(Japan) Bad news for hopeless romantics: Only half as many women as usual are planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Japan amid the ongoing pandemic by giving chocolates to their true love, a new survey says. Intage Inc., a market research firm, surveyed men and women aged between 16 and 69 online in late January on the topic, and some 2,500 responded. (The Asahi Shimbun)

February 09, 2021

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676-02 Economy, Not Election, Troubled Myanmar Before Coup (Click for Details)

(Myanmar) While Myanmar's military says massive voter fraud in the November elections forced it to stage a coup this week, most voters in Myanmar were highly confident in the honesty of their country's elections in 2020. More than eight in 10 adults in Myanmar (82%) surveyed between October and December -- overlapping the Nov. 8 election -- said they were confident in the honesty of elections in their country. (Gallup USA)

February 05, 2021

3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance/ Well-Being

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MENA

676-03 Lebanon’s Pulse on Perceptions of Freedoms (Click for Details)

(Lebanon) Upon the assassination of Lebanese researcher and political activist Lokman Slim, many have questioned whether or not freedom of expression is guaranteed in Lebanon. In Arab Barometer’s first survey of Wave 6, Lebanon placed last among countries surveyed in perceptions of freedoms. (Arab Barometer)

February 04, 2021

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AFRICA Regions

AFRICA

676-04 Teachers, school policies, and parents share blame for high failure rate in exams, Mauritians say (Click for Details)

(Mauritius) Mauritians blame poor teaching, an inadequate curriculum, lax promotion policies, and a lack of parental motivation for the high failure rate in the 2019 School Certificate Level exams, according to a new Afrobarometer survey. The high failure rate was an unwelcome shock for the education sector of Mauritius. (Afrobarometer)

February 02, 2021

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676-05 Citizens endorse the role of traditional leadership in contemporary Lesotho, Afrobarometer survey finds (Click for Details)

(South Africa) Traditional leaders continue to enjoy popular support in Lesotho, Afrobarometer survey findings show. Traditional leaders are more widely trusted and seen as less prone to corruption than elected leaders. Indeed, a majority of Basotho would favour an even stronger role for traditional leaders, who they say look out for the interests of their communities and work in cooperation, rather than competition, with elected leaders. (Afrobarometer)

February 05, 2021

4.7 Society » Morality, Values & Customs / Lifestyle

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676-06 National Identity Card Poll Throwback (Click for Details)

(Nigeria) Given the statement released by the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) on the 15th of December 2020 ordering Mobile Network Operators in Nigeria to suspend new SIM card registration and existing SIMs subscribers without National Identity Number (NIN), NOIPolls presents findings from its past poll on “National Identity Card”. The poll which was conducted in October 21st, 2019 assessed the perception of Nigerians regarding the national identity card as well as the renewal policy upon expiration. (NOI Polls)

February 04, 2021

1.3 Domestic Politics » Governance

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EURO-AMERICA Regions

EUROPE

676-07 The spread of dating apps in Italy (Click for Details)

(Italy) 28% of Italians have used a dating app at least once in their life. We talked about what are the reasons that push users to try them , but what are the most important features in choosing a dating app? Most users argue that ease of use is the most important feature (87%), followed by being able to message other users directly in the app (85%) and being able to see people's photos (83%). (YouGov)

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676-08 Valentine's Day and dating apps How do we know our soul mate now? (Click for Details)

(Spain) Through friends, in a bar, in family gatherings or. Even walking, they are the most common ways to meet your partner or better half. However, the arrival of the pandemic together with the numerous restrictions has caused these multitudinous encounters to disappear and, with them, the difficulty of meeting a possible new partner has increased. For this reason, dating apps, more and more, have become the perfect bridge to find the better half. Which are the most used and the best known? (YouGov)

February 10, 2021

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676-09 Half of healthcare workers say the public is most to blame for recent rise in COVID-19 cases (Click for Details)

(UK) YouGov polling showed in January showed that Britons consider the public to be more to blame than the government for the recent rises in COVID-19 cases by 58% to 28%. Now the latest YouGov Healthcare Professionals survey reveals that healthcare workers feel the same way. Overall, half of healthcare professionals (50%) say they hold the public most to blame for the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the last month, compared to 35% who think the government is most to blame. One in ten (10%) blame neither more than the other. (YouGov)

February 04, 2021

4.11 Society » Health

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676-10 How did Britons cope with the impact of COVID-19? (Click for Details)

(UK) The coronavirus pandemic has rapidly affected the daily lives of people all around the world, including the UK. Unprecedented social distancing measures were introduced, changing the way we live and work: from limiting the freedom to meet others, to avoiding physical contact with people outside of our households and shifting towards a more insular lifestyle. The YouGov 2020 Personality Study looked into how the changes brought about due to the pandemic affected the lives of people in the UK and how Britons have been coping with the events. (YouGov)

February 04, 2021

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676-11 Lockdown blues: The impact of coronavirus on loneliness in Britain (Click for Details)

(UK) Loneliness has long been an issue in the UK. The YouGov 2019 Personality Study showed that almost half of the population (47%) reported experiencing loneliness at least a few times a month, with a quarter (23%) saying they experienced loneliness at least a few times a week. The coronavirus outbreak has led to many people ending up alone with little to no contact with others. We explored how the social restrictions and behaviour changes have affected Britons in terms of loneliness. (YouGov)

February 04, 2021

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676-12 The impact of coronavirus on mental health and relationships (Click for Details)

(UK) Data from the YouGov 2020 Personality Study reveals that 53% of Britons say that the situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the UK has harmed their mental health, including one in seven (14%) who said the overall situation caused by COVID-19 had a very negative impact. Only three in ten (31%) say the outbreak has had no impact on their psychological wellbeing, while 8% say it has actually caused an improvement in their mental state. (YouGov)

February 04, 2021

4.11 Society » Health

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676-13 How many Brits plan to bet on the Super Bowl? (Click for Details)

(UK) About one in six British gamblers plan to – or already have – put money on the Super Bowl. A YouGov Direct poll shows 17% of British adults who gamble say they have already placed a bet on the game (4%), intend to do so (8%) or will probably place an in-play or prop bet (5%). Super Bowl LV takes place on Sunday February 7 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (YouGov)

February 05, 2021

4.15 Society » Sports

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676-14 Loved-ones struggle to keep in touch during latest lockdown (Click for Details)

(UK) In a new survey by Ipsos MORI, 6 in 10 Britons say they are finding it harder to stay in touch with their friends and family now than before the coronavirus outbreak, up from 42% when asked in July 2020. A majority of people are also struggling to keep themselves entertained in comparison to pre-COVID days, 54% say they are finding this more difficult now. This has also seen an increase, in July last year only 42% said they were finding it harder to stay amused.

(Ipsos MORI)

February 02, 2021

4.2 Society » Family

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NORTH AMERICA

676-15 As the pandemic persisted, financial pressures became a bigger factor in why Americans decided to move (Click for Details)

(USA) When COVID-19 began spreading across the United States early last year, millions of people fled communities where they feared getting infected or headed home from closed-down college campuses. As lockdowns and economic pain dragged on, pandemic migrants surveyed last fall were more likely than those interviewed in the spring to have relocated due to financial stress and less likely to cite risks of getting the coronavirus, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. (PEW)

February 04, 2021

3.1 Economy » Perceptions on Performance/ Well-Being

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676-16 About one-in-five Americans who have been harassed online say it was because of their religion (Click for Details)

(USA) Some 41% of U.S. adults have been harassed online in at least one of six ways covered in a Pew Research Center survey conducted in September 2020. Those who have been subjected to these experiences cite a number of reasons for why they were targeted, and a notable share believe that the harassment they faced was due to their religious affiliation. (PEW)

February 01, 2021

4.1 Society » Religion

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676-17 Americans' Views of Their Financial Situation Worsen (Click for Details)

(USA) Americans' views of how their personal financial situation has changed have dropped precipitously from this time last year, reflecting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on these perceptions. After hitting a record high one year ago, the percentage of U.S. adults who say they are now financially better off than they were a year ago has tumbled 24 points to 35%, the lowest reading since 2014. At the same time, 36% say they are worse off and 28% volunteer that their situation is the same. (Gallup USA)

February 03, 2021

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676-18 U.S. Satisfaction Sinks With Many Aspects of Public Life (Click for Details)

(USA) Americans' satisfaction with seven broad aspects of the way the country functions is collectively at its lowest in two decades of Gallup measurement. This includes satisfaction with the overall quality of life in the U.S., assessments of government, corporate and religious influence, and perceptions of the economic and moral climates. (Gallup USA)

February 03, 2021

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SOUTH AMERICA

676-19 Financial inclusion in Risaralda above the national average (Click for Details)

(Colombia) The most recent report on the behavior of indicators, access and use of products from the formal financial sector, continues to show unprecedented dynamics in the country, since in a matter of months, access to financial products reached a new historical maximum, reaching 87 , 1%, which means that Colombia registered 31.6 million adults with at least one deposit or credit product. (CNC)

February 07, 2021

3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions

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676-20 Pandemic-Battered Voters in Ecuador Seek Stability (Click for Details)

(Ecuador) Gallup surveys conducted in Ecuador in late 2020 show the COVID-19 pandemic has left relatively few lives untouched. Half of Ecuadorians (50%) say their lives have been affected by the coronavirus situation "a lot," and another 28% say it has affected their lives "some." For many, this has meant lost jobs and closed businesses -- either temporarily or permanently -- and reduced hours and wages. As businesses shuttered across the country and unemployment soared in 2020, 64% of Ecuadorians say they temporarily stopped working at their job or business, and 39% say they lost their job or business because of the coronavirus situation. (Gallup USA)

February 05, 2021

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AUSTRALIA

676-21 Australian Open tops YouGov Sport’s Australia 2021 Rankings (Click for Details)

(Australia) The Australian Open takes first place in YouGov Sport’s Australia 2021 Rankings with a score of +35.4. The rankings show the ten sporting properties which generated the most positive buzz among Australians in the last year. The ranking is based on YouGov SportsIndex data which measures the public’s perception of sports teams, events and leagues on a daily basis, compiling the highest four-week average Buzz scores to create the rankings. Buzz scores are a net measure of whether respondents have heard positive and negative news about an event or sports property in the last fortnight. (YouGov)

January 26, 2021

4.15 Society » Sports

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MULTICOUNTRY STUDIES

676-22 Study finds vaccine-hesitant public in France and US (Click for Details)

Majorities in Britain, Italy and Netherlands want the vaccine, but France and US have significant minorities of vaccine-hesitant citizens. Our latest multi-country study assessed public attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Britain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, USA and India. It reveals that French and American citizens have the highest levels of vaccine hesitancy, with four in ten in France saying they wouldn’t have it, and one in four saying the same in the USA. (Kantar)

February 04, 2021

4.11 Society » Health

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676-23 Unrealistic advertising (Click for Details)

Globally, 52% of residents agree that advertising images have little to do with real life. India is the leader among countries in terms of the agreement index: the majority of respondents (71%) expressed their agreement with this opinion. Least of all agree with this statement - in China (34%). Almost half of Russians (49%), to one degree or another, consider the portrayal of men in advertising to be unrealistic. (Romir)

February 05, 2021

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TOPIC OF THE WEEK:

Unrealistic advertising

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.

Unrealistic advertising

As part of a global study, Romir and the international community of research companies GlobalNR studied the opinion of residents of leading countries on a number of key topics of public life.

To what extent do the inhabitants of the Earth agree with the statement "The portrayal of men in advertising is unrealistic":

Globally, 52% of residents agree that advertising images have little to do with real life.
India is the leader among countries in terms of the agreement index: the majority of respondents (71%) expressed their agreement with this opinion.
Least of all agree with this statement - in China (34%).
Almost half of Russians (49%), to one degree or another, consider the portrayal of men in advertising to be unrealistic.

The share of women and men who agree with this opinion slightly differs (50% vs. 47%, respectively).
50% of Russians over 55 years old and 46% of young people (18-34 years old) agreed with this opinion.

“In recent years, there has been a trend towards using more realistic and natural images in advertising, which allows for a closer connection and build a dialogue with the audience. Half of Russians calmly perceive what they see in advertising, but the other part would like to see something closer to their everyday life. This trend will intensify, especially among a young audience, which is already difficult to attract with bright packaging or a catchy slogan. This trend is visible not only in advertising. For example, the social network TikTok takes a part of the young audience from the glossy Instagram precisely due to the more realistic content ", - comments Denis Zhiltsov, Director of Development and Innovative Products

How much do Russians agree with the statement “The portrayal of women in advertising is unrealistic”:

Almost half of the respondents (49%) agree with the statement.
The share of women and men who agree with this opinion differs (52% vs. 46%, respectively).
54% of Russians over 55 and 45% of young people (18-34) agreed with this opinion.

“Advertising is one of the most dynamic industries, where trends and standards are constantly changing. In recent years, there has been a tendency to represent various groups of people in advertising, which allows you to create a closer connection with the audience. Half of Russians calmly perceive what they see in advertising, but the other part would like to see something closer to their reality, "- comments the results of the study, President of" Romir ", founder of Mile Group , Doctor of Sociology Andrei Milekhin .

(Romir)

February 05, 2021

Source: https://romir.ru/studies/romirglobalnr-nerealistichnaya-reklama

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GILANI-GALLOPEDIA GLOBALITY INDEX:

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