Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation October 2021, Issue # 710* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
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Contact Details: Natasha Amir Research Executive, Gallup Pakistan Email: natasha@galluppakistan.com This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 22 national & multi country surveys 7 polling organizations have been represented. Asia: Japan (Elections), Pakistan (Environment), UAE (Entertainment), Morocco(Health), Algeria (Well-Being) – 05 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Employment issues, Gender Issues , Perceptions on Performance, Crime, IT & Telecom), Italy (Entertainment, Health), France (Social Problems ), USA (Afghanistan War, Crime , Employment Issues ), Canada (Elections , Consumer Confidence), Australia (Lifestyle) – 14 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: Arabbarometer – 07 Countries (Perceptions on Performance) YouGov India – 17 Countries (Lifestyle) PEW – 180 Countries (Religion) Topic of the Week: 65% Of Pakistanis Have Planted A Tree/Plant In The Past Year Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
710-01 The Election Results In Japan Could Be Swayed By The More Than 60 Party Lawmakers Who Did Not Make Clear Whom They Support (Click for Details) (Japan) The survey asked 382 LDP Diet members or their aides by Sept. 26 about their preferred choice to succeed Yoshihide Suga as party leader and prime minister. It received responses from 381. More than 110 Diet members said they will vote for Kishida, 64, former LDP policy chief, in the Sept. 29 election, while Kono, 58, the administrative reform minister, garnered support from more than 100 lawmakers. The two were followed by Sanae Takaichi, 60, former communications minister, with the backing of more than 80 Diet members. (Asahi Shimbun) September 27, 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
710-02 65% Of Pakistanis Have Planted A Tree/Plant In The Past Year (Click for Details) (Pakistan) According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 65% of Pakistanis have planted a tree/plant in the last year. A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the four provinces was asked the following question, “Please indicate if you have planted any trees / plants in the last one year?” In response to this question, 65% said yes while 35% said no. (Gallup Pakistan) September 30, 2021 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
710-03 UAE Residents Are Likely To Attend The Dubai Expo, With Seven In Ten Planning To Visit As Tourists (Click for Details) (UAE) As Dubai prepares to host the much-awaited Expo 2020, YouGov’s latest survey reveals that a large majority (82%) of UAE residents are likely to attend the mega event of the year. Only 5% said they are unlikely, while less than one in ten (8%) remain undecided. At 82%, the intent to visit the Expo is higher than the pre-pandemic times (February 2020) where 67% had shown an interest in attending the event. (YouGov MENA) September 28, 2021 4.16 Society » Entertainment (Top)
710-04 18% Of Moroccans Expressed Deep Concern And 33% Expressed Mild Concern That The Virus Will Continue To Spread And Infect Many People (Click for Details) (Morocco) The findings of the fourth part of the Arab Barometer1 survey’s sixth wave, carried out in May 2021, confirm that the spread of COVID-19 (43% of respondents) and the economic situation (33%) are still the main challenges for Moroccans, the same ones that emerged in previous editions of the survey’s sixth wave. Going forward, 18% of respondents expressed deep concern and 33% expressed mild concern that the virus will continue to spread and infect many people across the country in the coming six months. (Arabbarometer) September 29, 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
710-05 According To The IMF, Algeria Recorded A 4.6% Real GDP Contraction In 2020 (Click for Details) (Algeria) Before the Delta-induced summer crisis Algerians, while concerned about the virus, seemed fairly confident in their country’s ability to withstand the pandemic. In April 2021 respondents were not particularly worried about their hospitals’ ability to cope. Only 14% of respondents were preoccupied with their health care system, while 43% were apprehensive about the risk of a family member getting ill and 18% were concerned with other citizens not following government recommendations. (Arabbarometer) September 30, 2021 3.1 Economy » Well-Being (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
710-06 60% Britons Would Prefer To Work Remotely Always Or Some Of The Time If They Could Choose (Click for Details) (UK) Half of British workers (50%) are still working from home at least some of the time, up from 37% before the pandemic. And an even higher number (60%) would prefer to work remotely always or some of the time if they could choose. But while city centres no longer look like the deserted ghost towns of the height of the pandemic, there is broad consensus that they will never see workers return at the same rate as before. This is a view held by four in five business decision makers (79%) and 70% of the general public, new YouGov data shows. (YouGov UK) September 28, 2021 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
710-07 The Majority Of Britons 61% Think Gender Inequality Will Not Be Addressed As Britain Recovers From The Pandemic (Click for Details) (UK) New research by Ipsos MORI shows Britons are split when it comes to predicting the potential effects (e.g. economic, social and health) the coronavirus pandemic will have on different genders. Most expect that both men and women will be impacted as negatively as each other (61%) while 1 in 10 predict men with be the gender effected worse and 15% say women will suffer more. Perhaps unsurprisingly, men are more likely to expect their own gender to be the most negatively affected (12% vs. 8% who say women) while women are also more likely to choose their own gender (18% vs 8% who say men). (Ipsos MORI) 28 September 2021 4.5 Society » Gender Issues (Top)
710-08 Just One In Ten Britons (10%) Think Starmer’s Been A “Good” Or “Great” Leader Since Taking The Job (Click for Details) (UK) Just one in ten Britons (10%) think he’s been a “good” or “great” leader since taking the job, compared to 34% who say “average”, and 39% who say he’s done a “poor” or “terrible” job. This constitutes a hefty drop in approval since spring, when 21% of the public rated his performance as good or better. 2019 Labour voters also seem uninspired by the job he has done. The largest portion of these voters (43%) say he’s done an average job, while they are more likely to say he has done a poor/terrible job (27%) than a good or great one (20%). Perhaps most damning though is that this same group are also now marginally more likely to say he should stand down (41%) than remain as leader (37%). (YouGov UK) September 29, 2021 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
710-09 Almost Half 46% Of UK Adults Expect Crime To Go Up Over The Next Year (Click for Details) (UK) New research by Ipsos MORI shows nearly half of UK adults believe crime levels in the UK will go up over the next 12 months (46%). This increases to 56% among those aged 55-75 compared to only 36% of 18-24-year olds and 35% of 25-35- year olds. Overall, only 5% expect to see crime go down while 3 in 10 (30%) believe it will stay the same. The fieldwork was conducted in the beginning of September, before the Sarah Everard sentencing. (Ipsos MORI) 30 September 2021 4.12 Society » Crime (Top)
710-10 A Majority (58%) Of Britons Say The UK Should Be Spying On Other Countries (Click for Details) (UK) A majority (58%) of Britons say the UK should be spying on other countries, including 44% who think this should extend to countries we consider to be our allies. One in eight (13%) think the UK should not be spying on any other country. Among Labour supporters, 18% think the UK shouldn’t be spying on anyone, compared to just 6% of Conservative voters who hold this view. Among Britons who think the UK should be spying on others, seven in ten said Russia (85%) should be on the list, and the same number said China (85%). (YouGov UK) September 30, 2021 3.12 Economy » IT & Telecom (Top)
710-11 Two Out Of Three Italians Said They Visit A Cultural Place, Such As A Museum Or An Exhibition, At Least Once A Year (Click for Details) (Italy) Generally, Italian museums have a good image among the Italian population. 27% consider the offer of museums interesting, especially for those over 55. 24% think that the Italian heritage is rich and 14% that it is varied. The Uffizi Gallery and the Royal Palace of Caserta are the best known museums in Italy (79%) and visited by 45% and 40%, respectively, of the people who know it. The second place is the Egyptian Museum, known by 72% of Italians and visited by 33% of the people who know this museum. (YouGov Italy) September 29, 2021 4.16 Society » Entertainment (Top)
710-12 66% Of Italians Believe They Can Recognize If They Are Depressed (Click for Details) (Italy) Much has been said about the negative psychological effects of the coronavirus on people. As already shown by an international YouGov research, conducted in November 2020 , in almost all the countries studied, the share of people who declare a negative impact of the pandemic on their psychological well-being was at least 50% (62% in Italy). But do Italians know about depression, its symptoms and its consequences? 66% of Italians believe they can recognize if they are depressed, 17% would not know how to do it, while 17% are not sure. (YouGov Italy) October 1, 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
710-13 81% Of French People Believe That It Is Difficult For A Young Person To Have Confidence In The Future (Click for Details) (France) 76% of respondents believe that with Covid-19, the employment situation of young people has deteriorated. Almost three-quarters (71%) of French people consider it difficult in 2021 for a young person to find a job, to integrate into the world of work and 54% believe that it was easier in their time. Indeed, less than half of French people (47%) and working people (48%) have heard of it, and only 1 in 10 precisely. (Ipsos France) 1 October 2021 4.13 Society » Social Problems (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
710-14 52% Of Military Veterans Said The U S Decision To Withdraw Troops From The Country Was The Right One (Click for Details) (USA) In a survey conducted Aug. 23-29 – before all American troops had left Afghanistan – 52% of military veterans said the U.S. decision to withdraw troops from the country was the right one, while 47% said it was wrong. The balance of opinion was roughly similar among adults who did not serve in the military, with 54% saying it was the right decision and 42% saying it was wrong. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 2.2 Foreign Affairs & Security » Afghanistan War (Top)
710-15 Only About Quarter Of Republicans (27%) View The Prosecution Of The Rioters As Very Important (Click for Details) (USA) However, since March, there has been a decline in the share of the public saying it is important that those who broke into the Capitol be prosecuted (from 87% to 78%), with the change coming almost entirely among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. Since March, there has been a 22 percentage point drop in the share of Republicans who think it is very or somewhat important that federal law enforcement agencies find and prosecute those who broke into and rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 (from 79% to 57%). (PEW) SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 4.12 Society » Crime (Top)
710-16 Job Ratings Of Many Key Federal Agencies Decline In U S (Click for Details) (USA) Americans' job evaluations of eight prominent federal government agencies have fallen by double digits since 2019. The largest drop is for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with 40% now saying it is doing an excellent or good job, down from 64% in 2019. None of the 13 agencies measured in both 2019 and 2021 showed an increase in positive job ratings. (Gallup) SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
710-17 One In Fourteen (7%) Voters Say They Waited More Than An Hour To Vote (Click for Details) (Canada) According to an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News, the vast majority (84%) of Canadians who voted say that the process was quick and easy, and that the whole process took them less than half an hour. But for 16% of voters the process was more arduous: 9% of voters say it took between a half hour and an hour to vote, 4% say they had to wait more than an hour to vote, and 3% had to wait more than two hours to vote. (Ipsos Canada) 27 September 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
710-18 Living for Today, Not Tomorrow: Majority (54%) Do Not Have A Financial Plan for Retirement (Click for Details) (Canada) An Ipsos survey conducted on behalf of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries reveals that over half (54%) of Canadians do not have a financial plan for retirement, a figure which includes three in five (59%) non-retirees and as many as two in five (39%) retirees who are currently retired. What’s more, a majority (54%) of non-retirees aren’t sure when they plan to retire (40%) or say they will never retire at all (14%), figures which suggest many are not thinking enough about retirement and their later years. Some retirees may even be guilty of this as well, with as many as one in five (19%) reporting that they have less than $25k in savings and investments in retirement. (Ipsos Canada) 29 September 2021 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
AUSTRALIA
710-19 29% Of Australians Now Say, Freedom Is More Important Than The Law (Click for Details) (Australia) New Roy Morgan data shows since the COVID-19 pandemic began there has been a sustained increase in how Australians view freedom compared to the law of the land. 29.3% of Australians 14+ now agree that ‘Freedom is more important than the law’ – an increase of almost 8% points compared to the March quarter 2020 (21.6% of Australians) just prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the pandemic began agreement with this statement jumped 7% points in the June quarter 2020 to 28.6% of Australians and has remained between 27-31% over the last year. (Roy Morgan) September 28 2021 4.7 Society » Lifestyle (Top)
MULTI COUNTRY
710-20 Only 28% Of Algerians And 19% Of Libyans Put Economic Grievances First (Click for Details) Along with the Lebanese, Tunisians, far more than citizens in the other Arab countries surveyed, see economic issues as the most pressing ones. Just over half of Tunisian and 64% of Lebanese respondents pointed to the economic situation as “the most important challenge facing [their] country today,” in a survey conducted in November 2020. For comparison with Tunisia’s neighboring countries, only 28% of Algerians and 19% of Libyans put economic grievances first. (Arabbarometer) September 28 2021 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
710-21 Urban Indians Intend To Use Personal Vehicles More Than The Pre-Pandemic Times In The Future (Click for Details) Global consumer data revealed driving behavior was drastically impacted as a result of the pandemic. Having said that, a majority of people who buy and drive their own vehicle expect no change in the need for a personal vehicle (59%). A third (32%) stated a lesser or no need for a personal vehicle, while 18% expect a slight or significantly more need for it. Coming to their attitudes, they rely on the internet for information (92% saying this). Advertising influences them much more than the online population, and three-quarter of them (76%) say advertising helps them choose what they buy. (YouGov India) September 30, 2021 4.7 Society » Lifestyle (Top)
710-22 Globally, Social Hostilities Related To Religion Decline In 2019, While Government Restrictions Remain At Highest Levels (Click for Details) In 2019 – the most recent year for which data is available, covering a period before the disruptions accompanying the coronavirus pandemic – 43 countries (22% of all those included in the study) had “high” or “very high” levels of social hostilities. That is down from 53 countries (27%) in 2018, and from a peak of 65 countries (33%) in 2012. These figures have fluctuated since the study began in 2007, but the number of countries with at least “high” levels of social hostilities related to religion is now the lowest since 2009. (PEW) SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 4.1 Society » Religion (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: 65% Of Pakistanis Have Planted A Tree/Plant In The Past Year uThis page is devoted to opinions of countries whose polling activity is generally not known very widely or where a recent topical issue requires special attention.
65% Of Pakistanis Have Planted A Tree/Plant In The Past Year According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 65% of Pakistanis have planted a tree/plant in the last year. A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the four provinces was asked the following question, “Please indicate if you have planted any trees / plants in the last one year?” In response to this question, 65% said yes while 35% said no. Provincial Breakdown 68% from Punjab, 54% from Sindh, 68% from KPK and 69% from Balochistan have planted a tree or plant in the past year. (Gallup Pakistan) September 30, 2021 Source: https://gallup.com.pk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/30th-sept-1.pdf (Top)
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