lack of information on the world of vaccination among parents of children and
seniors:
This persistent lack of
knowledge implies the major role of health professionals in the prevention of
these diseases or other levers such as prevention campaigns in schools
favored by parents or the use of digital health devices to allow better
followed by the French. A
notorious lack of knowledge about pathologies that can cause serious
complications The results of the
barometer are clear: the French, all
age groups combined, always underestimate the risk of infection and
report an alarming lack of knowledge or even confusion about different
infections such as shingles, meningitis or RSV, among others. Focus
on parents of children In France, the number of
cases of invasive meningococcal infections (IIM), responsible for meningitis
or meningococcal septicemia, jumped by 72% in 2023 compared to 2022, with 560
cases declared in 2023, an unprecedented level for 5 years [1]. Focus
on seniors The barometer reveals that
shingles is poorly understood by seniors even though it is estimated
that 1 in 3 people who have had
chickenpox will develop this disease during their lifetime and
that reactivation of the virus responsible for shingles is observed most
often after 50 years or when the immune system is weakened [3]. Among those
aged 65 and over, for whom vaccination against shingles is recommended by the
HAS, only 7% consider themselves to be more at risk than the others. Finally,
more than three quarters of seniors still do not know their vaccination
status regarding shingles. The
leading role of doctors in supporting the French towards vaccination Faced with this lack of
knowledge and preconceived ideas, general practitioners remain more than ever
a key player due to their legitimacy. Indeed, they remain the primary source of information for nearly 6 in 10
French people . A
membership for new vaccinators Vaccination in pharmacies
also proves to be an important lever for action. Nearly 9 out of 10 French
people perceive vaccination in pharmacies, by the pharmacist, very
positively. Digital
tools and health examinations, two systems to promote To improve the vaccination
journey for the French, digital health tools were put in place two years ago,
such as the “My health space” digital health record and the “MesVaccins.net”
digital vaccination record. However, the results of the barometer reveal that
they are still little known and little used by the French. Only 36% used the digital health record from
“My health space” over the last year and 15% used the digital vaccination
record from “MesVaccins.net”. As for medical follow-up
and prevention examinations dedicated to adolescents:
(Ipsos France) 25 April 2024 NORTH AMERICA
839-844-43-13/Polls Americans’ Use Of Chatgpt Is Ticking Up, But Few Trust Its
Election Information
It’s been more than a year
since ChatGPT’s public debut set the tech world
abuzz. And Americans’ use
of the chatbot is ticking up: 23% of U.S. adults say they have ever used it,
according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in February, up from 18%
in July 2023. The February survey also
asked Americans about several ways they might use ChatGPT, including for
workplace tasks, for learning and for fun. While growing shares of Americans
are using the chatbot for these purposes, the public is more wary than not of
what the chatbot might tell them about the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
About four-in-ten adults have not too much or no trust in the election
information that comes from ChatGPT. By comparison, just 2% have a great deal
or quite a bit of trust. Who
has used ChatGPT?
Most Americans still
haven’t used the chatbot, despite the uptick since our July 2023 survey on this topic. But some groups remain far more likely to
have used it than others. Differences
by age Adults under 30 stand out:
43% of these young adults have used ChatGPT, up 10 percentage points since
last summer. Use of the chatbot is also up slightly among those ages 30 to 49
and 50 to 64. Still, these groups remain less likely than their younger peers
to have used the technology. Just 6% of Americans 65 and up have used
ChatGPT. Differences
by education Highly educated adults are
most likely to have used ChatGPT: 37% of those with a postgraduate or other
advanced degree have done so, up 8 points since July 2023. This group is more
likely to have used ChatGPT than those with a bachelor’s degree only (29%),
some college experience (23%) or a high school diploma or less (12%). How
have Americans used ChatGPT? Since March 2023, we’ve
also tracked three potential reasons Americans might use ChatGPT: for work,
to learn something new or for entertainment.
The share of employed
Americans who have used ChatGPT on the job increased from 8% in March 2023 to
20% in February 2024, including an 8-point increase since July. Turning to U.S. adults
overall, about one-in-five have used ChatGPT to learn something new (17%) or
for entertainment (17%). These shares have increased from about one-in-ten in
March 2023. Differences
by age
Use of ChatGPT for work,
learning or entertainment has largely risen across age groups over the past
year. Still, there are striking differences between these groups (those 18 to 29, 30 to 49, and
50 and older). For example, about
three-in-ten employed adults under 30 (31%) say they have used it for tasks
at work – up 19 points from a year ago, with much of that increase happening
since July. These younger workers are more likely than their older peers to
have used ChatGPT in this way. Adults under 30 also stand
out in using the chatbot for learning. And when it comes to entertainment,
those under 50 are more likely than older adults to use ChatGPT for this
purpose. Differences
by education A third of employed
Americans with a postgraduate degree have used ChatGPT for work, compared
with smaller shares of workers who have a bachelor’s degree only (25%), some
college (19%) or a high school diploma or less (8%). Those shares have each
roughly tripled since March 2023 for workers with a postgraduate degree,
bachelor’s degree or some college. Among workers with a high school diploma
or less, use is statistically unchanged from a year ago. Using ChatGPT for other
purposes also varies by education level, though the patterns are slightly
different. For example, a quarter each of postgraduate and bachelor’s
degree-holders have used ChatGPT for learning, compared with 16% of those
with some college experience and 11% of those with a high school diploma or
less education. Each of these shares is up from a year ago. ChatGPT
and the 2024 presidential election With more people using
ChatGPT, we also wanted to understand whether Americans trust the information
they get from it, particularly in the context of U.S. politics.
About four-in-ten
Americans (38%) don’t trust the information that comes from ChatGPT about the
2024 U.S. presidential election – that is, they say they have not too much
trust (18%) or no trust at all (20%). A mere 2% have a great
deal or quite a bit of trust, while 10% have some trust. Another 15% aren’t sure,
while 34% have not heard of ChatGPT. Distrust far outweighs
trust regardless of political party. About four-in-ten Republicans and
Democrats alike (including those who lean toward each party) have not too
much or no trust at all in ChatGPT’s election information. Notably, however, very few
Americans have actually used the chatbot to find information about the
presidential election: Just 2% of adults say they have done so, including 2%
of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents and 1% of Republicans and
GOP leaners. These survey findings come
amid growing national attention on chatbots and misinformation. Several tech
companies have recently pledged to prevent the misuse of
artificial intelligence –
including chatbots – in this year’s election. But recent reports suggest
chatbots themselves may provide misleading answers to election-related
questions. (PEW) 26 March 2024
839-844-43-14/Polls How U.S. Muslims Are Experiencing The Israel-Hamas War
U.S. Muslims are more
sympathetic to the Palestinian people than many other Americans are, despite
the fact that relatively few Muslims in the United States
are Palestinian themselves,
according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in
February. And only about a
quarter of Muslims in the survey identify as Arab or of Arab ancestry. Muslim Americans are also
highly critical of President Joe Biden’s handling of the war between Israel
and Hamas. Meanwhile, a majority of
Muslim Americans (70%) say discrimination against Muslims in our
society has increased since the start of the war, and about half (53%) say news about the
war makes them feel afraid. Here’s a closer look at
these and other findings from our new survey. How
U.S. Muslims view America’s role in the war
Only 6% of Muslim adults
believe that the U.S. is striking the right balance between the Israelis and
Palestinians, according to the February survey. Most Muslims (60%) instead
say Biden is favoring the Israelis too much, while just 3% say he is favoring
the Palestinians too much. Another 30% are not sure.
Muslim Americans have
been strongly Democratic in the past and remain so – 66% of Muslim
registered voters in the survey identify with or lean toward the Democratic
Party. (The survey includes 298 Muslim registered voters for an
effective sample size of 94 and a margin of error of plus or minus
10.1 points.) But Biden’s handling of the war has led some U.S. Muslims to cast protest votes against him in Democratic primaries this year.
Muslims’ views of Biden
are broadly negative, according to our survey: Only 36% view him positively.
In fact, Muslims’ views of Biden are broadly similar to their views of former
President Donald Trump (35% favorable), despite the fact that most Muslims felt Trump was unfriendly toward Muslims when he was president. In the current war between
Israel and Hamas, 69% of Muslim Americans favor the U.S. providing
humanitarian aid to help Palestinian civilians. In contrast, most Muslims
(65%) oppose America
providing military aid to Israel to help in its war against Hamas. How
U.S. Muslims see the Palestinian, Israeli people and their leaders
While around a third of
Muslim Americans (32%) have some sympathy for both the Israeli people and the
Palestinian people, nearly two-thirds (64%) say their sympathies lie either
entirely or mostly with the Palestinian people. Among the larger American public,
by comparison, relatively few adults (16%) are entirely or mostly sympathetic
toward the Palestinian people. When it comes to the
Israeli government, only 10% of U.S. Muslims have a favorable view. In fact,
Muslims are more likely to have a favorable view of Hamas (37%), which has
controlled Gaza, than of the Israeli government. Still, 58% of Muslims have
an unfavorable view of Hamas. A slight majority of
Muslims (59%) have a favorable opinion of the Palestinian Authority,
which some experts have suggested may take control of the Gaza Strip if
Hamas is removed from power. The Palestinian Authority governs the West Bank
and has not had control over the Gaza Strip since Hamas won elections in 2006.
How
U.S. Muslims perceive discrimination in the U.S. since the start of the war Most Muslim Americans
(70%) believe discrimination against Muslims in our society has increased
since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. A much smaller share of the U.S.
public overall (38%) says the same.
How
U.S. Muslims are engaging with and following the war
Muslim Americans are more
likely than Americans overall to feel afraid when hearing or reading news
about the war. Around half of Muslims (53%) say this, compared with 37% of
all U.S. adults. Muslim Americans are also more likely than U.S. adults
overall to feel exhausted when consuming news about the war. Around four-in-ten Muslim
Americans say they are following the war extremely or very closely, while
another 27% are somewhat following it. Still, roughly a third of U.S. Muslims
(32%) are not following
the war too closely or at all. Jewish Americans, by comparison, are following
the war much more closely, according to our survey: 61% say they are
following it extremely or very closely and 11% say they are following it not
too or not at all closely. About a third of U.S.
Muslims could not correctly identify Benjamin Netanyahu as the current prime
minister of Israel. And about three-in-ten Muslims could not correctly
identify Hamas as the group behind the Oct. 7 attack against Israel or knew
that most of the deaths in the Israel-Hamas war have been among Palestinians
and not Israelis. Even so, roughly seven-in-ten correctly answered each
question. (PEW) 02 April 2024
839-844-43-15/Polls Rising Numbers Of Americans Say Jews And Muslims Face A Lot
Of Discrimination
The share of U.S. adults
who say there is a lot of discrimination against Jews in our society has
doubled in the last three years, according to a new Pew Research Center
survey, jumping from 20% in 2021 to 40% today. A somewhat larger share – 44%
– say Muslims face a lot of discrimination, up 5 percentage points since
2021. Many Americans
particularly sense that discrimination against Muslims and Jews has risen
since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The vast majority of U.S. Muslims
and Jews themselves agree:
Seven-in-ten Muslims and nine-in-ten Jews surveyed say they have felt an
increase in discrimination against their respective groups since the war
began in October. The survey, conducted Feb.
13-25 among a nationally representative sample of 12,693 U.S. adults that
includes an oversample of American Jews and Muslims, also probed the public’s
views on the limits of free speech related to the war. It finds that Americans
are broadly comfortable with speech both for and against Israeli
and Palestinian statehood. But most U.S. adults are not OK with calls for
violence against Jews or Muslims. Jewish
and Muslim respondents in this survey
On the questions about
speech related to statehood, substantial shares of respondents are not sure.
For example, 23% say they aren’t sure whether speech opposing Israel’s right
to exist as a Jewish state should be allowed. And 25% say they aren’t sure whether
speech opposing Palestinian statehood should be allowed. When it comes to speech
advocating violence, however, there is less uncertainty. Roughly
three-quarters of Americans say that calls for violence against either
Muslims or Jews should not be
allowed. The survey comes amid a
flurry of news reports about antisemitic and anti-Muslim incidents in the United States, especially
on college campuses, where fierce debates have erupted over
the limits of free speech. For many Jewish and Muslim Americans,
these debates are not just ideological, but personal:
A previous Pew Research
Center report, based on the same survey, examined the U.S. public’s views on
the war, including questions about:
In this report, we focus
on perceived levels of discrimination against Jews, Muslims and Arab people
in the U.S. For context, we analyze perceptions of discrimination against
other religious, racial and ethnic groups, including evangelical Christians
and Asian, Black, Hispanic and White Americans (Chapter 1). We also delve into public
attitudes toward speech related to the war, including how these views vary by
age, education, political partisanship and other demographic factors (Chapter 2). How
much discrimination do U.S. Jews and Muslims see against their own group? The vast majority of U.S.
Muslims surveyed (85%) say there is at least some discrimination against Muslims in our society
today, including 67% who say there is a
lot. Overall, Muslim respondents are more likely to feel there is
at least some discrimination against their own religious group than to say
the same about Jews (50%).
An overwhelming majority
of U.S. Jews (94%) say there is at least some discrimination against Jews in
our society, including 72% who say there is a lot. And more say there is a lot of discrimination
against Jews than say the same about Muslims (57%). For Jews, this represents
a shift: In our 2020 and 2013 surveys of American Jews, they were more likely to say
that Muslims (as well as Black people) face a lot of discrimination than to
say this about themselves.1
The change in Jewish
Americans’ perceptions appears to be tied, at least in part, to the conflict
in the Middle East: 89% of Jewish respondents say they have perceived a rise
in discrimination against Jews since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. They are not alone in
feeling the effects of the conflict. Seven-in-ten Muslim respondents say
discrimination against Muslims has risen since the start of the war. (Jewish
and Muslim Americans are also paying greater attention to news about the
Israel-Hamas war than
most other Americans.) In addition, most Muslims
and nearly half of Jews say discrimination has increased against Arabs since
the war began. Unlike most U.S. polls,
this survey has enough Jewish and Muslim respondents to allow their opinions
to be broken out separately. Although Arab Americans also are included
in the survey, there are not enough of them to reliably represent the views
of Arab Americans as a whole. All three groups are very small in proportion
to the overall U.S. population, which makes it hard to get a representative
estimate through random sampling alone. Free
speech and the Israel-Hamas war The survey included
several questions to gauge tolerance for public speech about Israeli and
Palestinian statehood, asking whether people in the U.S. should be able to
express these sentiments – even if they might offend some people. Outright
opposition to these expressions of opinion are relatively rare; instead,
sizable shares say they are unsure. In contrast, most Americans say public
speech calling for violence against Jews or Muslims should not be allowed. Like the public overall, a
large majority of U.S. Jews are in favor of allowing people to express
support for Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state (92%). Majorities of
Jews also say speech either supporting (77%) or opposing (74%) Palestinians
having their own state should be allowed. But Jews are less likely to say
this about speech opposing Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state: 55% say
this kind of speech should be allowed, while 34% say it should not be allowed. Similarly, a solid
majority of U.S. Muslims say that speech supporting a Palestinian state
should be allowed (70%). About half of Muslims say people should be allowed
to express support for (47%) or opposition to (50%) Israel’s existence as a
Jewish state. And 43% of Muslims say that speech opposing a Palestinian state
should be allowed; 27% say this kind of speech should not be allowed, and 28% are unsure.
Like many public attitudes
toward the Israel-Hamas war, opinions on these issues vary depending on
people’s age, political party and education: Age
Partisanship
Education
(PEW) 02 April 2024
839-844-43-16/Polls About 1 In 4 U.S. Teachers Say Their School Went Into A
Gun-Related Lockdown In The Last School Year
Twenty-five years after
the mass shooting at Columbine High School in
Colorado, a majority of
public K-12 teachers (59%) say they are at least somewhat worried about the
possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school. This includes 18%
who say they’re extremely or very worried, according to a new Pew Research
Center survey. Another 31% of teachers
say they are not too worried about a shooting occurring at their school. Only
7% of teachers say they are not at all worried. This survey comes at a
time when school shootings are at a record high (82 in 2023) and gun safety continues
to be a topic in 2024 election campaigns.
Teachers’
experiences with lockdowns
About a quarter of
teachers (23%) say they experienced a lockdown in the 2022-23 school year
because of a gun or suspicion of a gun at their school. Some 15% say this
happened once during the year, and 8% say this happened more than once. High school teachers are
most likely to report experiencing these lockdowns: 34% say their school went
on at least one gun-related lockdown in the last school year. This compares
with 22% of middle school teachers and 16% of elementary school teachers. Teachers in urban schools
are also more likely to say that their school had a gun-related lockdown.
About a third of these teachers (31%) say this, compared with 19% of teachers
in suburban schools and 20% in rural schools. Do
teachers feel their school has prepared them for an active shooter? About four-in-ten teachers
(39%) say their school has done a fair or poor job providing them with the
training and resources they need to deal with a potential active shooter.
A smaller share (30%) give
their school an excellent or very good rating, and another 30% say their
school has done a good job preparing them. Teachers in urban schools
are the least likely
to say their school has done an excellent or very good job preparing them for
a potential active shooter. About one-in-five (21%) say this, compared with
32% of teachers in suburban schools and 35% in rural schools. Teachers who have police
officers or armed security stationed in their school are more likely than
those who don’t to say their school has done an excellent or very good job
preparing them for a potential active shooter (36% vs. 22%). Overall, 56% of teachers
say they have police officers or armed security stationed at their school.
Majorities in rural schools (64%) and suburban schools (56%) say this,
compared with 48% in urban schools. Only 3% of teachers say
teachers and administrators at their school are allowed to carry guns in
school. This is slightly more common in school districts where a majority of
voters cast ballots for Donald Trump in 2020 than in school districts where a
majority of voters cast ballots for Joe Biden (5% vs. 1%). What
strategies do teachers think could help prevent school shootings?
The survey also asked
teachers how effective some measures would be at preventing school shootings. Most teachers (69%)
say improving mental health screening
and treatment for children and adults would be extremely or
very effective. About half (49%) say having police officers or armed security in schools would be
highly effective, while 33% say the same about metal detectors in schools. Just 13% say allowing teachers and school administrators to carry
guns in schools would be extremely or very effective at
preventing school shootings. Seven-in-ten teachers say this would be not too
or not at all effective. How
teachers’ views differ by party
Republican and
Republican-leaning teachers are more likely than Democratic and
Democratic-leaning teachers to say each of the following would be highly
effective:
And while majorities in
both parties say improving mental health screening and treatment would be
highly effective at preventing school shootings, Democratic teachers are more
likely than Republican teachers to say this (73% vs. 66%). Parents’
views on school shootings and prevention strategies In fall 2022, we asked parents a similar set of questions about school shootings. Roughly a third of parents
with K-12 students (32%) said they were extremely or very worried about a
shooting ever happening at their child’s school. An additional 37% said they
were somewhat worried. As is the case among
teachers, improving mental health screening and treatment was the only
strategy most parents (63%) said would be extremely or very effective at
preventing school shootings. And allowing teachers and school administrators
to carry guns in schools was seen as the least effective – in fact, half of
parents said this would be not too or not at all effective. This question was
asked of all parents with a child younger than 18, regardless of whether they
have a child in K-12 schools. Like teachers, parents’
views on strategies for preventing school shootings differed by party. (PEW) 11 April 2024
839-844-43-17/Polls Majority Of U.S. Catholics Express Favorable View Of Pope
Francis
A new Pew Research Center
survey finds that 75% of U.S. Catholics view Pope Francis favorably, down 8
percentage points since we last asked this question in 2021 and 15 points
below his peak favorability rating, which was 90% in early 2015. Since becoming pope in
2013, Francis often has received favorable ratings from 80% or more of U.S.
Catholics. He generally has been viewed more positively than his immediate
predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, but less positively than Benedict’s
predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
(Benedict’s favorability
ratings varied between 67% and 83% during his pontificate. Upward of 90% of
U.S. Catholics expressed favorable views of John Paul II on the three
occasions that the Center asked about him in polls between 1987 and 1996.)
The partisan gap in views
of Pope Francis is now as large as it’s ever been in our surveys. Roughly
nine-in-ten Catholics who are Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party
hold a positive view of him, compared with 63% of Catholics who are
Republicans or lean Republican. Regardless of their
partisan leanings, most U.S. Catholics regard Francis as an agent of change.
Overall, about seven-in-ten say the current pope represents a change in
direction for the church, including 42% who say he represents a major change.
Many U.S. Catholics would
welcome more change. For example, the survey finds that:
But there are also many
Catholics who say the church should not take
these steps. A new analysis in this report compares U.S. Catholics who favor
these changes with those who oppose them. It shows that:
How
we worded these questions These are among the key
findings of a Pew Research Center survey conducted Feb. 13-25, 2024, among a
nationally representative sample of 12,693 respondents, including 2,019
Catholic adults. Click
below to read more information about:
Catholics’
views of Pope Francis
The 75% favorability
rating for Pope Francis by U.S. Catholics represents a decrease of 8 points
from the last time we asked this question, in September 2021. Then, 83% said
they viewed him mostly or very favorably. The overall drop in
favorability reflects growing dissatisfaction with the current pope among
Catholics who identify as Republicans or independents who lean toward the
Republican Party. Fully 35% of Catholic Republicans and Republican leaners
now say they have an unfavorable view
of Pope Francis, compared with just 7% of Catholic Democrats and Democratic
leaners. This survey marks the
first time that more than 28% of Catholic Republicans have expressed
unfavorable views of Francis in roughly a dozen times we have asked this
question since his papacy began in 2013. While Catholic Republicans
have grown more negative toward Pope Francis, the views of Catholic Democrats
have barely budged over the last decade. The 89% of Catholic Democrats who
now express a favorable view of the pontiff is virtually identical to the 87%
who said this in our February 2014 survey. Catholics’ views on this
question vary little by race, gender, age or Mass attendance. Perceptions
of Pope Francis as a source of change
As previously noted, about
seven-in-ten Catholics see Pope Francis as representing either a major (42%) or minor (30%) change in the direction
of the church. The view that Francis
represents a big change for the church is especially pronounced among
Catholics who view him unfavorably. Among those with an
unfavorable view of the pope, 54% say he represents a major change in
direction for the church, while 20% say he represents a minor change. Those who view Francis
favorably are less likely than those with unfavorable views to see him as a
major change (41%), and more likely to say he represents a minor change
(35%). Views
about the priesthood, contraception, sexuality Big
differences between Mass-attending Catholics and those who don’t go Catholics who attend Mass
regularly (once a week or more) are far more inclined than those who go less
often to say the church should take a traditional or conservative approach on
questions about the priesthood and sexuality. For instance, 65% of
weekly Mass attenders say the church should not recognize the marriages of
same-sex couples. And 56% say the church should not allow women to become
priests.
By comparison, most
Catholics who don’t attend Mass weekly say the church should recognize the marriages of
same-sex couples (61%) and ordain women priests (71%). There are similar
differences in opinion on the survey’s questions about contraception,
allowing priests to marry, and allowing Communion for Catholics living with a
romantic partner outside of marriage. However, on all three questions, half
of Catholics or more in both groups – those who attend regularly and those
who don’t – say the church should take these steps. The survey also shows that
Catholic Democrats are more likely than Catholic Republicans to say they want
the church to allow married priests, women priests, contraception, same-sex
marriages and access to Communion for those living with a partner outside of
marriage. Older Catholics, White
Catholics and Catholic women tend to be a bit more inclined than younger
Catholics, Hispanic Catholics and Catholic men to say the church should make
these changes, though differences by age, race and ethnicity, and gender are
often modest and aren’t seen on every question.
Trends
over time Pew Research Center
previously asked these questions (or similar questions) about the Catholic
Church’s approach to the priesthood and sexuality in telephone surveys
conducted between 2013 and 2015. The switch in survey mode (from telephone to
web) means it’s important to use caution when comparing results over time.1 Nevertheless, the data
suggests there has been an increase over the last decade or so in the share
of Catholics who favor allowing unmarried people who are living with a
romantic partner to receive Communion. There also appears to be a slight
increase in the share of Catholics who say the church should allow birth
control. The shares of Catholics
who say the church should allow priests to get married, allow women to become
priests and recognize the marriages of gay and lesbian couples are in the
same ballpark as they were a decade ago.
Summing
up views about the Catholic Church’s approach to priesthood, sexuality
We created a scale to
summarize U.S. Catholics’ views about whether the church should or should not
do the following things:
Overall, 61% of Catholics
mostly say the church should take
these steps, while 15% of Catholics mostly say the church should not. About a quarter express mixed
views, saying the church should do some of these things but not others.2 Weekly Mass attenders are
much more likely than those who go less often to say the church should not do
these things. Even among weekly Mass-goers, though, roughly one-third mostly
say the church should allow contraception, marriage for priests, women’s ordination
to the priesthood, Communion for couples living together outside of marriage,
and recognition of same-sex marriages. Catholic Democrats and
Democratic leaners are much more likely than Catholic Republicans and
Republican leaners to say the church mostly should bring about these changes.
Meanwhile, Catholic Republicans are more likely than Catholic Democrats to
say the church mostly should not take these steps. Profile
of Catholics by their views on whether the church should/should not allow
contraception, marriage for priests, and more Another way to analyze
these findings is to flip the lens and analyze the data from the other
direction – to ask: Who are the Catholics who mostly say the church
should not allow
contraception, marriage for priests, women’s ordination, Communion for
cohabiting couples or recognition of same-sex marriages? And who are the
Catholics who mostly say the church should do
these things? Among Catholics who mostly
say the church should not do
these things:
By contrast, among
Catholics who mostly say the church should do
these things:
The share of White
Catholics in the “mostly should not” category is modestly lower (at a 90%
confidence level) than the share of White Catholics in the “mostly should”
category. And the share of men in
the “mostly should not” category is modestly higher (at a 90% confidence
level) than the share of men in the “mostly should” category.
(PEW) 12 April 2024
839-844-43-18/Polls In Tight Presidential Race, Voters Are Broadly Critical Of
Both Biden And Trump
As the 2024 presidential
race heats up, American voters face a similar set of choices as they did four
years ago – and many are not happy about it. With the election still
more than six months away, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the presidential race is virtually tied:
49% of registered voters favor Donald Trump or lean toward voting for him,
while 48% support or lean toward Joe Biden.
A defining characteristic
of the contest is that voters overall
have little confidence in either candidate across
a range of key traits, including fitness for office, personal ethics and
respect for democratic values. Where
Trump has the advantage: More than a third of
voters say they are extremely or very confident that Trump has the physical
fitness (36%) and mental fitness (38%) needed to do the job of president. Far fewer say the same of
Biden (15% are at least very confident in his physical fitness; 21% are
extremely or very confident in his mental fitness). Majorities say they are
not too or not at all confident in Biden’s physical and mental fitness. Where
Biden has the advantage: More voters are
extremely or very confident in Biden (34%) than in Trump (26%) to act
ethically in office. And while 38% say they are at least very confident in
Biden to respect the country’s democratic values, fewer (34%) express that
level of confidence in Trump. The survey was conducted before the start of
Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York City. (Read
more about voters’ views of Biden and Trump in Chapter 2.) The
state of the 2024 presidential race
The new Center survey of
8,709 adults – including 7,166 registered voters – conducted April 8-14,
2024, finds large divides in voters’ candidate preference by age, education,
and race and ethnicity. As was the case in 2020, younger voters and those
with a four-year college degree are more likely to favor Biden than Trump. Older voters and those
with no college degree favor Trump by large margins. Among racial and ethnic
groups:
(Read
more about voters’ candidate preferences in Chapter 1.) Most
voters who turned out in 2020 favor the same candidate in 2024. Among
validated 2020 voters, overwhelming majorities of those who cast ballots for
Biden (91%) and Trump (94%) support the same candidate this year. Registered
voters who did not vote in 2020 are about evenly divided: 48% back Trump,
while 46% support Biden. A
majority of voters say “it really matters who wins” the 2024 race. Today,
69% of voters say it really matters which candidate wins the presidential
contest this November. This is somewhat smaller than the share who said this
in April 2020 about that year’s election (74%). Nearly identical shares of
Biden’s and Trump’s supporters say the outcome of the presidential race
really matters. About
half of voters would replace both Biden and Trump on the 2024 ballot Reflecting their
dissatisfaction with the Biden-Trump matchup, nearly half of registered
voters (49%) say that, if they had the ability to decide the major party
candidates for the 2024 election, they would replace both Biden
and Trump on the ballot.
Biden’s supporters are
especially likely to say they would replace both candidates if they had the
chance. Roughly six-in-ten (62%) express this view, compared with 35% of
Trump supporters. There also are stark age
differences in these views: 66% of voters under 30 say they would replace
both candidates if they had the chance, compared with 54% of those ages 30 to
49 and fewer than half (43%) of those 50 and older. (Read
more about voters’ feelings toward the upcoming election in Chapter 3.) Evaluations
of the Biden and Trump presidencies
(Read
more about ratings of Biden’s and Trump’s presidencies in Chapter 1.) Other
findings: Biden’s job approval ticks up, Trump’s election-related criminal
charges
Trump’s
criminal charges related to the 2020 election As Trump faces charges
that he sought to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election, 45% of Americans
say they think Trump’s actions broke the law. This compares with 38% who say
his actions did not break
the law – including 15% who say his actions were wrong but not illegal, and
23% who say he did nothing wrong. Nearly two-in-ten are not sure.
Democrats
mostly say Trump broke the law; Republicans are more divided. An
overwhelming majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (78%)
say Trump’s actions in seeking to change the outcome of the 2020 election
broke the law. Among Republicans and
Republican leaners:
(PEW) 24 April 2024
839-844-43-19/Polls A Growing Share Of Americans Have Little Or No Confidence
In Netanyahu
A majority of Americans
(53%) have little or no confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu to do the right thing regarding world affairs, including 25% who
have no confidence in him at
all. Three-in-ten say they have at least some confidence in
him, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 3,600 U.S. adults conducted
April 1-7, 2024.
The share of Americans who
have no confidence in Netanyahu has increased 11 percentage points since 2023. This includes an 8-point increase in the
share who have no confidence in him at all. This shift is related to a
change in awareness of Netanyahu. In 2023, around a quarter of Americans
(26%) said they had never heard of him, but that share has fallen to 15% this
year. How
we did this Americans’ views of
Netanyahu differ by party and by certain demographic factors: Partisanship
Republicans and
Republican-leaning independents have much more positive views of Netanyahu
than Democrats and Democratic leaners do. Around half of Republicans (51%)
say they have at least some confidence in him to do the right thing regarding
world affairs, while only 13% of Democrats say the same. Among Democrats,
many more say they have no confidence in him at all (38%) than report even having some confidence
in him. Conservative Republicans
(62%) are twice as likely as moderate and liberal Republicans (31%) to say
they have at least some confidence in Netanyahu. Conservative and moderate
Democrats (17%) also express more confidence than liberals (7%). There are also age
differences among partisans. For example, Republicans ages 50 and older have
much more confidence in Netanyahu than younger Republicans do (69% vs. 33%
have at least some confidence). Age differences are more modest among
Democrats: 16% of older Democrats have confidence in the Israeli prime
minister, compared with 10% of younger Democrats. Among both Republicans and
Democrats, the share expressing little
or no confidence in Netanyahu has increased since last year.
However, the shift among Democrats (+15 points) has been three times as large
as the shift among Republicans (+5 points). Age
Older Americans are
significantly more likely than younger ones to have positive views of
Netanyahu. About four-in-ten Americans ages 50 and older (42%) have at least
some confidence in him to do the right thing regarding world affairs. That
compares with around a quarter of those ages 30 to 49 and only 13% of adults
under 30. The youngest U.S. adults
have grown more negative toward Netanyahu since last year. The share of
adults under 30 who have little or no
confidence in Netanyahu has risen from 37% then to 55% today.
This is related, in part, to the 20-point decrease in the share of young
adults who say they have never heard of Netanyahu. Views
of the Israeli government Americans’ views of the
Israeli government have also turned more negative since 2022, according
to a Center survey conducted this February. About four-in-ten Americans (41%) have a
favorable view of the Israeli government, down from 47% in 2022 and on par
with the share who said this in 2019. Notably, the 2022 survey was the only
one to take place when Netanyahu was not in office. As with Netanyahu, when it
comes to evaluations of the Israeli government, Republicans have much more
favorable views than Democrats (63% vs. 24% favorable), and older Americans have more positive views
than younger ones. (PEW) 25 April 2024
839-844-43-20/Polls Number Of Canadians Cheering For “Any” Canadian Team To Win
The Stanley Cup Rises 7 Points From 2016
Just days before the
National Hockey League’s regular season ends and the spring rite of passage
that is playoffs begin, Canadians know that they’ll have four representatives
in the perennial springtime battle for the Stanley Cup. New data from the
non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds renewed hope that one of Vancouver,
Edmonton, Winnipeg, or Toronto will bring Canadians a desperately sought
after Stanley Cup parade. This, more than three decades after the Montreal
Canadiens won the Cup in 1993. Asked which team they
believe represents Canada’s best opportunity, Canadian hockey fans are
divided equally between the Toronto Maple Leafs (21%) and Edmonton Oilers
(20%). Fewer, but still 14 per cent say the Vancouver Canucks will be the
team to break the drought, while just five per cent believe the Winnipeg Jets
have what it takes. For many Canadians, the
team to win has evidently become less important than the act of winning. In
2016, 57 per cent of Canadians said they didn’t care which team ended the
drought, while 43 per cent said the team to win was important to them. Now,
nearing two-thirds (64%) say they’ll cheer for any team that calls Canada
home. As to which team Canadians
will be cheering for, a considerable east-west divide exists. Ontario east,
the Leafs are easily the top choice for hockey fans, with three-quarters in
Ontario (73%) and half in Atlantic Canada (52%) cheering for Auston Matthews
and Co. In British Columbia, it’s largely Canucks or bust, with 83 per cent
of NHL followers in that province cheering for the odds-on Norris favourite
Quinn Hughes and his team. The same story is true in Manitoba, where that
province’s hockey fans hope the Jets can take flight and mount a run to the
Cup final in June. Two-thirds of Albertans who follow the NHL (64%) will be
pulling for last year’s league MVP Connor McDavid and the Oilers, though
evidently Calgary fans hold back some of the enthusiasm for that province’s
only representative in the tournament. More
Key Findings:
INDEX Part
One: Excitement high in represented markets Part
Two: Canada’s best hope?
Part
One: Excitement high in represented markets For many Canadians, it’s
the most wonderful time of the sporting year. Hockey is a game that, despite
perceptions of massive cultural challenges facing it, defines how many
people view this nation. Despite this passion and investment, each
year for the past three decades, Canadian hockey fans have been left with a
sour taste in their mouths, watching American rivals (yes, largely made up of
Canadian players) raise the Stanley Cup. Related:
The National Hockey League
itself, appears to be in a good place, as two-in-five Canadians (40%) now
consider themselves fans of the league. This is a higher mark than was
reported in 2021, 2019, and 2016. Commissioner Gary Bettman recently argued that
game has never been better, with stars and talent abound, and expansion into
Las Vegas and Seattle both accomplished in the past eight years.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs
are set to begin later this week, with Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and
Toronto all punching their ticket to the four-round tournament. Among those
who watch hockey, enthusiasm is highest in provincial markets that have teams
represented, though at least two-in-five fans in every region say they’re
looking forward to playoffs.
Fandom breaks down on
gender lines more than generations, with men of all ages more likely to be
fans of the NHL (see detailed tables) and to say that they’re excited to drop
the puck on the playoffs. Men over the age of 54 show the highest levels of
enthusiasm:
Part
Two: Canada’s best hope? Canadian teams have
frequently come ever-so-close to winning the Stanley Cup since 1993. Some
have called it a curse, while others have cried foul against the NHL, suggesting the league prefers American winners.
Regardless of the reason, the Canucks (twice), Flames, and Oilers have all
come within one game of winning the Cup over the last three decades, while
both the Ottawa Senators (2007) and Montreal Canadiens (2020) have made the
finals. Asked which team is the
best bet to break the drought, one-in-five choose Toronto (21%) or Edmonton
(20%) respectively, while 14 per cent choose Vancouver. A persistent three to
five per cent of Canadian hockey fans continue to say that no Canadian team will
ever win the Cup again:
Which
team is “Canada’s Team”? Looking at this another
way, ARI asked Canadian hockey fans which team they would like to see win the Stanley Cup
this year. Forced to choose, the largest number say the Toronto Maple Leafs,
buoyed by Ontario’s larger population. Equal numbers say Vancouver (23%) or
Edmonton (22%), while Winnipeg receives the support of 13 per cent:
As
Stanley Cup drought grows, more say they’ll cheer for any Canadian team Many Canadians hold their
allegiance close and say that there are only certain Canadian teams they will
cheer for because of rivalries. That said, this proportion may be shrinking
under the pressure of the three-decade Stanley Cup drought. Compared to responses
from 2016, the proportion of Canadians saying they will cheer for any
Canadian team has grown by seven points:
(Angus Reid Institute) 15 April 2024 Source:
https://angusreid.org/nhl-playoffs-2024/
839-844-43-21/Polls Seven-In-Ten Gen Z, Millennials Say Trudeau’s Government
Not Working In Their Interest
As the federal government
looks to address “generation fairness” in its most recent budget, new data
from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds most Canadians doubting it’s
working for any generation at all. In the second part of a
post-budget scan of Canadian public opinion, seven-in-ten Canadians of all
generations say they don’t believe the federal government under Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau is working in the best interest of their age group.
Vast majorities of Gen Z adults (18- to 24-year-olds) and Millennials (25- to
44-year-olds) also express doubt the Liberals have their best interest at
heart, despite a volley of measures in the recent budget aimed at some of their top issues. Canadians’ top issues vary
by generation but have been consistent for several years, with health care
and affordability rating as high concerns since the end of the COVID-19
pandemic. On the latter, there has been some abatement. Half (51%) of
Canadians believe cost of living to be a top issue, an 11-point drop from
last year. Both health care and
affordability have been policy foci for the federal government in recent
years. Still, when it comes to both issues, Canadians are more likely to say
someone other than Trudeau is best to lead. On health care, 28 per
cent of Canadians say Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is the best
choice. Trudeau (14%) finishes behind NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (22%) and none
of the above (22%) and is tied with “not sure” (14%). On housing
affordability, Poilievre again leads (31%) and Trudeau (13%) trails “none of
them” (24%), and Singh (19%) and ties “not sure” (13%). The Conservative
leader also outpaces Singh and Trudeau combined when it comes to issues of
the economy and handling the deficit. Gen Z adults are more
likely to say Poilievre (25%), Singh (23%) and none of them (21%) are the
best choice for prime minister than Trudeau (10%), while Millennials believe
Poilievre is the best choice at a plurality level.
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. Part
One: The differing priorities of older and younger Canadians Canada’s post-pandemic era
has been defined by two pressing priorities: a health-care system in crisis
dealing with myriad problems and rising cost of living squeezing Canadians’
budgets with rising rent and mortgage payments and steeper bills at the grocery
store. Younger
generations prioritize affordability, older generations health care These dueling crises
affect Canadians of different ages in different ways. Older Canadians, who
are more likely to be homeowners and to have more fiscal security, are much
more concerned about access to primary health care as they age. Inversely,
younger Canadians, who are less likely to need the health-care system at the
moment, express higher concerns over affordability, and whether or not
they’ll be able to enter the housing market to enjoy the security later in
life afforded older Canadians now. Notably, both health care
and affordability have been the focus of the federal government in recent
years. Last year, the federal government signed an agreement with the
provinces providing a boost to the health transfer over the next decade. This
month, the federal government took steps to address the cost of living with a
package of programs, including numerous measures focused on rent and the
housing market, in its most recent budget.
However, as the federal
government looks to solve the issues the country is facing by directing
increased spending towards them, it is doing so by borrowing money. The
budget deficit is projected to be $40 billion this year. Three-in-ten (28%)
Canadians now select the government’s deficit spending as a top issue, double
the number who said so last year. A rise in concern with the
deficit has coincided with a drop in worry over the rising cost of living.
While still half of Canadians (51%) say it is their top issue, that is the
fewest who have said so since the Angus Reid Institute first included it as an
option in September 2022.
Cost of living has fallen
as an issue across all age groups, but the drop is most pronounced among
those older than 54, who are the only age group to not select inflation as a
top concern at a majority level:
Across
generations, Trudeau’s government not seen as working in their interests The theme of the federal
government’s budget is “generational fairness”, as it looks to address a housing market
that has priced out many, especially younger Canadians. As the Liberal
government embarks on this journey to make the country work better for
Millennials and Gen Z, there are few that believe it’s working for their
generation as it stands. While older Canadians are
the most likely to feel Trudeau and the federal government are working in
their best interests, that is still a minority opinion. A majority of all
generations say the opposite. This is also true across
the country, where at least two-thirds in every province do not believe the
federal government is working toward the best interest of their generation (see detailed tables).
Part
Two: Who is best to handle top issues of the day? The lack of belief that
the current federal government is serving their best interest evidently has
many Canadians looking elsewhere as they consider their vote for the next
federal election. Poilievre
seen as best on most issues As Canadians assess the
political landscape, they are more likely to see Trudeau’s rivals in
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre or NDP leader Jagmeet Singh or both as
better choices to handle the issues they care most about. Trudeau performs best on
the Indigenous and environment portfolios, where one-in-five say he is the
best leader to handle them. But for both files, that places him in a
statistical tie with Poilievre and Singh, and behind “none of them”. On
housing affordability, a focus of this year’s budget, Trudeau (13%) trails
Poilievre (31%) and Singh (19%). He also falls behind his two rivals on
health care. Poilievre outpaces Singh
and Trudeau by a two-to-one ratio as the best choice to deal with the deficit
and the economy: Q1 On
housing affordability, Trudeau trails Singh and Poilievre among Gen Z,
Millennials These data were collected
in the wake of the tabling of the budget, which included a multi-week rollout
featuring announcements from Trudeau and his ministers across the country
focusing on housing affordability. However, the generations Trudeau
namechecked when he announced the budget do not offer him a ringing
endorsement when it comes to dealing with the housing crisis affecting much
of the country. Fewer than one-in-ten Gen
Z or Millennials say Trudeau is the best choice to lead on housing. Gen Z
(18- to 24-year-olds) and younger Millennials (25- to 34-year-olds) are
divided between Singh and Poilievre, while older Millennials (35- to
44-year-olds) lean Poilievre:
Older
Canadians see Poilievre as best choice to solve health care woes Health care remains a
pressing issue for many. It is a provincial jurisdiction, but the federal
government does influence it through a funding agreement, which it increased
last year after brokering a deal with the provinces. It also passed new
policies to increase coverage of dental care, contraceptives and diabetes
medication in recent months. This has evidently
inspired little confidence in Trudeau on this file. Canadians across
generations are more likely to see either or both of Trudeau’s rivals as
better options to lead on health care and are more likely to say no one is
the best choice. Poilievre is the plurality choice for older Canadians, who
view health care as the top issue the country is facing:
The federal government’s
deficit spending has caused considerable consternation in recent years as the country deals
with rising inflation. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem warned Trudeau
prior to the budget that any major spending increases “could start getting in
the way of getting inflation back down to the target on the timeline we’ve
laid out”. Inflation has cooled considerably from figures seen in 2022 and
2023 but is still at the high end of the BoC’s target range in March, when it was 2.9 per cent. The federal
government did not include a timeline in this most recent budget as to when
it would completely reduce the deficit to zero. Instead, it claims it plans
to slowly reduce it over the next five years from the current $40 billion to
a deficit of around $20 billion in 2028-29. Perhaps with this in mind,
Trudeau is a distant second to Poilievre when it comes to which leader
Canadians believe is best to deal with the deficit. At least 37 per cent of
Canadians of all ages believe the CPC leader is the best choice on this
front:
Best
PM? Gen Z split between Poilievre, Singh; Xers and Boomers lean Poilievre There appears to be much
work to do for Trudeau to win over Gen Z and Millennial voters even in the
wake of a budget designed to address their concerns. Gen Z adults are more
likely to say Poilievre (25%), Singh (23%), and no one (21%) is the best
prime minister of the major party leaders than Trudeau (10%). Millennials
lean Poilievre and are more likely to select Singh than Trudeau. Trudeau
performs better among Gen Xers and Boomers, but still trails Poilievre in
those cohorts.
(Angus Reid Institute) 25 April 2024 AUSTRALIA
839-844-43-22/Polls Mortgage Stress Declined In March As Household Incomes
Increased And The RBA Left Interest Rates Unchanged
New
research from Roy Morgan shows although a large 1,531,000 mortgage holders
(30.3%) were ‘At Risk’ of ‘mortgage stress’ in the three months to March
2024, this result was a decrease of 98,000 (-1.1%) on a month earlier after
the RBA elected to leave interest rates unchanged for the third straight
meeting. The level of mortgage
stress in March is the lowest so far this year and this month’s decline has
been driven by rising household incomes which has reduced the financial
pressure on some mortgage holders. The figure of mortgage stress in March is
very similar to the number of mortgage holders considered ‘At Risk’ of
mortgage stress in the three months to December 2023 which was 1,527,000
(30.3%). The proportion of mortgage
holders now ‘At Risk’ (30.3%) is well below the record high reached during
the Global Financial Crisis because of the larger size of the Australian
mortgage market today. The record high of 35.6% of mortgage holders in
mortgage stress was reached in mid-2008. 724,000
more ‘At Risk’ of mortgage stress nearly two years after interest rate
increases began The number of Australians
‘At Risk’ of mortgage stress has increased by 724,000 since May 2022 when the
RBA began a cycle of interest rate increases. Official interest rates are now
at 4.35%, the highest interest rates have been since December 2011, over a
decade ago. The number of mortgage
holders considered ‘Extremely At Risk’, is now numbered at 918,000 (18.7% of
mortgage holders) which is significantly above the long-term average over the
last 10 years of 14.4%. Mortgage
Stress – % of Owner-Occupied Mortgage-Holders
Source:
Roy Morgan Single Source (Australia), average interviews per 3 month period April
2007 – March 2024, n=2,784. Mortgages
‘At Risk’ set to increase to 1.54 million if RBA raises rates by +0.25% in
May 2024 Roy Morgan has modelled
the impact of potential RBA interest rate increases of +0.25% in May 2024
(+0.25% to 4.6%) and another increase of +0.25% in June 2024 (+0.25% to
4.85%). In March, 30.3% of
mortgage holders, 1,531,000, were considered ‘At Risk’. If the RBA raises
interest rates by +0.25% in May to 4.6%, there will be 30.5% (up 0.2% points)
of mortgage holders, 1,540,000, considered ‘At Risk’ in May 2024 – an
increase of 9,000 on March 2024. If the RBA raises interest
rates by another +0.25% in June to 4.85%, there will be 31.1% (up 0.8%
points) of mortgage holders, 1,572,000, considered ‘At Risk’ in June 2024 –
an increase of 41,000 on March 2024. Mortgage
Risk projected forward following interest rate increases in May and June 2024
Source:
Roy Morgan Single Source (Australia), January – March 2024, n=3,478. How
are mortgage holders considered ‘At Risk’ or ‘Extremely At Risk’ determined? Roy Morgan considers the
risk of ‘mortgage stress’ among Mortgage holders in two ways: Mortgage holders are
considered ‘At Risk’[1] if their mortgage repayments are greater than a certain
percentage of household income – depending on income and spending. Mortgage holders are
considered ‘Extremely at Risk’[2] if even the ‘interest only’ is over a certain proportion
of household income. Unemployment
is the key factor which has the largest impact on income and mortgage stress It is worth understanding
that this is a conservative forecasting model, essentially assuming all other
factors remain the same. The latest Roy Morgan
unemployment estimates for March show almost one-in-five Australian workers
are either unemployed or under-employed – 2,934,000 (18.8% of the workforce);
(Australian unemployment dropped in March as
part-time jobs surged; but this caused an increase in under-employment) – but a significant increase of 205,000
on a year ago. While all eyes are on the
latest inflation figures and their potential influence on future movements in
interest rates, the fact remains that the greatest impact on an individual,
or household’s, ability to pay their mortgage is not interest rates, it’s if
they lose their job or main source of income. Michele
Levine, CEO Roy Morgan, says mortgage stress has eased in March as a strong
jobs market and rising household incomes has helped lower mortgage stress to
its lowest for three months with 1.53 million mortgage holders now considered
‘At Risk’: “The
latest Roy Morgan data shows 1,531,000 mortgage holders were ‘At Risk’ of
mortgage stress in March 2024, down 98,000 from February, but virtually
unchanged from December 2023 (1,527,000) – the month after the Reserve Bank
raised interest rates to a 12 year high of 4.35%. “Nevertheless,
the figures for March 2024 represent an increase of 724,000 mortgage holders
considered ‘At Risk’ since the RBA began raising interest rates in May 2022.
The figures take into account 13 rate increases which raised interest rates
by a total of 4.25% points to 4.35%. “The
pause in rate increases for the last five months since November 2023 has
reduced the pressure on mortgage holders and allowed growth in several areas
of the economy to ‘catch up’. Rising household incomes so far this year have
been a significant driver of reducing mortgage stress from the highs above
1.6 million reached in recent months. The same reduction in mortgage stress
was seen after the RBA paused rate increases for four months from July –
October 2023. “The
latest ABS
monthly inflation figures for February 2024 showed
annual inflation at 3.4% – unchanged over the last three months since
December 2023, but down a large 5% points from a year earlier. This is the
equal lowest inflation for over two years since November 2021 (3.2%). “Although
inflation pressures have clearly eased, the level of inflation remains above
the Reserve Bank’s preferred target range of 2-3% and inflation indicators
such as petrol prices remain high. For the first time in history average
retail petrol prices have been above $1.80 per litre for a record 41 straight
weeks – equivalent to ten months. “For
these reasons we have modelled further interest rate increases of +0.25% in
May and June 2024. If the RBA raises interest rates by 0.25% in May and June
to 4.85%, Roy Morgan forecasts mortgage stress would increase to 1.57 million
mortgage holders (31.1%) considered ‘At Risk’. “The
latest figures for March show that when considering the data on mortgage
stress, it is always important to appreciate interest rates are only one of
the variables that determines whether a mortgage holder is considered ‘At
Risk’ of mortgage stress. “The
variable that has the largest impact on whether a borrower falls into the ‘At
Risk’ category is related to household income – directly related to
employment. The employment market has been exceptionally strong over the last
year, and this has underpinned rising household incomes that have helped to
moderate the increases in mortgage stress since mid-2023. “However,
rising interest rates since May 2022 have caused a large increase in the
number of mortgage holders considered ‘At Risk’. If there is a reacceleration
in inflation over the months ahead, that results in further interest rate
increases in 2024, levels of mortgage stress will begin to increase again
later this year.” (Roy Morgan) 23 April 2024 Source:
https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/9517-mortgage-stress-risk-march-2024
839-844-43-23/Polls Saying It With Flowers Tops The $1 Billion Cash Splash On
Mum For 12 May
Australians
are set to spend $995 million on Mother’s Day this year –
up $70 million, or 7.5% from 2023 – with flowers,
alcohol, or an experience topping the gifts for mothers and
others, research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in
collaboration with Roy Morgan reveals. Despite the increased
spend, 400,000 fewer people are set to buy Mother’s Day gifts this year –
highlighting the impact of the cost-of-living crunch. The higher overall spend
is due to a higher spend per person of $102 (up from $92 in 2023), reflecting
inflationary driven price increases and indicating those who are less
affected by cost-of-living pressures are spending more. The
most popular gifts are tipped to be:
Continuing the trend in
recent years, about a fifth (19%) of people who purchase a present will be
gifting somebody other than their birth mother. This includes their partner,
friend, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister and daughter. About 20% of Australians
will celebrate the occasion with a meal at a café or restaurant, while 35%
percent of Aussies will spoil mum with a feast at home. ARA
CEO Paul Zahra said retailer promotions have already begun, with florists set
to be the biggest beneficiaries. “With
Mother’s Day just under four weeks away, most Australians are ready to
generously spend to show appreciation for their mothers, despite ongoing
financial pressures,” he said. “Whilst
the overall spend is higher this year, less Australians will be buying gifts
– which shows us how cost-of-living pressures and high interest rates are
disproportionately affecting families. “Mother’s
Day is not only a celebration of mothers and their countless sacrifices but
also an opportunity for many to express gratitude towards their partners,
caregivers, and other family members. “With
flowers rising to the top of the gift list this year, it’s clear that
celebrations will have a soft and sentimental theme, after what has been a
tough year for many households. “While
the cost of living might deter personal indulgences, people remain eager to
treat their loved ones. Champagne and chocolates remain a popular choice with
family gatherings and dinners also popular, benefiting the food and
hospitality sectors. “Naturally
with an event such as Mother’s Day, it will also be a busy time for florists
across the country – so we urge shoppers to avoid leaving their purchases
until the last minute as flowers are the perfect gift to pre-order online.” (Roy Morgan) 24 April 2024 Source:
https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/9532-ara-roy-morgan-media-release-mothers-day-2024 MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
839-844-43-24/Polls Global Study Aims To Uncover How
Humans Flourish, A Study Across 22 Nations
The inaugural results from the multiyear Global
Flourishing study reveal intriguing relationships between religion
and how well people’s lives are going. Future administrations of this survey will interview
the same 200,000 individuals contacted for the first study. This longitudinal
approach offers researchers an unprecedented opportunity to gain a deeper
understanding of these relationships in ways that multicountry,
cross-sectional surveys cannot. What Is Human Flourishing? The primary interest of the Global
Flourishing study is human flourishing, which is a multidimensional
construct. The study includes 12 survey questions measuring six domains of
flourishing identified in previous research:
These self-reported responses can be averaged into
an index ranging between zero and 10, where zero is the absence of
flourishing and 10 is comprehensive attainment.1 The mean flourishing score falls between 6.5 and 8.0
in most of the 21 countries and one territory where data are collected. The
mean score was below 6.5 only in Türkiye and Japan, and above 8.0 only in
Indonesia. In the United States, the mean score was 7.11.2 What Is the Association
Between Religion and Human Flourishing? In addition to a host of social,
demographic, economic, political and psychological measures, the Global
Flourishing study asks questions about spiritual and religious beliefs and
practices that may be linked to human flourishing. The results from the first wave of data collection
for the Global Flourishing study suggest certain aspects of religious
observance and practice are associated with higher flourishing scores. The flourishing score for those who identify as
spiritual, religious or both is statistically higher on average than those
who identify as neither, both with and without controlling for other factors.
However, the difference when controlling for other factors is small (less
than 0.06 points). The association with flourishing is substantively
larger for religiosity and religious service attendance. In terms of
religiosity, the average flourishing score is 0.23 points higher for someone
who says religion is an important part of daily life than someone who does
not when controlling for other factors. In terms of attendance, the average
flourishing score is 0.41 points higher for someone who attends at least
weekly than someone who never attends. (See the PDF at the end of the article
for the regression results.) While religiosity and religious service attendance
are associated with higher levels of flourishing, context is useful to
understand the magnitude of the relationship. For instance, aspects of an
individual’s economic situation are well-known predictors. Controlling for
other factors, the flourishing score for someone who reports:
Another aspect worth observing is how the
relationship between these predictors and human flourishing varies across
countries and territories. For instance, the correlation between flourishing
and religious service attendance ranges significantly. Accounting for other factors, including
participation in secular community activities, no notable difference in
flourishing exists in Indonesia and Tanzania among those who attend religious
services at least once a week compared with those who never attend. In
contrast, the average flourishing score difference between those who attend
services at least once weekly and those who never attend is largest in the
Philippines (0.67 points) and Türkiye (0.73 points).
Bottom Line The Global Flourishing study offers
data to researchers interested in understanding what factors facilitate human
flourishing for over 200,000 individuals. Regarding the relationship between religion and how
well people’s lives are going, the inaugural wave of data will help
researchers:
These results are only associations. The public
release of subsequent waves will allow researchers to undertake causally
oriented analyses that are only possible with longitudinal panel data. For
example, researchers can better assess evidence of whether more frequent
religious service attendance causes greater human flourishing by tracking
changes in this relationship among the same individuals over time. Moreover, because of the large sample size, the
Global Flourishing study will make it possible to examine the degree to which
adherents of different religious traditions, including those with no
religion, do or do not flourish over time in different cultures and contexts. The Global Flourishing study is a public good
premised on the open science principles of transparency, replicability and
equality. Researchers can access these data by submitting pre-analysis plans
with the Center
for Open Science. (Gallup) 28 March 2024 Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/642680/global-study-aims-uncover-humans-flourish.aspx 839-844-43-25/Polls Close To Nine In 10 In Favour Of
Global Rules Banning Plastics In 32 Countries
Key findings:
Saying goodbye to plastic The world is awash in plastic. And our new Global Advisor polling,
in partnership with the Plastic
Free Foundation and WWF,
finds many are ready for a sea change. Majorities in all 32 countries agree with a range of
bans, including banning chemicals used in plastic that are hazardous to human
health and the environment with support strongest in Indonesia (98%) and
lowest in Japan (73%). People in Japan are also the least likely (71%) to say
it’s essential/important to reduce the amount of plastic produced globally
while those in Indonesia (97%) are the most likely to agree. The Japanese
(67%) once again are at the bottom when it comes to banning types of plastic that
can’t be easily recycled in all of the countries where they are used while
those in Indonesia (96%) are most supportive. Despite single-use plastics being a part of many
peoples daily lives for many years most look to be open to adopting new ways
of doing things with the vast majority (85% on average across 32 countries)
saying it’s essential/important to ban unnecessary single-use plastic
products, such as shopping bags, cutlery, cups and plates. Preparing to say hello to
a new global treaty The United Nations is one step closer to finalizing
a global treaty to end plastic pollution that was first
announced in March 2022. The finer details are still being hammered
out, but
the UN expects to deliver a legally binding agreement by the end of
this year. While there’s pretty strong consensus surrounding
banning plastics and plastic byproducts, there’s slightly less, though still
solid, support for rules around penalties for governments and manufacturers
role in reducing plastic production and pollution. Almost three in four (73%) at a global level support
establishing clear consequences for governments that break the rules of the
United Nations final treaty to end plastic pollution. The same proportion
(73%) support rules to make plastic producers accountable for reducing waste
and plastic pollution from their products. Proposals to ban plastics and hold governments and
manufacturers more accountable might sound nice in theory and people,
particularly those in lower-income countries, are the most focused on how to
make drastically cutting plastic pollution a global reality. Close to three-quarters (72% on average across 32
countries) agree with ensuring all participating countries in the UN treaty
have access to funding, technology and other resources to comply with the
rules — but there’s quite the range depending on where one lives, going from
80% in Africa to just 61% in North America. (Ipsos Global) 16 April 2024 Source: https://www.ipsos.com/en/close-nine-10-favour-global-rules-banning-plastics 839-844-43-26/Polls Stress Levels Rise Around The World,
Views Of People In 39 Countries
The Worldwide Independent Network of MR (WIN), the
world’s leading independent association in market research and polling,
reveals the Annual WIN World Survey, exploring the views and beliefs of over
33,000 people in 39 countries across the globe. Today WIN releases the latest
results of the survey to uncover the findings, any improvements, or
developments, made globally in various areas related to health, including mental health and
stress. Mapping Health Scores
around the World The perception of health levels
around the world is positive, with 57% feeling healthy, and 17% very healthy.
Numbers, however, are still slightly below the pre-pandemic level when a
total of 76% globally reported to feel healthy or very healthy. While the previous wave showed that the country with
the highest reported levels of poor health was Poland (49% of respondents),
this year is Nigeria with 50% of people reporting poor health. Overall,
Africa emerges to be the region with poorest perceived health (40%), while in
APAC only 17% of people report the same perception.
Increased Stress Level In the previous survey wave, 40% of
individuals worldwide rated their overall stress levels as either “quite
poor” or “very poor”. This year, WIN asked respondents about their stress
levels in their daily lives. The results revealed that only 6% never experience
stress, while 16% almost never do, leaving 79% of individuals experiencing
stress to varying degrees of severity. People feeling most stressed daily are
those working full time (82%), and students (83%). By geography, the most “relaxed” part of the world
is APAC with 26% never or almost never feeling stressed. On the other hand,
the other regions share very similar percentages with only between 19%
(Americas, MENA) and 20% (Europe, Africa) never or almost never feeling
stressed.
Work and Money Main
Reasons for Stress Work emerges as the main reason for
people feeling stressed globally (24%). Men particularly worry about this
area of life, with 27% reporting that their job is what brings them stress,
compared to 20% of women. Income and lack of money is another cause for
concern (21%), with both men and women feeling equally stressed. On the other
hand, women’s level of stress around family (the third area reported as
bringing most stress daily) are much higher 22% versus 15% for men. The findings vary considerably depending on age.
Those between 25 and 44 are the most stressed (29%) about their job, but
still 21% of people between 55 and 64 maintain this feeling. Only for over 65
the number drops drastically to 9%. On the other hand, family becomes a
concern particularly for those over 65 with 26% of them reporting to feel
stressed about this area, compared to 19 percent of those between 35 and 54,
and 15% of people aged 25 to 34. Geographically, lack of money is the most shared
cause of stress with 26% in Africa and 25% in the Americas and APAC. Europe
is most concerned about health and life changes, while 14% in the MENA region
are stressed by wars around the world, and 12% about their families. Vilma Scarpino, President
of WIN International Association, said: “The results of the 2024 Annual WIN World Survey show interesting,
different nuances about health and mental health globally. The economic
scenario and the political landscape are inevitably affecting people’s lives
and stress levels, so it’s more important than ever to learn and be aware of
people’s sentiments, and we’re here to do that.” (WIN) 17 April 2024 Source: https://winmr.com/stress-levels-rise-around-the-world/ 839-844-43-27/Polls Earth Day 2024: Changing Attitudes
And Actions Towards Climate Change, A 33 Country Survey
In our annual Earth Day report, we explore how
attitudes to climate change are changing, who is responsible for leading the
fight against the climate emergency, and what actions people are willing to
take. Key findings
include:
(Ipsos Global) 19 April 2024 Source: https://www.ipsos.com/en/earth-day-2024-changing-attitudes-and-actions-towards-climate-change |
