Gilani’s Gallopedia© Gallopedia From Gilani Research Foundation August 2021, Issue # 702* Compiled on a weekly basis since January 2007
Gilani’s Gallopedia is a weekly Digest of Opinions in a globalized world
This issue scores 61 out of 100 on Gilani-Gallopedia's Globality Index, showing coverage of world population, and 79 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 21 national & multi country surveys 6 polling organizations have been represented. Asia: India (Elections ), Turkey (Employment Issues) – 02 national polls Africa: Eswatini (Governance) – 01 national polls Euro Americas: UK(Health , Performance Ratings, Consumer Confidence, Ethnicity), France(Entertainment , Health ), USA (Investments, Religion, Social Problems, Ethnicity), Australia (Inflation , Employment Issues) – 12 national polls	Multi-Country Studies: YouGov UK – 04 Countries (Financial Systems & Institutions) Ipsos Canada – 29 Countries (Health) Ipsos MORI – 29 Countries (Health) Ipsos Spain – 28 Countries (Inflation) Ipsos Egypt – 29 Countries (Consumer Confidence) Ipsos Spain – 29 Countries (Lifestyle) Topic of the Week: 30% Of American Adults Say They Own A Gun, While Another 11% Say Another Member Of Their Household Does Gilani-Gallopedia Globality Index
ASIA AND MENA Regions
702-01 Among Hindus, The BJP Received Some Of Its Highest Vote Shares In The Northern (68%) And Central (65%) Regions Of The Country (Click for Details) (India) Among Hindus, the BJP received some of its highest vote shares in the Northern (68%) and Central (65%) regions of the country, which include India’s capital, Delhi, and its most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. By comparison, 46% of Hindu voters in the East and just 19% in the South say they voted for the BJP, according to the Center’s survey. In 2019, roughly half of Hindu voters (49%) supported the BJP, giving the party a majority in the Lok Sabha – India’s lower house of parliament – and allowing Prime Minister Narendra Modi a second term to lead the country. (PEW) August 5 2021 1.1 Domestic Politics » Elections (Top)
702-02 8 out of 10 Employees Worried About Losing Their Job (Click for Details) (Turkey) According to the research carried out by the Ipsos research company, with the increase in the number of cases both in the world and in Turkey, the feeling of anxiety is increasing in the society. This sense of anxiety and the lifting of the ban on dismissal at the same time cause the employees to worry about losing their jobs. While 44% of employees felt very worried about losing their job before the holiday, the rate of those who are very worried has increased to 59% today. When we include those who are partially worried, the rate of those who are worried in the week of 27-30 July is 81% in total. (Ipsos Turkey) 2 August 2021 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
AFRICA Regions
AFRICA
702-03 83% Citizens Of Eswatini Are Satisfied With The Government’s Efforts To Manage The Covid-19 Response (Click for Details) (Eswatini) Only 38% say they trust official COVID-19 statistics, and more than threefourths (77%) believe that “some” or “a lot” of the resources available for responding to the pandemic were lost to government corruption. Fewer than one-third (29%) of citizens say they trust the government to ensure the safety of any COVID-19 vaccine, and only a minority (37%) indicate that they are likely to try to get vaccinated. More than four in 10 emaSwati (43%) believe that prayer is more effective than a vaccine would be in preventing COVID-19 infection. (Afrobarometer) 5 August 2021 1.3 Domestic Politics » Governance (Top)
EURO-AMERICA Regions
EUROPE
702-04 Three Quarters Of Britons Support Doctor-Assisted Suicide, Just One In Three Mps Say The Same (Click for Details) (UK) Almost three quarters of Britons (73%) think the law should be changed to allow doctors to assist in the suicide of someone suffering from a terminal illness, including 74% of Conservative voters and 76% of Labour voters. However, just 35% of MPs feel the same way. MPs are just as likely to say they oppose such a move, at 35%. This is four times as high as the rate among the general public (9%). Britons also tend to support allowing doctors to assist in the suicide of someone suffering from a painful, incurable – but not terminal – illness, by 50% to 23%. Again, MPs are far more reluctant to see such a change, with only 16% in support compared to 51% opposed. (YouGov UK) August 04, 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
702-05 30% Of Britons Think Things In Britain Are Heading In The Right Direction (Click for Details) (UK) 30% of Britons think things in Britain are heading in the right direction (-5 pts from June), 44% think things are heading in the wrong direction (+4). The net rating on this measure of -14 is the lowest since January this year. Optimism has fallen particularly among 2019 Conservative voters, from 63% last month to 49% this month (among Labour voters, there has been little change at 22% from 19%). Favourability towards Boris Johnson has also fallen again this month, to 27% favourable (-6 pts since June) and 47% unfavourable (nc). (Ipsos MORI) 4 August 2021 1.2 Domestic Politics » Performance Ratings (Top)
702-06 Almost Half (47%, Up From 39% Last Year) Believe Britain Will Be Stronger When It Gets Through The Pandemic (Click for Details) (UK) Looking to the future, Britons have become more hopeful since last year. Almost half (47%, up from 39% last year) believe Britain will be stronger when it gets through the pandemic, even though it will be tough. However, a sizeable minority are less optimistic, 37% say the pandemic will make Britain weaker for years to come (although this is down from 46% last year). Top concerns for the rest of the year include the spread of a new vaccine-resistant variant (80%) and another wave of cases (79%), including around half who are very concerned. (Ipsos MORI) 6 August 2021 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
702-07 One In Six Britons From Black, Asian And Minority Ethnic Communities (17%) Know A Victim Of Knife Crime Closely Or Have Been One Themselves (Click for Details) (UK) One in six Britons from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities (17%) know a victim of knife crime closely or have been one themselves. This is nearly twice the rate as among the wider population, at 9%. Among those aged 25 to 49, the difference is more than two-fold, at 18% vs 8%. Among ethnic minority Britons, 6% say a family member has been a victim of knife crime, while 8% say the same about a close friend and 4% have experienced it themselves. (YouGov UK) August 06, 2021 4.3 Society » Ethnicity (Top)
702-08 21% Of French People Say They Often Go To A Cultural Place Such As A Museum Or A Foundation (Click for Details) (France) Almost a third of French people say they go at least once a quarter to a cultural place such as a museum or a foundation (32%). Contrary to what many might think, 18-34 year olds are not the least inclined to visit the museum. 21% say they often go to a cultural place such as a museum or a foundation (vs. 9% of 55+). Overall, French museums enjoy a good image among French people of all generations. Indeed, 49% consider that they are enriching and only 5% that they are boring. (YouGov France) August 2, 2021 4.16 Society » Entertainment (Top)
702-09 The Vaccination Pass: A Subject Of Contention Between Relatives For 41% Of French People (Click for Details) (France) The health pass and vaccination are sensitive subjects: 41% of French people believe that having discussed with their relatives has caused tensions or serious conflicts between them and 31% do not intend to discuss these subjects in their entourage this summer. 60% say they are in favor of the health pass to access cafes, restaurants, shopping centers, planes, trains, long-distance coaches and medical establishments. They will a priori be tolerant if one of their companions has neither a health pass nor a PCR test to access the places where they will be requested: 73% say that they will not go either and will stay with him. (Ipsos France) 4 August 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
NORTH AMERICA
702-10 About 58% Of Households Headed By Black Or African American Adults Rent Their Homes (Click for Details) (USA) One big disparity among renters is race and ethnicity. Nationwide, about 58% of households headed by Black or African American adults rent their homes, as do nearly 52% of Hispanic- or Latino-led households, according to Pew Research Center’s analysis of census data. By contrast, roughly a quarter of households led by non-Hispanic White adults (27.9%) are rentals, as are just under 40% of Asian-led households. Younger people – those below the age of 35 – are far more likely to rent than are other age groups: About two-thirds (65.9%) of this age group lives in rentals. This compares with, for example, 42% of those ages 35 to 44, and less than a third (31.5%) of 45- to 54-year-olds. (PEW) AUGUST 2, 2021 3.8 Economy » Investments (Top)
702-11 Women Represent Attendees At 21% Of Mosques In US By 2020, Which Was 14% In 2011 (Click for Details) (USA) Despite the increase, men continue to account for the vast majority of attendees at Friday prayer services at most U.S. mosques. Men make up the majority of Jumah prayer attendees in 94% of mosques, and there were no mosques in which men make up fewer than three-in-ten attendees at Friday prayer. The survey also found that while 44% of mosques have no children at the Friday prayer service (which typically happens during the school day), children were present in 55% of mosques. (PEW) AUGUST 4, 2021 4.1 Society » Religion (Top)
702-12 30% Of American Adults Say They Own A Gun, While Another 11% Say Another Member Of Their Household Does (Click for Details) (USA) Gun owners in the United States have long favored more permissive gun policies while adults who do not own guns have tended to favor more restrictive policies. This pattern continues today. For example, 37% of gun owners favor banning assault-style weapons, compared with twice as many (74%) non-gun owners – and this gap has grown in recent years, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center surveys conducted in April and June 2021. (PEW) AUGUST 4, 2021 4.13 Society » Social Problems (Top)
702-13 Most Black Americans, 58%, Do Not Have A Preference Between The Terms "Black" And "African American" As A Term They Would Rather People Use To Describe Their Racial Group (Click for Details) (USA) Most Black Americans, 58%, do not have a preference between the terms "Black" and "African American" when asked which term they would rather people use to describe their racial group. The one in three who express a preference divide evenly between preferring each term. Black Americans were fairly mixed on the question, with a slight preference for "Black" (52%) over "African American" (44%). Four percent had no opinion either way. (Gallup) AUGUST 4, 2021 4.3 Society » Ethnicity (Top)
AUSTRALIA
702-14 Inflation Expectations increase to 4.1% in July, highest for nearly 2 years since Oct 2019 (Click for Details) (Australia) In July 2021 Australians expected inflation of 4.1% annually over the next two years, up 0.1% and the highest Inflation Expectations for nearly two years since October 2019. Inflation Expectations are now up 0.9% points since the pandemic low of 3.2% a year ago in August 2020. Inflation Expectations are still 0.6% points below their long-term average of 4.7% but are now 0.6% points higher than the 2020 monthly average of 3.5% and 0.7% points higher than a year ago in July 2020 (3.4%). (Roy Morgan) August 03 2021 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
702-15 Australian Employment Dropped By 176,000 In July As All Five Mainland States Experienced Lockdowns (Click for Details) (Australia) Latest Roy Morgan employment series data shows 1.42 million Australians were unemployed in July, up 28,000 on June, for an unemployment rate of 9.7% (up 0.3% points), while 1.33 million, up 77,000 on June, were under-employed, an under-employment rate of 9.1% (up 0.6% points). Australian employment was down by 176,000 to 13,198,000 in July including 8,765,000 workers employed full-time, a drop of 61,000 from June. There was also a decrease in part-time employment, down by 115,000 to 4,433,000. (Roy Morgan) August 06 2021 3.3 Economy » Employment Issues (Top)
MULTI COUNTRY
702-16 Seven In Ten Britons Believe “All Banks Are Basically The Same”, Compared To Just Over Half Of Americans (53%) (Click for Details) Seven in ten Britons, for example, believe “all banks are basically the same”, compared to just over half of Americans (53%), nearly half of Emiratis (48%), and three in ten Swiss consumers (29%). While each of these countries boasts a major financial services hub for its respective region, in Switzerland – where the banking sector is tied up with national identity – they may seem less homogenous than they do elsewhere. In Britain, then, financial services companies may need to do more to differentiate themselves from the competition. (YouGov UK) August 02, 2021 3.9 Economy » Financial systems & Institutions (Top)
702-17 Global views on sports: 58% globally would like to practice more (Click for Details) A new Global Advisor study reveals that people from the Netherlands are the most physically active of 29 nations. On average they report spending 12.8 hours a week (almost two hours per day) doing physical exercise or team sports, double the average of 6.1 across 29 markets. People from Germany and Romania are the next most active, carrying out 11.1 and 11 hours of exercise per week respectively. (Ipsos Canada) 3 August 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
702-18 The Dutch Are The Most Physically Active Nation (Exercising 12.8 Hours Per Week) , The Brazilians Are The Least (Click for Details) A new global Ipsos study reveals that people from the Netherlands are the most physically active of 29 nations. On average they report spending 12.8 hours a week (almost two hours per day) doing physical exercise or team sports, double the average of 6.1 across 29 markets. People from Germany and Romania are the next most active, carrying out 11.1 and 11 hours of exercise per week respectively. At the other end of the scale, Brazilians are the least physically active, spending three hours per week doing physical exercise on average (26 minutes per day). (Ipsos MORI) 3 August 2021 4.11 Society » Health (Top)
702-19 Spain (89%) Is The European Country, And The Sixth In The World, That Is Most In Favor Of Including This Measure In Products (Click for Details) Globally, on average, 71% of citizens agree that companies have to pay a tax for using scarce natural resources, even if this means that consumers have to pay more for products. This percentage is in line with Spain (72%), which ranks as the second European country where this idea is most supported, just behind Italy (73%). After Spain we find Belgium (70%), the United Kingdom (69%) and the Netherlands (67%). (Ipsos Spain) 4 August 2021 3.4 Economy » Inflation (Top)
702-20 Only 7% Citizens Believe Their Country's Economy Has Already Recovered (Click for Details) On average, globally, Only 7% believe their country's economy has already recovered; this view is most widely held in China (the only country where it is by a majority of those surveyed—56%) and in Saudi Arabia (by 25%). 19% believe their economy will have recovered in a year from now – a sentiment that is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia (38%), the United States (32%), and South Korea (31%). (Ipsos Egypt) 5 August 2021 3.2 Economy » Consumer Confidence (Top)
702-21 Globally, on average, 70% of citizens are very or quite satisfied with the lifestyle they lead (Click for Details) Globally, on average, 70% of citizens are very or quite satisfied with the lifestyle they lead. This percentage is repeated in Spain, which, compared to neighboring countries, ranks as the third European country that is least satisfied with its lifestyle , only ahead of Hungary (62%) and Italy (59%). On the opposite side are the Netherlands (85%) and the United Kingdom (81%), as the most satisfied at European level. (Ipsos Spain) 6 August 2021 4.7 Society » Lifestyle (Top)
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: 30% Of American Adults Say They Own A Gun, While Another 11% Say Another Member Of Their Household Does 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.
30% Of American Adults Say They Own A Gun, While Another 11% Say Another Member Of Their Household Does Gun owners in the United States have long favored more permissive gun policies while adults who do not own guns have tended to favor more restrictive policies. This pattern continues today. For example, 37% of gun owners favor banning assault-style weapons, compared with twice as many (74%) non-gun owners – and this gap has grown in recent years, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center surveys conducted in April and June 2021. Yet these differences in opinion between gun owners and non-owners do not apply to all gun policies. Gun owners are roughly as likely as non-owners to support preventing people with mental illnesses from obtaining guns. And sizable majorities of adults who own guns and those who do not both favor background checks for private gun sales and sales at gun shows. Non-owners are 31 percentage points more likely than gun owners to say they favor creating a federal database to track all gun sales (77% vs. 46%), and there are similar sized gaps in opinion over banning high-capacity magazines and banning assault-style weapons, according to the analysis, which is based on an April 2021 survey on Americans’ attitudes about gun policy and a June 2021 survey on gun ownership. The June 2021 survey, which was conducted June 14-27 among 10,606 adults, finds that 30% of adults say they own a gun, while another 11% say they personally do not own a gun but another member of their household does. Self-reported gun ownership has changed little in recent years. Majorities of gun owners say they favor allowing concealed carry in more places and allowing teachers to carry guns in K-12 schools, but only about a third of non-owners support these policies. While gun owners are split over shortening waiting periods for those who legally want to buy guns (49% favor, 51% oppose), just 28% of non-owners support this. Most Americans – regardless of whether or not they own guns – oppose concealed carry without a permit, but gun owners (35%) are more likely than non-owners (13%) to support this. Views on gun policies linked to both gun ownership and partisanship While gun ownership is associated with views on gun policies, the sizable partisan differences in these policy attitudes are reflected among owners and non-owners as well. In general, Republican gun owners are less likely than GOP non-owners – and both Democratic owners and non-owners – to favor policies that restrict access to guns. Democratic non-owners are more likely than others to favor restrictions. Gun owners and non-owners within each party differ on their views on gun policies. However, these differences are more pronounced among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents than they are among Democrats and Democratic leaners. (Note: Republicans are about twice as likely as Democrats to say they own a gun.) Among Republicans, a 57% majority of those who don’t own a gun say they favor creating a federal government database to track all gun sales. By comparison, three-in-ten Republican gun owners say the same. There is a similar-sized gap among Republicans who own guns and those who do not on banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. On proposals to expand access to guns, Republicans who own guns are much more likely to support these proposals than are non-owners. For example, an overwhelming majority of Republican gun owners (87%) say they favor allowing people to carry concealed guns in more places, while a smaller majority of those who don’t own a gun (57%) say the same. There are modest differences among Democrats on gun policies by gun ownership. For instance, while majorities of Democratic gun owners and non-owners both favor banning assault-style weapons and banning high-capacity magazines, Democratic gun owners are about 20 percentage points less likely to say this. Democrats who own guns (39%) also are more likely than those who do not (16%) to say people should be allowed to carry concealed guns in more places. While there has been a modest decline in support for an assault weapons ban among the public overall, much of this change is attributable to declining support for the policy among Republican gun owners and non-owners alike. Among Republican gun owners, there has been a 15 percentage point decrease in support for banning assault-style weapons since 2017 (down from 38% to 23% today). There has been a similar 16-point decrease among Republicans who don’t own a gun on this proposal. Democrats – both owners and non-owners – are about as likely as they were in 2017 to say they favor banning assault-style weapons. While Republican gun owners and non-owners are both more likely to say they favor shorter waiting periods for people who want to buy guns legally today than they were in 2018, current opinions are similar to views in 2017. By contrast, support for shorter waiting periods has declined among Democratic gun owners. In 2017, 41% of Democrats who owned a gun said they favored this policy. Today, about a quarter (24%) say this. Just 20% of Democrats who don’t own guns favor shorter waiting periods, which has remained virtually unchanged over the last few years. Gun ownership more common among men, rural and White adults Four-in-ten U.S. adults report that there is a gun in their household: Three-in-ten say they personally own a gun, while 11% say that they don’t own a gun, but someone else in their household does. Gun ownership varies across demographic groups. About four-in-ten men say they personally own a gun, compared with 22% of women. While 36% of White adults say they personally own a gun, smaller shares of Black (24%), Hispanic (18%) and Asian (10%) adults report owning a gun. Adults under 30 are less likely to own a gun than those in older age groups: 18% of 18- to 29-year-olds own a gun, compared with a third of those ages 30 and older. Americans who live in the Northeast are the least likely to say they own a gun, with 20% saying this. Americans who live in the South (35%), Midwest (31%) and the West (28%) are more likely to report owning a gun. Gun ownership also widely varies by community type, with those who live in rural areas much more likely to say they own a gun. Overall, 41% of Americans who live in rural areas own a gun, compared with 29% of those in suburban areas and 20% of Americans who live in urban areas. There are clear partisan divides when it comes to gun ownership: 54% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents either personally own a gun (44%) or live in a house where someone else owns one (10%). By comparison, about three-in-ten (31%) Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents live in a household with a gun, with 20% reporting personally owning a gun. While there are ideological differences on gun ownership in both parties, they are wider among Republicans. Nearly half of conservative Republicans say they own a gun (49%), while 34% of moderate and liberal Republicans say they do. Conservative and moderate Democrats are slightly more likely than liberal Democrats to say they own a gun (22% vs. 17%). (PEW) AUGUST 4, 2021 Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/08/04/wide-differences-on-most-gun-policies-between-gun-owners-and-non-owners-but-also-some-agreement/ (Top)
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