Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation October 2020, Issue # 660* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
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This issue scores 96 out of 100 on Gilani-Gallopedia's Globality Index, showing coverage of world population, and 99 out of 100 on the world income (prosperity) Index. Click for Details
Contact Details: Asra Malik Senior Research Analyst, Gallup Pakistan Email: asra@gallup.com.pk This WEEKLY REPORT consists of 20 national & multi country surveys 7 polling organizations have been represented. Asia: Pakistan (Employment Issues), South Korea(Education), Kyrgyzstan(Governance) – 03 national polls Africa: Nigeria (Crime) – 01 Euro Americas: Germany(Health), Italy(Health), Sweden(Health), UK(Ethnicity, Lifestyle, Media, Entertainment), USA(Elections, Health, Media, Elections), Australia(Lifestyle) – 12 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: Ipsos – 29 Countries (Media) Ipsos – 27 Countries (Employment Issues) ARY News – 19 Countries (Health) Gallup USA – 140 Countries (Health) Topic of the Week: Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed South Korea Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
660-01 4 in 5 Pakistanis believe unemployment has risen during the past 6 months (Click for Details) (Pakistan) According to Dun&Bradstreet and Gallup Pakistan Consumer Confidence Index, 80% Pakistanis believe unemployment has increased in the past 6 months. The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) is a reflection of current sentiments and future outlook as seen through the eyes of consumers across Pakistan. The CCI score is an indicator of consumer optimism/ pessimism about the economy, as well as their own financial situation. Consumer Confidence Index is a leading indicator of the economic health and social well-being. (Gallup Pakistan) October 16, 2020 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
660-02 Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed South Korea (Click for Details) (South Korea) A government survey of 51,021 teachers released last month showed about 80 percent of respondents saw a widening gap between their strongest and weakest students. To address the problem, the Education Ministry has hired part-time instructors to help 29,000 underprivileged students at elementary schools. Some teachers have been assigned to work one-on-one temporarily with about 2,300 high schoolers who are struggling. With teachers mostly posting prerecorded lectures online, Han couldn’t ask questions in real time, and her family cannot afford to hire a tutor or send her to a cram school, like most of her friends. (The Asahi Shimbun) October 21, 2020 4.10 Society » Education (Top)
660-03 Kyrgyzstanis Souring on Leadership, Life Ahead of Turmoil (Click for Details) (Kyrgyzstan) Before the recent unrest gripping Central Asia's only democracy, Kyrgyzstanis were souring on President Sooronbai Jeenbekov, who resigned Thursday in response to the protests. While the majority (57%) approved of his job performance in 2019, his approval rating had dropped 20 percentage points since his first year in office in 2018. Jeenbekov's predecessor, Almazbek Atambayev -- who has been arrested for organizing riots -- never saw ratings lower than 61%. (Gallup USA) October 26, 2020 1.3 Domestic Politics » Governance (Top)
AFRICA Regions
AFRICA
660-04 In Nigeria, majority of police encounters marked by bribery, difficulty getting assistance, survey shows (Click for Details) (Nigeria) Most Nigerians who encountered the police last year say they had to pay bribes and found it difficult to get help, Afrobarometer survey findings show. Based on citizens’ assessments, Nigeria’s police are widely seen as corrupt, unhelpful, and untrustworthy – a strongly negative perception that forms the background for recent protests against police abuses. While protests initially focused on the controversial Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS), the government’s decision to abolish the unit has not ended protesters’ calls for police reform. (Afrobarometer) October 16, 2020 4.12 Society » Crime (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
660-05 Germans recognize the worsening situation in Germany and worldwide (Click for Details) (Germany) Very few believe in a current improvement in the corona situation in Germany: at the beginning of October only 13 percent of those surveyed believe that the national situation will improve. At the end of July 19 percent said this, and at the end of August 18 percent. 72 percent believe it will deteriorate at the beginning of October and 66 percent at the end of July. (YouGov) October 16, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
660-06 6 out of 10 Italians trust that the Covid-19 vaccine will be safe (Click for Details) (Italy) The scientific community around the world has been working for months to find an effective vaccine against Covid-19. Many studies are in the final phase, and early doses may be available soon. With the ranks of no vaxes growing in numbers globally, it is first of all important to take stock of what the general attitude towards vaccination is. (YouGov) October 20, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
660-07 What is the general opinion about the coronavirus in Sweden? (Click for Details) (Sweden) Sweden's management of the coronavirus differs from other countries' ways of dealing with the crisis. Sweden is known for being one of the few countries that has not introduced any form of national closure. As of this writing, Sweden has the thirteenth highest death toll per capita among all countries in the world - significantly higher than its neighbors in the Nordic countries, but not as high as in Spain, Italy, the USA and the United Kingdom. (YouGov) October 22, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
660-08 Do fans support Premier League staff and players taking the knee for BLM? (Click for Details) (UK) Fans are nearly split over the issue, but lean more towards approval of the gesture. There have been many changes made to top flight football since its return from lockdown, and even more with the beginning of the new season. One change that has carried over from the tail end of last season is players and staff taking a knee before each game to display solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement taking place across the world. (YouGov) October 16, 2020 4.3 Society » Ethnicity (Top)
660-09 Has the pandemic changed how we buy toiletries? (Click for Details) (UK) The pandemic has made increasing numbers of shoppers adapt to buying toiletries online – and some will continue to do so permanently, YouGov data suggests. The research shows that the number of people only buying toiletries in-store dropped from 61% before the pandemic to 50% during the national lockdown in the spring. At the same time, the proportion of consumers only shopping online rose from 6% to 30%, while those purchasing both online and offline fell from 33% to 21%. (YouGov) October 15, 2020 4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs / Lifestyle (Top)
660-10 Most Brits think targeted ads are creepy (Click for Details) (UK) Nearly three in five (57%) people either tend to (34%) or definitely (27%) agree that personalised ads ‘creep them out’. Britons who ‘definitely’ feel uneasy about targeted promotions generally display lower levels of trust and are more sceptical of technology. A majority (58%) distrust the people and organisations they perceive to be most powerful in society. This is much higher than among the general population (47%). (YouGov) October 15, 2020 4.6 Society » Media/ New Media (Top)
660-11 Which Brits want streaming services to offer group deals? (Click for Details) (UK) YouGov Profiles asks Brits whether they think streaming services should better cater to groups by offering subscription deals for groups. Overall 55% of the general public agree that streaming service providers could do more to offer group subscriptions, with 28% saying they neither agree nor disagree and 18% opposing the idea. The idea most appeals to parents of younger families, with nearly two thirds (64%) of parents agreeing with the statement, another 22% of parents with children under 16 disagree. (YouGov) October 14, 2020 4.16 Society » Entertainment (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
660-12 More Voters Than in Prior Years Say Election Outcome Matters (Click for Details) (USA) A record-high percentage of U.S. voters say the outcome of this year's election matters more to them than prior elections did. The 77% of registered voters holding this view is up six percentage points from 2016 and is the highest in Gallup's trend dating back to 1996. While few voters (2%) say the election matters less than in the past, 21% think it matters about the same. (Gallup USA) October 19, 2020 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
660-13 Americans' Social Distancing Habits Have Tapered Since July (Click for Details) (USA) Americans are less likely now than at any point since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic to say they are avoiding events with large crowds (70%), public places such as stores and restaurants (53%) and small gatherings (45%). Though each of these behaviors has changed only slightly from late August, they represent significant declines from mid-to-late July and new low points for each of their respective trends since Gallup's initial March 13-15 reading. Still, the majority are avoiding public places and, in particular, large crowds. (Gallup USA) October 19, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
660-14 64% of Americans say social media have a mostly negative effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today (Click for Details) (USA) About two-thirds of Americans (64%) say social media have a mostly negative effect on the way things are going in the country today, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted July 13-19, 2020. Just one-in-ten Americans say social media sites have a mostly positive effect on the way things are going, and one-quarter say these platforms have a neither positive nor negative effect. (PEW) October 15, 2020 4.6 Society » Media/ New Media (Top)
660-15 Latino voters have growing confidence in Biden on key issues, while confidence in Trump remains low (Click for Details) (USA) As Election Day nears, Hispanic registered voters in the United States express growing confidence in Joe Biden’s ability to handle key issues like the coronavirus outbreak, with women and college graduates especially confident. By contrast, Hispanics’ views of Donald Trump on major issues are largely negative and mostly unchanged from June. These views of the 2020 presidential candidates come as most Hispanic voters continue to hold bleak views of the nation and its economy after months of widespread job losses and illness due to COVID-19, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Sept. 30-Oct. 5. (PEW) October 16, 2020 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
AUSTRALASIA
660-16 The Great Food Debate (Click for Details) (Australia) What’s in a name? When it comes to Aussie foods, this varies state-to-state. YouGov looks at what Australians call their favourite local treats and the debate over deep-fried potato slices. What to call slices of potato dipped in batter and then deep-fried is hotly debated between certain Aussie states. Our data finds that Australians overall most commonly refer to this delicious snack as ‘potato scallops’ (46%). This is followed by ‘potato cake’ (30%), and ‘potato fritter’ (22%) – and a small percentage (2%) refer to it by some other name. In Victoria, this is most commonly called potato cake (74%) and in South Australia, the term potato fritter is preferred (56%). (YouGov) October 21, 2020 4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs / Lifestyle (Top)
MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES
660-17 Global majority seeks trustworthy news but may be vulnerable to disinformation (Click for Details) Ipsos research for the Trust Project finds limited appetite to pay for news and more confidence in one’s own acumen about the reliability of sources than in other people’s. Around the globe, eight in ten adults make sure the news they rely on comes from trustworthy sources, according to Trust Misplaced?, a report from Ipsos and the Trust Project on the future of trust in media. The report is grounded by two Ipsos Global Advisor surveys spanning 29 nations. Half of those surveyed (49%) say they generally make sure the news they read, watch or listen to come from trustworthy sources and one third (33%) say they occasionally do so. (Ipsos) October 14, 2020 4.6 Society » Media/ New Media (Top)
660-18 Job loss is a concern for half of workers across the world (Click for Details) A new Ipsos survey of more than 12,000 working adults from 27 countries for the World Economic Forum finds 54% of them expressing concern about losing their job in the next 12 months. Perceived job insecurity varies widely across countries: it is stated by three in four workers in Russia, compared to just one in four in Germany. Two thirds of workers worldwide say they can learn and develop skills needed for the jobs of the future through their current employer. While nearly nine in ten workers in Spain report being able to gain essential new skills on the job, fewer than half in Japan, Sweden and Russia do. (Ipsos) October 19, 2020 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
660-19 Most people would get COVID-19 vaccine if offered by govt or employer (Click for Details) Most people would get a COVID-19 vaccine if their government or employer recommended it, results of a global poll showed on Tuesday, amid growing concerns about public distrust of the shots being developed at speed to end the pandemic. Some 71.5% of participants said they would be very or somewhat likely to take a COVID-19 vaccine and 61.4% reported they would accept their employer’s recommendation to do so, according to the survey in June of more than 13,000 people in 19 countries. (ARY News) October 20, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
660-20 How Well Are Countries Keeping Their People Safe? (Click for Details) A new global survey on risk shows some countries are succeeding -- while others are struggling -- to ensure the food their people buy, the water they drink and the power lines where they live are safe. Across 140 countries surveyed in 2019, scores on the World Risk Poll Government Safety Performance Index (GSPI), a composite measure of how countries are performing in each of these areas, ranged from a high of 93 in Singapore and the United Arab Emirates to a low of 25 in Yemen. (Gallup USA) October 16, 2020 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed South Korea 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.
Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed South Korea When South Korea began its delayed school year with remote learning in April, that spelled trouble for low-income students who rely on public education, get easily distracted and cannot afford cram schools or tutors used by many in this education-obsessed country. Students like Han Shin Bi, who struggled to concentrate. “Online classes were really inconvenient,” said Han, a high school senior in Seoul. “I ended up with a bad grade (in an exam) because I didn’t really focus on studying while online. It was a blow.” Like legions of other students around the world, kids in South Korea are struggling with remote learning, taking online classes off-and-on from home as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic. Experts say the reduced interaction with teachers, digital distractions and technical difficulties are widening the education achievement gap among students in South Korea, leaving those less well off, like Han, at even more at a disadvantage. Students who were doing well before the pandemic, often from middle- and upper-class families, have an easier time keeping their grades up and plenty of family support if they run into trouble. In South Korea, Asia’s fourth largest economy, which university you attend can determine nearly everything about one’s future: career prospects, social status and even who one can marry. “One’s academic background doesn’t always match his or her capacity. But an incorrect view that they are the same is prevalent in this society,” said Gu Bongchang, a policy director at the World Without Worries About Shadow Education, an education NGO in Seoul. A government survey of 51,021 teachers released last month showed about 80 percent of respondents saw a widening gap between their strongest and weakest students. To address the problem, the Education Ministry has hired part-time instructors to help 29,000 underprivileged students at elementary schools. Some teachers have been assigned to work one-on-one temporarily with about 2,300 high schoolers who are struggling. With teachers mostly posting prerecorded lectures online, Han couldn’t ask questions in real time, and her family cannot afford to hire a tutor or send her to a cram school, like most of her friends. “I don’t want to compare myself with others,” she said. “But If I had had lots of money, I think I could have learned many things (after school)… and I actually wanted to learn English and Chinese at cram schools.” Even some model students say distance learning is tough. “I felt I was trapped at the same place and I got lots of psychological stress,” said Ma Seo-bin, a high school senior at an elite, expensive foreign language school near Seoul. “What was most difficult is that I didn’t have my friends with me so it was hard to be dedicated to my studies.” When South Korea resumed in-person classes in phased steps in May, authorities let high-school seniors return first to let them prepare for the national university entrance exam in December--a crucial test in their lives. Younger students returned later, but in a limited manner that still requires most of them to regularly take online classes at home. In June, when hundreds of thousands took a nationwide test to practice for the December exam, the number of students with high-ranking scores increased in the three key subjects--Korean, English and math, suggesting questions were easier than a previous test. But those with the worst scores also increased, suggesting that “educational polarization has become severe,” lawmaker Kang Minjung, a member of parliament’s education committee, said in a statement. Such disparities may deepen as the pandemic drags on, since the crisis is worsening inequality between the haves and have-nots, said Lim Sung-ho, head of the private Jongro Academy in Seoul. A government survey of tens of thousands of parents and teachers last year found that 75 percent of South Korean students participate in some form of private education, spending an average of $377 a month. The survey by the Education Ministry and the national statistics office showed middle- and higher-income families spent five times more for such private education than lower-income families. Ma’s parents--who both work for a private English institute--said they pay about 2 million won ($1,750) a month for their daughter’s private education and 20 million won a year for her schooling and dorm fee. While it is a burden, they said it’s worth the expense given how important education is to her future. “I have no regrets,” said Ma’s father, Ma Moon Young. “I’ve also had lots of psychological stress. I couldn’t really do what I had wanted to do for myself because of a lack of time and financial reasons.” Y.H. Yoon, a single mother of three in Seoul, worries her sons won’t be able to keep up due to her inability to send them to cram school, and her need to be out working instead of helping them while they study at home. But she urges them to study hard, regardless of the challenges of the pandemic and their own circumstances, so that they can get into good universities. “I just tell them something like ‘Do you want to live like a mommy in the future?’” said Yoon, a high school graduate who works as a sales clerk. “It’s what my parents always had told me and I’m telling my kids the same thing now.” (The Asahi Shimbun) October 21, 2020 Source: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13856272 (Top)
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