Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation October 2021, Issue # 713* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
This issue scores 74 out of 100 on Gilani-Gallopedia's Globality Index, showing coverage of world population, and 89 out of 100 on the world income (prosperity) Index. Click for Details
Contact Details: Natasha Amir Research Executive, Gallup Pakistan Email: natasha@galluppakistan.com This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 23 national & multi country surveys 8 polling organizations have been represented. Asia: Japan (Elections), Turkey (Investments), Pakistan (Health), Libya (National Trust), Iran (Performance Ratings) – 05 national polls Africa: Eswatini (Perceptions on Performance), Tanzania (Environment) _ 02 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Environment, Energy/Nuclear Issues , Performance Ratings, Entertainment, Science & Technology ,Education), France (Health), Germany (Social Problems), USA (Morality, Values& Customs, Ethnicity), Australia (Religion , Consumer Confidence) – 12 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: Ipsos Egypt – 28 Countries (Environment) YouGov Germany – 17 Countries (Financial systems & Institutions) PEW – 17 Countries (Perceptions on Performance) YouGov UK – 17 Countries (Sports) Topic of the Week: Persistent Racial Segregation In American Churches:60% Of Black Adults Who Go To Religious Services Attend Severely 'Racialized' Services, Most Or All Attendees And The Clergy Are Black Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
713-01 77 Percent Of Candidates In The Lower House Election Favor Increased Fiscal Spending In Japan (Click for Details) (Japan) With the COVID-19 pandemic hammering the economy, 77 percent of candidates in the Lower House election favor increased fiscal spending, double the ratio of 38 percent in the previous election in 2017, according to a survey. The survey, jointly conducted by The Asahi Shimbun and a team led by Masaki Taniguchi, a professor of political science at the University of Tokyo, also showed stronger stances in favor of “big government” for this election. (Asahi Shimbun) October 21, 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
713-02 60% Of The Generation Z Want To Start Their Own Businesses (Click for Details) (Turkey) In the Z Report prepared by Ipsos, the entrepreneurial aspect of this generation dominates and 60% of the young people want to start their own businesses. The rate of young people considering working in an international company is 36%. Since Z generation youth are not passive individuals, they position themselves in life as an active part of whatever they experience. When young people are asked about the subjects they care about most, education ranks first with 17%. (Ipsos Turkey) 18 October 2021 3.8 Economy » Investments (Top)
713-03 43% Pakistanis Consider The Speed Of Vaccine Rollout By The Government To Be Adequate (Click for Details) (Pakistan) According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 43% Pakistanis consider the speed of vaccine rollout by the government to be adequate. Complete report for Wave 12 of the COVID-19 tracker survey can be accessed here. A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the four provinces was asked the following question, “What is your opinion regarding the speed of vaccine rollout by the Pakistani government?” In response to this question, 13% said very slow, 43% said adequate, 30% said very good and 11% did not know. 3% did not respond. (Gallup Pakistan) October 22, 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top) MENA
713-04 Half Of Libyans Say They Have Favorable Views Of The U S, Six-In-Ten Say The Same For China (Click for Details) (Libya) The Libya Stabilization Conference, hosted in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on October 21, 2021 is the first Libya-related international conference to take place inside the war-torn country since civil war broke out in 2014. The agreement was not as successful, however, in limiting foreign interference. While 26 percent of Libyans said in October 2020 that foreign interference was the most important challenge, 17 percent said the same between March and April 2021 as several countries continue to interfere overtly and covertly. (Arabbarometer) October 20, 2021 1.5 Domestic Politics » National Trust (Top)
713-05 72% Of Iranians Approve Of The Job President Ebrahim Raisi Is Doing (Click for Details) (Iran) Just a few weeks into Ebrahim Raisi's presidency, Gallup surveys in Iran showed Raisi had the backing of the Iranian people that had mostly eluded his predecessor, Hassan Rouhani. Shortly after Raisi took office in August, 72% of Iranians expressed approval of the job he was doing. The percentages of Iranians who approve of the jobs that Presidents Ebrahim Raisi and Hassan Rouhani have done. In the last reading of Rouhani's presidency, in November of last year, 32% approved of the job he was doing. (Gallup) OCTOBER 21, 2021 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
AFRICA Regions AFRICA
713-06 Three-Fourths (76%) Of Citizens Of Eswatini Say The Country’s Economic Condition Is Fairly Bad Or Very Bad (Click for Details) (Eswatini) After recording significant gains between 2013 and 2018, citizens’ assessments of economic conditions in Eswatini have taken a nosedive, the latest Afrobarometer survey shows. Only about one-third (35%) of Emaswati say the country is going in the right direction, a sharp decline from 2018 (52%). Three-fourths (76%) of citizens say the country’s economic condition is “fairly bad” or “very bad,” a dramatic increase compared to three years ago (48%). Only two in 10 citizens (21%) expect the country’s economic condition to improve over the next year. (Afrobarometer) 18 October 2021 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
713-07 Only About One-Third (35%) Of Tanzanians Say They Have Heard Of Climate Change, A Modest Increase Compared To 2017 (31%) (Click for Details) (Tanzania) A majority of Tanzanians who are aware of climate change say it is making life in the country worse, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey. But only about one-third of Tanzanians are aware of climate change. Next month’s 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) offers a platform for reviewing international commitments to addressing climate change. While Tanzania contributes only 0.03% of global greenhouse gas emissions, it is already experiencing effects of climate change that threaten human health, safety, food security, and socio-economic development. (Afrobarometer) 22 October 2021 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
713-08 Public Support Majority Of Net Zero Policies (Seven Out Of Eight) … Unless There Is A Personal Cost (Click for Details) (UK) New research by the Climate Engagement Partnership, a collaboration between Ipsos MORI and the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations, finds that a majority of the UK public support seven out of eight key net zero policies. Frequent flier levies receive the highest levels of support at 68%, followed by pricing products to reflect how environmentally friendly they are, phasing out the sale of gas and coal boilers and electric vehicle subsidies, all on 62%. (Ipsos MORI) 18 October 2021 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
713-09 Two Thirds Of Britons (65%) Believe That Nuclear Should Play A Role In The Country’s Climate Change Strategy (Click for Details) (UK) Recent media reports have suggested that the government intends to put nuclear energy at the heart of Britain’s attempts to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. A new YouGov survey shows that two thirds of Britons (65%) believe that nuclear should play a role in the country’s climate change strategy. This includes one in three (34%) who say that nuclear should play a major role in attempts to make Britain’s electricity low or no carbon – on a par with renewable energy sources like solar and wind. Another 31% want to see it play a minor role. (YouGov UK) October 18, 2021 3.10 Economy » Energy/Nuclear Issues (Top)
713-10 Half (49%) Of The Public Think Britain Is Heading In Wrong Direction (Click for Details) (UK) Ipsos MORI’s latest Political Pulse survey reveals around half (49%) of Britons think the country is heading in the wrong direction (+5 since September) - the highest proportion since the start of the year. Only one in four (24%) think the country is on the right track (-5) which has near halved from as recently as May (when it was 47%). Meanwhile, half (50%) now think the UK’s decision to leave the European Union is having a negative impact on the country (+7 since September). (Ipsos MORI) 19 October 2021 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
713-11 More Than Half (57%) Of Smaller Businesses Have Heard A Lot, Or A Fair Amount, About The Government’s Commitment To Reach ‘Net Zero’ Emissions By 2050 In UK (Click for Details) (UK) Ipsos MORI supported this research for the British Business Bank through surveys with 1,200 owners or managers at small and medium businesses across the UK. Small and medium businesses account for around half (50%) of UK business-driven emissions, the same proportion as larger businesses; and almost a third (30%) of all current UK greenhouse gas emissions (including emissions from households, industry and government). (Ipsos MORI) 21 October 2021 4.16 Society » Entertainment (Top)
713-12 By 45% To 18%, Britons Support Banning Cryptocurrency To Combat Climate Change (Click for Details) (UK) The environmental impact of cryptocurrency is well-documented, with studies showing that the amount of electricity being used to mine Bitcoin alone is greater than that consumed by entire countries. By 45% to 18%, Britons say they would support banning cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in order to help tackle climate change, including 29% who would “strongly support” it. Age is a key factor, with younger Britons opposing such a ban. The youngest adults (18-24 year olds) are in opposition by 35% to 21%, as are 25-34 year olds by 34% to 25%. Support swings firmly in favour of the ban among older 35-44 year olds. (YouGov UK) October 21, 2021 3.11 Economy » Science & Technology (Top)
713-13 Six In Ten Britons Want Schools To Teach Children About Britain’s Involvement In The Slave Trade And Its Impact In The World Today (Click for Details) (UK) A new survey by Ipsos MORI for Black History Month shows strong support for educating children in both primary and secondary schools about Britain’s involvement in the slave trade and its impact in the world today. Six in 10 (60%) support teaching children in British primary schools while almost two-thirds (65%) are in favour of educating secondary school students on this subject. (Ipsos MORI) 22 October 2021 4.10 Society » Education (Top)
713-14 76% Of French People Consider That We Are Not Equal In Terms Of Food (Click for Details) (France) French eating habits reflect French inequalities and divides . Attitudes and behaviors are very unevenly distributed among the different social categories , which pay different attention, The richness and variety of their food - 69% of CSP + against 56% of CSP-Consumption of healthy and balanced food products - 66% of CSP + against 57% of CSP In addition to social cleavages, there are generational cleavages. (Ipsos France) 22 October 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
713-15 More Than Half Of Germans Believe That There Is A Connection, Large Or Small, Between The Zodiac Signs And People's Personality (53 Percent) (Click for Details) (Germany) Our date of birth has an important meaning not only in the identity card: each of us belongs to one of the 12 zodiac signs. More than half of Germans believe that there is a connection, large or small, between the zodiac signs and people's personality (53 percent). 42 percent do not believe this. But do women and men share the same opinion? Our data show that women in Germany generally believe in it more often than men. Every fourth woman (24 percent) believes there is a big connection, among men only one in ten (11 percent) does so. (YouGov Germany) October 21, 2021 4.13 Society » Social Problems (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
713-16 Three-Quarters Of Black Americans Say That Opposing Racism Is Essential To Their Faith Or Sense Of Morality (Click for Details) (USA) Opposing racism is an integral part of religious identity for many Black adults. Three-quarters of Black Americans say that opposing racism is essential to their faith or sense of morality, a view that extends across faith traditions. Those who say that being Black is a very important part of their personal identity (78%) are more likely than those for whom being Black is less important (70%) to view opposition to racism this way. (PEW) OCTOBER 19, 2021 4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs (Top)
713-17 Persistent Racial Segregation In American Churches:60% Of Black Adults Who Go To Religious Services Attend Severely 'Racialized' Services, Most Or All Attendees And The Clergy Are Black (Click for Details) (USA) According to a recent Pew Research Center report based on a survey of 8,660 Black U.S. adults. For example, Black Southerners are more likely than Black Americans living elsewhere to be part of a Black congregation (where all or most attendees and clergy are Black). In the Southern U.S., roughly two-thirds of Black adults who attend religious services at least a few times a year (65%) say they worship at a Black congregation. That’s slightly higher than the share of Black adults in the Midwest (60%) who say they go to a Black congregation, and much higher than the shares in the Northeast (52%) and West (38%) who say this. (PEW) OCTOBER 21, 2021 4.3 Society » Ethnicity (Top)
AUSTRALIA
713-18 Covid-19 Pandemic Leads To More Australians Regularly Attending Their Place Of Worship (Click for Details) (Australia) Looking at where this increase has come from shows big increases for Women, Millennials, people living in Capital Cities and the States of NSW, WA and Tasmania, while there have been small decreases for people living in Victoria and older Australians over the age of 75 (Pre-Boomers). Although there is now little difference between women and men on the question with 19.1% of women and 19% of men reporting they ‘regularly go to church or my place of worship’ the increase has been larger for women during the pandemic (up 4.1% points) compared to a smaller increase for men (up 1.2% points). (Roy Morgan) October 18 2021 4.1 Society » Religion (Top)
713-19 Pre-Christmas Retail Trade For 2021 Predicted To Remain Steady Year-On-Year At $58 Billion (Click for Details) (Australia) The ARA-Roy Morgan 2021 pre-Christmas Retail Sales predictions forecast that overall spending will come in at $58.8 billion, virtually unchanged on last year, but up 11.3% on pre-pandemic conditions. Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine believes this is good news for Australia: “Our sales forecasting reveals a country on the move; a consumer economy exhibiting all the signs of pent-up demand. (Roy Morgan) October 21 2021 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
MULTI COUNTRY
713-20 An Average Of 51% Across The 28 Counties Feel That It Is Right To Prioritise The Impact On The Environment, Nearly Double The 26% Who Put Greater Weight On Economic Impacts (Click for Details) A new study carried out in 28 countries by Ipsos, in collaboration with the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA), finds that when making decisions about how to improve infrastructure, the global public considers their impact on the environment should be more of a priority than their impact on the economy. The environment is also ranked as the most important of seven factors when planning for the future; an average of 26% of people rank it first, slightly ahead of the quality of infrastructure, chosen by 23%. (Ipsos Egypt) 18 October 2021 4.14 Society » Environment (Top)
713-21 Three In Ten Consumers Worldwide See The Banking Sector Negatively (Click for Details) On average, three in ten respondents worldwide (30 percent) have a negative opinion about the banking industry. Only one in four (24 percent) has a positive attitude. Europeans are clearly the most negative attitudes towards banking, and this is most common in Spain: three out of five Spaniards (60 percent) have a negative attitude, including 30 percent a very negative one. This may be due in part to lingering grudges from the financial crisis. Denmark ranks second when it comes to negative attitudes towards banks: 45 percent see them in a negative light, while 15 percent take a positive stance. The United Kingdom is in third place: 44 percent of Britons see the industry negatively, only 11 percent see it positively. (YouGov Germany) October 21, 2021 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
713-22 Across 17 Advanced Economies Surveyed, A Median Of 56% Believe Their Political System Needs Major Changes Or Needs To Be Completely Reformed (Click for Details) As citizens around the world continue to grapple with a global pandemic and the changes it has brought to their everyday lives, many are also expressing a desire for political change. Across 17 advanced economies surveyed this spring by Pew Research Center, a median of 56% believe their political system needs major changes or needs to be completely reformed. Roughly two-thirds or more hold this view in Italy, Spain, the United States, South Korea, Greece, France, Belgium and Japan. (PEW) OCTOBER 21, 2021 3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance (Top)
713-23 More Than Two In Five Consumers Aged 18-24 From Around The World Say Video Games Are As Culturally Important (Click for Details) It’s a statistic that demonstrates the dominance of video games in society today: More than two in five consumers aged 18-24 from around the world say video games are as culturally important — if not more important — than music. According to the survey, nowhere are these feelings more prevalent than in urban Mexico and the United Arab Emirates. In Mexico 68% of adults in general say video games are more culturally important than before the pandemic and 57% say there’s something in the video game universe for everyone. Close to two in five Mexican adults also feel video games are as important to culture as music (39%). (YouGov UK)) October 22, 2021 4.15 Society » Sports (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Persistent Racial Segregation In American Churches:60% Of Black Adults Who Go To Religious Services Attend Severely 'Racialized' Services, Most Or All Attendees And The Clergy Are Black 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.
Persistent Racial Segregation In American Churches:60% Of Black Adults Who Go To Religious Services Attend Severely 'Racialized' Services, Most Or All Attendees And The Clergy Are Black Worship habits among Black Christians in the South, where African American churches date back to the 1770s, have long differed from practices of Black Americans in other parts of the United States. Contrasting styles of worship were a source of tension after the Civil War and during mass migrations of Southern Black people to Northern cities, when Black Northerners objected to expressive forms of worship that were common in the South, such as dancing in church. Today, there are few regional differences among Black Americans when it comes to worship styles, but Black Southerners diverge from other Black Americans – especially Northeasterners and Westerners – in other ways when it comes to religion, according to a recent Pew Research Center report based on a survey of 8,660 Black U.S. adults. For example, Black Southerners are more likely than Black Americans living elsewhere to be part of a Black congregation (where all or most attendees and clergy are Black). In the Southern U.S., roughly two-thirds of Black adults who attend religious services at least a few times a year (65%) say they worship at a Black congregation. That’s slightly higher than the share of Black adults in the Midwest (60%) who say they go to a Black congregation, and much higher than the shares in the Northeast (52%) and West (38%) who say this. A closer look at subregional divisions used by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Black attenders in the South who live in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee – known as the East South Central division – are even more likely than other Black attenders in the South to worship at Black congregations (73% vs. 63%). The religious experience of Black Southerners stands out in other ways, too. Protestantism, which is the most common faith among Black Americans in all four regions of the country, is most prevalent among Black Americans in the South (72%). That compares with 65% of Black adults in the Midwest, 58% in the West and 54% in the Northeast. Black Southerners in the East South Central subregion are even more likely than Black adults in other parts of the South to say they are Protestant (78% vs. 70%). In contrast, the Northeast has relatively high shares of Black Catholics and adherents of non-Christian religions compared with the South; 11% of Black Northeasterners are Catholic, compared with 5% of Black Southerners. A similar pattern can be seen when looking at religious service attendance and frequency of prayer: More than a third of Black Southerners (37%) say they attend worship services at least once a week, compared with roughly three-in-ten Black adults in the Midwest (31%) and about a quarter in the West (26%) and Northeast (25%). And about seven-in-ten Black Southerners (69%) say they pray daily, compared with six-in-ten in the Midwest and just over half in the Northeast (54%) and West (51%). Among Black Southerners specifically, those who live in the East South Central division of the South as well as the area made up of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas (West South Central) are more likely than Black Southerners in states along the Atlantic coast and in West Virginia (South Atlantic) to say they pray daily. They are also more likely to say that religion is “very important” to them. Black Southerners also are more likely than Black people in other regions to say the Bible is the literal word of God. Half of Black Southerners say they believe this, compared with 43% of Black adults in the Midwest, and around a third of Black Northeasterners (35%) and Westerners (31%). Again, Black Southerners on the Atlantic coast and in West Virginia are less likely than those in other parts of the South to say the Bible is the literal word of God. Some of these regional trends are also present in the general U.S. population. When it comes to the importance of religion, U.S. adults overall in the South (48%) are more likely than Americans in the Midwest (40%), Northeast (34%) or West (35%) to say religion is very important in their life. Within the South, U.S. adults in the East South Central division (55%) are more likely than Americans in the South Atlantic states (45%) to say religion is very important to them. And, among U.S. adults overall, roughly half of Southerners (52%) and Midwesterners (48%) identify as Protestant, compared with smaller shares in the West (32%) and Northeast (30%). Northeasterners are more likely to be Catholic (29%) than are adults in the Midwest (20%), West (20%) and South (18%). (PEW) OCTOBER 21, 2021 Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/10/21/black-adults-in-the-u-s-south-more-likely-than-those-in-other-regions-to-attend-a-black-congregation/ (Top)
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